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Mediterranean drilling looks to promising recovery on the horizon
Posted on 08 November 2011 in 2011, Features, Global and Regional Markets, November/December
Situated at the crossroads of Europe, Africa and Asia, the Mediterranean is a microcosm of how geopolitical and economic events can impact oil and gas recovery…
SEMS rule marks new beginning in environmental, safety practices
Posted on 08 November 2011 in 2011, Drilling It Safely, Features, November/December, Videos
Facing an impending deadline, companies from all corners of the industry capitalized on an unprecedented opportunity to help themselves reach a shared goal…
Annual General Meeting Special: IADC 2011– operations summary
Posted on 08 November 2011 in 2011, Features, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, November/December
IADC is coordinating a lobbying strategy in response to US House legislation introduced in September 2011 at the behest of the Jones Act Coalition…
Annual General Meeting Special: Post-Macondo efforts extensive, ongoing
Posted on 08 November 2011 in 2011, Features, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, November/December
Over the past year, IADC continued to work with regulatory and industry groups from the US and around the world, to get the global drilling industry back on track…
Biofluids: Combining environmental responsibility, performance
Posted on 21 September 2011 in 2011, Drilling It Safely, Features, September/October
More than 250 types of lubricants are used in daily offshore rig operations in appreciable volumes, including engine oils, hydraulic fluids, thruster fluids …
Re-inventing subsea intervention to keep economics above water
Posted on 21 September 2011 in 2011, Completing the Well, Features, September/October
Ten thousand feet below the platform, a well production tree, with all its pipes, manifolds and production lines, is signaling yet another new frontier in hydrocarbon …
Australia embarks on coal seam gas, the next E&P frontier Down Under
Posted on 21 September 2011 in 2011, Features, Global and Regional Markets, September/October
A steady producer of oil and gas in conventional onshore and offshore fields, Australia is looking to new and unconventional resources to chart its future …
Dual BOPs: When one just isn’t enough
Posted on 21 September 2011 in 2011, Features, September/October, The Efficient Rig
On 1 June Rowan Companies announced it had ordered the first two ultra-deepwater drillships in the company’s history, to be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea. These 12,000-ft capable vessels will each be equipped…
Rig mobility on the fast track
Posted on 21 September 2011 in 2011, Features, September/October, The Efficient Rig
Rig manufacturers are expanding the operating and mobility features of the industry’s rigs to a new level of sophistication – the highly or ultra-mobile rig …
Steel-body PDC bit targets shale drilling
Posted on 06 July 2011 in 2011, Features, Innovating While Drilling, July/August
Many Marcellus operators drill the vertical sections of their horizontal wells using an air rig. Contractors are experienced in this technique, which has proven cost-effective in the northeastern US. When the kickoff point is reached…
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