Upstream drilling news
Warrego Energy spuds second well on West Erregulla concession
The West Erregulla 3 well is located in the Perth Basin, onshore West Australia.
Wellesley drills dry well in North Sea
The well was drilled about 75 km north of the Gjøa field in the North Sea and 60 km northwest of Florø.
Maersk Drilling aims to halve carbon emissions from drilling operations by 2030
Maersk Drilling estimates that about half the target can be achieved via further efficiency gains and known technical solutions and concepts, while the other half will be facilitated by investments in innovation in this space.
Exploration operations begin at Keskesi East-1 well offshore Suriname
The Noble Sam Croft has commenced operations at the Keskesi East-1 exploration well approximately 14 km (9 miles) southeast of Sapakara West-1.
Vietnam approves TGT Full Field Development Plan
The approval enables the commencement of the drilling of six firm development wells by Pharos Energy in 4Q21.
Noble Lloyd Noble to drill at Valemon from summer 2021
Noble Drilling Norway AS has been awarded a contract by Equinor for drilling three wells at the Valemon field.
Equinor to conduct further drilling at Martin Linge field
Analysis of the wells drilled at Martin Linge before the company took over concluded that several of the wells do not have the necessary barriers.
Neptune Energy commences drilling of Bue well
The well is located in the Fenja field in the Norwegian North Sea.
Cuttings Alliance launches analysis software to improve reservoir characterisation
RockProp is a software product that delivers analysis for cuttings, logs and drilling data, developed by the Cuttings Alliance - a consortium of Stratagraph, CoreSpec Alliance and PetroScale Reservoir Solutions.
Dolphin Drilling signs contract with Pemex
The deal will see the Blackford Dolphin rig utilised in Mexico for the duration of the work, which is expected to last around 15 months.