Offshore Drilling - Mar 2nd, 2023
 
 
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March 2, 2023
Saipem has chartered the seventh-generation Deep Value Driller drillship.
A new drilling campaign has started on the OML 130 Block offshore Nigeria with a well on the deepwater Egina oil field.
The company will begin construction on a second gas platform offshore Trinidad this year, with a drilling rig arriving there in the third quarter.
In partnership with the Cyprus Hydrocarbons Company, Offshore magazine introduces this new event dedicated to facilitating the transfer of technology, best practices, and regional cooperation. The event will be held May 17-19, 2023, in Cyprus.
APA Corp. estimates combined oil resources in the Sapakara and Krabdagu discoveries in Block 58 offshore Suriname at more than 800 MMbbl, the company said in its latest results review.
Exploration and appraisal drilling offshore the UK has delivered positive early results this year, according to Westwood Global Energy Group.
TotalEnergies and its partners will shortly start a multi-well exploration and appraisal campaign offshore Namibia, designed to build on last year’s ultradeepwater Venus light oil and gas discovery.
Panoro Energy has issued an update on development plans for its production interests offshore West Africa.
Santos’ Barossa gas project in the Timor Sea was recently 55% complete, the company said in its latest results statement.
Longboat Energy has issued an update on its exploration drilling programs offshore Norway.
The GSP Uranus jackup has skidded to the West Akcakoca-1 (WA-1) well on the SASB gas field in the Turkish sector of the Black Sea.
OMV (Norge) has awarded Baker Hughes a four-year frame agreement to provide integrated well construction and completion (IWCC) services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Unite the Union reported that almost 100 Odfjell-employed drilling staff voted to support strike action on two bp-operated platforms west of Shetland.
This extension shall see the MODU mobilize to the US Gulf of Mexico in direct continuation of the initial one well program (estimated 90 days) offshore Newfoundland.
OKEA has committed to a new exploration drilling campaign in the Draugen area of the Norwegian Sea.
The North Sea Chapter of the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) has called for greater cooperation between the Scottish and UK governments and all areas of the oil and gas industry.
Longer contract terms seen to be sign of strengthening floating rig market.
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This March 7 webinar will cover the latest analysis and updates on proposed field development options offshore Egypt, Israel and Cyprus.