North Sea & Europe Drilling and Completion News

Lundin Petroleum’s second appraisal well has confirmed an extension of its Avaldsnes field discovery in the Norwegian North Sea.

Plexus Holdings has signed a further two-year framework agreement with Applied Drilling Technology International (ADTI), the turnkey drilling division of Transocean Drilling U.K., for work in the North Sea.

Statoil Petroleum has proven small quantities of oil and gas and condensate from a wildcat well in the Sleipner area of the North Sea.

A side track of PA Resources’ (PAR) recent Broder Tuck discovery offshore Denmark has confirmed an additional hydrocarbon column.

Bridge Energy Enterprises has signed a farm-in agreement with TAQA Bratani for UK North Sea license P201, block 211/22a North West Area.

Drilling of appraisal/exploration well 16/2-9S is under way on the Aldous Major North structure.

Statoil Petroleum is preparing to complete two wells in the Norwegian North Sea as oil and gas finds.

Faroe Petroleum has discovered oil on the Fulla prospect, west of Shetlands.

Badger Explorer ASA says it has successfully completed the Milestone III tests of its prototype formation and reservoir evaluation tool that drills into the seabed by itself, without a rig on the surface.

Norwegian independent Rocksource will participate in two more exploration wells this year on the Norwegian continental shelf.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has authorized OMV Norge to drill well 6407/5-2 S in Norwegian Sea license 471, using the semisub Borgland Dolphin.

Transocean Services AS has made an all-cash offer to acquire 100% of Aker Drilling.

The Maersk Guardian has started drilling the Butch prospect in the Norwegian North Sea for operator Centrica.

Melrose Resources has completed drilling of the Kaliakra East-1 exploration well offshore Bulgaria in the western Black Sea.

Serica Energy is drawing up plans to resume drilling offshore western Ireland.

Nautical Petroleum’s Kraken 9/02b-5 pilot well in the UK northern North Sea has successfully encountered oil in the Heimdal III sandstone interval.

A well-capping device has been successfully deployed in waters west of Shetland, according to industry association Oil & Gas UK.

Plexus Holdings is set to provide its POS-GRIP 10,000-psi (689-bar) wellhead equipment and M2S mudline suspension system to Dana Petroleum.

North Atlantic Drilling has taken delivery of the new harsh environment jackup West Elara from Jurong Shipyard.

In the Norwegian North Sea, Statoil has made a potentially large oil discovery which could be in communication with the nearby Avaldsnes find.

Total EP Norge has completed a wildcat well in the Barents Sea, confirming a gas discovery in the Norvarg structure.

Noble Corp. reports its semisubmersible drilling rig Noble Paul Romano has won a six-well contract from Gujarat State Petroleum Corp. Ltd. for work offshore Egypt.

Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has approved Det norske oljeselskap’s request to drill the Ulvetanna prospect.

Cairn Energy’s second exploration drilling campaign offshore Greenland has got off to a disappointing start.