Archive | September/October
Drilling & Completion Tech Digest
Posted on 21 September 2011 in 2011, Departments, September/October
Petrobras’ Brazilian natural gas output increased by 8% in July compared with the same month a year ago …
Drilling & Completion News
Posted on 21 September 2011 in 2011, Departments, September/October
Maersk Drilling and Maersk Training have invested in a DrillSIM-6000 drilling simulator from UK-based Drilling Systems to be housed in a purpose-built complex in Svendborg, Denmark…
People, Companies & Products
Posted on 21 September 2011 in 2011, Departments, September/October
R&M Energy Systems is offering the Hercules Lugless 150H BOP Cap, which allows operations to use a wrench rather than a hammer to secure the end caps…
HSE Corner: Industry groups enhance lifting/hoisting safety with competency standards, exams
Posted on 21 September 2011 in 2011, Departments, September/October
The OGP Lifting and Hoisting Task Force has been reviewing developments in defining competencies …
Editorial: Nurturing lessons learned – Stakeholders must continue collaborative relationship
Posted on 21 September 2011 in 2011, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, September/October
Following a devastating forest fire, new growth rises from the charred remains. This is the cycle in nature. In human endeavors, we too must try to rebound …
Driving sustainability through reporting
Posted on 21 September 2011 in 2011, Drilling It Safely, September/October
IPIECA, API and the OGP have issued the second edition of Oil and Gas Industry Guidance on Voluntary Sustainability Reporting. Clear and consistent reporting helps …
Training, hazard control key to better ergonomics
Posted on 21 September 2011 in 2011, Drilling It Safely, September/October
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are a significant source of economic loss to drilling companies. It is difficult to pinpoint the extent of MSDs in the industry …
Safe drilling operations come full circle
Posted on 21 September 2011 in 2011, Drilling It Safely, September/October
Weatherford International is leveraging a fundamental aspect of all drilling operations – the mud system. Fluids in and out of the wellbore provide valuable info…
Accelerometer helps shakers keep optimal G
Posted on 21 September 2011 in 2011, September/October
For the first time in the industry, shakers have the ability to automatically increase acceleration (G) under loaded conditions because of Constant-G Control (CGC) …
Biofluids: Combining environmental responsibility, performance
Posted on 21 September 2011 in 2011, Drilling It Safely, Features, September/October
More than 250 types of lubricants are used in daily offshore rig operations in appreciable volumes, including engine oils, hydraulic fluids, thruster fluids …
Recent Drilling News
19 June 2013
Dolphin Drilling unveils new deepwater drillship
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14 June 2013
UK HSE report: Reportable hydrocarbon releases nearly halved over three years
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12 June 2013
Atwood Oceanics secures contract for Atwood Achiever ultra-deepwater drillship
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10 June 2013
Ensco orders its eighth Samsung DP3 ultra-deepwater drillship
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07 June 2013
Unconventionals lead the way for drilling automation, but business model defines uptake
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