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Shell Offshore started production from Phase 3 of the Silvertip project, bringing two wells onstream at the Shell-operated Perdido spar in the US Gulf. drillingcontractor.org/shell…
Searah, the 50-50 joint venture of Eni and PETRONAS, started gas production from the Maha field in the Kutei Basin offshore Indonesia, 21 months after the final investment decision. drillingcontractor.org/eni-p…
Invictus Energy completed the move of Exalo Rig 202 to the Musuma-1 exploration wellsite in the Cabora Bassa Project in Zimbabwe, where it holds an 80% operated interest. The rig was relocated from the Mukuyu-2 wellsite. drillingcontractor.org/invic…
Petrobras identified another oil-bearing interval in the Morpho well (1-BRSA-1405-APS), its third discovery in block FZA-M-59 off Amapá. Foresea’s ODN II drillship will then move to the Potiguar Basin to start drilling at the Mãe de Ouro location. drillingcontractor.org/petro…
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In the Lower 48, a PACE-B rig in North Dakota drilled more than 27,600 ft in 148 hours at an average rate of penetration of nearly 187 ft/hr, and a PACE-X rig in South Texas drilled an 18,500-ft well in under six days, averaging more than 3,200 ft/day. drillingcontractor.org/nabor…
PT Bina Mitra Artha’s BMA #9 rig, which drilled K-29, mobilized to the WK-5 site after that well. drillingcontractor.org/indon…
UK-based Marriott Drilling Group signed a contract to drill up to four exploration wells for the Corbetti geothermal power project in Ethiopia. The wells will be drilled in the Corbetti Caldera near Shashemene in Oromia. drillingcontractor.org/marri…
Touchstone plans three optimization workovers at the Cascadura field before year-end: a coiled tubing cleanout at Cascadura-3ST1, an oil zone recompletion at Cascadura-5 and a workover at Cascadura Deep-1 to commingle two Herrera zones. drillingcontractor.org/touch…
After completing operations at Tupinambá, the Transocean drillship Deepwater Mykonos is expected to move to BP’s Bumerangue block, also offshore Brazil, to start its appraisal program. drillingcontractor.org/bp-fi…
Saipem won two offshore drilling contracts from Eni subsidiaries, one for the drillship Saipem 10000 offshore Cyprus and one for the semisubmersible Scarabeo 9 offshore Ghana. drillingcontractor.org/eni-a…
Optime, a Halliburton service, completed the first Brazil deployment of its Remote Operated Control System (ROCS), working with Petrobras on a deepwater well. Petrobras used the system to install a subsea smart completion. drillingcontractor.org/petro…
The well started in May with the drillship Stena Forth and reached a total depth of more than 5,000 m. It was drilled to appraise extensions of the 2022 Nargis discovery and to test deeper intervals, including high-pressure, high-temperature formations. drillingcontractor.org/chevr…
ADES signed the Shelf Drilling Perseverance to PT Pertamina Hulu Mahakam (PHM) in Indonesia and received notice that a major international oil company exercised a one-year option on the Shelf Drilling Tenacious in Angola. drillingcontractor.org/ades-…
88 Energy farmed out a 40% working interest in its South Prudhoe Project on Alaska’s North Slope to Westlawn Americas Offshore, a Houston-based upstream company. drillingcontractor.org/88-en…
Noble Corp disclosed a pending $38 million sale of the drillship Noble Globetrotter II and a new round of contract awards in its Q3 2026 results on 26 October. drillingcontractor.org/noble…
Dolphin Drilling signed a sale and purchase agreement on 26 October to sell the semisubmersible Blackford Dolphin to SPM Energy Shipping FZCO for up to $25 million. drillingcontractor.org/dolph…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (Sodir) granted Equinor a drilling permit on 27 October for wildcat wellbore 33/9-F-4 DH in the North Sea. Equinor will drill the well with the COSLPromoter semisubmersible. drillingcontractor.org/equin…
Energy Drilling received a letter of award from Carigali-PTTEPI (CPOC) for a 30-month offshore campaign with its tender-assist drilling rig T-16 in Malaysia. The award includes options for up to 15 additional months. drillingcontractor.org/energ…
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