Upstream drilling news
SDX Energy announces gas discovery onshore Morocco
Drilling at the BMK-1 well has encountered commercial quantities of gas in both target horizons.
Frontera receives six-month extension on Peru onshore block
The execution of the contract extension will enable Frontera to undertake a workover and well service programme which is expected to return production levels at Block 192 near 8500 bpd in the coming weeks.
Maersk Drilling awarded one-well contract offshore Egypt
The contract has an estimated duration of 21 days and is expected to commence in March 2020, in direct continuation of the rig’s current contract.
Equinor makes North Sea oil discovery
Preliminary estimates place the size of the oil discovery, 11 km southeast of Gudrun, between 1 and 2.7 million m3 of recoverable oil.
Eni appraisal increases Agogo resource estimates
The Agogo field offshore Angola now has 1 billion bbl, following the drilling of appraisal well Agogo-3.
Ecopetrol aims to drill up to 45 exploratory wells by 2022
Ecopetrol drilled 20 wells in 2019, with a 40% success rate.
Hibiscus Petroleum reports increased production from North Sabah fields
The additional oil production was delivered through infill drilling projects carried out as part of an aggressive production enhancement programme.
Wintershall encounters dry appraisal well in North Sea
Wintershall Dea Norge AS is in the process of concluding the drilling of appraisal well 6604/5-2 S, located about 113 km southwest of the Aasta Hansteen field.
Zenith Energy in negotiations to contract drilling rig in the Congo
The company is seeking to commence drilling operations in the Tilapia oilfield during April 2020.
Survivex launches drilling and well control centre in Aberdeen
The centre will train drilling and well control personnel in the onshore and offshore oil and gas industry, with the aim of boosting competence and safety.