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Western Gas: Equipment Mobilization Starts ahead of Sasanof-1 Drilling Kick-off

May 06, 2022

Australian oil and gas company Western Gas, gearing up to start drilling at its promising Sasanof-1 prospect off W. Australia, has said that the mobilization of equipment to the Valaris MS-1 semisubmersible drilling rig has now started in preparation…

Sasanof-1 Drilling: Rig Preps, Checks Underway ahead of Offshore Mobilization, Western Gas Says

May 12, 2022

Valaris' MS-1 semi-submersible drilling rig, currently anchored in the Dampier outer harbor in Australia, is on schedule to start tow to the Western Gas' Sasanof-1 location on Monday, May 16, 2022, the oil and gas company said Thursday. 'Western…

Western Gas Sasanof-1 Drilling: Rig Move Date Confirmed

Apr 06, 2022

Australian oil and gas company Western Gas, the owner of the high-impact Sasanof-1 prospect off W. Australia, expects the Valaris MS-1 offshore drilling rig to move to the well site in May.'Western Gas is pleased to advise that the Valaris MS…

Valaris Announces More Drilling Contracts

Jan 04, 2022

Offshore drilling contractor Valaris on Tuesday announced a new group of contracts for its rigs to be utilized in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, U.K. North Sea and off the coast of Australia.Valaris said it secured a one-well contract with Kosmos Energy in the U…

Valaris Announces Jackup Contracts with ARO Drilling

Jan 04, 2022

Offshore drilling contractor Valaris announced on Monday that it has been awarded new bareboat charter agreements with ARO Drilling for several jackups. ARO Drilling, a joint venture between Valaris and Saudi Aramco, has signed contracts with…

Venus 1-X Well: Total Makes 'Significant' Oil Discovery Offshore Namibia

Feb 24, 2022

French oil major TotalEnergies said Thursday it had made a significant discovery of light oil with associated gas on the Venus prospect, located in block 2913B in the Orange Basin, offshore southern Namibia.TotalEnergies said that its Venus…

Murphy Oil Books Valaris Floater for Gulf of Mexico Wells

Jan 19, 2022

Offshore drilling contractor Valaris said Tuesday it had secured two one-well contracts with subsidiaries of Murphy Oil Corporation for its semi-submersible drilling unit Valaris DPS-5.The first contract for the 2012-built offshore drilling rig is in the U…

Offshore Drilling Firm Valaris Hands Dibowitz Permanent CEO Role

Dec 09, 2021

Offshore drilling company Valaris has appointed Anton Dibowitz as President and Chief Executive Officer.Dibowitz, a former Seadrill CEO, has been serving as interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Valaris since September 3, 2021, after the previous CEO Tom Burke stepped down…

Shell's Partners Confirm Oil Discovery at Graff-1 Well Offshore Namibia

Feb 04, 2022

Following recent reports that Shell has made an oil discovery offshore Namibia, the confirmation came Friday from its partners QatarEnergy and NAMCOR.QatarEnergy, which used to be called Qatar Petroleum, has confirmed that oil was found in a deepwater exploration well drilled in the Orange Basin…

Western Gas Targets 2Q Spud Date for 'High-impact' Sasanof-1 Well as All Regulatory Approvals Granted

Feb 03, 2022

Australian oil and gas company Western Gas expects to spud its 'high-impact' Sasanof-1 exploration well on the North West Shelf offshore Australia in the second quarter of 2022. The company said Thursday it had received all the necessary regulatory approvals for the drilling operation…

Carnarvon Energy Timor Sea Well Result 'Disappointing and Hugely Surprising'

Jan 24, 2022

Australian oil and gas company Carnarvon Energy said Monday its closely watched Buffalo-10 well in Timor Sea had failed to unearth commercial volumes of oil.The company said that the wireline logging operations have been completed with the oil column deemed to be residual and uncommercial…

Carnarvon Spuds Buffalo-10 Well

Dec 31, 2021

Carnarvon Energy announced drilling has commenced at the Buffalo-10 well in the Timor Sea as the Australian oil and gas company aims to confirm sufficient hydrocarbons to support an economic development at the shut in Buffalo field north of Australia…

Australia: Western Gas Hires Valaris Offshore Rig for 'High-impact' Sasanof Offshore Well

Nov 29, 2021

Australian oil and gas company Western Gas has signed a formal contract with offshore drilling firm Valaris for the MS-1 semi-submersible rig to drill the Sasanof-1 exploration well.The Sasanof-1 exploration well is in permit WA-519-P in Commonwealth waters about 207 km northwest of Onslow…

Western Gas' Environment Plan for Sasanof-1 Drilling Gets Regulator's Approval

Dec 23, 2021

Australian oil and gas company Western Gas has said that regulator NOPSEMA has accepted its Environment Plan to manage activities for the Sasanof-1 exploration well on the North West Shelf, Australia.Drilling is scheduled to start in March/April 2022 using the Valaris MS-1 semi-submersible rig…

Two-year Charter: ExxonMobil Hires Valaris Drillship for Angola Drilling

Oct 27, 2021

U.S. oil major ExxonMobil has awarded a two-year contract for Valaris' drillship Valaris DS-9 for operations in Angola.The drillship, formerly known as Ensco DS-9, will work for ExxonMobil's Angolan subsidiary Esso Exploration Angola.Delivered in 2015 by Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea…

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