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Kolibri also put its three Clifton Mack wells on controlled flowback and production after installing tubing. https://t.co/TeQNw5Xy7Q

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Planet One Oil & Gas encountered hydrocarbons in carbonate rock between 3,364 and 3,499 m measured depth with the Nya Gyidie-1X exploration well in the Deepwater Cape Three Points Block offshore Ghana. https://t.co/WS1c8ROBOr

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SOCAR AQS handed over the first well drilled from Platform No. 50 at the West Absheron field offshore Azerbaijan to its client, Azneft PU. Well No. 83 reached an actual depth of 1,200 m against a planned depth of 1,192 m. https://t.co/sBQeSmROPe

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Amplitude Energy drilled the Annie-2 development well to a total depth of 2,253 m measured depth on 28 October 2026 with the semisubmersible Transocean Equinox, then cased and completed it with a subsea tree. https://t.co/NWhExoD380

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In this interview at the 2026 IADC Annual General Meeting, Mr de Roode, Executive VP and Partner at Lockton, said he expects pricing to firm up in 2027. https://t.co/bGG009FQmT

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Rig moves bring together drilling contractors, operators and a long list of third-party personnel, and that complexity is what makes them so risky, says Jose “Butter” Rodriguez, a member of the IADC Rig Moving Subcommittee. https://t.co/crBHerTaTT

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Roddie Mackenzie, Executive VP and Chief Commercial Officer at Transocean and 2026 IADC Chairman, was named 2026 IADC Contractor of the Year. https://t.co/FDyOX3QIre

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Speaking to DC at the 2026 IADC Annual General Meeting, Chance Wilbertalked about the ways in which he thinks the industry can best reach out to students looking to join the industry. https://t.co/K5CoNb7vrV

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McKinsey expects to see a future where tenders will split drillers into two categories: activity providers and performance partners, and only partners will be likely to share in AI’s upside. https://t.co/YYVodD4pbA

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The two deepwater wells, drilled by the drillship Noble Viking for Prime Energy, connect to the existing Malampaya platform through new subsea infrastructure. https://t.co/0a6E5avHD6

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Odfjell Drilling signed an agreement with Vår Energi for the Deepsea Bergen, a CS 60 E harsh-environment semisubmersible built in 2019. The firm scope covers three years of work beginning in early 2028, after the rig completes its current contract. https://t.co/4bCqtiEW0T

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SNOC said the first integrated UBCTD campaign, carried out at Moveyeid in 2024, outperformed targets for drilling performance and production. It delivered higher well productivity, greater operational efficiency and lower costs. https://t.co/u3eJMInYKc

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ADNOC Drilling received letters of award from Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) for two high-specification jackup rigs to operate offshore Kuwait. https://t.co/tchE1uf15f

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ARA Petroleum Tanzania (APT), operator of the Ruvuma PSA, signed a drilling rig contract for the Ntorya-3 (NT-3) well. Maurel & Prom has released the rig, which is due on site in mid-December 2026. https://t.co/asm7FwpEtX

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Ocean Oilfield secured a contract from Tende Energy (Barbados) Limited to deploy the jackup Ocean MVM on the Abiod well program on the Maamoura license in the Gulf of Hammamet offshore Tunisia. https://t.co/198cvHIqrJ

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ADES Holding secured contracts from Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) for two standard jackups in India, the Key Singapore and the Admarine 10. Each rig received a three-year firm term. https://t.co/rqmLiamEzc

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Lion operates the block with a 45% working interest, and OPIC holds the remaining 55%. Silver City Drilling Rig 20 is drilling the well from an onshore location on Seram Island, deviating it to reach an offshore carbonate target about 550 m subsea.

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Eni operates the concession in partnership with Woodside. Petrobel drilled the well on behalf of the partners. https://t.co/OlN1sk3EaV

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Rising natural gas demand, a growing rig count and continued consolidation point to a strong outlook for the drilling industry, says Jeff Bellman, Managing Director – Gas, LNG and Power at Daniel Energy Partners. https://t.co/RrQL8zj3fH

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As the keynote conference for the drilling industry, the IADC Annual General Meeting, which took place 3-4 November in Dallas, brought together professionals from across the industry for networking and insights from industry and government leaders. https://t.co/ZpaZcxmLJ5