by Rocky Teodoro
|Rigzone Staff
| Monday, August 26, 2024
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'LEC is a one-of-a-kind operator with the equipment, personnel and expertise to offer turnkey drilling and workover solutions'.
Image by Igor Borisenko via iStock
LNG Energy Group Corp. has created a new oilfield services division at its wholly owned subsidiary in Colombia, Lewis Energy Colombia Inc. (LEC).
LEC owns and operates two drilling rigs and one workover rig that are capable of executing a wide range of well services, including new exploration and development wells, LNG Energy Group said in a news release.
“LEC is a one-of-a-kind operator with the equipment, personnel and expertise to offer turnkey drilling and workover solutions,” LNG Energy Group Chairman and CEO Pablo Navarro said. “Through the creation and deployment of the Oilfield Services Division, LEC will not only generate another revenue stream, but further strengthen its position as an integral part of the energy landscape in Colombia”.
The oilfield services division will be led by Matthew O’Neill, head of LEC’s Completion and Well Intervention Services. O’Neill has worked in the oil and gas industry for 27 years and has been with the company since 2015. He has held various roles in the industry, from a wireline field engineer up to senior management, and has worked across Europe, the Middle East, West Africa, North America and Latin America. Prior to LEC, O’Neill worked for the global oilfield services company Schlumberger, according to the release.
LNG Energy Group said it looks to mobilize its equipment and personnel in the fourth quarter.
LEC has three rigs on the ground in its Sinú-San Jacinto Norte-1 Block near Barranquilla, Colombia. They include one 1,600-HP top-drive drilling rig, one 1,000-HP top-drive drilling rig and one 550-HP workover rig. These rigs come complete with generators, pumps, blowout preventers (BOPs), mud systems, tanks and other equipment needed to fully execute drilling and workover operations, LNG Energy Group said. Together, the rigs and associated equipment have an estimated value of approximately $10 million.
According to LNG Energy Group, the Colombian natural gas market is facing a supply-demand imbalance, which was further exacerbated in 2024 by the El Niño phenomenon leading to lower rainfall, subsequent reduced hydroelectric power generation, and further reliance on natural gas fired power plants. The country can meet its growing domestic natural gas demand through additional exploration and development of natural gas fields, which should “translate into an increase in demand for efficient and effective drilling services along with experienced service providers,” the company noted.
Since LEC’s entry into Colombia in 2008, it has drilled 70 exploration and production wells and completed numerous workovers using internal equipment. The company has had a wildcat success rate nearly double the industry average, according to the release. The efforts have been led by an expert in-house team that collectively has drilled more than 3,000 wells between the Eagle Ford and Austin Chalk Shales in south Texas and in Latin America.
Toronto, Ontario-based LNG Energy Group describes itself as focused on the acquisition and development of oil and gas exploration and production assets in Latin America.
'LEC is a one-of-a-kind operator with the equipment, personnel and expertise to offer turnkey drilling and workover solutions'.
Image by Igor Borisenko via iStock
LNG Energy Group Corp. has created a new oilfield services division at its wholly owned subsidiary in Colombia, Lewis Energy Colombia Inc. (LEC).
LEC owns and operates two drilling rigs and one workover rig that are capable of executing a wide range of well services, including new exploration and development wells, LNG Energy Group said in a news release.
“LEC is a one-of-a-kind operator with the equipment, personnel and expertise to offer turnkey drilling and workover solutions,” LNG Energy Group Chairman and CEO Pablo Navarro said. “Through the creation and deployment of the Oilfield Services Division, LEC will not only generate another revenue stream, but further strengthen its position as an integral part of the energy landscape in Colombia”.
The oilfield services division will be led by Matthew O’Neill, head of LEC’s Completion and Well Intervention Services. O’Neill has worked in the oil and gas industry for 27 years and has been with the company since 2015. He has held various roles in the industry, from a wireline field engineer up to senior management, and has worked across Europe, the Middle East, West Africa, North America and Latin America. Prior to LEC, O’Neill worked for the global oilfield services company Schlumberger, according to the release.
LNG Energy Group said it looks to mobilize its equipment and personnel in the fourth quarter.
LEC has three rigs on the ground in its Sinú-San Jacinto Norte-1 Block near Barranquilla, Colombia. They include one 1,600-HP top-drive drilling rig, one 1,000-HP top-drive drilling rig and one 550-HP workover rig. These rigs come complete with generators, pumps, blowout preventers (BOPs), mud systems, tanks and other equipment needed to fully execute drilling and workover operations, LNG Energy Group said. Together, the rigs and associated equipment have an estimated value of approximately $10 million.
According to LNG Energy Group, the Colombian natural gas market is facing a supply-demand imbalance, which was further exacerbated in 2024 by the El Niño phenomenon leading to lower rainfall, subsequent reduced hydroelectric power generation, and further reliance on natural gas fired power plants. The country can meet its growing domestic natural gas demand through additional exploration and development of natural gas fields, which should “translate into an increase in demand for efficient and effective drilling services along with experienced service providers,” the company noted.
Since LEC’s entry into Colombia in 2008, it has drilled 70 exploration and production wells and completed numerous workovers using internal equipment. The company has had a wildcat success rate nearly double the industry average, according to the release. The efforts have been led by an expert in-house team that collectively has drilled more than 3,000 wells between the Eagle Ford and Austin Chalk Shales in south Texas and in Latin America.
Toronto, Ontario-based LNG Energy Group describes itself as focused on the acquisition and development of oil and gas exploration and production assets in Latin America.
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