Exillon Energy: Drilling and Production Update and Interim Management Statement
Exillon Energy plc, a London Premium listed oil producer with assets in two oil-rich regions of northern Russia, Timan-Pechora and West Siberia, today issues its Interim Management Statement, Drilling Update and October Production Report. Data are for the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 September 2012 unless otherwise stated. …
Roxi Petroleum plc: Update on BNG / KNOC farm-out
Roxi Petroleum plc, the Central Asian oil and gas company with a focus on Kazakhstan, is pleased to announce that representatives from the existing participants in the BNG licence and KNOC have agreed well locations and secured a rig to commence drilling in December 2012. Well locations The main focus …
Paradigm Drilling Services Secures £250,000 Grant for Innovation
Drilling tool specialist Paradigm Drilling Services has secured a quarter of a million pounds worth of funding through the Technology Strategy Board to progress its pioneering drilling tool solutions. The Smart development of prototype grant will allow the Aberdeenshire-based firm to develop novel Rotary Traction Systems for use in extended …
M-I SWACO Releases New Ultra-High Temperature Non-Aqueous Drilling Fluid
RHADIANT drilling fluid system formulated to maintain stable rheologies and thin filter cake to ensure quality reservoir characterization M-I SWACO, a Schlumberger company, today announced the release of the RHADIANT† ultra-high temperature non-aqueous drilling fluid system. This system eliminates drilling fluid product degradation, prevents wellbore control issues such as barite …
Drilling the Distance: Baker Hughes’ AutoTrak Curve Rotary Steerable Systems Drill Two Million Feet, Saves Time
The Baker Hughes AutoTrak™ Curve rotary steerable system has drilled more than two million feet in unconventional shale plays in only 18 months since the first test wells and six months since the system’s official commercial launch. The convincing pick-up in footage drilled per month indicates the value this …
Cadogan Petroleum plc: Half Yearly Report for the Six Months ended 30 June 2012
Cadogan Petroleum plc (“Cadogan” or the “Company”), an independent oil and gas exploration, development and production company with onshore gas, condensate and oil assets in Ukraine, announces its unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2012. · Continued production from the Zagoryanska, Debeslavetska and Cheremkivska licences at a combined …
The Board of Directors of Tatneft Summed up Results for the First Half of 2012
A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of OAO TATNEFT chaired by R.N. Minnikhanov, President of the Republic of Tatarstan, was held in Almetyevsk on August 27, 2012. The meeting reviewed the budget execution of OAO TATNEFT for seven months in 2012 and approved the budget for September of …
Press Conference of General Director of Tatneft
A press conference of Shafagat Takhautdinov, the Company’s General Director, for representatives of federal and Tatarstan mass media was held on August 25. The General Director told the journalists about the major projects of the Company and their prospects. The General Director started the communication with journalists with the information …
Condor Petroleum Inc. provides update on its Shoba 7 Appraisal Well
Condor Petroleum Inc. provides an update on its Shoba 7 appraisal well (the “Well”) at the Zharkamys West 1 Contract Territory (the “Zharkamys Territory”) in Kazakhstan. The Well was drilled to core point at 730 meters. While tripping out of the hole for core barrels, an uncontrolled gas influx occurred in the …
TNK-BP to Cut Cost of Drilling 50 Wells in Orenburg through Technical Skills Enhancement Program
Orenburgneft (part of the TNK-BP Group of Companies) has improved the efficiency of its well drilling operations by cutting $15 mln off drilling costs since 2010 through a skills enhancement program for technical specialists. TNK-BP is implementing an extensive program of further training for its technical staff. By continuously improving …