Drilling
News
February 24, 2025
Black Gold Exploration Corp. (BGX) has commenced drilling on the Fritz 2-30 oil and gas well in Clay County, Ind. BGX recently acquired a 10% working interest in the well and an option to participate in any offset developmental wells in a 210-acre area of mutual interest from the operator, Adler Energy.
News
February 21, 2025
Bowman Consulting Group has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire UP Engineering, a San Antonio, Texas-based firm specializing in civil engineering and surveying services. UP serves clients throughout Texas with a focus on oil and gas, industrial, commercial and residential projects.
News
February 20, 2025
Caterpillar Oil & Gas has launched its new Cat® Dynamic Gas Blending™(DGB) Gen 2 Kit. The solution enables drilling companies to utilize existing 3512C Tier 2 power solutions to lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduce total cost of ownership.
News
February 13, 2025
Mozambique has committed to “drill, baby, drill,” and expand exploration and production activity in a key message delivered by Florival Mucave, Chairman of the Mozambique Energy Chamber, during a roundtable event in Maputo on Thursday.
Article
January 2025
A holistic solution combines fit-for-purpose hardware and sophisticated rig controls data to deliver safer, faster, more efficient operations.
News
February 07, 2025
Falcon Oil & Gas announced the completion the Shenandoah S2-2H ST1 stimulation in the Beetaloo Sub-basin, Northern Territory, Australia with joint venture partner, Tamboran.
Article
January 2025
Continuing with the story from prior columns, we are looking at U.S. drilling activity to see how drilling performance has changed over the last few years and what it might say about how we can advance drilling even further.
News
February 03, 2025
Ecopetrol S.A. announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Ecopetrol Permian, has reached an agreement with Occidental Petroleum (OXY) to extend its development plan of Rodeo Midland Basin LLC under the joint-venture first established in July 2019.
News
January 29, 2025
DEEP Earth Energy Production Corp. (DEEP) has announced a strategic collaboration with SLB to drive the development of Canada's first next-generation geothermal project, located in southeast Saskatchewan.
News
January 22, 2025
(Bloomberg) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to unlock more of that country’s vast stores of energy will likely lower Kenya’s consumer price growth, according to the chief of the African nation’s central bank.
Webcast
Oil & Gas Forecast 2025
February 12, 2025
SLB, NOV
Now in its 99th year, the World Oil Forecast is one of the upstream oil and gas industry's most trusted sources of projections and data relating to global E&P activity. Utilizing data collected from proprietary surveys of governments and operators in the U.S. and worldwide, this definitive industry report includes projections for spending and activity, worldwide drilling and production, and an analysis of political factors impacting the U.S. and international oil and gas industry. Now, more than ever this information will help market leaders make decisions relating to their businesses.
News
January 19, 2025
Global oil and gas drilling contractor Nabors has announced it will add a third drilling rig to the Waha oil field in Libya’s Sirte Basin. The rig adds to the company’s current fleet of two rigs operating on the field.
News
January 17, 2025
(Bloomberg) – The Biden administration advanced a plan to limit oil drilling and infrastructure across more of Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve, a bid to lock in land protections and conservation requirements days before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
News
January 16, 2025
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (H&P) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of KCA Deutag, establishing a global leader in onshore drilling in a deal valued at nearly $2 billion. H&P aims to expand its Middle East presence and strengthen cash flow.
News
January 14, 2025
Indonesia Energy Corporation (IEC) announced that IEC senior management will hold an investor update conference call on Tuesday, Jan. 21 to provide an update on future drilling and development plans, including a new planned reserve report.
Article
December 2024
Advancements in drilling automation and controls enhance operational consistency and safety.
News
January 08, 2025
(Bloomberg) – Oil companies declined to bid in a U.S. government auction to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, as industry interest wanes in a region that’s rich with crude but difficult to develop.
News
January 07, 2025
Laredo Oil, Inc., an oil E&P company with over 30,000 net acres of mineral rights in the West Fork field in Montana, today announced that it has initiated preparations to drill the first of three planned exploratory wells in the field.
Article
December 2024
OEE, a specialized insurance policy covering well control incident costs, is becoming a key preventative tool in the oil and gas industry. It not only provides financial protection but also incentivizes proactive well control practices, leading to enhanced safety, reduced risk, and improved business continuity.
Article
December 2024
Geothermal well blowouts pose a significant financial and reputational risk to developers and could undo recent gains by the resurgent and expanding global geothermal industry. Advance well control planning and preparations, focused on distinct geothermal requirements and environments, will prevent or mitigate their impact.
News
December 17, 2024
ADNOC Drilling has announced the closing of the Turnwell Industries joint venture between ADNOC Drilling, SLB and Patterson-UTI.
