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Woodside's Sangomar Offshore Oil Project in Senegal 82% Complete

Apr 21, 2023

On Friday, Australian oil and gas giant Woodside said that its Sangomar development project offshore Senegal was 82% complete and on target for first oil later this year. Once online, this will be Senegal's first offshore oil project in production.Woodside, the operator of Sangomar, said in its first quarter report that the development drilling program for the field progressed, with ten of 23 wells complete…

Woodside Revises Sangomar Start Date

Jul 17, 2023

Woodside has performed a cost and schedule review of the Sangomar Field Development Phase 1 offshore Senegal following the identification of remedial work required on the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility.First oil is now targeted for mid-2024…

Seadrill Sells Three Tender-assist Units for $85 Million

Jun 21, 2023

Offshore drilling firm Seadrill on Wednesday announced it has agreed to sell three tender-assist units to Singapore's Energy Drilling Pte Ltd for a total of $85 million in cash.The units are the semi-tender West Vencedor and tender rigs T-15 and T-16…

Trillion Energy Says Black Sea Drilling Program Fully Funded

Jul 07, 2022

Black Sea-focused oil and gas company Trillion Energy International said this week that its 49% cost share for the Black Sea drilling program was fully funded, as the company completed capital raises totaling CDN$ 40.4 Million (USD$32million) year-to-date…

MMA Offshore to Support Woodside's Scarborough Drilling Campaign

Apr 05, 2022

Australian oil and gas company Woodside has awarded a contract to Australian offshore vessel owner MMA Offshore to support offshore field development drilling for the Scarborough Project in Australia’s North West.The contract is for a firm period of 350 days…

FPSO Compressor Fault Affects Pharos' Vietnam Output. Infill Drilling Campaign Complete

Nov 18, 2021

Pharos Energy plc, an oil and gas exploration and production company, with an interest in the TGT field offshore Vietnam, has completed the first phase of the infill development drilling program at the field, however, it has also experienced a setback with an FPSO compressor…

West Africa's Deepwater Rig Utilization Could Triple by 2022

Oct 04, 2021

Offshore drilling rig contracting activity in West Africa is finally picking up as confidence slowly returns to the region.Esgian has previously reported that the US Gulf of Mexico and Brazil have already witnessed substantial recovery in the deepwater rig market…

First Oil Flows from Lundin Energy's Solveig Offshore Oil Field in Norway

Oct 01, 2021

Swedish oil company Lundin Energy has started production from the Solveig oil field in the North Sea, offshore Norway.First oil from the field, developed as a subsea tie-back to the Edvard Grieg platform was achieved Thursday, The Solveig field…

Sapura Energy Bags FEED for Santos' Dorado Offshore Platform

Aug 26, 2021

Malaysia's Sapura Energy has won the FEED contract for the design, construction, and installation of the Wellhead Platform (WHP) for Dorado offshore development in Western Australia.The WHP will be an unmanned installation, located in 90 meters water over the Dorado oil and gas field…

Woodside Energy Wraps Purchase of Far's Stake in Sangomar Project Off Senegal

Jul 06, 2021

Australian oil and gas company Woodside Energy has completed the acquisition of the entire participating interest of oil company FAR in the offshore area in Senegal containing the Woodside-operated Sangomar development. The purchase price for Far's stake in the Rufisque Offshore…

ExxonMobil Finds More Oil in Stabroek Block Offshore Guyana

Jun 09, 2021

U.S. oil major ExxonMobil said Wednesday it had made another oil discovery in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana, this time at the Longtail-3 well.'Drilling at Longtail-3 encountered 230 feet (70 meters) of net pay, including newly identified…

Maersk Drilling Confirms $370M+ Drillship Contract in Ghana

Apr 08, 2021

Danish offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling on Thursday confirmed a long-term contract with Tullow Oil for its Maersk Venturer drillship off Ghana.The firm contract following the previously agreed conditional letter of award, and includes…

Energy Drilling to Manage, Market Seadrill Partners' Tender Rigs

Feb 05, 2021

Energy Drilling Management Pte Ltd (EDMPL) has entered into a management agreement with Seadrill Partners to maintain, market, and operate the tender rigs Seadrill-T15, Seadrill-T16 and West Vencedor.After the transaction, EDMPL will effectively…

Tullow Picks Maersk Drillship for Ghana Offshore Drilling Campaign

Feb 04, 2021

Danish offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling has received a conditional letter of award from oil company Tullow for the provision of the Maersk Venturer drillship and additional services for a development drilling campaign at the TEN and Jubilee fields offshore Ghana…

Wintershall Dea Starts Development Drilling at Nova Offshore Project

Oct 27, 2020

Oil and gas company Wintershall Dea has started drilling the first of what will be six development wells at its Nova field in the Norwegian part of the North Sea.The Nova field, operated by Wintershall Dea which holds a 45% stake, will be developed…

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