Upstream drilling news

Eland Oil & Gas PLC, an oil and gas production and development company operating in West Africa with an initial focus on Nigeria, through its joint-venture subsidiary Elcrest Exploration and Production Nigeria Ltd has announced the following update on the Opuama-10 well on Opuama Field, OML 40.

Wellesley Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 925, is in the process of completing the drilling of wildcat well 35/12-7 in the North Sea.

Since the previous report, the company has added approximately US$405 million in contract backlog.

Europa holds a 20% interest in the Holmwood conventional oil exploration prospect in the Weald Basin in Surrey, UK.

Sound Energy is converting existing synthetic interests held by an affiliate of Schlumberger in several Moroccan gas licences into joint venture licence participating interests.

The well was drilled to a total depth of 7842 ft and encountered 32.6 ft of net conventional natural gas pay.

Mosman Oil and Gas Limited the oil exploration, development and production company, has provided the following update in respect to the Stanley Drilling Project.

Robert Gordon University (RGU) has been working with partners in the drilling industry to create a summer intern programme which will help strengthen ties and develop the future workforce.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Wellesley Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 35/11-21 S, cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.

SDX Energy Inc., the North Africa focused oil and gas company, has announced that a successful production test has been conducted at its SD-4X appraisal well at South Disouq, Egypt (SDX 55% working interest and operator).