Upstream drilling news

The well was drilled with a floating jack-up rig Neptune, mounted on a riser block platform.

Oil and gas production has started at the P-68 FPSO located in BM-S-11-A Concession in Berbigão, Sururu and West Atapu.

The Stena Forth has been contracted to drill one well, being the Marina-1 exploration well, in Karoon’s 40% owned and operated Block Z-38 in the Tumbes Basin in Peru with drilling scheduled to commence early in 1Q20.

The company has announced a major rig fleet expansion programme to support its upstream growth plans and enable the delivery of its 2030 Smart Growth Strategy.

The company has appointed Tim Dallas as business development manager for the region.

The Mærsk Developer semi-submersible rig is expected to begin operating offshore Trindad and Tobago for BG International Ltd in 1Q20.

The exploration well in the Brulpadda prospects encountered 57 m of net gas condensate play in Lower Cretaceous reservoirs.

The underwater inspection in lieu of dry-docking (UWLID) project was undertaken for Borr Drilling in the North Sea.

The company’s latest report, ‘Haynesville Shale in the US, 2019’, reveals that the increasing natural gas production from the Haynesville Shale play will propel it as the main supplier to LNG operations along the US Gulf Coast (USGC).

The data collected from the drilling has established the well as a successful appraisal of the Mako gas field, offshore Indonesia.