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Panel session: Performance and drilling can go hand in hand
Posted on 18 June 2010 in News
Representatives from five oil and gas companies – ExxonMobil, Saudi Aramco, PEMEX…
Marin Koceic, ED-INA, receives IADC Exemplary Service Award
Posted on 18 June 2010 in News
Marin Koceic, technical manager for ED-INA, received an IADC Exemplary Service Award…
In world’s energy future, unconventional gas is a must, not a maybe
Posted on 18 June 2010 in News
Operators worldwide are recognizing the importance of natural gas in the global energy…
Offshore rig forecast: cloudy with a chance of rain
Posted on 18 June 2010 in News
Unlike numerous previous instances when Tom Kellock, ODS-Petrodata, has been able…
Morumbi Oil & Gas prepares to complete new well in Alberta
Posted on 18 June 2010 in News
On 17 June, Morumbi Oil & Gas announced that it will soon begin completion operations…
Atwood Southern Cross to drill well offshore Tunisia
Posted on 18 June 2010 in News
Gulfsands Petroleum announced on 17 June that ADX Energy, operator of the Kerkouane…
Faghur Basin helps Apache surpass Egyptian production goal
Posted on 17 June 2010 in News
New production from Apache’s Faghur Basin fields has propelled the company’s Egyptian…
Atwood Beacon to drill well offshore Ivory Coast
Posted on 16 June 2010 in News
Atwood Oceanics announced that its Atwood Beacon has been awarded a contract by…
Semi platform on way to Statoil’s Gjøa
Posted on 15 June 2010 in News
The semisubmersible platform for Statoil’s Gjøa field left the Aker Solutions Stord…
Keppel opens integrated safety training facility
Posted on 14 June 2010 in News
Keppel has opened a new integrated safety training facility, the Keppel Safety Training Centre…
Recent Drilling News
28 July 2014
SDI completes 500th MagTraC MWD Ranging project
Scientific Drilling International (SDI) has completed the 500th MagTraC MWD Ranging project. MagTraC was introduced in 1998 to target challenging applications...
28 July 2014
Modular offshore rig design reduces deployment costs
William Jacob Management (WJM) has introduced an offshore rig design that reduces deployment costs and improves speed-to-market for upstream operations. The 3,000-hp...
23 July 2014
Halliburton promotes Jeff Miller to President
Halliburton has promoted Jeff Miller to President and has appointed him to the Halliburton Board of Directors effective 1 August 2014. Mr Miller is currently the...
23 July 2014
Statoil resumes production on Njord A platform
Statoil has resumed oil and gas production on the Njord A platform in the Norwegian Sea, after a major reinforcement of the platform structure. Production had been shut down...
22 July 2014
Petrobras’ domestic oil production tops 2 million bbl/day in June
Petrobras’ June oil production in Brazil averaged 2 million bbl/day (bpd), a 1.7% increase from May’s production of 1.9 million bpd. In addition, the production operated...