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White Fleet’s WFD 450 begins drilling for Arena
White Fleet Drilling’s WFD 450 jackup commenced a multi-well drilling program on Arena Energy’s US Gulf assets, the companies announced on 8 September 2026. The
Noble Bob Douglas drills at Whiptail’s WT_4i04A center
ExxonMobil Guyana is continuing developmental drilling operations at the Whiptail Project’s WT_4i04A drill center within the Stabroek Block, offshore Guyana. The MODU Noble Bob Douglas
RH Petrogas well test flows gas, condensate and oil in Papua
RH Petrogas confirmed strong gas and condensate deliverability, along with an unexpected oil discovery, from well testing at the Northwest Klagagi-1 (NWK-1) well in the
PEL 93 joint venture moves toward Prospect 9 drilling
The PEL 93 joint venture, in which 88 Energy holds a fully earned 20% non-operated working interest, applied to enter the Second Renewal Exploration Period
Nestoil deploys indigenous rig on Nigeria’s OML 42
Nestoil Group deployed its wholly Nigerian-crewed drilling rig, the Pathfinder 500, to complete workover operations on two producing wells in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 42
CsTeC launches new 1 Lb cartridge package of LubeSeal 101EU Lubricant
On August 31th, 2026, CsTeC introduced the new 1 Lb cartridge package of LubeSeal 101EU Deepwater High Temperature Film Forming Lubricant product. LubeSeal 101EU Deepwater
Nabors becomes largest shareholder in geothermal driller Quaise Energy
Nabors Industries completed a $35 million strategic equity investment in Quaise Energy, making Nabors the geothermal drilling technology company’s largest shareholder with a fully diluted
Transocean Equinox spuds Juliet-1 well offshore Australia
The Transocean Equinox semisubmersible spudded the Juliet-1 exploration well on 22 August 2026, the latest well in Amplitude Energy’s East Coast Supply Project (ECSP) campaign