Upstream drilling news
International Maritime Industries to build jack-up drilling rigs for ARO Drilling
The delivery of the first rig is expected in 1Q22 and the second rig in 2Q22.
Aker BP awards Maersk Drilling two-well contract extension
The contract extension is for the ultra-harsh environment, low-emission jack-up rig Maersk Integrator, which will move to the Ivar Aasen field offshore Norway to drill two wells.
Lundin Petroleum awarded 12 licences in Norwegian licensing round
The award includes 7 licences in the North Sea, 2 licences in the Norwegian Sea and 3 licences in the Southern Barents Sea.
Total selects Maersk Drilling for exploration drilling campaign offshore Angola and Namibia
Maersk Voyager will be employed offshore Angola and Namibia for a campaign which includes the deepest water depth ever drilled offshore.
Equinor awarded 23 production licences in Norwegian continental shelf
8 of the production licences are in the North Sea, 8 in the Norwegian Sea and 7 in the Barents Sea.
CNOOC expects 10 new projects to come onstream in 2020
The company’s targeted net production for 2020 is 520 million to 530 million boe, of which, production from China and overseas accounts for approximately 64% and 36%, respectively.
Equinor given permission to use mobile drilling facility in Bauge field
The consent applies to the drilling and completion of two wells on the Bauge field in production licence 348.
Shelf Drilling awarded jack-up deal by Chevron for Gulf of Thailand operations
The contract is expected to commence in August 2020 and run through April 2022 with an option to extend.
ConocoPhillips makes oil and gas discovery in North Sea
The company was drilling northwest of the Balder field in the central part of the North Sea when it made the discovery of several oil and gas-bearing intervals.
Lundin Petroleum announces increase in reserves
Lundin Petroleum’s 2P reserves as at 31 December 2019 are 693.3 million boe and reflect a positive revision of 52.1 million boe, excluding asset transactions.