Upstream drilling news
Equinor drills dry well near Johan Castberg field
Wildcat well 7219/9-3 was drilled about 25 km south of the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea and 220 km northwest of Hammerfest.
Maersk Drilling invests in development of carbon-neutral drilling technology
The company is investing US$1 million in the California-based company Clean Energy Systems to help develop a new technology called Carbon-Negative Energy.
Equinor given drilling permit east of Maria field
The drilling programme for well 6407/1-8 S & A relates to the drilling of wildcat wells in production licence 263 D.
Bashrush discovery offshore Egypt tested successfully
Eni, BP and Total have successfully tested the well drilled on the Bashrush prospect in the North El Hammad concession.
Video: BGS interview with Yannis Bassias, former President & CEO at Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management
Yannis Bassias, former President & CEO at Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management (HHRM), talks about exploration in the Mediterranean, changes in the gas market, ultra-deepwater drilling, and explains why Greece “is not a declared gas province yet”.
Gardner Denver launches pump for horizontal directional drilling market
The GD 250HDD pump expands Gardner Denver’s pump offerings into the wider horizontal directional drilling space for the first time.
Scarabeo 8 resumes drilling activities in Norway
Saipem and Vår Energi have reached an agreement for the execution of 4 wells to be drilled in the Barents Sea and in the North Sea.
Vår Energi resumes drilling operations
The company is to resume drilling in the Barents Sea and the North Sea.
Rystad Energy: oil and gas drilling set for at least a 20-year low in 2020
A Rystad Energy analysis shows the number of drilled wells globally is expected to reach around 55 350 this year, the lowest since at least the beginning of the century.
Weatherford lands project management contract with Iraqi Drilling Company
Weatherford will project manage the drilling and completion of 20 wells in the Al-Nasiriyah field in the Dhi Qar province in southern Iraq.