Drilling
SPE DSATS/IADC ART Symposium to Explore ‘Comprehensive Impactful Drilling Systems—How do we Evolve?’
The event to be held on 16 March in Galveston, Texas, will address important issues for the Drilling Systems Advancement Technical Section's forward planning with industry speakers and an interactive working session.
The Granat prospect on the Norwegian Continental Shelf may be developed with a subsea tieback to existing infrastructure.
Eni reports its latest deepwater exploration well offshore Côte d'Ivoire found gas and condensate in high-quality Cenomanian sands in the Calao channel complex.
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Rystad Energy compared the decommissioning costs based on two similar steel platforms, one in each region, using its cost-estimating tool. -
An analysis of existing wells in the Martin Linge field, conducted by Equinor when it took over as operator from Total, revealed that several did not have sufficient barriers, leading the company to plan new wells to ensure safe operation.
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This latest find means the offshore driller has averaged at least three new discoveries each year since it began drilling offshore Guyana where it plans to recover up to 8 billion barrels of crude.
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The maritime technology company successfully completed a remote deadweight audit for a semisubmersible oil and gas drilling rig. Believed to be the first of its kind, the remote survey was developed in response to travel and social-distancing restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Brazil’s national oil company details the results of 6 years of real-time drilling monitoring. The next step is to move toward optimization, then automation.
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Petrobras has cut in half the time and cost of drilling some wells using its patented True One Trip Ultra Slender (TOTUS) concept. The technique can be used in certain mature fields of the postsalt where geological and reservoir characteristics favor its application.
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Discussed are real-world examples of the less often considered but valuable environmental benefits delivered via MPD.
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The new geothermal project development company will offer expertise in subsurface and drilling, project development, and risk mitigation.
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Valaris, formed in 2018 after the merger of Houston-based Rowan Cos. and London's Ensco, faces fallout from the oil-price drop, canceled or delayed drilling programs, and contract and day rate modifications.
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Citing impacts from COVID-19, Noble Corp. is entering into a prearranged agreement with its bondholders that will give it a fresh start with a new line of credit.
