Lundin to drill Petrovskaya
Lundin Petroleum will spud an exploration well this summer on the Petrovskaya prospect in the Russian sector of the Caspian Sea.
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Gazprom seek access to Sakhalin blocks
Gazprom is pursuing further E&P opportunities in offshore blocks off eastern Russia.
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Dragon certifies Cheleken reserves in Caspian Sea
Dragon Oil (DGO) has announced the results of the recent certification of its oil and condensate reserves in the Cheleken contract area in the Caspian Sea offshore Turkmenistan.
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Lundin outlines 2009 development and exploration plans
Lundin Petroleum has announced the details of its $560 million development and exploration budget for 2009.
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Parker to provide Sakhalin drilling package
The design of a drilling package for Sakhalin-1 Arkutun-Dagi offshore platform will be done by Parker Drilling Co.
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Transocean jackup sets extended-reach drilling record
Transocean's jackup GSF Rig 127 has set a world record for the longest extended-reach well ever drilled, measuring 40,320 ft (12,289 m) deep with a 35,770-ft (10,902-m) horizontal section.
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DRILLING & PRODUCTION
VetcoGray will supply its control system technology to the development of a new gas field in the West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) area offshore the Nile Delta for Burullus Gas Co. of Cairo.
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Lunskoye drilling under way
Sakhalin Energy Investment Co. has started development drilling from the Lunskoye-A platform, Russia's first offshore gas production installation.
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Aluminum could extend drilling reach
A Russian consortium wants to promote lightweight aluminium drill pipes to facilitate extended reach drilling in remote regions.
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ExxonMobil drills world-record well off Sakhalin
Exxon Mobil Corp. subsidiary, Exxon Neftegas Ltd. has completed the Z-11 well, the longest measured depth extended-reach drilling (ERD) well in the world, ExxonMobil says. On Sakhalin Island offshore eastern Russia, the record-setting Z-11 achieved a total measured depth of 11,282 m (37,016 ft).
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Record well drilled at Sakhalin
Exxon Neftegas Ltd. has set a drilling record at its Z-11 well on Sakhalin Island. The well was drilled to a total measured depth of 37,016 ft (11,282 m).
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Jackup demand projected strong internationally, weak in GoM
Uncertainty caused by recession and the attacks of Sept. 11 has ensured that caution prevails in the drilling industry during 2002.
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WEST AFRICA
Shell's Block 16 offshore Angola. [14,878 bytes] Cavendish's Obe Field in OML 110 offshore Nigeria. [33,868 bytes] Shell has encountered some 300 million bbl of oil (estimated recoverable reserves) so far on the Block 16, Angola, even though two recent wells, Queve-1 and Cubango-1, were both plugged and abandoned. The company plans to acquire 2,350 sq km of 3-D seismic data over the 5,000 sq km lease via the PGS Ramform Explorer. Shell holds 55% equity on this block, along with Exxon
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