BP Began Drilling the First Production Well from a New Platform at ACG
BP-Azerbaijan announced the start of drilling the first production well from the new Central East Azeri (CEA) platform in the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) block in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea. “Drilling of the first production well from the CEA platform began on December 4,” the company said in a …
KazMunayGas Commissioned the Eastern Urikhtau Field
In the Mugalzharsky district of the Aktobe region, the commissioning of the Eastern Urikhtau field took place on December 4, Kazinform reports. As the official Telegram channel of the Samruk-Kazyna Foundation reported, the launch of the field will allow obtaining additional volumes of commercial and liquefied gas for the Aktobe …
Harbor Energy is Preparing to Drill an Exploration Well in The North Sea
Harbor Energy Norge, the Norwegian subsidiary of Harbor Energy, has received permission from the country’s authorities to drill an exploration well in the North Sea. This was reported by the press service of the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD). Program for well 15/9-25 provides for the drilling of an exploration well; …
The Number of Oil and Gas Rigs in The World Increased for The Second Month in a Row in November
The number of active oil and gas drilling rigs in the world increased in November for the second month in a row, reported the American oil services company Baker Hughes. On average, 1,794 installations were operating in the world in November compared to 1,777 in October. At the same time, …
Rosneft for 9 Months Increased Production of Liquid Hydrocarbons by 3.9%, to 4 Million bpd
Gas production increased by 33%, to 1.5 million boe/s Production of liquid hydrocarbons by Rosneft over 9 months amounted to 4 million barrels. per day, which is 3.9% higher year-on-year and is mainly due to the resumption of production at the Sakhalin-1 project, the company reported. Against the background of …
Belarusian Oilmen Completed The Annual Plan For Drilling New Wells Ahead of Schedule
Belarusian oilmen completed the annual plan for drilling new wells ahead of schedule. BelTA learned this from the Belorusneft company. The Center for Geological and Technological Drilling Support of NGDU Rechitsaneft emphasized that the early implementation of the plan is the merit of several divisions of the company, the result …
Russia is Drilling More Oil Wells
Experts explain the increase in drilling by the need to maintain black gold production in old deposits. The dynamics of oil well drilling in Russia for 10 months of 2023 shows an increase of 12% compared to 2022 data, to 7,250 wells. Also, an increase in drilling was recorded at …
Shell Finds Hydrocarbons in The Nile Delta
Shell Egypt has successfully drilled its first exploration well in the North East El-Amriya block in the Nile Delta. British Shell bought all shares in the Block 3 project in the Nile Delta from the American ExxonMobil and has already started drilling: the well has been drilled to a depth …
American Shale Producers are Ramping up Drilling
Bloomberg writes that drillers in US shale regions are again trying to recover from the decline in activity by increasing the number of oil rigs According to Baker Hughes, the number of oil rigs in the US immediately increased by 6 pieces to 500. This is the largest weekly increase …
TagraS-RS Implemented a Drilling Rig Movement System
The TagraS-RS division of the TAGRAS Holding has introduced a technology that can significantly reduce the duration of derrick installation work – this is a drilling rig movement system, or slider. During cluster drilling, the slider allows you to speed up the repositioning of a mobile drilling rig on skis …