Harbour Energy’s Gilderoy well considered a commercial discovery
Well Slot is a monthly feature where Westwood’s Stephen Coomber looks at drilling activity and rig moves in UK and Norwegian waters.
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Petrogas now sole equity owner of Baker exploration well
Well Slot is a monthly feature where Westwood’s Stephen Coomber looks at drilling activity and rig moves in UK and Norwegian waters.
Petrogas’ Baker well may be ‘temporarily suspended’ as availability window closes
Well Slot is a monthly feature where Westwood’s Stephen Coomber looks at drilling activity and rig moves in UK and Norwegian waters.
Shell Selene well ‘sidetracked’ just after 2024 UK drilling activity started
Well Slot is a monthly feature where Westwood’s Stephen Coomber looks at drilling activity and rig moves in UK and Norwegian waters.
UK set for first well spud of 2024 as Shell and Harbour kick off activity
Well Slot is a monthly feature where Westwood’s Stephen Coomber looks at drilling activity and rig moves in UK and Norwegian waters.
UK well programmes due to start operations this month
Well Slot is a monthly feature where Westwood’s Stephen Coomber looks at drilling activity and rig moves in UK and Norwegian waters.
Wheels spinning on UK drilling as Norway races ahead
Well Slot is a monthly feature where Westwood’s Stephen Coomber looks at drilling activity and rig moves in UK and Norwegian waters.
Well Slot: UK backloads 2024 with drilling activity
Well Slot is a monthly feature where Westwood’s Stephen Coomber looks at drilling activity and rig moves in UK and Norwegian waters.
Still no exploration wells in UK as Norway forges ahead
As the UK continues to wait for its next exploration well there are three active in Norway, Westwood reports.
No UK well programmes have spudded in 2024 to date
Well Slot: NEO has completed the Leverett appraisal well as UK waits until June for next E&A well to spud.
Devil’s Hole Horst well suspected to be dry in blow to UK exploration
Well Slot: Devil’s Hole Horst well suspected to have come up dry as NEO Energy spuds Leverett appraisal well.
Well Slot: Who’s drilling in the UK North Sea and Norway?
Well Slot is a monthly feature from Energy Voice and Westwood Global looking at drilling activity and rig moves in the UK North Sea and Norway.
UK well slot – Big hopes at Benriach
As of 24 March, Westwood Global Energy reports that there are two exploration wells active, with one each in the West of Shetland and northern North Sea regions, and one appraisal well in the central North Sea.
Norway well slot – Strong performance from Obelix
As of 27 January, Westwood Global Energy reports that there is one appraisal well active, in the North Sea, and three exploration wells active, with one in the Barents Sea and two in the North Sea.
UK well slot – All eyes on Alwyn
As of 27 January, Westwood Global Energy reports that there are three exploration wells active, with one in the NNS, one in the CNS and one in the SNS. Since the previous report, one well has completed at North Eigg and one appraisal well completed at Isabella.
Norway well-slot: Lupa discovery for Var Energi
As of 19 December, Westwood Global Energy reports that there are three exploration wells active, with one in the Barents Sea, one in the Norwegian Sea, and one in the North Sea. One exploration well is suspended.
Well-Slot: TotalEnergies’ Alwyn East on the way
As of 19 December, Westwood Global Energy reports that there are three exploration wells active, with one in the NNS, one in the CNS and one in the SNS. One appraisal well is currently active in the CNS. Since the previous report, one well has completed at Rockhopper.
Well-Slot: Trio of active exploration wells in the UK
As of 26 September, Westwood Global Energy reports that there are three exploration wells active, with one in the CNS and two in the NNS. Two appraisal wells are currently active in the CNS. One well completed at Diadem.
UK Well Slot: Dana Petroleum spuds Barra South appraisal well
As of 26 April, Westwood Global Energy reports that there is one exploration well and one appraisal well active, in the CNS and NNS respectively. One appraisal well is in the process of being suspended since the last report.
Norway Well Slot: Cambozola, Hamlet and Ormen Lange Deep
As of 26 April, Westwood Global Energy reports that there is one appraisal well and four exploration wells active.
Norway well slot: Three exploration wells active
Westwood Global Energy reports that there were three exploration wells active as of 24 January. One exploration well has spudded and completed in 2022.
Well slot: Two UK exploration wells active in early 2022
Westwood Global Energy reports that as of 24 January there were two exploration wells active in the UK.
UK well slot: Trio of exploration wells active in the North Sea
Westwood Global Energy reports that as of 29 November there was one appraisal well and three exploration wells active in the UK.
Norway well slot: 10 discoveries so far in 2021
Westwood Global Energy reports that there were two exploration wells active as of 29 November. A total of six appraisal wells and 27 exploration wells have completed to date in 2021, from which ten commercial discoveries have been made giving a 37% commercial success rate to date.
Exploration and appraisal wells in the UK North Sea
Westwood Global Energy reports that as of 29 September there were two appraisal wells and two exploration wells active in the UK.