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Fifth production well boosts Lukoil’s Caspian output

Jun 14, 2017

Lukoil has completed the fifth production well for the Vladimir Filanovsky field in the Caspian Sea, and is constructing a sixth well to be used for water injection. Photo source: Lukoil The…

Erin Energy to double production with Oyo

Jun 13, 2017

Erin Energy is expecting to double its production by 6000-7000 b/d with help from the Oyo field offshore Nigeria, as the company plans to accelerate drilling in the area. The Pacific Bora, from Pacific Drilling…

Eni submits Alaska drilling plans

Jun 13, 2017

Italian giant Eni has submitted its proposal to the Bureau of Ocean Management (BOEM) for a drilling program offshore Alaska, from the man-made island, Spy Island Drillsite (SID) in the Beaufort Sea. Map of SID…

Brasse commerciality confirmed

Jun 13, 2017

Faroe Petroleum has announced positive results from its Brasse appraisal well in the Norwegian North Sea, confirming Brasse as a commercial discovery. The firm says it now plans to perform a drill stem test (DST) and potentially side track the well…

Wellesley to drill offshore Norway

Jun 12, 2017

Odfjell Drilling signed a contract with Wellesley Petroleum for one firm exploration well, plus an optional well testing and sidetrack, on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) using Odfjell Drilling's Deepsea Bergen semisubmersible.  Drilling…

Tullow lines up Guyana seismic, 2018 drilling potential

Jun 08, 2017

Tullow Oil is planning a 2550sq km 3D seismic survey on the Orinduik Block offshore Guyana, close to ExxonMobil's giant Liza discovery with plans to drill on the block as early as next year. According to partner Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas…

Seabird to shoot 2D offshore Namibia

Jun 08, 2017

Global Petroleum has contracted Seabird Exploration to acquire 834km of full fold 2D seismic data covering block (PEL 0029) offshore Namibia. The survey has been designed as an infill program with the aim of providing better delineation of an extremely large…

Octanex spuds Ophir A1 off Malaysia

Jun 02, 2017

The Naga 2 jackup, from Octanex. Octanex has spudded the Ophir A1 well today (2 June) using the UMW Naga 2 jackup mobile drilling unit. Ophir A1 is the first of three planned…

BP in double hit off T&T, Angelin sanction

Jun 02, 2017

BP is on a high note offshore Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) as the UK supermajor announced two significant gas discoveries, and the sanctioning of its Angelin natural gas project. Image of a BP worker offshore Trinidad…

CGG to supply digital well products to OGA

Jun 01, 2017

Map of the UKCS showing coverage of the digital well products supplied by CGG GeoConsulting to OGA. Image from CGG. CGG GeoConsulting was awarded a contract to supply digital well products to the Oil & Gas Authority (OGA)…

Statoil hires Deepsea Bergen

May 31, 2017

Odfjell Drilling signed a letter of award (LoA) today (31 May) with Statoil to secure the Deepsea Bergen for drilling activities in 2018-2019. The LoA includes one firm well plus four options for three additional wells, which totals out to 14 months in all…

Eni to drill two wells at Goliat with Scarabeo 8

May 30, 2017

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has granted Eni consent to use Scarabeo 8 at Goliat, which will drill two production wells, in the Barents Sea. One of the two wells to be drilled is for oil production, while the other is for water injection…

DW: Majors remain optimistic in North Sea exploration

May 30, 2017

Six of the offshore exploration wells that are set to drill in the UK in 2017 have an average pre-drill prospect volume of over 100 MMboe. Douglas-Westwood, through its Westwood Insight, asks if this signal a renaissance for UK exploration…

Deepsea Metro I seals Southeast Asia deal

May 30, 2017

Odfjell Drilling, on behalf of Golden Close Maritime Corp., inked a two-well contract for the ultra deepwater drillship, Deepsea Metro I with an undisclosed party in Southeast Asia.  The deal will see the Deepsea Metro I drill two firm…

IOG sets Blythe, Vulcan FDP plans

May 26, 2017

Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) says it has a busy 12 months ahead, as the company prepares to submit the Blythe and Vulcan final development plans (FDP) in the Southern North Sea, with hopes of hitting first gas by 2019. Image from IOG…

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