Blackford Dolphin kicks off drilling in Nigeria
Once the Blackford Dolphin completes its work for General Hydrocarbons, it will stay in Nigeria for work with Peak Petroleum, at a higher day rate.
Once the Blackford Dolphin completes its work for General Hydrocarbons, it will stay in Nigeria for work with Peak Petroleum, at a higher day rate.
โGiven the state owned, monopolistic nature of CTF the company was deprived of normal contractual remedies and was forced to wait until a suitable rig became available,โ he continued.
Sonatrach described the expansion project as one of its pivotal projects, which would help the company expand internationally.
Dolphin Drilling said the minimum term contract carried an effective dayrate of $325,000 including mobilisation.
Eni had hoped to drill off Mozambique in 2020 but COVID-19 interrupted plans, Esgian analyst Matthew Donovan said.
Saipemโs contract did not, though, cover reactivation costs for the rig. As a result, Deep Value Driller entered into a loan facility for $75 million, which will mature in three years.
According to a recent Eni presentation, Agogo is due to start up in 2026. It will produce 175,000 barrels per day in 2027.
The plan, he said, would not be โto appraise everythingโ. Instead, the partners in the block would โaccelerate the time to market โฆ if we have the chance to really confirm the volumes which seems to have been discovered, there will be room to make fast track developments, like we did on Block 17, 25 years ago.โ
Shellโs deepwater unit is using the rig for infill drilling around its Bonga FPSO.
Gabon is producing around 200,000 barrels per day. Should Tigre be successful, and if the in-place forecasts are accurate, the project could double Gabonโs production, S&P said.
Shelf won more work in Egypt for its Trident 16 jack-up in January. Petrobel signed a one-year contract extension for the rig, with an option for another year.
โOur rig is still available,โ a Palmeron official said. โWe believe the contract should be ours. If we do it, we would be the first local contractor in Africa to do drilling. We want the IOCs and the world to encourage us,โ he continued.
Shell spudded the Jonker well in December. โIโm not saying anything apart from to say it is going well, it is going very well,โ Shino said to applause.
The FPSO for BPโs Greater Tortue Ahymeyim (GTA) LNG project has left China and is heading for its site off Mauritania and Senegal.
The company said the โenergy sector in particular is likely to benefit considerably from improved connectivityโ.
Shell has contracted the Stena Forth for three wells offshore Egypt, following the rigโs recent success at the Nargis-1 exploration well for Chevron.
The French company operates 11 fields on- and offshore Congo, producing 25,000 bpd in 2021.
Shelf Drilling has secured a one-year contract extension for the Trident 16 jack-up rig.
The Blackford Dolphin arrived in Las Palmas on November 24, 2022, following a delayed departure from Mexico and reduced transit speed.
Shelf Drilling has extended the contract on its Shelf Drilling Tenacious jack-up, offshore Angola.
Wison Heavy Industries has won work to develop a floating LNG (FLNG) project for Eni off Congo Brazzaville.
โBacked by MSC Groupโs financial strength and operational expertise, Bollorรฉ Africa Logistics will be able to meet all its commitments to governments, particularly regarding port concessions,โ MSC said.
Northern Ocean owns the Deepsea Mira, which is currently warm stacked in Norway. The company also owns the Deepsea Bollsta, which began drilling a well for Shell this week.
Northern Ocean has delivered a semisubmersible drilling rig to Shell Upstream Namibia.
Chevron has found gas off Egypt at its Nargis block, according to Welligence Energy Analytics.