Noble Energy, Inc. yesterday announced that the Leviathan deep well offshore Israel has reached a depth of approximately 21,400 feet, the deepest known penetration in the Levant Basin. High well pressure and the mechanical limits of the wellbore design resulted in the suspension of drilling operations before the primary objective was reached. Over the [...]
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In a milestone for the global oil and gas industry, GE is showcasing its new MaxLift 1800 pump system at the 2012 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC). This product will pave the way for the use of dual gradient drilling (DGD) technology in challenging deepwater applications. DGD significantly lessens the impact of the water column on [...]
Rialto Energy Limited, an oil and gas exploration and production company, provides the following weekly update on drilling operations at the Gazelle-P3 ST well, offshore Ivory Coast. The Gazelle-P3 ST well was spudded on 12 March 2012 using the Transocean GSF Monitor jack-up drilling rig. The well is the first of an overall three well [...]
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The Board of Salamander on Friday announced a fully underwritten 13 for 20 Rights Issue to raise proceeds of approximately $201 million (£124 million), net of expenses, through the issue of up to 100,654,935 New Ordinary Shares. New Ordinary Shares will be issued at a price of 130 pence each, representing a discount of [...]
At the Extraordinary General Meeting of Providence Resources P.l.c., held on Friday, 27th April 2012 to approve the Placing of 13,148,930 new Ordinary Shares (as originally announced on 2nd April 2012), the special resolution considered and voted upon by the shareholders was approved. Commenting after the Extraordinary General Meeting, Mr. Tony O’Reilly, CEO, stated: “I [...]
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Banambu Deep well is expected to commence drilling in mid-May, 2012, Cue Energy Resources reports. The well is located within the WA- 389-P permit, Carnarvon Basin, offshore Western Australia. The well operator is Woodside as a result of a farm-out agreement announced on 13 th July, 2010. Woodside is committed to carry Cue’s share of [...]
Romania’s GSP Offshore has announced that it has signed a contract for its jack-up drilling rig GSP Jupiter with Turkish national oil and gas company TPAO. GSP Jupiter has been awarded a contract for offshore drilling services, for Istranca 1 well (+ 1 optional well) on Black Sea Block 3920 on the Turkish continental shelf. [...]
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American Electric Technologies, Inc., a leading global supplier of power delivery solutions for the energy industry, announced today the introduction of its new M&I(R) DrillAssist(TM) Drilling Control System. Based on field-proven control system software AETI acquired from Amnor Technologies in March 2012, the DrillAssist Drilling Control System is designed for managing, controlling and monitoring drilling [...]
Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC) managing director, Mousa Souri, says the company will start drilling in oil layer of South Pars gas field up to the end of current Iranian month on 20th May. Speaking to Shana, POGC’s managing director, Mousa Souri, also said that the company has gained permissions to buy or lease [...]
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has given its approval to Wintershall to carry out exploration drilling of well 33/6-4 with the Borgland Dolphin rig. Well 33/6-4 belongs to production licence 370 in the northern part of the North Sea, adjacent to the median line with the UK.. Water depth at the site is 328 metres. [...]
