North Sea & Europe Drilling and Completion News

MPX North Sea has exercised an option under its drilling contract with Awilco Drilling and SPD to use the semisub Wilhunter for a second well in the UK sector.

Idemitsu Petroleum has drilled a dry hole with its first well in a Norwegian North Sea license.

Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has issued clearance for two North Sea production drilling programs.

Statoil has consent from Petroleum Safety Authority Norway for exploration drilling in the central Norwegian North Sea.

Lundin Petroleum has started its latest appraisal well on its potentially large Avaldsnes discovery in the Norwegian North Sea.

Eni Norge has approval to use the semisub Scarabeo 5 on its Marulk field development in the Norwegian Sea.

Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has approved use of the semisubmersible rig Transocean Leader for production drilling on Statoil’s Troll Oil project in the Norwegian North Sea.

PA Resources UK has discovered gas at the Broder Tuck prospect in the Danish North Sea.

The semisub Transocean Leader has started drilling appraisal/exploration well 16/2-8 on the Aldous Major South structure in the Norwegian North Sea.

Wintershall Norge has completed drilling of two delineation wells on its Grosbeak oil and gas discovery in the North Sea.

The semisub Borgland Dolphin is completing drilling operations on the Breiflabb prospect in the Norwegian North Sea.

Lundin Petroleum has spudded its Cempulut prospect well in block SB303 offshore Sabah, East Malaysia.

The jackup Maersk Resolve should be available to start drilling in September on the Luna prospect in the Danish North Sea.

Keppel FELS in Singapore has delivered the new deepwater jackup Rowan Norway to Rowan Co.s Inc.

Lundin Petroleum says it has scored a hit in its first every exploration well offshore Sabah, East Malaysia.

Statoil has re-engaged the semisub Songa Trym for exploration drilling on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).

Songa Offshore SE reports that Petronas Carigali has contracted the Songa Venus for one year with a one-year option.

Lundin Norway has proven gas in the Skalle prospect in the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea.

Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has authorized two drilling programs on the Norwegian shelf involving facilities owned and operated by North Atlantic Norway.

Antrim Energy has agreed to farm out part of its Erne prospect in the Greater Fyne Area in the UK central North Sea to Premier Oil.

Rockhopper Exploration has secured an additional well slot on the semisub Ocean Guardian for its North Falkland basin drilling program.

BMT Reliability Consultants Ltd has completed a contract with Sonardyne International Ltd to provide a detailed reliability assurance assessment as part of the ongoing development of Sonardyne’s secure, acoustically-commanded Wideband BOP control system.

Drilling is under way on the latest appraisal well of Nautical Petroleum’s Kraken heavy oil field in the UK northern North Sea.

Drilling has started on the Faroe Petroleum-operated Fulla prospect west of Shetland.