Africa-focused explorer FAR has agreed a farm-in option deal with Trace Atlantic Oil on the shallow water Djiffere block offshore Senegal, containing at least one lead potentially containing 100 MMbbl, says FAR. Djiffere sits adjacent to the prospective Rufisque…
ITC Global completed installation and commissioning of communications systems for 35 rigs in the Shelf Drilling, Ltd.’s fleet. Shelf Drilling is the world’s second largest contractor of independent-leg cantilever jackup rigs. Headquartered in Dubai…
First oil has commenced from the Wassana oil field in the G10/48 concession in the Gulf of Thailand, operator KrisEnergy announced. Wassana is expected to achieve peak production of approximately 10,000 bo/d by year’s end. KrisEnergy…
KrisEnergy’s Thai campaign success continues at its Rossukon-3ST sidetrack well that encountered 148ft of oil and gas pay. Offshore Thailand map. From KrisEnergy. The final exploration…
Singapore-based KrisEnergy began its drilling campaign in the Gulf of Thailand. The Key Gibraltar. From Shelf Drilling. The campaign is starting at the Rossukon-2 exploration well…
KrisEnergy began drilling the Rossukon-3 exploration well in G6/48 in the Gulf of Thailand using Shelf Drilling's Key Gibraltar jackup rig. Gulf of Thailand block map. From KrisEnergy. Rossukon…
KrisEnergy’s Gulf of Thailand campaign is getting off to a good start with an oil and gas discovery already made at its first exploration well, the Rossukon-2. The Key Gibraltar jackup. From Shelf Drilling…
Depressed oil prices are going to make 2015 a challenging year as the “industry adjusts to the new realities,” rig, engineering and fabrication firm Lamprell has said. The Dubai-based company had an “exceptionally strong” 2014, with…
Drydocks World has been chosen to carry out the drydocking and repairs of the jackup High Island IV for Shelf Drilling. Shelf Drilling is a key player in the shallow water drilling market, owning 40 rigs worldwide. Drydocks World-Dubai has previously worked on six of Shelf Drilling’s rigs…
London-based Afren spudded the Ameena East prospect located in OML 115, offshore Nigeria with joint venture partner Oriental Energy Resources. Afren workers at Ebok. From Afren. The…
Singapore-based KrisEnergy completed drilling on the Mancharee-1 well off the Gulf of Thailand with no significant pay zones identified. KrisEnergy says gas shows were encountered at several levels but no significant pay zones were identified…
Singapore-based KrisEnergy Ltd. announced Seadrill Ltd.’s West Cressida jackup rig spud the Mancharee-1 exploration commitment well in block G10/48 in the Wassana oil field, in the Gulf of Thailand. Seadrill's…
KrisEnergy Ltd. an independent upstream oil and gas company, announced it has contracted the Key Gibraltar jack-up rig for development, appraisal and exploration drilling in two licenses in the Gulf of Thailand. The contract with Shelf Drilling (Southeast Asia) Limited…
Norway-based Enhanced Drilling has completed a pilot, managed-pressure-drilling project with Statoil. Enhanced Drilling’s EC-Drill system, a managed-pressure-drilling system for use off floating rigs, was used to drill three branches…
Rising requirements for rigs in the Middle East is increasing competition for jackup refurbishment and conversion. Elaine Maslin reports. About quarter of the world’s 480-strong jackup drilling rig fleet resides in the Persian Gulf and…
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