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Petrobras announces US $236.7 billion business plan for 2013 – 2017
Posted on 20 March 2013 in Global and Regional Markets, News, Onshore Advances, The Offshore Frontier
Petrobras has announced a US $236.7 billion budget under a 2013-2017 Business & Management Plan (2013-17 BP)…
SNAME to study wind tunnel testing of MODUs, floating production installations
Posted on 18 March 2013 in News, The Offshore Frontier
The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) has announced it is initiating a review of SNAME T&R Bulletin 5-4…
Accelerated development program focuses on entry-level drilling staff
Posted on 15 March 2013 in Drilling It Safely, News
PetroSkills has launched the Drilling Operations Accelerated Development Program, initially focusing on entry-level staff…
IMO begins Deepwater Horizon casualty investigation
Posted on 14 March 2013 in News, The Offshore Frontier
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) officially initiated an investigation of the Macondo incident during the 21st session…
Rowan announces Thomas Burke as president
Posted on 12 March 2013 in News
Rowan Companies plc recently announced that Dr Thomas P. Burke has been promoted to president. He will also retain his current position of COO…
50 frac stages placed in single well completion in Bakken
Posted on 12 March 2013 in Innovating While Drilling, News, Onshore Advances
NCS Oilfield Services, a company that specializes in multistage completions, recently announced the successful placement of 50 stages in a single well completion…
Myhrvold appointed head of Norway’s PSA
Posted on 11 March 2013 in News
On 8 March, the King in Council announced it has appointed Anne Næss Myhrvold to serve as director general of the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway…
InterMoor completes IRIS installation, recovery in Gulf of Mexico
Posted on 01 March 2013 in Innovating While Drilling, News, The Offshore Frontier
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has completed an installation and recovery project for Apache Deepwater…
Cameron opens manufacturing, repair center in China’s Shandong province
Posted on 28 February 2013 in News, The Efficient Rig
Cameron has commenced operations of its centrifugal compression business at the Gaomi manufacturing and repair center…
Fuel management system opens window to engine usage, reduces fuel requirements, emissions
Posted on 28 February 2013 in 2013, March/April, News, Onshore Advances, The Efficient Rig
In the ongoing push for more rig automation, Canrig Drilling Technology has developed a computer-based fuel management…
Recent Drilling News
15 May 2013
BP commits to renewed focus on upstream oil and gas over next decade
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15 May 2013
Statoil sanctions Julia development in GOM with ExxonMobil, pushes ahead with Logan
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15 May 2013
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PETRONAS: NOCs expand globally with increasing autonomy, financial strength
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15 May 2013
Different dual-gradient methods enable drilling in deepwater, depleted reservoirs
Dual-gradient technology continues to gain attention as an important solution to deepwater drilling and...