Oil and gas exploration company Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas and its partners are planning to spud an exploration well offshore South Africa in the third quarter of this year, using an Island Drilling-owned semi-submersible rig.

On the back of last month’s gas discovery offshore Israel, E&P company Energean has exercised its options with Stena Drilling as part of its 2022 growth drilling campaign.

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has concluded the drilling of a wildcat well near the Ormen Lange field in the Norwegian Sea but failed to find hydrocarbons.

Houston-based APA Corporation has encountered water-bearing reservoirs at its latest exploration well in waters offshore Suriname and is now mobilising to drill its next well in the same block.

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured a contract extension in Norway for the harsh environment semi-submersible Transocean Spitsbergen with the firm part of the backlog worth about $181 million.

Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor has found no traces of a hydrocarbon reservoir after drilling an exploration well in the North Sea offshore Norway, despite having the potential to be a “play opener.”

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has received a drilling permit from Norwegian authorities for a wildcat well located in the Norwegian Sea. The drilling activities will be carried out by an Odfjell Drilling-owned rig.

Australia’s Western Gas has informed that a Valaris-owned semi-submersible rig is set to be towed to the Sasanof-1 well location offshore Australia in the coming days with drilling operations expected to begin in less than two weeks.

Oil and gas company Aker BP has concluded the drilling of a wildcat well in the North Sea offshore Norway but it failed to find hydrocarbons.

Houston-based Vaalco Energy has brought on stream its second well in the 2021/2022 four-well drilling campaign offshore Gabon and started drilling the third one. The second well has shown strong initial flow rates.