Archive | 2011
Wirelines
Posted on 14 July 2011 in 2011, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, July/August
The Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Safety Outreach Team held its first meeting at the Bismarck, N.D., State College’s National Energy Center of Excellence on 27 May to discuss the formulation of safety standards for the oil and gas industry…
News Cuttings
Posted on 14 July 2011 in 2011, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, July/August
The IADC North Sea Chapter (NSC) celebrated the safety successes of its members at the annual Safety Awards dinner held at the Mercure Ardoe House in Aberdeen on 13 May…
Drilling Ahead: Shale revolution shifts to oily & international phase
Posted on 14 July 2011 in 2011, Departments, July/August
The shale revolution has shifted into a new phase to encompass oil plays and expand its frontiers beyond North America. In today’s US rig count, the increase in oil-focused rigs mirrors nearly perfectly the decline in gas rigs…
European shale gas: a long road ahead
Posted on 14 July 2011 in 2011, Global and Regional Markets, July/August
Shale gas has revolutionized the North American natural gas landscape over the past few years. Across the pond, with the European Commission projecting that…
Drilling & Completion News
Posted on 14 July 2011 in 2011, Departments, July/August
Deep Sea Metro took delivery of the Deepsea Metro I sixth-generation drillship from Hyundai Heavy Industries on 22 June. Odfjell Drilling has secured a contract with BG Group…
Drilling & Completion Tech Digest
Posted on 14 July 2011 in 2011, Departments, July/August
Woodside has signed on with AGR Drilling Services to use its Riserless Mud Recovery system (RMR) for top-hole drilling on an exploration campaign…
Operator takes proactive approach to human-factors evaluation of equipment
Posted on 14 July 2011 in 2011, Departments, July/August
Safety within the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) oil and gas industry has become the focus of attention around the world after the Macondo incident in April 2010. However, preceding this incident, safety had already been a priority throughout the industry…
Perspectives: Brady Long, Ensco – Dynamic drilling industry best experienced from the inside
Posted on 14 July 2011 in 2011, Departments, July/August, Uncategorized
Listening to Brady Long’s story of how he found himself working first at Pride International and now at Ensco, you realize that he’s telling you he feels more at home working among drillers than among lawyers. Considering his law degree background, it seems slightly ironic…
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People, Companies & Products
Posted on 14 July 2011 in 2011, Departments, July/August
Paradigm Oilfield Services has secured a $400,000 contract to supply equipment, including stabilizers and its dual-stage hole-opener called “The Beast,” for a drilling operation in…
Merged multilaterals system cuts time, risk
Posted on 14 July 2011 in 2011, Completing the Well, July/August
Inherent risks in component alignment and open-hole exposure time during conventional multilateral casing junction operations spurred the need for an innovative…
Recent Drilling News
14 June 2013
UK HSE report: Reportable hydrocarbon releases nearly halved over three years
The UK oil and gas industry has achieved a 48% reduction in the number of reportable hydrocarbon releases over three years, the...
12 June 2013
Atwood Oceanics secures contract for Atwood Achiever ultra-deepwater drillship
Atwood Oceanics has been awarded a drilling services contract for the ultra-deepwater drillship Atwood Achiever by a subsidiary...
10 June 2013
Ensco orders its eighth Samsung DP3 ultra-deepwater drillship
Ensco has ordered an additional advanced-capability DP3 ultra-deepwater drillship based on the Samsung GF12000 hull design. The vessel, ENSCO DS-10, will be the eighth...
07 June 2013
Unconventionals lead the way for drilling automation, but business model defines uptake
Industry’s ongoing efforts to bring automation to the drilling sector will progress over time as a “natural alignment”...
05 June 2013
Exclusive video: Compact top drive, casing drive system built for mobility
Julio Quintana, president and CEO for Tesco, speaks with Drilling Contractor associate editor Katherine Scott...