Carnarvon Energy has commenced drilling at the Apus-1 well, located 27 kilometres southwest of the successful Pavo-1 well, offshore Western Australia. The Noble Tom Prosser jack-up drilling rig has commenced
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Valaris rig to commence mobilisation in May
The Valaris MS-1 drill rig is expected to begin mobilisation from the Port of Dampier from May 9 2022, Western Gas has announced.
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Rig mobilised to Apus-1 well
Carnarvon Energy has confirmed the Noble Tom Prosser jack-up drilling rig has mobilised to the Apus-1 well, located in the WA-437-P exploration permit, Bedout Sub-Basin, offshore Western Australia. The
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Green light for Barossa drilling, well campaign
The national petroleum regulator has approved Santos’ Barossa Development for its plans to commence a drilling and well campaign in the second quarter of 2022. The company advised that, as part of the
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Pavo-1 well reaches new depths: Carnarvon
Carnarvon Energy has drilled the Pavo-1 well, located in the WA-438-P exploration permit in Western Australia, to 3282 metres measure depth (MD). The company reached this depth in the 8.5-inch hole before
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APPEA: Offshore exploration ban will hurt investment
The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) has criticised the New South Wales Government’s ban on offshore
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Rig moves to Pavo-1 well
Carnarvon has announced the Noble Tom Prosser jackup drilling rig is currently moving to its Pavo-1 well location in the Bedout
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Cue’s NT drilling faces delays
Cue Energy is continuing planning for quarter one of 2022 for the Palm Valley and Dingo exploration well drilling program in the Northern Territory. In December last year the Ensign Rig 963 was contracted
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Morrison government rejects PEP11 gas drilling project
The federal government has refused an oil and gas drilling permit off the NSW coast, saying a ‘methodical process’ was undertaken before arriving at a decision. The Petroleum Exploration Permit 11
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Valaris secures Sasanof-1 contract
Global Oil & Gas Limited (GLV) has announced that Western Gas and Valaris completed the drilling contract for the MS-1 semi-submersible rig to drill the Sasanof-1 exploration well.
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