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Leni completes drilling of fourth Goudron well and finds additional oil reservoir

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 31st July 2014
31st July 2014
Leni Gas and Oil (LGO) has announced that the fourth well of its 30 well development programme on the Goudron Field in Trinidad, GY-667, has been successfully drilled to a total depth (TD) of 4,006 feet measured depth (MD)

Leni Gas and Oil (LGO) has announced that the fourth well of its 30 well development programme on the Goudron Field in Trinidad, GY-667, has been successfully drilled to a total depth (TD) of 4,006 feet measured depth (MD)

Rosneft orders six rigs from North Atlantic Drilling in USD 4.25bn deal

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 31st July 2014
31st July 2014
Rosneft orders six rigs from North Atlantic Drilling in USD 4.25bn deal

North Atlantic Drilling has announced that six binding offshore contracts have been executed with Rosneft

Interra spuds CHK 1191 at Myanmar’s onshore Chauk oilfield

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 30th July 2014
30th July 2014
Interra spuds CHK 1191 at Myanma’s onshore Chauk oilfield

Interra Resources has commenced drilling development well CHK 1191 in the Chauk oil field in Myanmar through its subsidiary Goldpetrol

Galp Energia drills dry secondary target offshore Morocco

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 28th July 2014
28th July 2014
Galp Energia drills dry well offshore Morocco

Tangiers Petroleum’s has announced that the Galp Energia-operated TAO-1 exploration well in the Tarfaya block, offshore Morocco has not found any hydrocarbons at its secondary target

Cairn Energy resumes drilling at Senegal offshore play

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 28th July 2014
28th July 2014
Cairn Energy resumes drilling at Senegal offshore play

FAR has announced that drilling has resumed on the Cairn Energy-operated FAN-1 well offshore Senegal

Statoil extends Archer offshore Brazil drilling platform management contract

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 25th July 2014
25th July 2014
Statoil extends Archer offshore Brazil drilling platform management contract

Archer Limited has announced that Statoil Brasil Oleo e Gas Ltda., has exercised the first of two options to extend its contract with Archer for the provision of platform drilling management services on its Peregrino Field development

Oil Search completes Taza 2 drilling in Kurdistan and prepares well testing

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 24th July 2014
24th July 2014
Oil Search completes Taza 2 drilling in Kurdistan and prepares well testing

Oil Search has announced that the Taza 2 well was at a total depth of 4,200 metres in a 6-1/8” hole yesterday and have seen encouraging signs of hydrocarbon presence

Semco and PetroVietnam create rig maintenance and upgrade joint venture

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 23rd July 2014
23rd July 2014
Semco and PetroVietnam create rig maintenance and upgrade joint venture

Semco Maritime and PetroVietnam Marine Shipyard have joined forces to establish a new rig upgrade player in South East Asia - Vung Tau Rig Services

Leni strikes oil at fourth Goudron well

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 22nd July 2014
22nd July 2014
Leni strikes oil at fourth Goudron well

Leni Gas and Oil (LGO) has announced that well GY-667, the fourth of its planned 30 new development wells at the Goudron Field in Trinidad, and the third well from this drill pad, has intersected 187 feet of net oil pay in the Goudron sandstones based on analysis of the electric logging

ShaMaran spuds two Kurdistan wells and prepares to mobilise second drilling rig

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 22nd July 2014
22nd July 2014
ShaMaran spuds Kurdistan well and prepares to mobilise second drilling rig

ShaMaran Petroleum has given an operational update on the Atrush development in the Kurdistan region of Iraq

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