Upstream drilling news

Key has made an application a 12-month Suspension and Extension for Permit Year 3 in which the Wye Knot-1 well was to be drilled.

The deal will see Tendeka supply sand-face completion equipment to a number of Mubadala Petroleum's fields in the Gulf of Thailand.

First gas has been achieved from a new well in the Chiswick field in the Southern North Sea, while first oil has been achieved from a new well in the Chestnut field.

The company is in discussions with Total regarding the notice.

The ARO-2003 (SAR201) jack-up rig has been repaired and overhauled for ARO Drilling.

Origin Energy has temporarily paused shale exploration drilling activities at its Kyalla well site in Australia's Northern Territory in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The drilling of Perseverance #1, the company's first exploration well in The Bahamas, has been suspended by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The company will significantly reduce spending this year below its original US$1.2 billion budget.

The oilfield services company is anticipating a rapid reduction in active drilling and hydraulic fracturing activity.

The Maersk Venturer drillship has been working for Tullow offshore Ghana.