Statoil has informed that the licence partners have decided to temporarily halt drilling on Veslefrikk field, located in the North Sea. According to Statoil, the stoppage is due to the time that will be needed to interpret new seismic data, which can help in bringing profitable new drilling targets
OMV Norge AS (OMV) has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to drill an exploration well 7324/8-2, located in the Barents Sea, with Leiv Eiriksson rig. OMV is the operator for production licence 537 in block 7324/8 in the Barents Sea. According to the PSA, the company is
Canada’s Suncor Energy, through its Norwegian subsidiary Suncor Norge, has started drilling operations at its Beta Statfjord Nord prospect, in the North Sea, offshore Norway. The appraisal well 34/4-14 S is located in the PL 375 and is being drilled by the Borgland Dolphin semi-submersible drilling
Sterling Resources Ltd. has announced that the second oil production well (P2) in Cladhan field, in the UK North Sea, is currently being completed with the drilling rig expected to demobilize within the next two weeks. According to Sterling, the well encountered a reservoir section which was thinner
Integrated brown field services provider, Petra Energy Berhad through its wholly owned subsidiary, Petra Resources Sdn Bhd has been awarded the Topside Maintenance execution services for the Gumusut Kakap floating production system by Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Ltd. Under the terms of the contrac
Pura Vida Energy NL has said that the Atwood Achiever drillship will mobilize to the MZ – 1 location within Pura Vida’s offshore Mazagan Permit in Morocco, and spud the well during April. The Atwood Achiever has completed a well offshore Morocco and has now moved to complete a well offshore Mauritan
Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) has been selected to handle critical project management and engineering for a third oil and natural gas platform that will tap energy reserves off the coast of Vietnam. Hoang Long Joint Operating Co. (HLJOC) will operate the TGT-H5 wellhead platform located in the T
Aberdeen-based behavioural change consultancy, Optimus Seventh Generation, has reinforced its commitment to safety in the drilling industry, by today announcing the launch of its new ‘Operationalising the Safety Case’ workshop. The workshop, designed for drill rig crew and leadership in the global d
KS Energy Limited has announced that PT Atlantic Oilfield Services, a subsidiary of KS Drilling together with its joint operation partner, Pertamina Drilling Services Indonesia, has been awarded a contract for the “KS Java Star” jack-up drilling rig. According to KS Energy, work is expected to begin
Baker Hughes Incorporated on Friday posted Weekly Rig Count reports according to which U.S. offshore rig count remains the same as last week. BHI Rig Count: U.S. -75 to 1192 rigs U.S. Rig Count is down 75 rigs from last week to 1192, with oil rigs down 64 to 922, gas rigs down 12 to 268, and miscell
The photo above shows a jack-up drilling rig that was the first ever to drill an offshore well in the UK North Sea. The rig, named Mr. Cap, was operated by American Overseas Petroleum Ltd. The well was drilled 165 miles offshore the United Kingdom. According to data on Chevron oil company’s website,
Baker Hughes Incorporated announced today that the worldwide offshore rig count for February 2015 rose to 379 active units. The number rose up from January this year, which had 370 rigs, and February 2014, with 374. The rig data provider separates the rigs into two groups, North America (U.S. and Ca
Statoil has informed that the licensees in the Johan Castberg and Snorre 2040 licences have decided to spend more time on the projects. “Castberg and Snorre 2040 are two major and important projects in our portfolio, and it is important that we find sound and robust development solutions for them,”
Falkland Oil and Gas Limited (FOGL) has announced that the 14/15-5 ‘Zebedee’ exploration well, off the Falkland Islands, was spudded, by Premier Oil as operator, on March 6, 2015. The well is being drilled with Eirik Raude semi-submersible drilling rig that arrived on site a few days earlier. The we
