Fossil Energy – Drilling
Yesterday, Transocean announced a one-year contract for the Deepwater Conqueror with an undisclosed operator in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
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Vår Energi granted Barents Sea drilling permit
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Vår Energi has been granted a drilling permit by The Norwegian Offshore Directorate for wildcat wells 7122/7-8 and 7122/8-3 S in production license (PL) 229 in the Barents Sea.
[Read more…] about Vår Energi granted Barents Sea drilling permitShelf Drilling announces new contracts in West Africa
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Shelf Drilling announced new contracts for two jack-up rigs in Nigeria.
[Read more…] about Shelf Drilling announces new contracts in West AfricaSintana Energy gears up for Orange Basin drilling
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Sintana Energy, a public Canadian oil and gas exploration company focusing on Africa and South America, is preparing to commence a four-well drilling programme targeting the Mopane complex in the Orange Basin off the Namibian coast.
[Read more…] about Sintana Energy gears up for Orange Basin drillingTransocean’s Deepwater Atlas gets bp’s Gulf of Mexico job
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured a contract from bp for its Deepwater Atlas drillship, which will be put to work at U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
[Read more…] about Transocean’s Deepwater Atlas gets bp’s Gulf of Mexico jobMajor breakthrough in ultra-deepwater natural gas exploration
Fossil Energy – Drilling
CNOOC announces today that it has drilled a natural gas well in the ultra-deepwater Liwan 4-1 structure in the Pearl River Mouth Basin.
[Read more…] about Major breakthrough in ultra-deepwater natural gas explorationGas/condensate discovery in Norwegian Sea
Fossil Energy – Discovery
Equinor and its partners have proven gas/condensate in development well 6406/2-L-2 H, 260 kilometres southwest of Brønnøysund.
[Read more…] about Gas/condensate discovery in Norwegian SeaShelf Drilling announces new awards in West Africa
Fossil Energy – Drilling
Shelf Drilling recently announced new awards for two jack-up rigs in West Africa.
[Read more…] about Shelf Drilling announces new awards in West AfricaDNO gets drilling permit for North Sea wildcat
Fossil Energy – Drilling Permit
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted DNO a drilling permit for the 2/6-7 S exploration well in the North Sea, targeting the Falstaff prospect.
[Read more…] about DNO gets drilling permit for North Sea wildcatNorway greenlights Equinor’s drilling ops in North Sea
Fossil Energy – Wildcat Well
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a permit to drill a wildcat well in the North Sea, using Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Atlantic rig.
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