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Report: Global shale developments to drive higher HP land fleet
Posted on 02 November 2012 in 2012, Global and Regional Markets, November/December
Worldwide deviated/horizontal drilling to boost number of higher horsepower rigs by 28% by 2016, analysis shows. North America continues to lead the way…
Middle East on the up and up
Posted on 02 November 2012 in 2012, Features, Global and Regional Markets, November/December
A healthy, growing offshore market and renewed drilling and production in brownfields with significant reserves project a positive 2013 for the Middle East. This despite reduced production in Iran due to international sanctions and the slow-to-moderate pace of Iraq …
Africa: Diverse continent requires specific local knowledge
Posted on 30 October 2012 in Global and Regional Markets, News
Most of Africa is not inherently more dangerous than many other regions of the world, but working in this vast and regionally diverse…
Shales may push onshore rig boom in South Africa by 2016
Posted on 30 October 2012 in Global and Regional Markets, News
Shale exploration and development will drive demand for high-horsepower onshore drilling rigs in South Africa from zero this year to nearly 60 by 2016…
Successful flow testing program paves way for East Africa field development
Posted on 30 October 2012 in Global and Regional Markets, Innovating While Drilling, News
A successful DST program on the Prosperidade field offshore Mozambique has allowed Anadarko Petroleum to reduce…
North Sea drilling report shows healthy uptick in UK, Netherlands, focus on appraisals in Norway
Posted on 30 October 2012 in Global and Regional Markets, News
Drilling activity in the UK and The Netherlands sectors of the North Sea during the first three quarters of 2012…
Petrobras makes another discovery of hydrocarbons in Sergipe-Alagoas Basin’s ultra-deepwaters
Posted on 11 October 2012 in Global and Regional Markets, News
Petrobras has confirmed the presence of light hydrocarbons in ultra-deepwaters of the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin…
Statoil awards contracts for three rigs on Norwegian shelf
Posted on 03 October 2012 in Global and Regional Markets, News, The Offshore Frontier
Statoil and its partners have secured contracts for the Bideford Dolphin, Stena Don and Scarabeo 5 rigs on the Norwegian continental shelf…
Atwood Oceanics secures contract for the Atwood Advantage drillship
Posted on 27 September 2012 in Global and Regional Markets, News, The Offshore Frontier
Atwood Oceanics has secured a drilling services contract for the Atwood Advantage by a subsidiary of Noble Energy for a program commencing in the Mediterranean…
Seadrill orders ultra-deepwater drillship for delivery in 2014
Posted on 24 September 2012 in Global and Regional Markets, News, The Offshore Frontier
Seadrill has ordered an ultra-deepwater drillship to be built at the Samsung yard in South Korea. The project value is estimated to be around US $600 million…
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