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JIP to develop next generation of subsea production equipment
Posted on 21 July 2014 in Innovating While Drilling, News, The Offshore Frontier
FMC Technologies has established a joint industry program (JIP) that brings four operators – Anadarko Petroleum, BP, ConocoPhillips and Shell – together to jointly develop…
Silica dust-prevention proppant test wells completed in Colorado
Posted on 21 July 2014 in Drilling It Safely, Innovating While Drilling, News
Preferred Technology, an affiliate of Preferred Sands, recently completed a series of DustPRO proppant pilot wells in Colorado. Third-party industrial hygiene results…
Deloitte report shows a drop in North Sea deals, drilling
Posted on 18 July 2014 in Global and Regional Markets, News, The Offshore Frontier
Oil and gas companies may be adopting a “wait-and-see” approach before making further investment decisions in the North Sea, according to a new report published today by…
Noble Corp Board of Directors approves spinoff of Paragon Offshore
Posted on 16 July 2014 in News, The Offshore Frontier
Noble Corp has approved the spinoff of Paragon Offshore, a subsidiary of Noble, through a pro-rata distribution of an aggregate of 84,753,393 Paragon…
Shell adds third major discovery to Norphlet play in Gulf of Mexico
Posted on 15 July 2014 in Global and Regional Markets, News, The Offshore Frontier
Shell has made its third major discovery in the Norphlet play in deepwater Gulf of Mexico with the successful Rydberg exploration well. After more than 10 years of exploration…
Occidental Petroleum names California Resources Corp leadership team
Posted on 11 July 2014 in Global and Regional Markets, News
Occidental Petroleum Corp has announced the leadership team for its subsidiary, California Resources Corp (CRC), and named Todd A. Stevens as President and CEO and William…
API publishes standard for community engagement
Posted on 10 July 2014 in News, Onshore Advances
API has published an industry standard for community engagement in areas of the country where horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing have opened new energy…
Claxton completes rigless removal of a stuck BHA during slot recovery
Posted on 09 July 2014 in Completing the Well, Drilling It Safely, Global and Regional Markets, Innovating While Drilling, News, The Offshore Frontier
Claxton Engineering Services, an Acteon company, has completed the first rigless removal of a stuck bottomhole assembly (BHA). The work was completed during a slot recovery…
Diamond Offshore appoints Woll as Senior VP, Chief Commercial Officer
Posted on 08 July 2014 in News, The Offshore Frontier
Diamond Offshore has appointed Ronald Woll as Senior VP and Chief Commercial Officer, effective immediately. Based in Houston, Mr Woll will have oversight of the company’s…
Maintaining pressure key to casing integrity
Posted on 08 July 2014 in Completing the Well, Drilling It Safely, News
For drilling contractors, asset integrity is most strongly linked to the reliability and performance of drilling rigs and the equipment onboard those rigs. However, many…
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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...