ExxonNeftegas has completed drilling the first two extended-reach wells at the Odoptu field offshore Sakhalin Island.

The Petrovskaya-1 exploration well in the Lagansky block in the Russian sector of the northern Caspian is dry, according to Lundin Petroleum.

Lundin Petroleum has spudded the Petrovskaya-1 exploration well in the Lagansky block in the Russian sector of the northern Caspian.

Baker Hughes has successfully installed the first Baker Oil Tools 9-5/8" 'Float-In' liner hanger on Sakhalin Island, Russia.

Exploration drilling is under way on the Gazprom-operated Kirinskoye gas-condensate field offshore Sakhalin Island.

The self elevating floating drilling rig Transocean Shelf Explorer has begun a two-well drilling program on the Veninsky block for the Sakhalin-3 project, according to operator Veninneft.

Korea National Oil Co. (KNOC) has awarded AGR Drilling Services a $9 million, two-year contract for riserless mud recovery (RMR) services off Sakhalin Island.