Saipem awarded new onshore drilling contracts

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

worth approximately USD 1.1 billion San Donato Milanese (Milan), 26 June 2008 – Saipem has been awarded new onshore drilling contracts worth a total value of approximately USD 1.1 billion. The contracts ...


Aker Solutions awarded drilling equipment contract

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract with Jurong Shipyard Pte. Ltd in Singapore for delivery of a complete drilling system for an ultra deepwater drilling semi-submersible platform. The ...


Aker Solutions gets DSME drilling riser contract

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

5 June 2008 - Aker Solutions has been awarded another contract for a deepwater marine drilling riser by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). Contract value is approximately USD 35 ...


Noble Energy Announces Updated Guidance

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Global Resource Estimates and Continued West Africa Drilling Success HOUSTON, May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NBL), at its annual analyst meeting today, will provide updated guidance, global resource ...


Eni announces new hydrocarbon discovery in the Norwegian North Sea

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

The well is located in the offshore licence PL293, at a water depth of 373 metres in the Norwegian North Sea, some 165 km West of Bergen. San Donato Milanese (Milan), ...


Ukraine Well Nears Total Depth with Gas and Oil Shows

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Vancouver, Canada: - Transeuro Energy Corp. ("Transeuro", or the "Company") announces an update on its drilling operations in Ukraine on the Karlavskoye 101 well and provides details on the related ...


Five-year drilling contract for Aker

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

StatoilHydro has awarded a five-year contract to Aker Drilling for drilling operations in the Norwegian Sea. The total contract value is about NOK 5 billion. The contract was awarded in December ...


Egypt Drilling Update - Circle Oil plc

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

18 March 2008, Circle Oil plc (AIM: COP), the oil and gas exploration and development group, is today pleased to announce the commencement of drilling operations on its Al-Amir SE-1 ...


Commencement of Drilling Operations on Barbarossa Gas Appraisal Well

Friday, February 29th, 2008

EnCore Oil plc (LSE: EO.) is pleased to announce that drilling operations on the Barbarossa appraisal well on Southern North Sea block 47/9c have commenced.   Barbarossa was last drilled by the ...


GROUNDSTAR RESOURCES COMMENCES DRILLING OF MALAK #1

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Groundstar Resources Limited is pleased to provide the following operational update for its West Esh El Mallaha (WEEM) Block (non-operated, 20% working interest, 1,328 square kilometers) in Egypt. Rigging up of ...


LUNDIN PETROLEUM COMMENCES EXPLORATION DRILLING IN SUDAN BLOCK 5B

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) is pleased to announce the start of drilling operations in Block 5B, Sudan. The exploration well Nyal-1, located on the western flank of the basin ...


Drilling equipment contract to Aker Kvaerner

Friday, February 1st, 2008

1 February 2008 - Aker Kvaerner has been awarded a drilling equipment contract by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd (DSME) in Korea for an ultradeep drillship. The total contract ...


Egyptian Farm-In

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

29 January 2008:   Circle Oil plc (AIM: COP), the oil and gas exploration and development group, is today pleased to announce that Circle Oil Egypt Ltd (COEL), its wholly owned subsidiary, ...


Eni successfully completes drilling of Marulk well offshore Norway

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Eni estimates to recover between 80 and 120 million boe from the Marulk discovery San Donato Milanese (Milan), 29 January 2008 - Eni has successfully completed drilling of the exploration well ...