Offshore Drilling News - page 277

 

Vaalco hits at North Tchibala 2-H

Dec 14, 2015

Vaalco Energy’s North Tchibala 2-H well, the second development well drilled by Vaalco in the North Tchibala field, was brought online, offshore Gabon. The well was stabilized at rate of approximately 500 b/d, gross. The well was drilled to a measured depth of 16…

Rosneft: 2 million produced from Chayvo oil field

Dec 14, 2015

Rosneft produced 2 million tonne of oil since the production start at the Northern Tip of Chayvo field in 2014.   Image from Rosneft. The Northern Tip of Chayvo field is located in the Sakhalin shelf area…

KrisEnergy completes Mustika-1 off Thailand

Dec 14, 2015

KrisEnergy, an independent upstream oil and gas company, announces that it has completed drilling of the Mustika-1 exploration well in the Sakti production sharing contract (PSC) in the East Java Sea.   Image from KrisEnergy…

IOG inks rig for Skipper well

Dec 14, 2015

North Sea focused explorer Independent Oil and Gas has signed a rig contract with Transocean for use of the John Shaw semisubmersible drilling rig. The rig will be used to drill an appraisal well on IOG's 100% operated Skipper oil discovery in Block 9/21a in the Northern North Sea…

Otto, Byron in staged GOM farm-in

Dec 11, 2015

Otto Energy has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Byron Energy for the staged farm-in for participating interests in to up to three lease areas held by Byron in the Louisiana Gulf of Mexico (GOM) area. The transaction…

Minor oil find for Wintershall

Dec 10, 2015

Germany's Wintershall has made a minor oil discovery on the Syrah exploration well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.  The operation, in production license 248, included wild cat well 35/11-18, targeting Middle Jurassic rocks in the Brent group…

IOG agrees Skipper drilling deal with AGR

Dec 10, 2015

Independent Oil and Gas has executed a well management contract with AGR Well Management for the drilling of the North Sea appraisal well on Skipper, which is on track to spud in late January or early February 2016.  As part of its payment…

Analyst: Oil prices aren't low enough

Dec 09, 2015

It goes without saying that Art Berman with Labryrinth Consulting Services has a belief about oil prices that is likely not shared by many in the oil and gas industry: Berman believes the prices should be lower. “Prices have to fall further…

Seadrill, Chevron extend rig contracts

Dec 08, 2015

Seadrill Partners has secured one-year contract extensions for the T-15 and T-16 tender rigs with Chevron Thailand E&P.   The contracts will now expire in July and August 2019, respectively.  The total backlog of the two contract extensions is approximately US$80 million…

Apache puts focus on drilling

Dec 08, 2015

Apache is to increase investment in drilling to 78% of its annual capital spending in 2016-2020, compared to 51% in 2012-2015, a business breakfast was told in Aberdeen this morning.  Investment in seismic will double, from 5% of its capital spending to 10%…

eDrilling launches simulator

Dec 08, 2015

Norway-based eDrilling launched a simulator for drilling and well engineering and training of all engineering disciplines, to help the industry with efficient and safe well delivery.  WellSim Interact represents the ultimate training/engineering…

Lundin commences Imbok-1 drilling

Dec 07, 2015

Lundin Malaysia commenced drilling of the Imbok-1 exploration well in blocks SB307 and SB308, offshore East Malaysia. The Imbok prospect is in shallow water and lies to the east and south of two major producing fields in offshore East Malaysia…

Southeast Barents could contain 2 billion bbl reserves

Dec 07, 2015

The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has announced that 26 companies have bid for acreage in the 23rd licensing round. The round offers nearly 60 frontier exploration blocks with around half in the exciting new Arctic province of the Norwegian Southeast Barents Sea…

KrisEnergy spuds Mustika-1

Dec 07, 2015

KrisEnergy spudded the Mustika-1 exploration well in the East Java Sea, marking the beginning of its operated Satki production sharing contract (PSC). Image from KrisEnergy. Mustika-1…

Murphy in Thunder Bird P&A

Dec 04, 2015

Image from IOG. Murphy Oil encountered hydrocarbon pay at its Thunder Bird sidetrack well in the Gulf of Mexico, but has decided to plug and abandon the well, due to the low oil price environment…

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