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BP commits to renewed focus on upstream oil and gas over next decade
Posted on 15 May 2013 in News, OTC, The Offshore Frontier
Over the next decade, as much as 75% to 80% of BP’s majority group capital expenditure will be spent in upstream…
Statoil sanctions Julia development in GOM with ExxonMobil, pushes ahead with Logan
Posted on 15 May 2013 in Global and Regional Markets, News, OTC, The Offshore Frontier
Pursuing further growth in its US offshore portfolio, Statoil has sanctioned its fourth field development in the Gulf of Mexico…
Exclusive video: New composite wireline cable contains seven-conductor electrical core
Posted on 15 May 2013 in Innovating While Drilling, News, OTC
Serko Sarian, telemetry and conveyance portfolio manager for Schlumberger, talks with Drilling Contractor…
PETRONAS: NOCs expand globally with increasing autonomy, financial strength
Posted on 15 May 2013 in Global and Regional Markets, News, OTC
National oil companies (NOCs) continue to assume an increasingly meaningful role in the oil and gas industry…
Different dual-gradient methods enable drilling in deepwater, depleted reservoirs
Posted on 15 May 2013 in IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, Innovating While Drilling, News
Dual-gradient technology continues to gain attention as an important solution to deepwater drilling and…
Susan Cunningham: Confluence of people, ideas leads to innovative thinking
Posted on 15 May 2013 in Innovating While Drilling, News
As a company grows from a small organization to a relatively large one, it must contend with questions of how to keep its enterprising spirit alive…
Exclusive video: Keystone module enables remote control of downhole tools
Posted on 15 May 2013 in Innovating While Drilling, News, OTC
Paul Day, business development director for Weatherford, speaks with Drilling Contractor associate editor Katherine Scott about the company’s Keystone module…
50% of total production to be pre-salt by 2020, Petrobras says
Posted on 15 May 2013 in Global and Regional Markets, News, OTC, The Offshore Frontier
Recounting Petrobras’ history in presalt activities so far, Carlos Tadeu da Costa Fraga, executive manager for Petrobras, shared the company’s..
DNV: As dual gradient grows, system qualification will be needed to ensure safe operations
Posted on 15 May 2013 in IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, Innovating While Drilling, News, OTC
As industry gains experience in the deployment of dual-gradient drilling (DGD) systems on floating rigs…
Photo gallery: Spotted at OTC
Posted on 15 May 2013 in News, OTC
Browse the OTC photo gallery, a collection of photos taken at this year’s Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas.
Recent Drilling News
15 May 2013
BP commits to renewed focus on upstream oil and gas over next decade
Over the next decade, as much as 75% to 80% of BP's majority group capital expenditure will be spent in upstream...
15 May 2013
Statoil sanctions Julia development in GOM with ExxonMobil, pushes ahead with Logan
Pursuing further growth in its US offshore portfolio, Statoil has sanctioned its fourth field development in the Gulf of Mexico...
15 May 2013
Exclusive video: New composite wireline cable contains seven-conductor electrical core
Serko Sarian, telemetry and conveyance portfolio manager for Schlumberger, talks with Drilling Contractor...
15 May 2013
PETRONAS: NOCs expand globally with increasing autonomy, financial strength
National oil companies (NOCs) continue to assume an increasingly meaningful role in the oil and gas industry...
15 May 2013
Different dual-gradient methods enable drilling in deepwater, depleted reservoirs
Dual-gradient technology continues to gain attention as an important solution to deepwater drilling and...