Norwegian oil major Equinor has received consent from the offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), for exploration drilling in the Barents Sea using the Transocean Enabler rig.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted DEA Norge a drilling permit for a wildcat well located in the Norwegian Sea.
Hurricane Energy has reported that the results of testing of the Lincoln Crestal well located offshore the UK have confirmed the presence of light oil, which can be produced at commercial rates.
IOG has reached a total depth at the Harvey appraisal well 48/24b-6 in the UK Southern North Sea Gas Basin, confirming a gas discovery.
i3 Energy has reached total depth at its operated Liberator well 13/23c-9 located in the UK North Sea.
Equinor has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 6407/3-2 S, which is located near the Mikkel field in the Norwegian Sea. The well is dry.
ConocoPhillips has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority for exploration drilling in block 25/7 in the North Sea, using the Leiv Eiriksson rig.
The worldwide offshore rig count in August 2019 decreased by ten units sequentially, but increased by 41 unit year-over-year, according to reports by Baker Hughes, a GE company.
A drill stem test on the Hurricane Energy-operated Lincoln Crestal well, which is located in the Greater Warwick Area offshore the UK, has produced oil to surface, resulting in a flare.
Following its recent financial restructuring, Dolphin Drilling is establishing its international headquarters in Aberdeen.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Repsol Norge a drilling permit for a well located offshore Norway.
Equinor has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority for exploration drilling in block 35/11 in the North Sea, using the Deepsea Atlantic rig. However, the oil company has not been given consent for a sidetrack well.
Equinor has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority to use the Rowan Stavanger jack-up rig on the Gudrun field offshore Norway.
Stena AB has officially confirmed that an offshore rig contract signed last year with Alpha Petroleum has been canceled.
