Upstream drilling news
Dolphin Drilling announces contract with Shell
The company has won a contract with AS Norske Shell in Norway to provide rig support for the drilling and completion of a gas producer well on the Knarr field.
Conductor-supported platforms: demystifying the industry’s best-kept secret
Rob Gill, Aquaterra Energy, asks why the industry is reluctant to adopt conductor-supported platforms for shallow water field developments.
Bentec awarded contract for cluster slider drilling rigs
Delivery of the first three rigs to the drilling division of INK-Service Group is scheduled for 2020, with delivery of the remaining rigs the year after.
Valaris awarded jack-up drilling rig contract for Seagull project
Valaris will provide the Rowan Gorilla VI (VALARIS JU-248) to drill four firm wells for the development, which is located in the Central North Sea.
ADNOC Drilling completes first offshore integrated drilling services well
The well was delivered to ADNOC Drilling’s client, ADNOC Offshore – also a subsidiary of ADNOC.
Inaugural event to focus on subsea and drilling industries in Brazil
The Subsea & Drilling Brazil conference will take place from 28 – 29 November in Rio de Janeiro.
Solstad Offshore to support Total E&P South Africa drilling campaign
The contracts are to support Total E&P South Africa's operations in Block 11B/12B and the drilling programme is expected to take up to 280 days.
ADNOC Offshore awards Weatherford directional drilling services contract
The agreement entails using the Weatherford Magnus® rotary steerable system in both re-entry wells and new wells.
Transocean relinquishes interests in drillships under construction
The total estimated future costs associated with the delivery and placing the drillships into service would have been approximately US$1.1 billion.
Plexus Holdings Russian licensee installs first wellhead for Gazprom
The wellhead installation marks the beginning of Gusar’s contracted work with Gazprom for the first year of an up to five-year jack-up gas exploration drilling programme on the Kara Sea Shelf.