Forum Energy Technologies has designed, manufactured, tested and delivered its 350th rotational torque (RT) torque machine to TAM International, a downhole inflatable packer provider. The torque machine, or bucking unit as it is commonly referred…
Houston’s Cobalt International Energy encountered “encouraging” results at its North Platte #4 appraisal well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, and is preparing for a geologic sidetrack for further analyzation. Image of the Rowan Reliance…
Norwegian oil firm Statoil has set out its plans to drill around 30 exploration wells, in up to 11 countries on five continents, as operator and partner, 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)…
Prosafe’s Safe Notos semisubmersible accommodation vessel started its contract for Petorbras early last month, offshore Brazil. The Safe Notos is under a three-year, 222-day contract with the Brazilian giant. Work began on 7 December at a dayrate of US$189…
Hyperdynamics Corp. has entered into a US$4.5 million master service agreement (MSA) with oilfield services giant Schlumberger to provide drilling services for the Fatala-1 deepwater exploration well planned for Q2 2017, offshore the Republic of Guinea…
Rig operator Songa Offshore has mobilized its emergency response team after water got into a pumproom on its Songa Encourage semisubmersible drilling rig. The unit is a Cat-D rig, one of four newbuilds which have entered service for Songa in the past couple of years…
Despite reductions in exploration spend, work goes on. Elaine Maslin speaks with Wood Mackenzie’s Andrew Latham to find out where explorers will aim their drillbits this year. Stena DrillMAX. Photo from Stena Drilling…
CIMC Offshore Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of China International Marine Containers (CIMC) Co., intends to partner with Shenzhen Mangrove Venture Capital Co. and China Industrial International Trust Co. to jointly establish Tianjin Lanshui…
Statoil has received consent from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to drill exploration well 6507/3-12 on the Mim prospect in the Norwegian Sea. Statoil is the operator for production licence 159B in block 6507/3 in the Norwegian Sea west of Sandnessjøen…
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Lundin Norway consent to drill exploration well 7120/1-5 in a prospect named Gohta. The prospect is located in Lundin-operated production license 492 (PL492), which is comprised of blocks 7120/1 and 7120/2 in the Barents Sea…
Aker BP is considering development options for its Langfjellet discovery in the Norwegian North Sea after completing three appraisal wells on the field, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD). The discovery, initially estimated at 24-74 MMboe…
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Eni Norge a drilling permit for wellbore 7318/12-1, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 7318/12-1 will be drilled from the Scarabeo 8 drilling facility. The…
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Statoil Petroleum a drilling permit for well 16/2-22 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 16/2-22 S will be drilled from the Deepsea Atlantic drilling facility in position 58°55’33…
Lamprell completed the construction on the jackup drilling rig, Al Gharbia, and its delivery to Abu Dhabi’s National Drilling Co. (NDC). Completion and delivery of the jackup rig, on time and on budget, was marked at an inauguration ceremony…
Cameron, a Schlumberger (SLB) company, has signed two 10-year pressure control equipment management service contracts on behalf of Transocean valued at greater than US$350 million. The first contract calls for Schlumberger to manage Transocean’s Cameron risers in the Gulf of Mexico…
