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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.
Exclusive video: IADC DGD Workshop discusses drivers, operational challenges
Posted on 15 May 2013 in IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, Innovating While Drilling, News
At the 2013 IADC Dual Gradient Drilling (DGD) Workshop on 9 May in Houston, the IADC DGD Subcommittee led a workshop that…
Statoil awards Mariner drilling services contract to Noble Corp
Posted on 14 May 2013 in News, The Offshore Frontier
Statoil has awarded a four-year contract for drilling services on the Mariner project to Noble Corp, with an option of up to two years…
Simplified model clarifies connection between MPD well control equipment, safety barriers
Posted on 14 May 2013 in Innovating While Drilling, News
Managed pressure drilling (MPD) systems are increasingly being used in formations with restricted operational pressure windows…
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