Upstream drilling news

Miros announces a significant update to its Oil Spill Detection (OSD) system.

US crude oil exports in 2024 surpassed the previous record set in 2023, exceeding an annual average of 4.1 million bpd. Despite this new record, crude oil export year-over-year growth slowed to 1% in 2024, compared with 14% in 2023 and 21% in 2022.

bp Trinidad and Tobago (bpTT) has confirmed its Cypre development has safely delivered its first gas.

Global energy technology company SLB has been awarded a major drilling contract by Australian independent Woodside Energy for its ultra-deepwater Trion development project, offshore Mexico.

CNOOC Ltd has announced a major oilfield discovery of Huizhou 19-6 in the deep and ultra-deep plays of the South China Sea, which adds over a hundred million t of oil equivalent in-place.

Christian Keon and Indu Moola, Nanoprecise Sci Corp., Canada, describe fuelling energy operations with AI-driven maintenance.

DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, has announced an important oil and gas discovery in Northern North Sea license PL1182 S in which the Company holds a 40% operated interest.

Aquaterra Energy, a leader in offshore engineering solutions, has secured a multi-million-dollar, multi-year contract with Intrepid Energy Limited (IEL) to deliver a bespoke subsea well intervention equipment package for a project in Nigeria. Aquaterra Energy’s turnkey well access package will enable IEL to conduct intervention operations across multiple mature oil wells in the region, supporting enhanced reservoir production.

The acquisition is proposed through a consortium, with Horizon to acquire 75% of the shares in Exxon Mobil Exploration and Production Khorat Inc. with Matahio Energy acquiring the residual 25% and agreeing to manage EMEPKI employees and operatorship of the Nam Phong field on behalf of the consortium.

Enteq Technologies, the specialist energy services engineering and technology company, has successfully completed its latest round of trials for The SABER Tool, its Rotary Steerable System (RSS) technology, at Catoosa Test Facility. This phase validated engineering improvements made following previous testing.