Upstream drilling news

The drilling service provider demonstrated its quality management system met the strict criteria set out by API after being audited in October.

Sparrows Group has doubled the size of its operations in the United Arab Emirates after securing contracts worth in excess of £55 million in the past three months.

The company has expanded its teams in the Middle East and Mexico.

The Tambak-1 well is located approximately 4.5 km north of the Mako South-1 location and is designed to both appraise the extent of the Mako gas field as well to test the underlying Tambak prospect.

The discovery was the first well drilled in Kosmos’ infrastructure-led exploration (ILX) in offshore Equatorial Guinea.

Ashley Sherman, principal analyst, Caspian upstream reflects on Chevron's confirmed cost increases and delays.

Eric Lookofsky and Matt Miller, Newpark Drilling Fluids, USA, discuss how key facility investments have aided the development of drilling, completion and stimulation products.

The contract is with Serica Energy and is expected to commence in 4Q20.

The company's HyPR™ stuck pipe solution was used to cut drill-strings at four sites in the Middle East.

Of the 38 global oil and gas discoveries made in 3Q19, six were located in Norway.