NZOG reveals Taranaki basin drilling optionsNew Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) is aiming to drill the Kakapo prospect offshore New Zealand’s Taranaki basin. |
Chevron extends drilling success offshore Western AustraliaChevron Corp. has announced a natural gas discovery in the Exmouth Plateau of the Carnarvon basin offshore Western Australia. |
Chevron scores two gas producers offshore Western AustraliaChevron is reporting two more successful gas wells offshore Western Australia in the Carnarvon basin. |
Archer to operate Cook Inlet jackup for BuccaneerBuccaneer Energy Ltd. has selected Archer Drilling LLC to operate the Adriatic XI jackup. |
PTTEP hits natural gas in Timor Sea offshore AustraliaPTT Exploration and Production Public Co. Ltd. (PTTEP) has found more natural gas in AC/RL7 block in Australia. |
Expro wins NW Shelf well test assignmentHess Australia has awarded Expro a $6 million-plus contract for an offshore appraisal drilling campaign on Australia’s North West Shelf. |
A comprehensive approach to extending total wellbore depth
In their quest to deliver more oil and gas from increasingly remote and complex reservoirs, drillers are turning to extended-reach drilling (ERD) methods to directionally drill miles-long laterals from a single vertical wellbore.
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Atwood Eagle contracts to Chevron AustraliaAtwood Oceanics Inc. says it has received a six-month contract from Chevron Australia Pty Ltd. |
NZOG outlines Taranaki basin drilling plansNew Zealand Oil and Gas (NZE:NZO) is looking to rename and drill the Kaupokonui prospect in the offshore Taranaki basin. |
GSF Monitor heading to Cote d'IvoireRialto Energy has an agreement with Transocean to use the jackup GSF Monitor for a first-phase drilling campaign in the CI 202 concession, offshore Cote d’Ivoire. |
ConocoPhillips gets approval to drill off northwestern AustraliaKaroon Gas Australia Ltd. says operator ConocoPhillips has approval from the Australian Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population, and Communities to begin drilling offshore in the Browse basin. |
Cook Inlet jackup deal progressesBuccaneer Energy Ltd. says the Alaskan Industrial Development and Export Authority have voted to invest $30 million as a joint owner in the acquisition of a jackup drilling rig. |
Entek confirms GoM oil discoveryEntek Energy Ltd. has announced an update on the VR 342 well in the Gulf of Mexico. |
Santos finds oil at Finucane SouthSantos reports an oil discovery at Finucane South, Carnarvon basin, offshore Western Australia. |
Woodside finds gas in XeresWoodside has discovered more gas in the Pluto area of the Carnarvon basin off Western Australia. |
Buccaneer gets air quality permits to drill in Cook InletBuccaneer Energy Ltd. is closing in on permission to drill offshore southern Alaska. |
Laverda appraisal identifies new oil zoneWoodside Petroleum believes the Greater Laverda area off Western Australia could hold over 100 MMbbl of recoverable oil. |
Cooper steps up exploration off TunisiaCooper Energy plans to resume drilling the Hammamet West prospect offshore Tunisia this fall. |
Plexus to supply equipment for Kamchatka wellLLC Gazflot has commissioned Plexus Holdings to supply its TRT-S mudline suspension equipment for a drilling program in the Okhotsk Sea off eastern Russia. |
AIDEA to join in jackup rig purchase for AlaskaThe Alaskan Industrial Development and Export Authority will join Buccaneer Energy Ltd. to acquire a jackup drilling rig. |
BHP joins Marine Well Containment Co.BHP Billiton has joined the Marine Well Containment Co. |
Woodside makes new gas discovery off Western AustraliaWoodside says its Martin-1 well in WA-404-P has found 100 m. (328 ft.) of gross gas in a Triassic target. |
Tap finds gas off Western AustraliaEarly indications are the Zola 1 exploration well in permit WA-290-P offshore Western Australia is a gas discovery, says Tap Oil Ltd. |
Buccaneer makes headway on Cook Inlet jackupBuccaneer Energy Ltd. says the Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority has approved spending to further develop agreements to allow investing $30 million to acquire, modify, and mobilize a jackup rig to Cook Inlet, Alaska. |
Chevron finds more gas off Western AustraliaChevron Corp. reports its Orthrus-2 well offshore Western Australia has found more gas in the Carnarvon basin. |