Longboat reports dry well at Ginny/Hermine
Licence partners including Longboat Energy and OKEA have confirmed the Ginny/Hermine exploration well in the Norwegian Sea failed to encounter hydrocarbons.
West Hercules
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.
Norway well slot: 34 wells completed so far in 2021
Westwood Global Energy reports that there was one exploration well active as of 16 December. A total of six appraisal wells and 28 exploration wells have completed to date in 2021, from which ten commercial discoveries have been made giving a 36% commercial success rate to date.
Equinor makes North Sea oil discovery
Energy giant Equinor has made an oil discovery in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
Fast finish doesn’t bode well for Equinor-BP Tiger Lily exploration well
Westwood Global Energy reports that as of June 28 there were two appraisal wells active in the UK. Completions to date in 2021 are one appraisal well at 22/26d-3 Glengorm South and two exploration wells at 22/6c-B4Z Bacchus South and 16/2a-6 Tiger Lily.
Riding on wave of confidence, Longboat targets more acquisitions
Bosses at Longboat Energy say they will harness the higher levels of interest being shown in the business to clinch more acquisitions.
Equinor first to start drilling a UK North Sea exploration well in 2021
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has become the first company to start drilling an exploration well on the UK Continental Shelf this year.
Equinor hails Blasto as biggest discovery off Norway this year
Equinor has announced the biggest discovery so far this year on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).
Seadrill wins £39m of new contracts, confirms rig scrapping plan
Seadrill has bagged £39million worth of new contracts but confirmed plans to press on with scrapping a number of rigs in its fleet.
Equinor makes oil discovery at Sputnik
Equinor has made an oil discovery with the Sputnik exploration well in the Barents Sea.
Greenpeace targets West Hercules oil rig in protest to Arctic drilling
Greenpeace has boarded an oil rig in Norway in protest to drilling plans in the Arctic.
‘Well control incident’ on West Hercules rig leads to investigation
A "well control" incident on the West Hercules rig is being investigated by Norway's offshore safety watchdog.
Equinor makes gas discovery in Barents Sea
Equinor has made discovery containing up to 24billion cubic feet of gas in the Barents Sea.
Equinor hires West Hercules for Barents wells
Equinor has booked Seadrill's West Hercules rig for two wells in the Barents Sea in spring 2019.
Greenpeace ends protest on Statoil rig
Greenpeace activists have brought to an end their protest on a Statoil-operated oil platform in Norway.
Statoil sign up West Hercules for two well drill
The West Hercules semi-submersible rig has been contracted by oil and gas giant Statoil for a two well drilling project in the Barents Sea this year.