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Premier Oil Drills Offshore Indonesia

May 08, 2019

Premier Oil has started drilling operations at Natuna, offshore Indonesia, using the jack-up drilling rig HAKURYU-11, according to rig owner Japan Drilling Company (JDC).JDC was awarded a drilling contract by Premier Oil Natuna Sea in November last year…

JDC Secures Drilling Contract in Vietnam

Mar 29, 2019

Japan Drilling Co Ltd (JDC), the provider of offshore drilling contract services to oil and gas companies worldwide, has signed a drilling contract for its Hakuryu-11 jack-up rig with an unnamed client in Vietnam.According to an annoucement from the offshore drilling services company…

Production Starts at Ca Tam Offshore Vietnam

Jan 28, 2019

Vietsovpetro, a Vietnam-Russia oil joint venture, has started crude oil production at the Ca Tam field offshore southern Vietnam, Vietnamese state oil firm PetroVietnam said on Monday.Initial production from Ca Tam, jointly developed by Vietsovpetro…

PetroVietnam: Maritime Tensions Weigh on Operations

Jan 11, 2019

Vietnam's state oil firm PetroVietnam said on Friday that tension in the South China Sea will continue to weigh on its offshore operations this year.The company, formally known as Vietnam Oil and Gas Group targets to produce 12.37 million metric tonnes of crude oil this year…

Ca Tam Field to Start Production January 15

Nov 13, 2018

Vietsovpetro, a Vietnam-Russia oil joint venture, will start crude oil production at the Ca Tam field offshore southern Vietnam from Jan. 15, three sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.Ca Tam is the first new field to be brought…

Soco Congo permits confirmed

Nov 17, 2017

SOCO International has had its 25-year exploitation permit over the Viodo, Lideka and Loubana areas in the shallow water Marine XI Block, offshore the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), confirmed by the country's Council of Ministers.  The…

SOCO signs PSC for offshore central Vietnam

Oct 30, 2017

SOCO will acquire 70% operated interest in Blocks 125 and 126 offshore central Vietnam through a production sharing agreement (PSC) the company signed on 27 October with PetroVietnam and SOVICO Holdings. Blocks 125 & 126 are located in moderate to deep water in the Phu Khanh Basin…

KrisEnergy spuds East Mayura off Thailand

Oct 20, 2017

KrisEnergy has spud the East Mayura-1 exploration well in the G10/48 contract area in the Gulf of Thailand, the operator announced on 20 October. The East Mayura-1 well, offshore Thailand, is being drilled by the PV DRILLING I jack-up rig…

PV Drilling, KrisEnergy ink jackup deal

Sep 05, 2017

Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service Corp. (PV Drilling) signed a contract for use of the PV Drilling jackup rig for KrisEnergy in the Gulf of Thailand. PV Drilling I jackup. Image from PV Drilling…

Repsol increases Vietnamese field stake

Apr 18, 2017

Pan Pacific Petroleum has agreed to sell its 5% interest in Block 07/03 in the Nam Con Son Basin in the South China Sea, to Spain's Repsol for US$5 million. Block 07/03, operated by Talisman (part of Repsol), includes the Cá Rồng Đỏ (CRD)…

Hoang Long resumes Vietnam drilling

Mar 13, 2017

The Hoang Long Joint Operating Co. resumed the 2017 Te Giac Trang (TGT) drilling program, offshore Vietnam, according to partner SOCO International. The Te Giac Trang Field of Block 16-1, is in the shallow water Cuu Long Basin, offshore southern Vietnam…

PVD spuds well, TGT campaign begins

Nov 07, 2016

The 2016 development drilling program offshore southern Vietnam on the Te Giac Trang (TGT) Field of Block 16-1 has commenced, announced SOCO.  The infill wells, TGT-27P and TGT-28P, will be batch drilled with the first well spudded on…

Petrovietnam delivers jackup

Aug 12, 2016

Petrovietnam Marine Shipyard (PV Shipyard) is due to deliver the Tam Dao 05 jackup drilling rig to its client today (12 August). Earlier this week, the firm completed full height jacking trials on the rig.  Tam Dao 05 is a Friede and Goldman JU-2000E design…

Rosneft, PetroVietnam extend cooperation

May 17, 2016

Rosneft and Vietnam's PetroVietnam have signed a cooperation agreement setting out the expansion of cooperation around oil and gas exploration, including offshore, between the parties in Russia, Vietnam and elsewhere. The agreement also covers processing…

Rosneft spuds off Vietnam

Mar 09, 2016

Rosneft has made its debut as a drilling operator in international waters, as the Russian giant commenced drilling operations at the PLDD-1X well, offshore Vietnam.   The HAKURYU-5 rig, image from Japan Drilling…

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