Statoil Downplays Risks Ahead of Arctic Drilling
, 26 kilometers from Eni's Goliat field, the world's northernmost field in production, shipping data showed. Gulowsen said Greenpeace planned to send its vessel to observe Statoil's Arctic drilling. In 2014, Greenpeace activists tried to stop Arctic exploration by boarding the Transocean Spitsbergen rig headed to drill for Statoil near Bjoernoeya. Greenpeace declined to comment on whether it planned any similar protests this year. (Reporting by Nerijus Adomaitis
Transocean's contract backlog $11.3 Bln on February 9
be compensated for the early termination through a lump-sum payment of approximately $79 million, which is based on the operating dayrate less the operating cost per day. The report also includes the following: Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2 - Awarded a three well contract offshore Myanmar. Transocean Spitsbergen - The customer exercised a one well option. Paul B. Loyd, Jr. - Awarded a contract extension of approximately 30 days. Estimated 2017 out of service days increased by 24 days due to contract preparation and mobilization associated with the Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2. The floaters M.G
Hurricane Exercise option over Drilling Rig
Hurricane Energy, the UK-based oil and gas company focused on hydrocarbon resources in naturally fractured basement reservoirs, announces that, further to the rig contract amendments entered into with Transocean, the Company exercised its option over the Transocean Spitsbergen drilling rig on 25 November 2016 in order to drill the Halifax prospect. The Halifax well will be drilled after completion of the Lincoln well. A further announcement will be made once the Halifax well has been spudded.
Hurricane Energy Lancaster Well Spud
Hurricane Energy plc, the UK-based oil and gas company focused on hydrocarbon resources in naturally fractured basement reservoirs, announces that the 205/21a-7 well on the Lancaster field, West of Shetland, was spudded at approximately 01.35 hrs on 6 July 2016, using the Transocean Spitsbergen drilling rig. The well is located on licence P1368 Central in which Hurricane has a 100% interest. The 205/21a-7 Pilot Well (the "Pilot Well") is the first in a two-well programme designed to refine the Lancaster resource range, provide a second future production well and provide new informatio
Tullow Opdates on Norway Appraisal Well
which demonstrated excellent reservoir properties. The well results are expected to provide an increase of in-place volumes in the Central South and Central West segments and further reduce the overall uncertainty of resources in PL537. The well was drilled by the semi submersible drilling rig Transocean Spitsbergen. The well was drilled to respective vertical and measured depths of 673 and 2,314 metres in a water depth of 402 metres. The Wisting Central Complex is located in PL537 in which Tullow has a 20% interest. OMV Norge are the operator with a 25% interest whilst Idemitsu (20%), Statoil (15%)
Transocean's Fleet Update
with Sembcorp Marine's subsidiary, Jurong Shipyard, to delay the delivery of its two newbuild, ultra-deepwater drillships by 24 months. The two drillships are now expected to be delivered in the second quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2020, respectively. * The GSF Monarch and Transocean Spitsbergen are idle. The Spitsbergen's well program concluded 45 days early due to efficient performance of the rig; the contract provides for a payment to the company in the event of an early termination. * The GSF C.R. Luigs is stacked; the rig was previously idle. Estimated 2015 out-of-service
Statoil Third Time Lucky in Aasta Hansteen
now be further evaluated for future tie-in to the Aasta Hansteen facilities in order to optimise utilisation of the infrastructure and prolong the production plateau,” says Dan Tuppen, vice president exploration Norwegian and Barents Sea in Statoil. The well 6706/11-2, drilled by the Transocean Spitsbergen rig in the Gymir prospect, proved a gross 70-metre gas column in the Nise Formation with good reservoir qualities. Statoil estimates the volumes in Gymir to be in the range of 6-19 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalent. Gymir is located just 8 kilometres away from Roald Rygg
Another Gas Find By Statoil in Aasta Hanstee
. Both wells, Snefrid Nord and Roald Rygg, have resulted in interesting discoveries, which will now be further evaluated for future tie-in to the Aasta Hansteen infrastructure,” says Irene Rummelhoff, senior vice president exploration Norway in Statoil. The well 6706/12-3, drilled by the Transocean Spitsbergen rig in the Roald Rygg prospect, proved a 38-metre gas column in the Nise Formation with very good reservoir quality. Statoil estimates the volumes in Roald Rygg to be in the range of 12-44 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalent (o.e.). Roald Rygg is located less than 7 kilometres
Statoil's New gas Discovery at Aasta Hansteen
exploration Norway in Statoil. The Snefrid Nord discovery is located in the deep-water Vøring area in the immediate proximity of the three gas discoveries comprising the Aasta Hansteen field development: Luva, Haklang and Snefrid South. The discovery well 6706/12-2, drilled by Transocean Spitsbergen, proved a 105-metre gas column in the Nise Formation. Statoil estimates the volumes in Snefrid Nord to be in the range of 31-57 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalent (o.e.). Statoil is drilling two exploration wells in the vicinity of Aasta Hansteen in 2015, with the aim of proving
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