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Industry should embark on new safety evolution to encourage common values in the workplace
Posted on 04 February 2010 in 2010, Drilling It Safely, January/February
Before we can begin to discuss value-driven safety, we need to understand the history of the safety function as a discipline in the oil and gas industry and how it has…
HSE Corner: 6 steps to a comprehensive fall protection program
Posted on 04 February 2010 in 2010, Departments, Drilling It Safely, January/February
Falls while working at height are all too common; the greater tragedy is that each fall is preventable. Approximately 2.3 million work-related deaths worldwide occur annually, with the construction industry accounting for about 60,000 of them. Around the world, fall protection is moving up companies’’ safety agenda. …
ExxonMobil/XTO deal augurs strong promise for natural gas
Posted on 14 December 2009 in Global and Regional Markets, News, Onshore Advances
ExxonMobil Corp and XTO Energy Inc announced on 14 December, 2009, an all-stock transaction valued at $41 billion. The acquisition agreement, which…
Reliable expandable connections: Exclusive video
Posted on 08 December 2009 in Completing the Well, Innovating While Drilling, News
Expandables represent one of the most talked-about and hailed technologies in the drilling and completion arsenal, ever since their introduction by Shell…
Chukchi Sea drilling plan gets conditional OK
Posted on 08 December 2009 in Global and Regional Markets, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, News
The US Minerals Management Service (MMS) has conditionally approved Shell Gulf of Mexico’s plan to drill three exploratory, information-gathering wells…
IADC names new Europe VP
Posted on 08 December 2009 in IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, News
Jens Hoffmark will join IADC effective 1 January as its new regional vice president – Europe. He will be responsible for overseeing IADC operations and activities across Europe, including…
ENSCO 8502 on target for on-time, on-budget delivery
Posted on 08 December 2009 in News, The Offshore Frontier
Keppel FELS Ltd is on track to deliver ENSCO 8502, the third of seven ENSCO 8500 Series semisubmersible drilling rigs it will build for Ensco…
ConocoPhillips 2010 capital budget down from ’09 spending
Posted on 08 December 2009 in Global and Regional Markets, News
ConocoPhillips has approved a 2010 capital program of $11.2 billion, including about $9.7 billion for E&P. This represents a 10% decrease from estimated…
Maersk Drilling launches first global annual environmental report
Posted on 08 December 2009 in Drilling It Safely, News
Maersk Drilling and Maersk FPSOs are launching their first global annual environmental report, covering 2008. The report encompasses…
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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