Mubadala Petroleum has completed drilling of the MNA-17 well on the Manora Oil Development located in the Northern Gulf of Thailand. The new production well is set to come online in November. Mubadala Petroleum is the operator of the G1/48 concession containing the Manora Oil Development with 60% in
Norwegian offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling is reportedly preparing yet another round of downsizing. According to Offshore.no, a Norwegian-language news website covering the country’s oil and gas industry, Dolphin Drilling is set to cut ‘at least’ 180 jobs. Based on the report, the ratio
The Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has granted consent to the oil company Statoil to use the drilling rig Scarabeo 5 on the Snorre field, offshore Norway. Statoil will use the semi-submersible drilling rig Scarabeo 5 for well intervention on the Snorre fiel
Australian Green Party and the environmental organization Greenpeace have called for the national regulators to dismiss BP’s application to drill in the Great Australian Bight, following concerns that the rig selected to be used for the project might have faulty equipment. The calls follow a report
Following the return of several rigs to the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. offshore rig count climbed back up again last week, according to a weekly rig count reports by the oilfield services provider Baker Hughes. To remind, the U.S. offshore rig count took a hit two weeks ago after the tropical storm He
Total Norge is in the process of completing the drilling of wildcat well 1/5-5, located northwest of the Ekofisk field in the North Sea. The well is dry. The well was drilled about 40 kilometers northwest of the Ekofisk field, in the production license 618 where Total is the operator, and 320 kilome
Oil and gas company Mubadala Petroleum has hit oil at the appraisal well on the Manora Oil Development located in the Northern Gulf of Thailand. Mubadala is the operator of the G1/48 concession, where the development is located, with 60% interest while its partners Tap Oil and Northern Gulf Petroleu
Offshore drilling contractor Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract for the jack-up rig Maersk Gallant with the oil company Maersk Oil. The contract covers the plugging and abandonment of the Leadon and James subsea fields in the UK sector of the North Sea. The duration of the contract is estim
Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes informed on Thursday that the international offshore rig count for August 2016 was down by over forty rigs year over year. According to the report, the international offshore rig count for August 2016 was 228, up 2 from the 226 counted in July 2016, and down 4
Oil major ConocoPhillips has reportedly opted for an early cancellation of a drilling contract with Rowan Companies for its jack-up drilling rig Rowan Gorilla VI. The Rowan Gorilla VI is a LeTourneau Technologies Super Gorilla Class rig built in 2000. With a leg length of 607 ft, the rig is capable
A contract has been signed with a Norwegian offshore transport company to move the Transocean Winner drilling rig from the Isle of Lewis to Turkey. To remind, the Transocean Winner rig ran aground on a beach in Scotland back in August. After two weeks of being grounded in Dalmore Bay, the rig was mo
All the offshore facilities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico have been re-manned following last week’s evacuations from the Gulf of Mexico offshore facilities caused by the Hermine storm. The storm left the Gulf of Mexico late last week, and is now located off the mid-Atlantic coast of the U.S. The Hermin
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Det norske oljeselskap a drilling permit for the appraisal well 25/2-18 A, offshore Norway. The well 25/2-18 A will be drilled from the Maersk Drilling’s jack-up drilling rig Maersk Interceptor in production license 442, located in the North Sea
Oil and gas company Mubadala Petroleum has started drilling an appraisal well at the Manora Oil Development located in the Northern Gulf of Thailand. Mubadala is the operator of the G1/48 concession, where the development is located, with 60% interest while its partners Tap Oil and Northern Gulf Pet
