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MPD pilot success on Troll

May 14, 2014

Norway-based Enhanced Drilling has completed a pilot, managed-pressure-drilling project with Statoil.  Enhanced Drilling’s EC-Drill system, a managed-pressure-drilling system for use off floating rigs, was used to drill three branches…

Noble to drill Hagar Qim off Malta

May 03, 2014

Phoenicia Energy Co. Ltd.  informed Mediterranean Oil & Gas plc (MOG) that the Noble Paul Romano deepwater semisubmersible is moored in Valletta Harbor and is undergoing final inspection and acceptance tests before it begins drilling the Hagar Qim-1 wildcat in Block 7 of Area 4 offshore Malta…

AGR, Det Norske partner on well services

Apr 28, 2014

AGR has been awarded a frame agreement with Det norske to provide well services and consultancy resources to the operator’s projects on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The agreement is effective 1 May 2014, with a duration of three years…

OMV selects AGR for drilling

Apr 10, 2014

AGR has been awarded a new well management services contract by OMV (Norge). The contract, which is for three years, with the option of two further years, also covers delivery of other drilling and well engineering services for complete well construction…

AGR inks Sakhalin contract

Apr 07, 2014

AGR's software solutions division had signed its first contract with Sakhalin Energy. The three-year deal includes the latest version of AGR's P1 software, as well as maintenance and support services. The software allows operators to maximize performance during well-construction projects…

AGR drills Barents Sea wells

Mar 31, 2014

AGR was assigned by OMV to drill a well in the Barents Sea. As a result of establishing different drilling targets and challenging reservoirs, the operation ended with two wells drilled with the Leiv Eiriksson rig. AGR delivered the Wisting…

AGM Petroleum, GNPC team up in Tano Basin

Mar 13, 2014

Minexco Petroleum Inc., the African focused private Oil and Gas Exploration Company, provided details of the petroleum agreement between its subsidiary AGM Petroleum and the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), for their joint project in the South Deepwater Tano Basin…

AGR to use Plexus POS-GRIP

Feb 28, 2014

Oil and gas engineering firm Plexus Holdings has agreed a three-year contact with drilling and engineering company AGR Well Management Limited (AGR). Plexus will supply both its standard pressure and high-temperature/ high-pressure…

Riserless drilling makes a comeback

Feb 07, 2014

When one thinks of “retro,” a number of things may come to mind – old clothes, vintage furniture, maybe even a classic car – but in the world of subsea well operations, there are three words that best fit: Riserless drilling systems. Riserless…

Marin buys AGR unit

Dec 17, 2013

Marin, the ultra-deepwater excavation specialist and recovery firm, is to acquire AGR Seabed Intervention. The announcement comes after the duo formed a strategic alliance earlier this year. The acquisition of AGR Seabed Intervention…

AGR wins Statoil frame agreement

Oct 11, 2013

AGR's drilling and well consultancy has won a five-year frame agreement, starting January 2014, with Noway's Statoil. The agreement mainly covers Statoil’s operations in Norway, but the services may be performed globally. The contract has extension options…

BP extends AGR Caspian contract

Aug 05, 2013

Offshore drilling solutions provider AGR Enhanced Drilling (AGR ED)has further secured its position in the Caspian after BP signed a two-year contract extension with the Norwegian company. The contract was signed by BP Exploration (Caspian Sea) Ltd…

AGR to deliver MPD system to Statoil

Jul 24, 2013

AGR Enhanced Drilling, entered into a NOK120m (USD20m) Letter of Intent (LOI) with Statoil to deliver an EC-Drill® managed pressure drilling (MPD) system. The EC-Drill® system combines control system capability, enhanced riser integration and multiple other features…

AGR Seabed Intervention and Marin form alliance

Jul 12, 2013

AGR Seabed Intervention and Marin have decided to form a strategic alliance in work for clients in the oil, gas and renewable sectors. The two ultra deep-water specialist recovery and excavation companies will bring  together their knowledge…

Sakhalin RMR win for AGR

Jul 11, 2013

AGR has been contracted to provide riserless mud recovery services for an operator working off Sakhalin. The US$3 million contract will see AGR Enhanced Drilling provide riserless mud recovery (RMR) services over this summer drilling season…

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