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BP completes flow test of Itaipu-1A well, offshore Brazil
Posted on 25 March 2013 in News, The Offshore Frontier
BP has completed a successful flow test of the Itaipu-1A discovery well offshore Brazil. The Itaipu-1A pre-salt well is located in block BM-C-32…
Petrobras announces US $236.7 billion business plan for 2013 – 2017
Posted on 20 March 2013 in Global and Regional Markets, News, Onshore Advances, The Offshore Frontier
Petrobras has announced a US $236.7 billion budget under a 2013-2017 Business & Management Plan (2013-17 BP)…
Latin America: Growth expected across the board
Posted on 18 March 2013 in 2013, Features, Global and Regional Markets, March/April, The Offshore Frontier
Picture Latin America as a quilt. In unison, the pieces come together to form a vibrant and vast region, but separately, every patch tells a story all its own. “Each country has different needs and challenges regarding…
Logging data linked in real time mitigate drilling complications
Posted on 18 March 2013 in 2013, Global and Regional Markets, March/April, The Offshore Frontier
he Brazilian petroleum industry has entered a new era of success exploiting shallow-water oil reserves in the Campos Basin, utilizing methods enhanced by advanced software…
GOM deepwater well puts dual-gradient drilling on the map
Posted on 18 March 2013 in 2013, March/April, The Offshore Frontier
IADC defines dual-gradient drilling (DGD) as a variation of managed pressure drilling that uses “two or more pressure gradients within selected sections to manage…
SNAME to study wind tunnel testing of MODUs, floating production installations
Posted on 18 March 2013 in News, The Offshore Frontier
The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) has announced it is initiating a review of SNAME T&R Bulletin 5-4…
IMO begins Deepwater Horizon casualty investigation
Posted on 14 March 2013 in News, The Offshore Frontier
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) officially initiated an investigation of the Macondo incident during the 21st session…
InterMoor completes IRIS installation, recovery in Gulf of Mexico
Posted on 01 March 2013 in Innovating While Drilling, News, The Offshore Frontier
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has completed an installation and recovery project for Apache Deepwater…
ONGC announced it has set record for drilling well in deepest water depth
Posted on 19 February 2013 in News, The Offshore Frontier
ONGC has set the record for drilling a well in the deepest water by an offshore drilling rig with Transocean’s ultra-deepwater drillship…
Transocean, Oceaneering ink deal on subsea BOP control systems
Posted on 14 February 2013 in News, The Efficient Rig, The Offshore Frontier
To comply with the recently issued API 53, a Transocean subsidiary has signed a contract with Oceaneering…
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