Upstream drilling news

The exploration well being drilled is in licence area PL838 (the Shrek prospect) on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

Evaluation of the West Newton A-2 openhole data has identified an estimated gross hydrocarbon column of approximately 65 m in the Kirkham Abbey formation.

The money from this financing round will support the qualification and commercialisation phases for the company’s Slim Battery-powered Conveyor.

A vessel is en route to the field to undertake site preparation before a drilling rig is moved to the site.

The Aseng 6P well was drilled to a total depth of 4417 m and is expected to produce first oil in October 2019.

The collaborative supply agreement for drilling motors for US Land from a major oilfield services provider.

The campaign will comprise of two wells in the Duyung PSC in the West Natuna basin, in which the company holds an 8.5% interest.

The joint venture, GulfDrill, has secured bareboat charters for five jackups in Qatar with Qatar Petroleum, commencing throughout 2020.

The Oil & Gas Innovation Centre is supporting a series of projects that will help the University of Aberdeen's Centre for Applied Dynamics Research team develop new offshore drilling operations.

Initial engineering work will begin in Perth, Australia, later this year, and then will transfer to Dakar, Senegal in 2020.