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Thursday, September 23, 2010

Drilling Technology Report: Mixed results for Greenland drilling


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:: GLOBAL UPDATE
:: Semisubmersible to produce Tubular Bells in GoM
SBM Offshore NV reports that a letter of agreement has been signed for SBM to provide a semisubmersible production facility for BP's Tubular Bells field in the Gulf of Mexico.

:: Mixed results for Greenland drilling campaign
Cairn Energy has issued an update on its exploration drilling program offshore Greenland. The Alpha-1S1 well has reached an intermediate depth of 4,358 m (14,298 ft) in volcanic sections.

:: OGX tests Campos basin well off Brazil
OGX has finished its cased-hole drillstem test of 1-OGX-14-RJS in block BM-C-40 offshore Brazil in the Campos basin.


:: RIG, VESSEL MOVES
:: Atwood wins Australia rig extension
Chevron Australia has awarded Atwood Australian Waters Drilling an extension to an existing contract for the Atwood Eagle, with a new dayrate of around $390,000.

:: COSL semisubmersible in field trials
Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore is on schedule to deliver the COSLPioneer semisubmersible drilling rig to China Oilfield Services Ltd.

:: West Gemini starts work for Total off Angola
The new ultra-deepwater drillship West Gemini has started work for Total offshore Angola, reports Seadrill.

:: TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
:: Balmoral introduces new casing protection system
Balmoral Offshore Engineering has introduced Balmoral Casing Guard (BCG), a new casing protection system.

:: Petrobras awards subsea electric service agreement to Expro
Petrobras has awarded a master service agreement covering subsea electrical systems to Expro.

:: Shell picks Duco umbilicals
Shell Upstream Europe has awarded Technip subsidiary Duco a seven-year framework agreement contract for the supply of umbilicals in the North Sea.

:: NEW DEVELOPMENTS, ACQUISITIONS
:: Schlumberger introduces new downhole reservoir testing system
Schlumberger has announced the release of a new high-performance downhole reservoir testing system, designed to allow operators to isolate, control, measure, and sample all in a single run.

:: Baker Hughes acquires Meyer & Associates
Baker Hughes has acquired Meyer & Associates, a petroleum industry software developer.

:: McMoRan to buy PXP GoM properties
McMoRan Exploration Co. has agreed to acquire Plains Exploration & Production Co. properties in the Gulf of Mexico.

:: E&P RESULTS
:: ENI, RWE Dea gain nods for Norway wells
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has cleared the Transocean semisubmersible Polar Pioneer to drill an exploratory well in the Barents Sea for Eni Norge.

:: Rockhopper satisfied with Falklands flow test
Rockhopper Exploration has completed testing of its Sea Lion oil discovery well in the North Falkland basin.

:: Lundin proves further oil in Luno area
Lundin Petroleum has discovered oil in the Avaldsnes prospect in the Norwegian North Sea which could match the potential of its nearby Luno field.

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