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The firm scope covers four infill wells and three exploration wells, to be drilled using the Naga 6 jackup. https://t.co/FBNXwMLumE

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The platform supports grouping of wells into decommissioning campaigns, with consistent comparison sets and compliance rules applied across a portfolio. https://t.co/swFvuYtIgF

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Norway’s Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) granted Equinor consent to use the semisubmersible COSLPromoter for permanent plug and abandonment (P&A) of well 34/7-K-4 HT2 on the Tordis field in the North Sea. https://t.co/a2m9Qzc45e

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OGDCL re-entered the well on 3 May 2026 to test the hydrocarbon potential of the Massive Sand of the Lower Goru Formation. The well was drilled to a total depth of 3,305 m in Sembar Formation . https://t.co/1nLIL7xuxx

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The IADC DEC’s Q2 tech forum sought to establish a rigorous and shared understanding of the current state of data interoperability within the drilling industry. https://t.co/nkyTmymuzr

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Ocean Installer secured a 4.5-year contract from Equinor for well tie-in work at the Bacalhau field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil, the company’s first award in the country. https://t.co/e0qgSEMjjA

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The initial NAG well was drilled from the existing West Chirag platform into the Qirmaki Upper Sand and the deeper Qirmaki Lower Sand, both located beneath the producing oil reservoirs. https://t.co/sXU4uccMRT

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The rig is scheduled to be transported to Vietnam in October 2026 for recommissioning, technical certification and system upgrades before entering commercial service in Q2 2027. https://t.co/C8BInsan4j

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The rig is currently working on a multi-well exploration campaign offshore Victoria and is expected to become available in early 2027. https://t.co/bBJopggc7W

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The firm term runs through October 2031, which is the expiry of the rig’s current special period survey, inclusive of mobilization and demobilization, with options for up to a further five years that include a contribution toward the survey. https://t.co/MxCfN2qQR3

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Serica Energy is tendering for a rig to carry out a multi-well infill and tieback drilling program across its UK Continental Shelf portfolio, with the aim of contracting a rig in Q3 2026 and commencing drilling in early H2 2027. https://t.co/Ttkxiy4fh6

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Weatherford said the acquisition will expand its well completions portfolio and strengthen its position in unconventional resource markets, with NCS Multistage’s technologies expected to be deployed across its customer base. https://t.co/F6MCjsTSyK

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Vantage will survive as a wholly owned subsidiary of Eldorado. https://t.co/cwgp7PozAP

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At the Cascadura facility on the Ortoire block, installation of a new booster compressor is advancing across both mechanical and electrical work streams, with commissioning on schedule to begin in June 2026. https://t.co/OyfhIzHOvw

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Battalion Oil executed a joint development agreement (JDA) for an up to eight-well drilling program at its Monument Draw acreage in Ward County, Texas.

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Tamboran said its 2026 operating program is planned to be its most active in the Beetaloo Basin, including the drilling of at least four wells and stimulation of at least five. https://t.co/yzn9dcUDao

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SLB expanded a digital collaboration with Vår Energi to scale well planning and integrated field development planning across the operator’s Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) operations. https://t.co/tZqHKtiDNu

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NG Energy drilled the Aruchara-5 development well at its Maria Conchita block in Colombia to a total depth of 2,773 m, with the well hitting its primary H1 target and confirming gas in the H2 through H6 zones. https://t.co/xlIZeKlY12

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IKM Acona secured a framework agreement with Vår Energi for the delivery of drilling and wells services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. https://t.co/x0IADrMy6M

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DeepOcean secured a subsea contract package from Equinor covering multiple fields on the Norwegian continental shelf, with offshore work scheduled for 2027-28. https://t.co/gAJY9JB15u