Blackwood-1 declared commercial
MEO Australia Ltd. has made a discovery with Blackwood-1 off Australia's northwest coast.
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Origin complete coring at Kupe South 6 well
Coring of the 8-1/2 in. (22 cm) section of the Kupe South 6 (KS-6) well offshore Taranaki basin, New Zealand, has been completed and drilling has reached a depth of 3,313 m (10,869 ft) MD from the rotary table, says operator Origin Energy.
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Roc Oil abandon Frankland-2
Roc Oil (WA) Pty Ltd. has drilled the Frankland-2 appraisal well at WA-286-P, Perth basin, offshore Western Australia, to a TD of 2,330 m (7,644 ft) below the rotary table from the WilCraft jackup drilling rig.
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Songa Venus secures contract for Australia
Songa Offshore ASA has been awarded a Letter of Intent from Australian Drilling Associates (ADA) to use the semisubmersible Songa Venus for development and exploration drilling offshore Australia.
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Crux-4 drilling suspended as a future production well
The Sedco 703 drilling rig left the Crux-4 location in AC/P23 offshore Browse basin, Western Australia, this week after the well was suspended successfully as a future production well for the Crux liquids project, says Nexus Energy Ltd.
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Crux-4 appraisal well progresses
The Crux-4 appraisal well in exploration permit AC/P23 offshore Browse basin in the Timor Sea, Western Australia, has intersected a further 16 m (52 ft) of net gas bearing sand bringing the total to 126 m (413 ft) net gas sand.
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Crux-4 drilling ahead off Western Australia
The Crux-4 appraisal well in exploration permit AC/P23 offshore Browse basin, Western Australia, is drilling ahead at a depth of 3,541 m (11,617 ft) TVD subsea in a 12.25-in. (31-cm) hole, says Nexus Energy Ltd.
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Kupe drilling continues per plan
The 12-1/4-in (31-cm) section of the Kupe South 7 (KS-7) well offshore Taranaki basin, New Zealand, has reached 2,176 m (7,139 ft) MD from the rotary table.
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Roc explores off Perth basin
Roc Oil (WA) Pty Ltd. has begun a two-well exploration/appraisal drilling program in WA-286-P, in the North Perth basin, offshore Western Australia.
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Kupe drilling progresses
The 17-in (43-cm) section of the Kupe South 8 (KS-8) well has reached TD of 2,184 m (7,165 ft) from rotary table and the 13-3/8 in (34 cm) casing run and cemented, says operator Origin Energy Ltd.
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Apache discovers oil off Australia
Apache Corp. reported its first offshore discovery from its 2008 exploration program.
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Origin drilling continues on Kupe wells
Origin Energy Ltd says the 17-in (43-cm) section of the Kupe South 7 (KS-7) well reached a depth of 1,852 m (6,076 ft) MD from rotary table on Jan. 9.
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Kupe well reaches targeted depth
The 17-in. (43-cm) hole section of the Kupe South 6 (KS-6) well has reached planned TD of 2,000 m (6562 ft) MDRT, according to Origin Energy.
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NZOG achieves record month for Tui
The Tui Area oil fields achieved a record month of production in December, according to New Zealand Oil and Gas Ltd. (NZOG).
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Roc begins Beibu Gulf appraisal program
Roc Oil (China) has begun a multi-well exploration/appraisal drilling program in block 22/12, Beibu Gulf, offshore China.
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HB Rentals delivers on Geoservices contract
HB Rentals has delivered an engineering cabin to Geoservices for deployment to the Ocean Patriot in the Basker and Manta fields, offshore Australia.
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Drilling begins on Kupe field
The Ensco 107 rig has started batch drilling three development wells on the Kupe gas and condensate field.
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Tanzania well shows gas
Bounty Oil & Gas NL has encountered gas shows in its Kiliwani #1 well offshore Tanzania.
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Anadarko hits oil on West Tonga
Anadarko has drilled an oil discovery at its West Tonga field on Green Canyon block 726 in 4,700 ft (1,433 m) of water.
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Stuart Petroleum gains Gippsland basin interest
Stuart Petroleum has earned an interest in the Gippsland basin Vic P53 exploration permit and in the Vic P53 joint venture.
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Peak exercises options with WilCraft
Peak Group has exercised three of the 11 optional wells on its contract with the jackup drilling rig WilCraft for work offshore Australia.
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Origin begins Moana 1 well
Drilling is under way on the Moana 1 exploration well in permit PEP 38485, offshore Taranaki basin, New Zealand.
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Entek begins Warragon-1 testing
Entek Energy has begun testing of Warragon-1 (ATP 269P).
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OMV begins Moana 1 well
OMV New Zealand Ltd. has begun drilling the Moana 1 exploration well, offshore Taranaki Basin, New Zealand.
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Mutineer appraisal well results non-commercial
Santos has reached TD with the Mutineer-13 appraisal well and confirms that it is non-commercial.
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