Drilling Contractor, Official Magazine of IADC

Baku Drilling School (BDS), a sister company to SOCAR-AQS, held an opening ceremony for its new location in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 5 February. At the event,?DC?spoke with Samir Mollayev, Director-General at SOCAR-AQS, and Nariman Mustafayev, Director at BDS, about ongoing efforts to ensure the competency of the region’s workforce, as well as BDS’ enhanced capabilities to deliver training courses on well control, MPD and crew resource management. https://lnkd.in/d5WR99Y7

The Caspian region is full of opportunities for the oil and gas industry, said Artem Stopnevich, Head of Caspian and Central Asia for Rystad Energy, in a video with DC at the 2025 IADC Drilling Caspian Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 6 February. These opportunities may not be the mega projects of the past, but they do put a call on drilling rigs and the supply chain. In the video, Mr Stopnevich also explains why there may be a call for a new round of rig building to support deepwater drilling growth, as well as the possible effects that the new Trump Administration in the US could have on global oil markets. https://lnkd.in/deRYP-Td

In a Gulf of Mexico first, it installed five 3,350-m long steel catenary risers, showcasing the vessel’s high top tension capacity, and marking a significant milestone for subsea infrastructure projects. https://lnkd.in/dnnwVHDk

The contracts involve Expro’s subsea landing string (SSLS), SeaCure cementing technology, tubular running services (TRS) and Coretrax Advance drilling tools to support the project in offshore Romania. https://lnkd.in/d4cQxDb8

Current field testing in the Permian Basin has shown the GMS achieving production rates up to 13 barrels per minute while sustaining over 20 pumping hours per day. https://lnkd.in/dUz2Rc3r

Preliminary estimates of recoverable oil equivalents are between 3 and 7 million standard cu m, corresponding to 19 and 44 million barrels. https://lnkd.in/dmhkDd-c

The Tyra field is once again a key hub for gas in the Danish sector of the North Sea and is expected to deliver up to 2.8 billion cubic m of gas per year. https://lnkd.in/dDkCS28w

After more than a decade of distinguished service with Shell, Integrated Gas and Upstream Director, Zo? Yujnovich, will step down effective 31 March 2025. Zo? will assist with the transition, after which she will leave the Group. Cederic Cremers is appointed President, Integrated Gas, and Peter Costello is appointed President, Upstream, with both joining the Executive Committee effective 1 April 2025. https://lnkd.in/d9gg7yvM

The CI-705 block is located in the prolific Tano basin and is approximately 70 km to the west of Vaalco’s CI-40 Block, where the Baobab and Kossipo oil fields are located, and 60 km west of Eni’s recent Calao discovery.? https://lnkd.in/dPJJeZsJ

With this, the company will begin mobilizing the Hunter Queen rig for the drilling campaign that includes six wells: four production wells and two injection wells. https://lnkd.in/dGNdt5se