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Ferus uses LNG to fuel well stimulation project in Eagle Ford
Posted on 30 November 2012 in Global and Regional Markets, News, Onshore Advances, The Efficient Rig
Ferus has successfully completed one of the first hydraulic fracturing operations utilizing LNG as engine fuel in North America…
Exclusive video: DC tours Maersk’s MOSAIC II simulator training complex
Posted on 29 November 2012 in Drilling It Safely, Global and Regional Markets, News, Videos
In a special extended webcast, IADC managing editor Linda Hsieh tours the recently inaugurated…
Proposed study aims to analyze environmental impact of onshore drilling
Posted on 29 November 2012 in Drilling It Safely, News
To illustrate how, and ultimately if, oil and gas extraction onshore can occur without impacting the environment…
Petrofac Houston training center focuses on emergency management
Posted on 29 November 2012 in Drilling It Safely, Global and Regional Markets, News
Petrofac’s Houston training center has relocated to a new 7,000-sq-ft facility, adding about 34% additional…
McMoRan production testing subsalt Davy Jones No. 1 well in Gulf of Mexico
Posted on 29 November 2012 in Global and Regional Markets, News, The Offshore Frontier
McMoRan Exploration’s Davy Jones No. 1 production test is in progress on South Marsh Island Block 230…
Seneca/Ensign rigs switch to LNG for power in Marcellus
Posted on 29 November 2012 in Drilling It Safely, Global and Regional Markets, Innovating While Drilling, News, Onshore Advances, The Efficient Rig
Seneca Resources Corp and Ensign Drilling have installed two GE gas engines to power the first LNG-fueled drilling rigs…
Noble Energy finds oil in deepwater Gulf of Mexico’s Big Bend
Posted on 29 November 2012 in Global and Regional Markets, News, The Offshore Frontier
Noble Energy has made a discovery at the Big Bend exploration prospect in deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Open-hole logging identified…
Siemens launches integration project to streamline product services
Posted on 29 November 2012 in Global and Regional Markets, News, The Efficient Rig
Siemens Drive Technologies has launched an initiative called Integrated Drive Systems to simplify its way of doing business…
Seadrill to acquire ultra-deepwater Songa Eclipse semi
Posted on 29 November 2012 in Global and Regional Markets, News, The Offshore Frontier
A subsidiary of Seadrill has entered into an agreement with Songa Offshore to acquire the Songa Eclipse ultra-deepwater semisub…
Vantage-invested JV to build ultra-deepwater drillship at STX
Posted on 29 November 2012 in Global and Regional Markets, News, The Offshore Frontier
Vantage Drilling has entered into a joint venture with an affiliate of Skeie Group to construct a high-specification drillship…
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