IOG plc said it expected to continue drilling at Southwark in March after unstable conditions due to seabed scouring forced a suspension of operations in January. SEABED PADS The company said that experts had defined the forward plan with the rig owner’s agreement. “This essentially entails creating pads on the seabed with suitable sized rocks […]
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IOG hopes to resume drilling at Southwark
IOG plc said it hoped to resume drilling in four to six weeks following suspension of work caused by seabed conditions at the Southwark well in the Southern North Sea. DATA ANALYSIS The company is working to find solutions to the conditions which caused the Noble Hans Deul rig to suspend operations earlier this month. […]
IOG halts Southwark drilling to relocate rig
IOG plc said it had temporarily relocated the Noble Hans Deul rig, halting the Southwark well drill programme, to allow seabed remediation work. CONDITIONS The development well in Southern North Sea spud in December. IOG today said that the Noble Hans Deul rig had experienced “an increasing challenge with seabed conditions which would compromise rig […]
Deltic completes farm-out with Cairn
Deltic Energy plc has completed the farm-out of five of its southern North Sea gas licences with Cairn Energy plc. SEISMIC Both companies have received approval from the Oil and Gas Authority and entered into joint operating agreements for licences. The agreement, through Cairn’s wholly owned subsidiary Nautical Petroleum Ltd, was first announced in August […]
Deltic-Shell complete Pensacola well site survey
Deltic Energy plc and partner Shell UK Ltd have completed the final phase of the site survey over the planned location for the Pensacola gas exploration well in the southern North Sea. DRILL The survey on licence P2252 was completed by 20 October, on budget and without incident. Deltic said that operator Shell had confirmed […]
Deltic JV completes Pensacola geophysics survey
Deltic Energy plc and its partner have completed the geophysical site survey over the planned Pensacola gas exploration well site in the southern North Sea. PROGRESS Fugro GB North Marine Ltd, for Deltic and operator Shell UK Ltd, began the survey within licence P2252 on 8 September and finished on 14 September. Interpretation of results […]