London-based independent logs Upper Cretaceous pay in northern Douala basin.

Alakaluf 5 is the ninth well drilled in 2009

Fotech Solutions installs acoustic monitoring system in coal-bed methane well in Scotland 

StatoilHydro Smørbukk appraisal well finds oil

Caledyne Balance Pump offers new lease of life to maturing gas wells

3M introduces next generation underground pipe/cable/fault and electronic RFID marker locators

Online control room upgrade makes DeltaV workstations the primary Human Machine Interface (HMI) for existing Bailey controllers and devices

Adventure Energy, Inc. acquires three previously drilled wells and 104 acre leasehold in Hart County, Kentucky

Subsea job sets world record

Avro Energy announces commencement of work program on its two oil and gas wells near Hosston, Louisiana

Pride International, Inc. announces management changes

Lucas Energy, Inc. Mills Oil Unit No.1

Adventure Energy Inc. acquires two previously drilled Knox Wells in Green County, Kentucky

Pride International, Inc. Board of Directors approves spin-off of mat-supported jackup segment

North American Energy Resources, Inc. acquires 37 acre leasehold and well interest from CLM Oil Production, Inc.

Tank inspection in Jakarta using Industrial Rope Access

Foster Wheeler awarded feed contract by Santos for GLNG Upstream Project in Australia

Wafer-Cone Flow Meter offers high accuracy for natural gas small line wellhead measurement

IDS announces new contract with OMV

GE Oil & Gas: riding a pacific wave of deals

Combination brings broadest offering of MPD techniques to the market, unmatched experience

BP announces successful results of Mad Dog South well

Space/Weight saving V-Cone Flow Meter to be exhibited at ISA ‘09 

Superior relocates two Louisiana facilities

U.S. Energy Corp. to drill third prospect with Houston Energy L.P.

Wood Group provides commissioning & start-up services for BP Colombia

M-I SWACO Pressure Control launches CARBONTRACKER Gas Metering System

Stabil Drill opens Oklahoma City facility

Second contract secured by GE under a frame agreement signed in December 2008

Subsea drilling-with-casing system opens door for more sub-salt plays

North American Energy Resources, Inc. recompletes Washington County Well and finds oil in lower Bartlesville zone

Fugro Chance completes acoustic jumper metrology on world’s deepest field at Shell’s Perdido development

Tendeka and FloQuest enter exclusive agreement

Tracerco’s new China office provides global expertise with local service

US Energy Corp. announces drill results from second well partnered with Houston Energy, L.P.

Halliburton’s GEM tool offers a clearer picture

Dyna-Drill’s new leader

Two big oil finds within a month

AlMansoori further recognized for HSEQ commitment

Object Reservoir announces expanded industry collaboration in the Haynesville and Marcellus shales

History of Groningen field provides valuable lessons

FMC Technologies forms joint venture with Shoaibi Group in Saudi Arabia

New multi-gas monitor is the first to receive UL 913 7th Edition Certification two years before it is required

SteelEye and Nordicmind ensure continuous availability of business critical IT systems across 74 oil drilling rigs in the Indian Ocean

Hege Kverneland to be NOV’s senior vice president and chief technology officer

Deepflex, Inc. appoints Michael Molek as global director of projects

Schilling Robotics awarded contract for new deep sea drilling and coring system

Nor-Shipping sees ABB building on $60 million order haul

Aker Solutions secures contracts for deck machinery

New well confirms the light oil potential in Tupi

OpenSpirit releases LoadIT WITSML 2009 for real-time rig-to-office collaboration

Dzheitune (Lam) 28/134 well on production with an initial combined tested rate of 3,554 barrels of oil per day ("bopd")

Discovery in Well CGD-10, Sebou Permit, Rharb Basin, Morocco

DPS delight with dolphin first oil

Foster Wheeler awarded Carbon Capture and Storage Consultancy Contract in The Netherlands

StatoilHydro awards contracts for offshore services

Well construction specialist secures BP support for Turbocaser development.

With over a decade of use and nearly 700 completions worldwide, intelligent completion technology has made a mark in today’s upstream oil industry. Yet statistics surprisingly demonstrate that the technology is still being deployed mostly in regional hotspots by relatively few key players.

As part of the evacuation process, personnel activate the shut-in procedure, which can also be accomplished from a remote location

The appraisal well was spudded on 5 June and the hydrocarbons were encountered in formations of Lower Carboniferous age. StatoilHydro and partner Sonatrach are pleased with the results of the well.

