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First steel cut for Awilco’s newbuild rig
Offshore drilling contractor Awilco Drilling has said that the first steel has been cut for its second rig under construction at a Keppel yard while the construction on the first rig is going as planned with delivery scheduled for March 2021. Awilco owns and operates two 3rd generation mid-water sem
ConocoPhillips makes discovery near Balder field
ConocoPhillips has made a hydrocarbon discovery at its wildcat well 25/7-7 near the Balder field in the North Sea, offshore Norway.
Reuters: Spirit Energy up for sale
Centrica and SWM have reportedly launched a sale process of the North Sea oil producer Spirit Energy.
Wintershall Dea kicks off long drilling campaign as ‘West Mira’ spuds debut well
Wintershall Dea has said that the West Mira rig has spudded its debut well on the Bergknapp exploration prospect in the Norwegian Sea.
MOL hires Maersk jack-up for North Sea well
Maersk Drilling has secured a one-well contract for the ultra-harsh environment jack-up rig Maersk Interceptor with MOL Norge.
Siccar Point hands in environmental statement for Cambo project
Oil and gas company Siccar Point Energy has submitted an Environmental Statement for the Cambo field development, located West of Shetland, to the UK authorities.
Timor-Leste awards Chuditch offshore block to SundaGas
The government of Timor Leste has signed a production sharing contract with Sunda Gas and TIMOR Gap -the national oil company of Timor-Leste, for an offshore block containing the Chuditch discovery.
Partners sanction phase two of Ærfugl project offshore Norway
Partners in the Ærfugl project in the Norwegian Sea have decided to proceed with Phase 2 of the project, three years ahead of the original plan.
Wintershall Dea cleared to use ‘Scarabeo 8’ for Norwegian Sea wells
German oil and gas company Wintershall Dea has received consent from the offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), for exploration drilling of two wells in the Norwegian Sea using the Scarabeo 8 rig.
Aker BP in minor oil discovery in North Sea
Aker BP has made a minor oil discovery south of the Gyda field in the North Sea offshore Norway.
ADNOC awards project management consultancy deal to Penspen
Engineering and management services provider Penspen has been awarded a project management consultancy (PMC) framework agreement from the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).
Popular news, November 4 – 10, 2019
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i3 Energy spuds new pilot well on Liberator field
UK independent i3 Energy has started drilling a new pilot well at its Liberator field in the outer Moray Firth, offshore UK.
Still too early for Warwick West assessment. Testing ‘to begin soon’
Following media speculation regarding the status and success of the Warwick West well, Hurricane Energy provided an update on the recently spud well.