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Wintershall Dea and its partners, Petoro, Aker BP and PGNIG, successfully completed an appraisal well on the Adriana gas and condensate discovery in the Norwegian Sea. They are now evaluating potential development options.Drilled with the Transocean Norge harsh-environment semisubmersible, the appraisal well encountered high-quality reservoirs in the primary target within the Cretaceous Lysing Formation. Following the completion of the well, the estimated recoverable volumes for the Adriana discovery were revised upwards from an initial 19 million to 31 million BOE to a new estimate of 28 million to 43 million BOE.The Adriana discovery was made in 2021 as part of

GA Drilling and ZeroGeo Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate in developing a 12MW Hot Dry Rock Geothermal power plant in Lower Saxony, Germany (Projekt THERMO). This marks the first of many deep geothermal and geothermal energy storage projects in Europe between the two.“We are delighted to be working with GA Drilling to develop and deliver Projekt THERMO, an endeavor primed to be successful and profitable,” said John Ashbridge, CEO of ZeroGeo. “Their extensive drilling experience and innovative geothermal drilling technologies, paired with ZeroGeo’s network and operations, is the right foundation to attract the consortium necessary to

Helix Energy Solutions Group announced a deepwater well intervention contract award by Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria.The project, located in the Erha and Usan fields, is expected to start in September 2024 with the vessel expected to be in Nigeria into 2025. The fields are located approximately 97 km offshore Nigeria in water depths ranging from 700 m to 1,500 m.Under the contract, Helix will provide the Q4000, a DP3 riser-based semisubmersible well intervention vessel, a 10k intervention riser system, remotely operated vehicles, project management and engineering services to cover fully integrated well intervention services from production enhancement to plug

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) has successfully completed the first remotely-controlled well completion operation offshore Nigeria.The operation was performed at the Bonga field, in 1,060 m of water depth. The well completion operation was performed utilizing a Remotely Operated Controls System (ROCS) that was supplied by Norwegian technology company Optime Subsea.“We are very pleased with the performance of the ROCS. It means that we can perform well completion operations quicker, at lower cost and with [a] substantially lower CO2 footprint compared to conventional systems,” said Justus Ngerebara, Lead Well Engineer at SNEPCo.Last year, SNEPCo took delivery of its

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Barents Sea offshore Norway. The permit is for the 7220/2-2 exploration well in production license 1080. The license is valid until 14 February 2027.The well will be drilled using Transocean’s Enabler harsh-environment semisubmersible drilling rig, with work likely to begin in April 2024.（2024-02-23）

Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, has announced a contract award from Petrobras for integrated well construction services in the Buzios field, offshore Brazil.The integrated services project is set for the first half of 2025 and will include drilling services, drill bits, wireline, cementing, wellbore cleanup, fishing, remedial tools, fluids, services and geosciences. Baker Hughes will provide these services across three rigs throughout the multi-year contract.“Baker Hughes is proud to contribute to this significant project and expand our long-standing relationship with Petrobras, establishing ourselves as a major provider of integrated solutions in Brazil,” said Maria Claudia Borras, Executive VP, Oilfield

KCA Deutag, a drilling, engineering and technology partner, has secured a two-year contract extension for the provision of offshore drilling and maintenance services on the Ringhorne platform in the Norwegian North Sea from operator Vår Energi.The award of this extension to March 2026 further solidifies the partnership between KCA Deutag and the Ringhorne, marking 24 years of collaboration since the platform’s commissioning in 2002.“The award of this extension demonstrates our strong relationship with Vår Energi and our commitment to delivering the highest standards of safety and performance to our customers,” stated Ole Maier, President of Offshore.（2024-02-20）

The Norwegian Ocean Industry ity (Havtil) has granted Aker BP consent for exploration drilling in the North Sea offshore Norway on the Alvheim Deep prospect on well 24/6-5.Water depth at the location rests around 120 m and the well will be drilled using Noble Corporation’s Noble Integrator jackup.（2024-02-21）