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Lundin drills three wells off Norway

Jun 25, 2015

Lundin Norway commenced the drilling of its second Alta appraisal well in the Barents Sea South, and the drilling of an appraisal well on the Edvard Grieg field in the Norwegian North Sea. Drilling has also commenced on the partner-operated…

Lundin spins multiple bits on NCS

Jun 24, 2015

Swedish headquartered Lundin Petroleum has started spinning two drill bits on the Norwegian Continental Shelf - on Alta, in the Barents Sea, and one on the Edvard Grieg discovery, in the Norwegian North Sea. Both are appraisal wells.…

State of the UDW, jackup industry

Jun 19, 2015

The future of offshore oil and gas exploration will be exploited with high-specification jackups and ultra deepwater (UDW) drillships capable of working in high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) environments, according to pure-play, high-specification offshore driller…

Lundin gets Edvard Grieg nod

Jun 10, 2015

Lundin Norway received approval from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to drill an appraisal well located southeast of the giant Edvard Grieg field, in the central North Sea. Map of well 16/1-23S…

Ocean Victory arrives in Trinidad and Tobago

May 13, 2015

Diamond Offshore's Ocean Victory semisubmersible drilling rig has arrived in Trinidad and Tobago to start drilling operations for BP.   The rig, which is currently taking on personnel, equipment and supplies, in port, is due to move to the Juniper field…

Fleet dayrates drop in 1Q 2015

Apr 16, 2015

Drill rig fleet operators are dropping dayrates as the market is squeezed due to the precipitous fall in global crude price. Industry insiders say dayrate bargaining by upstream companies is the play of the day. Rigs operating in the Middle East are particularly exposed…

Technical issues strike Cobalt's North Platte campaign

Apr 09, 2015

Cobalt International Energy opted to plug and abandon its North Platte No. 2 appraisal well at Garden Banks Block 959 in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico due to a seal failure in the riser connection system, the company announced on 9 April. The well…

Repsol flies coop on Canaries well

Jan 16, 2015

Spain’s Repsol is flying the coop on the Sandia exploration well off the Canary Islands after the find proved to be very thin, with non-exploitable layers. The Rowan Renaissance. From Rowan.   Sandia is located in the Atlantic Ocean…

Rowan appoints new CFO

Nov 11, 2014

Stephen M. Butz joins Rowan Companies plc as executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, effective 1 December 2014.   Butz joins the company from Hercules Offshore, Inc., where for the past nine years he has served in various corporate development…

Cobalt plows ahead on drilling and FPSO projects

Nov 05, 2014

Cobalt International's Cameia #3 appraisal well drill stem test offshore Angola has proved more successful than expected, the firm announced (4 November). The results confirm the existence of a large reservoir and support Cobalt’s plan…

Jacking system failure addressed

Sep 30, 2014

A joint industry project on jacking system maintenance and inspection has resulted in a new DNV GL Recommended Practice. This provides guidance to ensure the correct and safe functioning of rack and pinion style jacking systems. The objective is to reduce the risk of gear failure…

Fourth Rowan drillship booked for GOM

Jun 08, 2014

Rowan Companies has secured a two-year drilling contract for the Rowan Relentless, the fourth and final drillship in the firm's current construction program.   The contract is with Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas, a subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc…

Repsol restarts Namibia drilling

Jun 05, 2014

Repsol restarted drilling on the deepwater Welwitschia-1A well in Walvis Bay, offshore Namibia, on 4 June, according to partner Tower Resources.  Repsol is operator of Namibia PEL0010, containing Welwitschia. Drilling on the first Welwitschia well…

Rowan drillship down for repairs

May 28, 2014

Rowan Companies plc said the Rowan Renaissance drillship has been pulled from service off West Africa after experiencing equipment problems, the company announced in its monthly fleet status report released on 27 May 2014. Rowan said…

Namibia drilling hits snags

May 21, 2014

Drilling on the deepwater Welwitschia-1 prospect in Walvis Bay, offshore Namibia, might be delayed until the end of May after the wellhead housing “slumped” and issues with the blow out preventer (BOP) control system were discovered.  Operator…

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