Statoil ASA has reached an agreement to use Seadrill’s West Aquarius harsh environment semisubmersible on its 2012-2013 exploratory drilling offshore Newfoundland.
The rig, capable of drilling in as much as 3,000 m of water, will drill two exploratory wells in the Flemish Pass basin and one in the Jeanne d’Arc basin. The rig has been taken on under an assignment from ExxonMobil Deepwater Rig Ltd.
Santos brings Peluang gas development on stream
03/24/2014
Santos Ltd., Adelaide, has started natural gas production from its Peluang development offshore the Indonesian island of Java. |
Baker Hughes: US drilling rig count drops to 1,803
03/21/2014
After consecutive weeks of significant gains, the US drilling rig count lost 6 units to 1,803 rigs working during the week ended Mar. 21, Baker Hug...
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Cenovus gets AER approval for Grand Rapids oil sands project
03/21/2014
Cenovus Energy Inc. reported that it has received approval from the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) for its wholly owned Grand Rapids thermal oil sa...
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Shell lets contracts for Majnoon development
03/18/2014
Shell Iraq Petroleum Development BV has let engineering and procurement services contracts to Foster Wheeler Kentz Energy Services DMCC, Dubai, for...
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