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Velesto Energy’s wholly owned subsidiary Velesto Sumber was awarded a contract by Northern Gulf Petroleum for the provision of jackup drilling rig services and associated services in the Gulf of Thailand. The firm scope covers four infill wells and three exploration wells, to be drilled using the Naga 6 jackup. Naga 6 is an independent-leg …

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Geoactive launched DecomX, a browser-based plug and abandonment decision support system designed to reduce engineering overhead in well decommissioning workflows. DecomX allows engineers to build P&A designs directly in the platform, with the system generating alternative options for as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP) comparison. Compliance checks run automatically ...


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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. The operation involves permanently plugging the reservoir and the Lista Formation to improve the barrier status of the well. Tordis is in the Tampen …

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Oil & Gas Development Company (OGDCL) made an oil discovery at its Bobi Deep-1 exploratory well in the Bobi and Dhamraki Mining Lease, District Sanghar, Sindh Province, Pakistan. 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 …

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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, encompassing an assessment of existing contributions, established frameworks and the technical and commercial gaps that remain. Central to the mandate is the collaborative identification of viable strategies, best arc...


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