Jadestone Energy, an Asia-Pacific focused oil and gas company, has informed that Valaris’ Valaris 247 jack-up rig has arrived on location at the Montara field offshore Australia for an upcoming drilling operation.Valaris 247 will drill the Skua-11 well side-track at the field…
Oslo-listed offshore drilling firm Dolphin Drilling has appointed Jon Oliver Bryce as permanent chief executive officer (CEO) and Ingolf Gillesdal as chief financial officer (CFO).Jon Oliver Bryce has been appointed permanent CEO, effective immediately…
Aker BP and its partners have completed drilling on the Kongeørn prospect in the Norwegian Sea without making a discovery as the wildcat well proved to be dry.Wildcat well 6507/2-8 is situated in production license 942, which was part of the Awards in predefined areas (APA) 2017…
OMV and its partners have drilled a dry well on the Horatio prospect in the North Sea, using Transocean’s Transocean Norge semi-submersible rig.The well 35/6-6, dubbed Horatio, is located in production license 1109, operated by OMV with 30% working interest…
Seas Geosciences has completed the conversion of the BOS Princess into a multipurpose geotechnical drilling vessel that is now ready to serve the global offshore energy industry.With its 80-metre length and close to 19-metre beam, the BOS Princess…
OMV Petrom and Romgaz have spud of the first well for development and production of the Pelican South and Domino natural gas fields in the Neptun Deep block as part of the drilling campaign being conducted with Transocean’s Transocean Barents rig in the Black Sea…
Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil), the country’s offshore industry safety watchdog, has granted consent to Equinor for exploration drilling in an oil and gas block in the North Sea.The consent is for block 24/11, part of production license 169…
Harbour Energy has secured a permit to drill a well in the Norwegian Sea, which is part of carbon storage exploration license at Havstjerne development.The permit, awarded by Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD), is for wellbore 9/6-1 in production license EXL006…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea.The permit is for wellbore 6405/7-4 in production license 1005, which is operated by Aker BP with 40% working interest, Vår Energi with 40% stake…
Petrobras is looking at potential opportunities in Argentina while advancing in projects in Colombia and Africa, the firm's exploration and production head Sylvia dos Anjos said on Tuesday.Gas from the Vaca Muerta region would be interesting to Petrobras as a pipeline connecting Argentina…
Petrobras obtained approval from the country's environmental agency to clear corals from the underside of the drilling vessel it plans to use in the Foz do Amazonas region, Reuters reports. Its February 10 request was granted on Monday for the…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for two wildcat wells in the North Sea.The permit is for wells 34/6-8 S and 34/6-8 A in production license 554.Equinor is the operator of the license with 40% working interest…
BW Energy has made a ‘substantial’ oil discovery with good reservoir quality on the Bourdon prospect in the Dussafu license, offshore Gabon. The well was drilled by Borr Drilling’s Norve jack-up rig to a total depth of 4,135 meters.Evaluation…
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has secured a contract for its Noble Regina Allen jack-up rig with an undisclosed operator offshore Suriname.The one-well contract will span approximately 65 days, and is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2025…
Vår Energi and its partners have drilled a dry well on the Kokopelli prospect, south of the Sleipner area, in the North Sea.The wildcat well 7/1-4 S is located in the North Sea in production license 1190. Two exploration wells have previously been drilled within this area…