CsTeC launches LubeSeal NC111 Deepwater HT Silicone Non-Conductive Grease
On Aug 25, 2026, CsTeC launches LubeSeal NC111 Deepwater High Temperature Silicone Non-Conductive Grease product. LubeSeal NC111 is a high viscosity, silicone-based grease that is used where non-conductive performance is required. It is thermally stable, chemically inert, and will not affect rubber or plastics. It is resistant to numerous organic and inorganic chemicals including CO2, […]
SLB launches ExaCT electrical coiled tubing control system
SLB introduced the ExaCT electrical downhole coiled tubing control system, an intervention platform that replaces pressure-dependent hydraulic actuation with real-time electrical control. The system combines electrical power, telemetry and downhole measurements to communicate with, actuate and verify downhole tools throughout an intervention, giving operators continuous visibility and precision during coiled tubing runs.The platform supports multiple […]
Three new wells approved for Hilcorp’s Beluga River K Pad
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Oil and Gas approved a unit plan of operations amendment for Hilcorp Alaska on 18 August 2026, clearing the company to drill three grassroots wells on K Pad in the Beluga River unit. Hilcorp filed the amendment application on 4 August, proposing the wells to increase gas […]
Halliburton to drill Petrobras CCS pilot wells in Brazil
Petrobras signed a contract with Halliburton for the drilling and completion of four onshore wells at the Barra do Furado Station in Quissamã, Rio de Janeiro state, for the São Tomé CCS Pilot Project. The well program comprises one vertical injection well and three directional monitoring wells.Drilling, completion and associated infrastructure are set to be […]
Petrobras finds hydrocarbons at first Equatorial Margin well off Amapá
Petrobras identified the presence of hydrocarbons at the Morpho exploratory well (1-BRSA-1405-APS) in Block FZA-M-59, located in the Foz do Amazonas Basin off the coast of Amapá state on Brazil’s Equatorial Margin, the company said on 14 August 2026. The well sits approximately 175 km off the Amapá coast in a water depth of 2,886 […]
Eni joins APA on Uruguay exploration block
APA Corporation signed an agreement with Eni as a strategic partner in offshore Block OFF-6 in Uruguay. APA will retain a 60% working interest in the block, with Eni funding most of the initial exploration well planned for late 2027.The well will be APA’s first in Uruguay’s offshore Pelotas Basin, where the company holds acreage […]
TAG Oil spuds T-200 well at BED-1 concession in Egypt
TAG Oil spudded the T-200 vertical well at its Badr Oil Field (BED-1) concession in Egypt’s Western Desert on 6 August 2026. The NDC-9 rig is drilling the well, which targets the Abu Roash F formation, a naturally fractured reservoir where nearby wells have produced light crude oil.The well is planned to reach a total […]
ConocoPhillips books Noble Interceptor for Ekofisk P&A
Noble was awarded a contract by ConocoPhillips for the ultra-harsh environment jackup Noble Interceptor. The scope comprised plug and abandonment work on wells in the Greater Ekofisk Area offshore Norway, with the contract expected to commence in Q3 2027 and run for an estimated 670 days.Built in 2014, the Noble Interceptor was a Gusto MSC […]
DASCO 45 rig heads to Pharos Energy’s Aboud field
Pharos Energy secured a new rig, DASCO 45, which will move to a well target in the Aboud field before mobilizing to the North Beni Suef (NBS) concession in Egypt’s Western Desert. The rig is supplied by National Egyptian Drilling & Petroleum (DASCO).The addition follows completion of the first well in Pharos’s 2026 six-well drilling […]