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10/16/2026

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10/16/2026

Equinor exercised priced options for two additional wells for Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Atlantic semisubmersible, extending the rig’s firm contract to late Q4 2027.

Equinor exercised priced options for two additional wells for Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Atlantic semisubmersible, extending the rig’s firm contract to late Q4 2027. The work follows directly on the rig’s current contract at the pricing agreed in the original deal, and Equinor retains priced o...

10/16/2026

The Borr Prospector 5 jackup began mobilizing to the MaBoMo production platform on the Dussafu Marin permit offshore Gabon, where it will shortly start the MaBoMo Phase 2 drilling campaign.

The Borr Prospector 5 jackup began mobilizing to the MaBoMo production platform on the Dussafu Marin permit offshore Gabon, where it will shortly start the MaBoMo Phase 2 drilling campaign. The campaign comprises four new production infill wells in the Hibiscus and Hibiscus South fields, and the fir...

10/16/2026

Maurel & Prom Colombia spudded the Encantado-1X well on 6 October at the Sinú-9 block in Colombia, and drilling is underway.

Maurel & Prom Colombia spudded the Encantado-1X well on 6 October at the Sinú-9 block in Colombia, and drilling is underway. Maurel & Prom operates the Sinú-9 consortium with a 61% interest, and NG Energy holds the other 39% through its subsidiary. Encantado-1X is the next well in the consortium.....

10/15/2026

Finder Energy signed a contract with ENEOS Drilling for the Hakuryu-5 semisubmersible to drill the Kuda Tasi and Jahal (KTJ) development wells offshore Timor-Leste.

Finder Energy signed a contract with ENEOS Drilling for the Hakuryu-5 semisubmersible to drill the Kuda Tasi and Jahal (KTJ) development wells offshore Timor-Leste. The contract covers three firm wells with options for two more, and drilling is scheduled to begin from 1 December 2027. The three well...

10/15/2026

The drilling rig is now headed to MaBoMo, where BW Energy will first replace the electrical submersible pump on one of the existing Hibiscus wells, then drill four Phase 2 production wells. Each well is expected to produce about 5,000 bopd gross initially, with Phase 2 adding up to 20,000 bopd gross at peak and first oil on track for the first quarter of 2027.

BW Energy encountered oil in both appraisal wells drilled on the Dussafu license offshore Gabon, with combined recovery estimated at about 8-9 million barrels of oil gross. The 10P2 well hit a 30-m oil column in the Gamba reservoir at a structural depth consistent with pre-drill predictions, and the...

10/15/2026

Kolibri Global’s three Clifton Mack wells in the Tishomingo field in Oklahoma reached combined production of about 2,100 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed) after about three weeks of flowing back fracture stimulation fluid.

10/15/2026

The well encountered a Cotton Valley “C” gross interval about 110 ft thick, more than expected based on two offset deep wells drilled in the 1970s, and Southern perforated 71 ft of net pay.

Southern Energy’s Terrible Creek 21-2 #2 Cotton Valley vertical well in the Williamsburg Field in Mississippi stabilized at 2,300 mcf/d of natural gas plus 50 barrels of condensate per day, equivalent to about 430 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), at the end of a 72-hour flow test. The wel...

10/15/2026

The two additional wells are expected to be high-impact and are planned for late 2026. Timing depends on rig and oilfield services availability, but ROK expects to bring both on production before year-end.

ROK Resources added two wells to its 2026 drilling program in core Southeast Saskatchewan, bringing the full-year total to 12 gross (10.9 net) wells. The company has drilled 10 gross (8.9 net) wells so far this year, and 9 gross (7.9 net) are on production. Adverse weather delayed drilling and compl...

10/15/2026

Khalda Petroleum handed over three consecutive wells within a month using one rig, the first time it has done so since its establishment, and reported 17.7% in cost savings. https://drillingcontractor.org/khalda-sets-drilling-record-in-egypt-with-three-wells-in-one-month-80348