Archive | News
North Sea horizontal wells employs open-hole, multi-stage fracturing system
Posted on 18 January 2012 in Completing the Well, News, The Offshore Frontier
Wintershall recently drilled and completed a multi-fractured horizontal well in the North Sea using an open-hole…
ADIPEC 2012 to be held 11-14 November in Abu Dhabi
Posted on 13 January 2012 in Global and Regional Markets, News
The 15th annual Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) will now…
Norwegian minister: Climate change, greater access, Russia driving Arctic development
Posted on 12 January 2012 in Global and Regional Markets, News, The Offshore Frontier
The Arctic could hold the answer to energy security and independence as the world continues to need fossil fuels…
Keppel AmFELS to build new semi from existing hull for Diamond Offshore
Posted on 11 January 2012 in News, The Efficient Rig, The Offshore Frontier
Diamond Offshore has contracted Keppel AmFELS to construct and upgrade a moored semisubmersible…
Woodside pushes total section depth to 6,250 ft using RMR, casing while drilling
Posted on 10 January 2012 in Innovating While Drilling, News, The Offshore Frontier
Woodside Petroleum reached a total section depth of 6,250 ft on an exploration well in Western Australia with the help…
Xtreme Drilling introduces 23,500-ft capable land coiled-tubing well intervention unit
Posted on 09 January 2012 in Completing the Well, News, Onshore Advances, The Efficient Rig
Xtreme Drilling and Coil Services has unveiled the XSR200, a land coiled-tubing well intervention unit…
.jpg&h=57&w=100&zc=1&q=90)
KCA DEUTAG to deploy highly automated T-700 for NAM in Holland
Posted on 06 January 2012 in News, Onshore Advances, The Efficient Rig
KCA DEUTAG recently commissioned its new highly automated, small-footprint T-700 Heavy Land Rig (HLR)…
Petrofac begins water safety and survival training at NASA facility
Posted on 05 January 2012 in Drilling It Safely, News, Videos
From outer space to offshore drilling rigs, workers in both industries are sharing common ground at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston…
US operators targeting liquids-rich Utica shale play
Posted on 13 December 2011 in Global and Regional Markets, News, Onshore Advances
While the Bakken and Eagle Ford shale plays continue to be the focus of US onshore drilling, the industry is also making moves into a new play that could…
Well intervention simulator tops off Shell’s new advanced well control course
Posted on 13 December 2011 in Drilling It Safely, News
Shell is raising its well control standards and hopes to be an example for the industry to follow. Last week, the…
Recent News
31 January 2012
Condition monitoring calls for drilling contractor, OEM collaboration
Evaluation and recertification programs for equipment and systems are plentiful, but offshore contractors are looking...
31 January 2012
From passive to proactive, condition monitoring gives rig operators advance warning of failures
As rigs are increasingly deployed to remote locations and equipped with complex electronic engines, the risks of...
31 January 2012
IADC accredits Baker Hughes competence management program
Baker Hughes has become the first integrated oilfield service company to receive full accreditation of its Competence Management Program...
31 January 2012
IADC’s Petty to lead ITAC Investment Working Group
The US Secretary of Commerce and US Trade Representative (USTR) have designated IADC executive VP – government affairs Brian Petty as chairman...
31 January 2012
MPD system facilitates top-hole drilling offshore Brazil
AGR has completed its first Brazilian operation using the EC-Drill system, a managed pressure drilling technology based on the RMR system and...