Upstream drilling news

Eight months after its sister ship, Kaombo Norte, came on stream, Kaombo Sul will add 115 000 bpd and bring the overall production capacity to 230 000 bpd.

The aim of partnership is to enable GA Drilling to successfully deliver its first commercial application for Oil & Gas industry.

The divested business will now trade as C-Automation Services.

The company is aiming for a gross initial flow rate of 325 bpd at the well, which would generate a free cash flow of approximately US$3.6 million and payback well costs in less than six months (assuming a price of US$60/bbl Brent)

The project will mark the first time one of its high torque machines will be used on a drillship, the sixth generation ultra-deepwater capable ‘Tungsten Explorer’.

The Colter well (98/11a-6) has been drilled as a vertical well with the Ensco-72 jack-up rig and has reached a total depth of 1870 m MD in the Sherwood Sandstone.

These contracts are for onshore drilling in the Middle East, Russia and Africa.

After years of budget cuts, oil and gas companies are finally stepping up their exploration game. Several wildcat wells planned for 2019 have the potential to be 'elephant' finds, according to Rystad Energy.

Paradigm Drilling Services (PDS) part of The Paradigm Group; a set of global Dutch innovation and technology companies, for the upstream oil and gas industry, has rebranded its entire suite of drilling tools.

Block Energy Plc, the exploration and production company focused on the Republic of Georgia, is pleased to announce that sidetracking operations from the existing 16a wellbore ('16a' or 'the Well') on the West Rustavi field ('West Rustavi') have commenced.