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Maersk receives Letter of Award from Total for ultra-harsh environment jackup
Posted on 08 November 2011 in News
Maersk has received a Letter of Award from Total E&P Norge for one of Maersk’s two ultra-harsh environment jackups…
Landrieu urges industry to ‘lean forward’ in promoting safety record
Posted on 07 November 2011 in News
Eighteen months after Macondo, industry representatives and supporters are fighting hard to re-balance oversight…
2011 IPTC rescheduled due to severe flooding in Thailand
Posted on 02 November 2011 in News
The 2011 International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC) has been rescheduled to 7-9 February 2012 because of flooding in Thailand…
Factory Drilling approach seeks to guarantee optimum outcome, each and every time
Posted on 25 October 2011 in News
Alongside the newest tools and methods, communication, coordination and consistency are important building…
Rig-specific simulation process targets drilling optimization
Posted on 25 October 2011 in News
Aker Solutions has developed a concept called “visioneering” that uses the industrial gaming principles of advanced visualization and simulation to…
Unconventional rig design improves performance by over 50% on horizontal wells
Posted on 25 October 2011 in News
Unconventional, advanced-technology land rigs are not only smaller in size but also offer high mobility, reduced cost…
Methane hydrate technologies to be tested on Alaska’s North Slope
Posted on 25 October 2011 in News
The US DOE, ConocoPhillips and the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp will test technologies to produce methane gas from hydrate…
Maersk Discoverer to drill offshore Egypt for BP
Posted on 25 October 2011 in News
Maersk Drilling has signed a contract with BP for the ultra-deepwater semisubmersible Maersk Discoverer for work initially offshore Egypt…
Transocean’s new Kuala Lumpur facility to train more than 1,200 a year
Posted on 25 October 2011 in News
Transocean has officially opened a 32,000-sq-ft training center and offices in downtown Kuala Lumpur…
BOEM OKs 1st BP exploration plan to meet new requirements
Posted on 25 October 2011 in News
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) this week approved a supplemental exploration plan (EP) submitted by BP for deepwater…
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