Operators are using the oil price downturn to improve efficiency and cut costs as they prepare to resume drilling when market conditions improve, hopefully by the end of the year, operator representatives said at the 2015 IADC Drilling Onshore Conference on 14 May in Houston.

Last year, the US land rig count peaked in November at 1,859. As of 10 April, that number had tumbled to 951, according to the Baker Hughes Rig Count...

Global oilfield services (OFS) markets are facing difficult headwinds as a function of commodity prices...

ExxonMobil announced that it has resumed drilling at Point Thomson on Alaska’s North Slope as construction continues toward bringing the initial production system online...

The Engomo-1 exploration well in Block 10BA was drilled to a total depth of 2,353 m utilizing the SMP-106 rig. The well encountered interbedded sandstones...

Sperry Drilling, a Halliburton business line, has set field records with the Quasar Pulse Service, the only M/LWD service capable of operating in harsh environments up to 392°F...

The trend among drilling contractors to install walking systems on rigs has solved a major logistical problem for operators on multiwell pads – negating the need for costly...

After 22 weeks of construction and a $20 million investment, Scandrill christened the Scan Vision rig on 27 January at the company’s Tyler, Texas, facility...

Freeport-McMoRan has announced a successful production test from the Highlander discovery, located onshore in South Louisiana in the Inboard Lower Tertiary/Cretaceous trend...

As the US strives to reach energy independence, Chris Menefee, Vice President of Business Development for Independence Contract Drilling (ICD), believes the land drilling business will see more opportunities for...