Archive | November/December
Shell to test technologies for enhancing deepwater well control
Posted on 30 October 2012 in 2012, Drilling It Safely, News, November/December
Shell is testing three technologies designed to ensure ongoing process safety by preventing catastrophic incidents, with subsea trials set to begin in key…
Aerospace design addresses risks of deepwater drilling
Posted on 30 October 2012 in 2012, Drilling It Safely, News, November/December
Bastion Technologies has developed a well control intervention system designed to automate the control and separation of a welll under upset conditions and leave a clean interface…
New BOP design eliminates need for elastomeric seals
Posted on 30 October 2012 in 2012, Drilling It Safely, News, November/December
Enovate Systems has developed a product that replaces the BOP riser package design with a system that combines gate valves and a new shear system. The En-Tegrity Shear Seal Valve provides complete…
Dynamic risk assessment: Helping employees ‘stay in the moment’ to take right action at right time
Posted on 02 October 2012 in 2012, Drilling It Safely, News, November/December
Humans are not great at noticing change around us. “We don’t notice that gradual progression of change, and we certainly…
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...