The Troll B Gas Injection project will be developed with two separate subsea satellite wells, located respectively 3.5 km and 6.5 km south of the Troll B platform.

In addition to operating the most modern fleet of surface logging units in the industry, ILI brings a unique portfolio of technologies to the drilling and evaluation processes.

The scope of the work includes the completion of a 35 day, multi-faceted workscope on the John Shaw drilling rig, and new crane installations and various upgrade works on the Ocean Guardian that will also be in the Cromarty Firth for an estimated 35 day period.

The initial contract is expected to be completed in December 2010 and, if options are secured, the contract will run until the end of 2014.

The development includes 36 subsea wells feeding two FPSO vessels.

A testing program has commenced with test results expected within the next 10 days.

To be delivered in the second half of 2012, the ENSCO 8506 will be the seventh consecutive semi that Keppel FELS is constructing for ENSCO International Incorporated

Sterling said that once these two appraisals are completed, the rig will move to Block 42/19 and drill the Airidh prospect

Denham will gain majority ownership of Multi-Shot through its investment. 

The four-year contract includes casing and tubing running, cold cutting, and onshore tubular make-up and bucking services for 29 wells on CNR’s Olowi development. 

After well completion, the partners will verify field dimensions and reservoir characteristics.

The Red Oak Timber 5 No. 1 spud on Friday, August 1, 2008 and will be vertically drilled to approximately 11,950 feet using a casing program with 7 5/8" for the intermediate string. 

Stallion Oilfield Services Ltd. announced today that it has closed on two acquisitions -- Mile High Oilfield Services Inc. on June 30th and J-M Oil Company Inc. on July 31st.

Cameron will expand its existing infrastructure in Angola to provide local machining and assembly operations 

Upon completion of the deal, Solana will become an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Gran Tierra.

Commencing one month after closing of the GSF Arctic II sale, Transocean will receive principal and interest payments of $200,000 per day for the rig from the buyer.

Company engages experienced Colorado engineering firm for turnkey development of the field-test and a full scale prototype, designed to recover oil shale, tar sands and heavy oil.

The testing was conducted by TRL Compliance, Ltd., West
Lancashire, UK with financial support and technical assistance from Shell
U.K.

The well will test Palaeogene limestone Beds 5 and 7, the company said. 

KNOC has a 30% stake in the field, while Pluspetrol and CNPC will hold 40% and 30% respectively. The exploration period will last for three years.

The contract also provides for two one-well options that, if exercised, would extend the firm period of the contract by an estimated 75 days.

This is the second deal in a month for KS in Tunisia.

Scheduled for delivery in mid-2010, this latest jack-up rig order is the second consecutive newbuild jack-up rig that EDC has placed with PPL Shipyard.

Both wells were fracture treated in the first of several stages in the Cotton Valley Group and are producing oil and gas as well as fracture treatment fluid into temporary production facilities while permanent equipment is being placed on location.

The 21/28a-10 well will target the Eocene Tay sandstone and is located around 4,593ft (1,400m) northwest of Antrim’s 21/28a-9y well

EnCore Oil is pleased to announce that the Barbarossa gas appraisal well 47/9c-11x has been successfully drilled and completed. 

The approved contracts are expected to be executed by subsidiaries of Petrobras and Transocean in the next 30 to 60 days.

 Enterra Energy Trust has completed a five well drilling program in Canada.

Aker Solutions has acquired the shares in Qserv Ltd., a leading provider of well, process and pipeline services in the North Sea and International markets.

The contract is a framework agreement with call-off services in support of a major development program in offshore west Africa.

The total contract value for Aker Solutions is approximately US $210 million.

Dominion (NYSE:D) , one of the nation's largest producers and transporters of energy, has agreed to assign the Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling rights on approximately 205,000 Appalachian Basin net acres to Antero Resources for about $552 million, resulting in after-tax proceeds of approximately $325 million.

Singapore, June 30, 2008: Jurong Shipyard, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, has secured a contract from Larsen Oil & Gas to build a deepwater semi-submersible drilling rig at a contract value of US$640 (S$870) million.

The first drilling project will involve a proposed two-well simulfrac with approximately 3,000-foot laterals at an anticipated depth of 1,700 feet each.

Numerous vertical and horizontal wells have been drilled, logged and put into production from the Haynesville formation within a 30-mile radius of Southern Star's Sentell Field.