US upstream news

BNK Petroleum Inc. has announced that it has successfully finished drilling the first well of its 2017 drilling programme, the Chandler 8-6H well, in the Company's Tishomingo Field, Oklahoma.

Farm-out of 10% interest on 2 for 1 promoted basis with farm-out option of further 10% on promoted basis. Dempsey-1 scheduled for drilling in April-May 2017, targeting 1 trillion ft3 conventional reservoir gas underneath a producing field.

As President Obama leaves the Oval Office on Friday, he leaves a legacy of mixed fortunes for the energy industry.

The Willow discovery wells, Tinmiaq 2 and 6, were drilled in early 2016 and encountered 72 ft and 42 ft of net pay, respectively, in the Brookian Nanushuk formation.

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation has announced that it has agreed to sell its Eagleford Shale assets in South Texas for US$2.3 billion to Sanchez Energy Corporation and Blackstone Group LP.

Cyberhawk Innovations, the world leader in aerial inspection and survey using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), otherwise known as drones, has welcomed Oil & Gas UK’s new guidelines on the use of drones in offshore environments.

Peak’s advanced flow control products and well intervention solutions will help expand Schlumberger's Production Services portfolio.

Cooper Energy Limited reports that Worrior-11, an oil development well located in PPL 207 in the Cooper Basin, South Australia, has been cased and suspended after reaching a total depth of 1669 m.

Statoil plans to drill around 30 exploration wells in 2017, an increase of around 30% compared to 2016. More than half of the wells will be drilled on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).

The board of directors has reached an agreement with Rex W. Tillerson, former chairman and CEO, to sever all ties with the company to comply with conflict-of-interest requirements associated with his nomination as secretary of state.