Well Operation News

Philippine Firm Targets New Gas Wells, Solar Investment

Mar 15, 2023

Philippine holding firm Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc aims to put new wells at the country's only major natural gas project into commercial operation in 2026, and is seeking other fields to ensure long-term output, its CEO told Reuters on Wednesday.Prime Infrastructure has also lined up other energy projects including an investment of at least 200 billion pesos ($3.7 billion) in solar power and battery energy storage systems ahead of its planned initial public offering (IPO) this year…

CNOOC Launches Power from Shore Bohai Bay Project. Starts Production from Offshore Oil Field

Dec 27, 2022

Chinese oil company CNOOC Limited said Monday that its Bozhong- Kenli oil fields power from shore project had successfully started operation. The project will power 39 offshore platforms in Bohai Bay, China.The main facilities of the project…

ADIPEC: Kongsberg Digital App to Optimize Drilling and Well Ops in Real Time

Nov 01, 2022

Norway's Kongsberg Digital has launched a new application at ADIPEC, which promises to enable oil and gas operators to follow their key performance indicator (KPI) progress on drilling and well operations in real time.According to Kongsberg Digital…

China CNOOC Q3 Profit Climbs 89% to $5.1B as Energy Prices Surge

Oct 27, 2022

CNOOC Ltd's third-quarter net profit soared by 89% from a year earlier to 36.9 billion yuan ($5.11 billion), driven by stronger oil and gas prices, the Chinese offshore oil and gas major said on Thursday. Third-quarter revenue rose 54% on the year to 89…

Pertamina Says Gas Output Improves at Mahakam Block

Oct 26, 2022

Natural gas output at Indonesia's Mahakam block rose to 590 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd) in October, the state energy company Pertamina said on Wednesday, as the operator boosted drilling.Once a major gas-producing block, output at Mahakam dropped to 505 MMSCFD earlier this year…

Maersk Drilling Secures Work for Maersk Viking Rig in Malaysia

Sep 26, 2022

Maersk Drilling has secured a contract extension with Sarawak Shell Berhad and Sabah Shell Petroleum Co Ltd (SSB/SSPC) for the Maersk Viking drillship in Malaysia. The drillship will also work for PTTEP.Shell's Malaysian subsidiaries have have…

Velesto Upgrades Two Jack-Up Rigs

Aug 10, 2022

Malaysian offshore drilling firm Velesto said Wednesday it had completed 'the offline capabilities upgrading works' for NAGA 5 and NAGA 6, making the two rigs - the first Malaysian jack-up drilling rigs to be equipped with offline capabilities…

CMIC to Deliver Liftboat Jacking Systems to CTW

Jul 21, 2022

Chinese companies CMIC and CTW (Tianjin) Offshore Engineering (CTW) on July 18 signed an agreement for strategic cooperation and supply of four liftboat jacking systems to CTW.'The strategic cooperation framework provides the basis of cooperation for the construction of liftboats…

Valaris' Semi-Sub Reaches Santos' Barossa Gas Field

Jul 20, 2022

Offshore drilling firm Valaris said Tuesday that its Valaris MS-1 semi-submersible drilling rig had reached Santos' Barossa gas field offshore Australia.'On July 16, the VALARIS MS-1 completed the tow from Dampier to the Barossa Field offshore…

Marine Design: New Offshore Support Vessel Range from Chartwell

Jun 15, 2022

U.K.-based Chartwell Marine is introducing its expanded range of offshore energy support vessel (OESV) designs ahead of Seawork 2022 this month.The new design range, spanning classes A to D outlined below, offers a foundation for the integration…

Kongsberg Digital to Handle Floatel Internationals Digital Services

Jun 14, 2022

Floatel International will become a part of Kongsberg Digital's digital infrastructure Vessel Insight.Floatel is currently operating in the North Sea region, Australia, Gulf of Mexico and Brazil and have a fleet consisting of five semi-submersible accommodation and construction support vessels…