Drilling

RN-Uvatneftegaz (part of the oil production complex of Rosneft Oil Company) increased its hydrocarbon reserves by 12 million tons of oil equivalent in 2025, replenishing production by 109%. The reserve growth was ensured by successful geological exploration activities and re-evaluation of resources at producing fields. Reserves of the new Yuzhno-Keumskoye …

Rosneft has opened an Onshore Drilling Competence Center at Tyumen Industrial University. The new unique training platform provides opportunities for comprehensive training of specialists in drilling and well workover. The Center includes five specialized classrooms equipped with modern Russian simulator systems. The equipment simulates real drilling conditions and fully reproduces …

Specialists of the Tyumen Research Institute of Rosneft have created a unique seismic facies model of the Russkoye field, which will enable more accurate identification of oil-bearing zones during drilling. The large-scale work on building the model included studies of sedimentation conditions, analysis of wave field characteristics based on seismic …

The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan has signed a contract with Shell Kazakhstan for geological exploration works at the Zhanaturmys subsoil area in the Aktobe region.This was reported by the ministry’s press service. The contract предусматривает the implementation of a комплекс of preparatory and research activities, including …

Julia Gutorova, «Temerso-Engineering» LLC Validation of Technological Processes in Pipe Manufacturing is a critically important set of activities aimed at proving the stability and reproducibility of seamless pipe production processes to ensure the product consistently meets the strict requirements of standards (API, ASTM, GOST, ISO, and others) and customer specifications. …

The Moscow Arbitration Court has granted the claim of Sakhalin Drilling Services LLC against its former American owner — Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd. (PDMS) — in the amount of $9.854 million (944 million rubles, according to the court’s calculation), according to the case file materials from the arbitration registry. …

California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a legislative proposal aimed at simplifying the process for issuing licenses for new oil well drilling. However, environmentalists argue that the bill would strip authorities of essential oversight, according to Bloomberg. The bill outlines a “plug-to-drill” approach through 2036: in order to drill one …

Norwegian oil company Vaar Energi announced on Monday the discovery of an oil and gas field at the Vidsyn block in the Norwegian Sea. According to preliminary data presented by the company, recoverable reserves at the new field are estimated in the range of 25 million to 40 million barrels …

SLB’s performance improvement occurred due to stable demand for its services in certain international regions, which helped offset the slowdown in drilling operations in North America, Mexico, and Saudi Arabia. The company, the first among the major American oilfield service providers to release its report, had previously noted reduced activity …

India is stepping up its efforts to boost domestic fossil fuel production, placing special emphasis on deepwater exploration in the Andaman region, and aiming to replicate Guyana’s success. This was stated to journalists by Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri. The minister recalled that the government had …