Eni, Sonatrach Make New Discovery in Zemlet el Arbi Concession
Eni and Sonatrach announced that they have made a landmark oil and associated gas discovery in the Zemlet el Arbi concession, located in the Berkine North Basin in the Algerian desert.
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Equinor To Extend Hemidal Profitable Operations
Equinor company announced the extension of profitable operations at Heimdal to 2023 as it will drill 3-4 new gas wells for Valemon in 2021 and 2022.
Shell Contracted Halliburton to Drill in Iraq
Shell has signed a $210m contract with Halliburton to drill 30 wells in Iraq's Majnoon oil field.
Ophir Energy to Drill Offshore Ivory Coast
UK listed independent Ophir Energy says preparations for drilling to restart on the deepwater Ayame-1 oil exploration well offshore Ivory Coast are at an advanced stage. Cairn Energy to Drill 2 Well Offshore of Senegal
UK's Cairn Energy and Senegal joint venture partners have decided to drill two appraisal wells on the SNE oil field off Senegal in early 2017 using the Stena Drilling’s 2007-built drillship, Stena DrillMAX.
Petroceltic Drilled First out of 24 Gas Wells in Algeria
The Dublin-based Petroceltic International had successfully drilled the first of 24 new development wells on its Ain Tsila gas and condensate field in Algeria.
US Oil&Gas Rig Count Drops to Record Lows
The number of rigs drilling for oil and natural gas in the United States has fallen to the lowest level since at least 1940. In spite of the decline, oil and gas production has been surprisingly resilient.
Russia’s Rosneft to Solo Drill First Offshore Well
Russia’s largest oil producer Rosneft will start drilling its first international offshore well as a sole operator off the south coast of Vietnam this month.
SOCO: Congo’s Baobab Marine-1 Well Comes up Dry
Central African oil player, SOCO International, said it came up empty-handed while drilling the Baobab Marine 1 well in the waters off the coast of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
