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Byron abandons GoM well, moves to next

Mar 30, 2016

Byron Energy’s attempt to drill a sidetrack well to SM 6#2 after a drill pipe became stuck has turned out to be unsuccessful in the Gulf of Mexico, with the company abandoning the well and moving on to another. The Hercules 205…

Petrobras cuts rig, reduces rates on second

Mar 30, 2016

Petrobras has agreed an early terminatation on its contract for Sevan Drilling's cylindrical drilling rig, the Sevan Driller. The two firms also agreed to reduce rates on a second Sevan drilling rig, the Sevan Brasil, also on contract to Petrobras…

Dana fails at Manatee-1

Mar 29, 2016

Dana Petroleum and its partners failed to make an oil discovery at the Manatee-1 exploration well, offshore Cameroon, according to partner SDX Energy. The well, located in the shallow waters in the prolific Niger Delta basin, was spud on 2 March using the Paragon M825 jackup rig…

Eni JV wins Cape Three Points license

Mar 29, 2016

A consortium led by Eni and comprising of GNPC, Explorco, Vitol, and Woodfields, has been awarded a new exploration license, Cape Three Points Block 4, located in the Tano Basin, offshore Ghana. GNPC, Vitol and Eni are already developing…

ONGC to invest US$5 billion in deepwater

Mar 28, 2016

India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) has received approval from its board of directors for the development of its proposed US$5.1 billion deepwater oil and gas project, offshore east India. Image from ONGC…

SLB introduces ACTive Q CT service

Mar 23, 2016

Schlumberger (SLB) has introduced the ACTive Q CT real-time downhole flow measurement service, which delivers real-time injection diagnostics and treatment evaluation in one run in a well. “Fluid injection monitoring and placement often…

GustoMSC releases NG-3500X jackup design

Mar 23, 2016

The NG-3500X is the latest design in GustoMSC’s series of self-propelled jack-up designs – the NG series. Based on the NG-2500X and NG-1800X designs, the NG-3500X comes in two distinct versions for accommodation, services and well intervention…

HAL introduces Spectrum Real-Time Coiled Tubing Services

Mar 22, 2016

Halliburton’s Production Solutions business line has introduced Spectrum Real-Time Coiled Tubing Services.   Spectrum Real-Time Coiled Tubing Services comprises two complementary offerings: Spectrum Diagnostic Services and Spectrum Intervention Services…

Petrobras takes biggest fall

Mar 22, 2016

Amid Petróleo Brasileiro’s (Petrobras) largest net quarterly loss in its history of US$10.2 billion (36.9 billion BRL), the Brazilian giant also confirmed its biggest oil column discovery at its Libra field. Petrobras headquarters…

Premier Oil to spud Bagpuss

Mar 22, 2016

Premier Oil anticipates to spud the Bagpuss well on 7 July, located in the UKCS Block 13/24c on the Halibut Horst, in the UK North Sea, according to partner North Sea Energy. An option has been exercised for the Ocean Valiant semisubmersible rig to drill the well…

Fugro inks Dana Western Isles gig

Mar 22, 2016

Dana Petroleum awarded Fugro to supply ROV drilling support services on board the Ocean Guardian MODU at the Dana-operated Western Isles developments in the northern North Sea. Operating one of its fleet of FCV 600 ROVs, specifically designed for North Sea drill support activities…

Woodside switches Atwood rigs

Mar 21, 2016

Atwood Oceanics’ Australia subsidiary has amended its drilling services contract with Woodside Energy for the semisubmersible Atwood Eagle.  The contract for the Atwood Eagle has been suspended by mutual agreement effective 19 March,…

New Zealand offers four blocks in 2016

Mar 21, 2016

New Zealand is offering four offshore blocks in its 2016 block offer petroleum tender. 2016 block offer map, from New Zeland Petroleum & Minerals. The four offshore release areas have a total acreage of 525…

Byron drills GoM appraisal following stuck pipe drill

Mar 21, 2016

Byron Energy has started drilling a sidetrack well to the SM 6#2 well in the Gulf of Mexico, after a drill pipe became stuck with several unsuccessful attempts over a three-day period to free it, according to partner Otto Energy. Map…

CentraMax RT1 finds success in GOM

Mar 18, 2016

Antelope Oil Tool (AOT), a manufacturer and supplier of casing and cementation equipment, has successfully run their CentraMax RT1 centralizer in ultra-deepwater Gulf of Mexico, in a deviated and under-reamed wellbore. A customer faced…

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