HOUSTON, Dec.

31
12/31/2015
By OGJ editors

The overall US drilling rig count fell 2 units to 698 during the shortened holiday week ended Dec. 31. The total is down 1,113 rigs
from the same week a year ago, according to Baker Hughes Inc. data.
Land-based rigs fell 3 units to 672 from a week ago, while those drilling offshore rose 1 unit to 25 rigs. These counts are down 1,072
and 30 units, respectively, from a year ago. Rigs drilling in inland waters were unchanged this week at 1 unit.
Oil-directed rigs were down 2 units to 536. This is down 946 units from the same week a year ago. Gas-directed rigs now total 162,
unchanged from last week (OGJ Online, Dec. 18, 2015).
Rigs engaged in horizontal drilling lost 5 units to 549, still down 787 year-over-year. Directional drilling rigs were unchanged at 60
units.
Canadas total rig count plunged 43 units this week to 83, down 125 year-over-year. Gas-directed rigs dropped 11 units to 71, while
oil-directed rigs lost 32 units to 12.
Among the major oil and gas producing states, North Dakota, at 53, and California, at 7, were both down 2 rigs from a week ago.
Three states lost 1 rig this week: Oklahoma, 87; West Virginia, 15; and Ohio, 14. Seven states were unchanged from a week ago:
New Mexico, 38; Colorado, 24; Wyoming, 17; Kansas, 12; Alaska, 11; Utah, 3; and Arkansas, 1.
Pennsylvania, at 27 rigs this week, was up 1 unit. Texas and Louisiana were both up 2 units to respective counts of 321 and 58.

Statoil lets contracts for work on 20 NCS

installations
HOUSTON, Jan. 5
01/05/2016
By OGJ editors

Statoil ASA has let two 15-year contracts to Beerenberg Corp. AS and Prezioso Linjebygg AS with an estimated value of 11 billion
kroner for insulation, scaffolding, and surface treatment services for 20 of the companys 29 installations on the Norwegian
continental shelf.
The contracts, effective in the first quarter, will replace the companys existing contracts with the firms for NCS services, and cover
the following operations: Statfjord A, B, and C; Draupner; Gullfaks A, B, and C; Oseberg C, South, and East; Heimdal; Visund;
Grane; Kvitebjorn; Valemon; Heidrun; Njord A and B; Norne; and Aasta Hansteen.
Statoil also plans to extend contracts with Bilfinger Industrier Norge AS and Kaefer Energy by exercising its contract options at a
later date