OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações has encountered an oil-bearing interval in the Albian section of well 1-OGX-6-RJS, drilled by the Diamond Offshore rig Ocean Quest in Campos Basin shallow water block BM-C-41 block. OGX holds a 100% working interest in this block.
Dragon Oil has completed testing of two development wells in its Cheleken Contract Area fields in the Caspian Sea Turkmen sector.
Chevron has signed a letter of intent with Pacific Drilling on the drillship Pacific Santa Ana to work in the Gulf of Mexico.
Tullow Oil continues to assess the exploration potential of its 32,500-sq km (1,255-sq mi) Guyane Maritime block offshore French Guiana.
BG Norge has proven oil with a wildcat well in the Norwegian North Sea, 25 km (15.5 mi) northeast of Snorre field.
The A-6 well in Ship Shoal block 201 in the Gulf of Mexico is complete and has tested at a restricted rate of 10.4 MMcf/d and 423 b/d of oil (a combined rate of 2,153 boe/d), says Leed Petroleum.
Lundin Norway has failed to prove further oil with its latest exploration well in the Greater Luno area of the North Sea.
Ownership of the offshore area containing the recently reported Dzata 1 discovery is in dispute between Ghana and the Ivory Coast, according to a report by Dow Jones.
Transocean Ltd’s new ultra deepwater drillship Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2 is at work offshore India for Reliance Industries under a five-year contract.
Chevron Australia Pty Ltd has awarded a $80-million pipeline precommissioning contract for work on the Gorgon project offshore Western Australia to BJ Services (Australia) Pty Ltd.
Technip has awarded Jubilee pre-commissioning and commissioning services to Weatherford Pipeline & Specialty Services.
BP Norge A/S has ordered additional seabed reservoir characterization equipment from OYO Geospace to augment an existing system installed in 2003.
NZOG (New Zealand Oil & Gas Ltd) advises that the Kan Tan IV drilling rig is on location and is preparing to start drilling the Hoki-1 exploration well.
Det norske oljeselskap has signed a framework agreement with Norse Cutting & Abandonment (NSA) Norway for wellhead cutting and removal operations at sea.
Wintershall Norge is to drill an exploration well in the Norwegian Sea with the semisub Songa Delta, following clearance from Petroleum Safety Authority Norway.
