Archive | 2012
Real-time data offers critical tool to redefine well control, safety
Posted on 01 November 2012 in 2012, Drilling It Safely, November/December
The industry has historically viewed real-time data as it relates to drilling optimization. Recent catastrophic events have proven that loss of containment and…
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…
Sustaining the license to drill: It’s not a game!
Posted on 17 September 2012 in 2012, Drilling It Safely, Features, Global and Regional Markets, September/October
In summer 2011 offshore Greenland, in an attempt to halt Arctic exploration, Greenpeace activists scaled a semisubmersible rig large enough to drill in more than 8,000 ft of water. This, despite a court injunction and the risk of jail time and significant fines for the activists….
Bob Warren, Baclenna: Educational outreach required for the next generation
Posted on 17 September 2012 in 2012, Drilling It Safely, September/October, Videos
By Katherine Scott, editorial coordinator Promoting a positive message about the oil and gas industry is one of Bob Warren’s ongoing missions. The industry has to work harder to emphasize that this is a career destination with unlimited opportunities for people who are willing to work hard, said Mr Warren, president of Baclenna Inc, a [...]
News Cuttings
Posted on 17 September 2012 in 2012, Departments, September/October
The IADC North Sea Chapter (NSC), led by co-chairmen Gavin Sutherland, KCA DEUTAG, and Darren Sutherland, Prospector Offshore Drilling, recently donated a total of £30,500 to four charities…
People, Companies & Products
Posted on 17 September 2012 in 2012, Departments, September/October
Integrated Drilling Equipment (IDE) has fulfilled its 12th contract for the Sparta Drilling System, increasing its presence in the North American shale plays
Cricket and well control: How sport can teach industry new lessons in training
Posted on 17 September 2012 in 2012, Drilling It Safely, September/October
The world of cricket isn’t normally associated with the drilling industry, but there may be lessons from this sport to apply to well control training. Cricket demands the mastery of skills…
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Noble Energy moves toward mixed fleet of LNG-dedicated, dual-fuel rigs
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