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Apache announced the status of its first exploratory well in Block 58 offshore Suriname. Operations on the Maka Central-1 well commenced in late September with an expected drill time of 30 to 60 days...

Hurricane Energy has reported the results of testing of the 204/30b-4 (Warwick West) well and provided an update in relation to the Lancaster Early Production System (Lancaster EPS)...

Premier announced it has achieved first gas from its operated Bison, Iguana and Gajah Puteri (BIG-P) project in the Natuna Sea Block A offshore Indonesia...

KCA Deutag has announced that it has been awarded a five-year contract extension for three platforms operating in the UK North Sea...

Valaris has announced new contracts and contract extensions, with associated revenue backlog of approximately $285 million, awarded subsequent to a prior fleet status report dated 25 October 2019...

ADNOC Drilling, a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), announced a major rig fleet expansion program to support ADNOC’s upstream growth plans and enable the delivery of its 2030 Smart Growth Strategy...

Seadrill has announced that Glen Ole Rødland has been selected to succeed John Fredriksen as Chairman of Seadrill effective from 21 November 2019...

Petrobras reports that it has started up oil and natural gas production at platform P-68 in the Berbigão field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. Following P-67, in the Lula field, and P-76 and P-77, in the Buzios field, P-68 is the fourth unit to start up in 2019, in line with the Petrobras Business and Management Plan...

Weatherford has announced that Christoph Bausch will step down as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective 14 November 2019 to pursue other opportunities. He will remain with the company through 30 November 2019 to transition his responsibilities...

New, deepwater production has come online from the Brazilian pre-salt Santos Basin. Shell Brasil Petróleo (Shell Brasil) and its consortium partners have announced the start of oil and natural gas production at the P-68 floating production, storage, and offloading unit (FPSO), located in BM-S-11-A Concession in Berbigão, Sururu and West Atapu...