Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Drill Site News

Vietnam Scraps South China Sea Oil Drilling Project

Vietnam's state oil firm PetroVietnam has ordered Spanish energy firm Repsol to suspend its "Red Emperor" project off the country's southeastern coast following pressure from China, the BBC reported on Friday.

U.S. Diesel Demand to Rise as Freight, Drilling Revive

Freight movements across the United States are showing signs of sustained growth for the first time in 18 months, which should support increases in diesel consumption in 2017.

Roxi Discovers Oil in BNG's Well 143, Kazakhstan

The Well 143, was spudded on 1 April 2013, and in June 2013 was drilled to a depth of 2,750 meters, 250 meters deeper than the original planned depth. The well targeted Jurassic Callovian sands at a depth of 2…

Europa Wins Appeal over Surrey Hills Drill Site

Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc, the AIM quoted oil and gas company with a combination of producing and exploration assets in Europe informed that the Planning Inspectorate…

Hovercraft Creates Lifeline to Alaska Drill Site

Crowley's hovercraft Arctic Hawk shuttles people and supplies to an Alaskan drill site which became disconnected after the road leading to it was washed out. (Photo: Crowley)

About half a million barrels of oil is extracted each day from Alaska’s Prudhoe Bay oilfields. One of its drilling sites, Endicott, is located on a spit of land connected by…

Sound Oil's Second Nervesa Well Update

Sound Oil, the European / Mediterranean focused upstream oil and gas company, is pleased to announce that the second Nervesa well has now been drilled to a measured vertical…

Greenpeace Blocks Total's Danish Shale Gas Project

Greenpeace activists climbed a shale gas drilling rig operated by Total in Denmark on Monday, and the French energy company has asked police for help, an official at Total Denmark said.

Farm-Out of Tarbes Permit in France

Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc, the AIM quoted oil and gas exploration and development company with a combination of producing and exploration assets in Europe, is pleased…

Noble Pleads Guilty to Enviro Charges Surrounding Kulluk

Noble Drilling (U.S.) LLC was charged with environmental and maritime crimes for operating the drill ship Noble Discoverer and the drilling unit Kulluk in violation of federal law in Alaska in 2012…

Sound Oil Gas Sales Contracts

Sound Oil, the European / Mediterranean focused upstream oil and gas company, has signed up for two gas sales contracts and developments in relation to the Badile drill site…

Sound Oil Updates on Badile exploration well

Sound Oil, the European / Mediterranean focused upstream oil and gas company, is pleased to update investors on its preparations for the forthcoming Badile exploration well.