Upstream drilling news

API has released its quarterly well completion report for the second quarter of 2018 showing a 265% increase in estimated exploratory gas well completions as compared to the second quarter of 2017.

Maersk Drilling has been awarded contract extensions for the high-efficiency jack-up rigs Maersk Resolute and Maersk Resolve by Petrogas E&P Netherlands B.V. and Wintershall Noordzee B.V., respectively.

From 25 to 26 April and from 7 to 10 May 2018, the Petroleum Safety Authority carried out an audit of ConocoPhillips' planning and execution of drilling and well operations at Ekofisk X.

Carnarvon Petroleum Limited has provided the following update on the drilling of the Dorado-1 well.

Cub Energy Inc., a Ukraine-focused upstream oil and gas company, announces that KUB-Gas LLC, Cub’s 35%-owned subsidiary which owns and operates the eastern Ukraine licenses, announces results of two recent operations.

Petro Matad, the AIM quoted Mongolian oil explorer, has advised that the Snow Leopard-1 well (Petro Matad 100%) in the Taats Basin of Block V was spud on the 9 July 2018.

Aker BP and Aker Solutions are forming an alliance to deliver modification projects on three of Aker BP’s fields.

Carnarvon Petroleum Limited has provided the following update on the drilling of the Dorado-1 well.

Hurricane Energy plc, the UK based oil and gas company focused on hydrocarbon resources in naturally fractured basement reservoirs, has provided an operational update in relation to the Early Production System development of the Lancaster Field.

Prosafe has signed a contract with Aker BP ASA for the Safe Scandinavia to provide accommodation support at the Ula platform in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.