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Lower Tertiary seismic survey kicks off in Gulf of Mexico

Posted on 08 December 2009 in News, The Offshore Frontier

WesternGeco has begun acquisition of the E-Octopus VII survey. Located in the Walker Ridge and Keathley Canyon areas of the US central Gulf of Mexico…

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Innovative logging technique boosts productivity for Chevron Thailand

Posted on 24 November 2009 in Global and Regional Markets, Innovating While Drilling, News, The Offshore Frontier

Under rig floor logging (URFL) is a technique pioneered by Chevron Thailand that has improved drilling efficiency…

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Exclusive video: Results of audience surveys at Completions Conference

Posted on 24 November 2009 in Completing the Well, News, The Offshore Frontier

Results of audience surveys at the 2009 IADC Completions Conference held some surprising results…

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WellCAP plays key role in fast-paced Thailand drilling operations

Posted on 24 November 2009 in Drilling It Safely, Global and Regional Markets, News, The Offshore Frontier

WellCAP’s built-in flexibility plays a key role in the safe execution of one of the fastest-paced drilling operations…

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Scorpion’s Offshore Courageous named Shell’s Jackup Rig of the Year

Posted on 24 November 2009 in News, The Offshore Frontier

Scorpion Offshore announced that its Offshore Courageous rig has been named Shell International E&P’s Jackup…

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Transocean’s Discoverer Americas commences GOM operations

Posted on 24 November 2009 in Global and Regional Markets, News, The Offshore Frontier

Transocean announced this week that its newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship Discoverer Americas has commenced operations in the US Gulf of Mexico…

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BP confirms western extension of Kaskida field

Posted on 24 November 2009 in Global and Regional Markets, News, The Offshore Frontier

BP announced that an appraisal well to test a western extension of the Kaskida field has confirmed oil in Lower Tertiary reservoirs five miles west of the Kaskida…

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Atwood’s VICKSBURG contract extended

Posted on 24 November 2009 in News, The Offshore Frontier

Atwood Oceanics announced that the VICKSBURG has been awarded a three-month contract extension by NuCoastal (Thailand) to continue…

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Drillers Outlook Panel: Challenges abound, but so do opportunities

Posted on 11 November 2009 in Global and Regional Markets, News, Onshore Advances, The Offshore Frontier

It’s been said that drilling contractors are an optimistic bunch, and that certainly proved true with the three industry leaders who sat on the Drillers Outlook…

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