Drilling Contractor Magazine

The firm scope covers four infill wells and three exploration wells, to be drilled using the Naga 6 jackup.

Velesto Sumber wins Naga 6 drilling contract offshore Thailand - Drilling Contractor Velesto Energy’s wholly owned subsidiary Velesto Sumber was awarded a contract by Northern Gulf Petroleum for the provision of jackup drilling rig services and associated services in the Gulf of Thailand. The firm scope covers four infill wells and three exploration wells, to be drilled using the ...

Ocean Installer secured a 4.5-year contract from Equinor for well tie-in work at the Bacalhau field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil, the company’s first award in the country.

Ocean Installer wins well tie-in contract for Bacalhau field offshore Brazil - Drilling Contractor Ocean Installer secured a 4.5-year contract from Equinor for well tie-in work at the Bacalhau field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil, the company’s first award in the country. The scope covers installation of rigid well jumpers between flowlines and subsea trees, flying leads installation and a...

The initial NAG well was drilled from the existing West Chirag platform into the Qirmaki Upper Sand and the deeper Qirmaki Lower Sand, both located beneath the producing oil reservoirs.

BP, partners achieve first gas at ACG field offshore Azerbaijan - Drilling Contractor BP, as operator of the Azeri–Chirag–Gunashli (ACG) field, announced the start of non-associated gas (NAG) production on the field in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea, marking the first-ever commercial gas production at one of the world’s largest oil-producing fields. The initial NAG we...