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CO2 storage wells: new frontier for rigs?
Posted on 29 October 2009 in News
An innovative frontier is emerging that could potentially hold significant new opportunities for the rig market as it pushes into a new…
Survey at IADC Advanced Rig Tech Conference reveals attitudes, concerns
Posted on 29 October 2009 in News
44.7% of attendees at September’s 2009 IADC Advanced Rig Technology Conference cited reliability as the characteristic in greatest need for…
Panel Addresses “Limited Resources and Global Challenges”
Posted on 29 October 2009 in News
Today’s upstream oil & gas industry is facing global challenges with limited resources. Challenges in three critical areas – people, equipment and technology…
IADC issues new safety alerts
Posted on 29 October 2009 in News
IADC has issued three new safety alerts citing potential rigfloor dangers and how each could have been mitigated. Each safety alert provides a description…
CAODC 2010 sees smaller Canadian fleet in 2010
Posted on 29 October 2009 in News
The Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors anticipates a continued decline in the size of the Canadian fleet in 2010, due to equipment…
D&C Tech Notes
Posted on 29 October 2009 in News
Baker Hughes successfully ran a 24-stage completion in the Williston Basin for Whiting Petroleum Corp, the company reported. This is among the largest…
People & Company News
Posted on 29 October 2009 in News
GE Oil & Gas’ PII Pipeline Solutions business has been awarded a multi-million U.S. dollar, six-year contract to supply Qatargas Operating Company…
Revised IMO MODU Code nears adoption
Posted on 08 October 2009 in News
After a nearly five-year effort, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is expected to adopt an updated version of the IMO MODU Code next month…
Video Interview: Carbon storage may open new frontier for rigs
Posted on 08 October 2009 in News
IADC group vice president/publisher Mike Killalea spoke with George Koperna, co-chairman of the SPE International Conference on CO2 Capture, Storage and Utilization…
Rowan restarts newbuild jackup construction
Posted on 08 October 2009 in News
Rowan Companies has announced that it will resume construction of its fourth EXL class jackup at the Keppel AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, with delivery expected in the first quarter of 2012…
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