Upstream news
ADNOC Drilling awarded five-year contract for oilfield services worth up to US$800 million
This is ADNOC Drilling's fifth major and accretive contract in just over 2 months totalling up to US$4.8 billion.
Velesto secures PTTEP drilling contract for NAGA 5 in 2025-26 campaign
Under the contract, Velesto will assign NAGA 5, one of its premium jack-up rigs, to drill a firm 15 wells with operations scheduled to commence in June 2025.
Oil discovery in the Johan Castberg area in the Barents Sea
Equinor has struck oil in exploration well 7720/7-DD-1H, Drivis Tubåen, on the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea.
Reusing produced water
Morris Hoagland explores the ways produced water can be reused in and outside the oilfield and the opportunities this creates.
Equinor and Shell announce name of UK North Sea’s largest oil and gas producer
“Adura” has been chosen as the name for Equinor and Shell’s incorporated joint venture (IJV).
Derisking MPD operations
Garry Stephen, Vice President, UK and Asia, Oil States, examines the new bar being set in safety and efficiency standards for drilling complex wells.
Fugro to support deepwater gas project for Eni in Eastern Mediterranean
Fugro has been awarded a contract to run a comprehensive site characterisation programme for an Eni operated development of a deepwater gas project in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Viridien and TGS commence Phase III of next-generation Laconia sparse OBN program in US Gulf
Supported by industry funding, Laconia Phase III, covering approximately 150 OCS blocks in the Keathley Canyon protraction areas, will be acquired by TGS and imaged by Viridien to target prospective but difficult-to-image subsalt reservoirs.
Halliburton and PETRONAS to deploy next generation subsurface modelling and reservoir management solutions
As part of the collaboration, PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd. will deploy Halliburton Landmark’s DecisionSpace® 365 Geosciences Suite and Unified Ensemble Modelling solutions with the objective to unify exploration and development workflows and accelerate time to first oil.
The evolution of expandable liners
Nanda Boddeda, Enventure, USA, outlines how expandable liners has broadened over the years with the introduction of high torque expandable premium connections (XPC) and rotation-enabled expandable liners.