Posted on 02 November 2009 in 2009, Departments, September/October
For many petroleum engineers who end up building their careers on the drilling side of the business, one common theme often appears: Production is boring.
Posted on 02 November 2009 in 2009, Departments, September/October
Transocean announced that Steven L Newman has been chosen to succeed Robert L Long as the company’s chief executive officer upon Mr Long’s…
Posted on 02 November 2009 in 2009, Departments, Drilling It Safely, September/October
Pride International’s commitment to training runs deep, a company culture in a land where learning runs back through the centuries. In the land…
Posted on 02 November 2009 in 2009, Departments, Innovating While Drilling, September/October, The Efficient Rig
Weatherford International and ENI have entered an agreement to develop a subsea drilling-with-casing system. It will enable a 20-in. casing string…
Posted on 02 November 2009 in 2009, Departments, September/October
Anadarko Petroleum announced in late July a discovery at the Vito exploration well in Mississippi Canyon block 984. The well encountered more than…
Posted on 02 November 2009 in 2009, Departments, September/October
Signs are increasingly positive for the overall economy, but the energy outlook is a case of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
Posted on 02 November 2009 in 2009, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, September/October
IADC president Dr Lee Hunt presented the IADC Exemplary Service Award to Steven J Gangelhoff, senior vice president, Northern Offshore Drilling…
Posted on 02 November 2009 in 2009, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, September/October
Invited by Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas, IADC senior vice president – government affairs Brian Petty testified 21 July before the US House Ways and Means…
Posted on 02 November 2009 in 2009, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, September/October
It might seem hard to believe now, but once upon a time, well blowouts were seen as a cause for celebration. In fact, oil gushers used to be a symbol of newfound…
Posted on 02 November 2009 in 2009, Innovating While Drilling, September/October
The Gullfaks field is located in the central part of the East Shetland Basin in the Northern North Sea and was discovered in 1979. The StatoilHydro-operated field…
23 May 2013
Honghua Group and its US subsidiary Honghua America are developing a next-generation onshore rig...
21 May 2013
Leaders can achieve more in safety excellence by focusing on what they want employees to...
21 May 2013
Marshall Adkins, managing director of Raymond James & Associates, speaks with...
21 May 2013
Marathon Oil has determined that it may drill more than 3,000 wells in its Eagle...
21 May 2013
After a pilot program initiated in early 2011 to compare the use of LNG versus diesel to power...