Maersk Oil will use 10,000 ft of 5-in. Alcoa Aluminum Drill Pipe (AADP) in maintenance and abandonment operations, Alcoa Oil & Gas announced yesterday at the 2014 IADC/SPE...
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Neveu, Minmier welcome attendees to 2014 IADC/SPE Drilling Conference
The boom in unconventional oil and gas development across North America is responsible for the largest increase in oil and gas production in decades, Kevin Neveu, President...
Read More »Shell’s Jan Brakel to lead 2015 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference
Jan Brakel, Manager of Wells Research & Development at Shell Projects & Technology, will chair the 2015 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference to take place 17-19 March in London...
Read More »IADC launches new look with logo, branding changes
IADC debuted a new logo and brand yesterday at the 2014 IADC/SPE Drilling Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. The new look aims to visually reflect IADC’s increased efforts...
Read More »Exclusive video: Helios Inferno cutter technology customizes bit to optimize performance
Tailoring cutters to specific applications is the key to National Oilwell Varco’s Helios Inferno cutter technology. Launched this week at the 2014 IADC/SPE Drilling...
Read More »Suttles: Maintaining social license to operate is critical to a sustainable energy boom
intaining the industry’s social license to operate is among the biggest threats to the sustained success of the shale-driven energy boom in North America, Doug Suttles, President and CEO...
Read More »Halliburton launches service to provide integrated, custom drilling solutions
Halliburton launched Drilling Engineering Solutions at the 2014 IADC/SPE Drilling Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. Akshay Sagar, Business Manager, Drilling Systems and Solutions...
Read More »Predictive system helps wells adapt to changing formation pressures
To proactively determine the downhole pressure limits necessary in managed pressure drilling (MPD) applications, Managed Pressure Operations (MPO) developed a pressure...
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PEMEX has awarded six-year drilling contracts to Seadrill’s West Oberon, West Intrepid, West Defender and West Courageous jackups. A fifth contract for the Prospector 3...
Read More »Statoil, ExxonMobil successfully test Zafarani reservoir in Tanzania Block 2
Statoil and co-venturer ExxonMobil announced the results from their first drill stem test in the Tanzania Block 2 offshore discoveries. The data acquired is important to...
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