The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Wintershall Norge a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea offshore Norway. NPD said on Monday that the 35/11-20 B well will be drilled from the Borgland Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig following the completion of drilling of w
Norwegian oil company Statoil has informed that the semi-sub Cat D rig Songa Enabler has started drilling a new injection well for CO2 gas on the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea off the coast of Hammerfest. Next, a production well will be drilled for replenishment of gas for Hammerfest LNG, Statoil
Energomontaż-Północ Gdynia (EPG) has built an accommodation block for Maersk Drilling’s jack-up rig Maersk Guardian in Poland. EPG said on Thursday that, after a two-day loading process onto a special pontoon, the module sailed out from the Gdynia port in Poland. The 1,140-ton heavy accommodation mo
Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes reported on Friday that the international offshore rig count for July 2016 was up sequentially and down year over year. The international offshore rig count for July 2016 was 226, up 3 from the 223 counted in June 2016, and down 38 from the 264 counted in July
Premier Oil has completed drilling of the Bagpuss well in the UK sector of the North Sea proving a ‘significant volume of oil in place’. The JV partners in the Bagpuss Prospect are Premier Oil, the operator, Maersk Oil, EnCounter Oil, Groliffe Limited, and North Sea Energy. According to North Sea En
Det norske oljeselskap has completed the drilling of wildcat well 25/10-15 S, in the North Sea. The well is dry. The well was drilled in the central part of the North Sea, about six kilometres north of the Hanz discovery and 200 kilometres northwest of Stavanger. The well is located in production li
Eni Norge, a Norwegian subsidiary of the Italian oil company Eni, is in the process of completing the drilling of wildcat 7222/1-1 (Aurelia), in the Barents Sea. The well is dry. The well is located in located in Production License 226 where Eni Norge is the operator and its partners are DEA Norge,
One of the world’s largest offshore drilling contractors, Transocean, posted a sharp drop in second quarter 2016 profit while its revenues were almost halved. Transocean reported net income for the second quarter of 2016 attributable to controlling interest of $77 million, compared to $342 million i
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has granted Det norske consent to use the Safe Zephyrus semi-submersible accommodation rig to accommodate personnel during the completion and start-up phase of the Ivar Aasen development off Norway. Det norske is the operator of the Ivar Aasen field, located 175
Norway’s offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given consent to Statoil to use Saipem’s Scarabeo 5 semi-submersible drilling rig for maintenance of a production well on the Snorre field, offshore Norway. The rig is under contract with Statoil until 2017 but has had a prolon
Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has given Statoil its consent to use the Songa Enabler semi-sub Cat D rig for drilling three wells at the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway. Statoil is the field operator at Snøhvit, a gas field northwest of Hammerfest developed using a subse
Offshore drilling contractor Maersk Drilling has decided to cut jobs following a recent, early contract termination for its 2014-built drillship. According to Reuters, the company will cut 122 jobs due to the contract termination for the drillship Maersk Valiant. To remind, the offshore driller rece
Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to use Songa Offshore’s semi-sub rig Songa Delta for well plugging at Tune field, offshore Norway. The Tune field is a gas and condensate field in the North Sea, around 10 kilometers west of the Oseberg field center. Statoil is t
Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given Det norske consent for exploration drilling in production license 442 in the North Sea with the Maersk Interceptor jack-up drilling rig. The PSA said on Tuesday that Det Norske will drill the exploration well in PL 4
