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Membrane separation technology delivers onsite water treatment, recycling
Posted on 09 April 2013 in Innovating While Drilling, News, Onshore Advances
National Oilwell Varco (NOV) FluidControl has introduced a mobile water-treatment system for hydraulic fracturing…
API publishes new industry standards for drilling operations
Posted on 04 April 2013 in News
API announced on 1 April the publication of two new oil and natural gas industry standards for well design and drilling operations…
Delays anticipated for BLM under US budget sequester; BOEM, BSEE also expect slower pace
Posted on 01 April 2013 in Global and Regional Markets, News
The US budget sequester, resulting in millions of dollars in cuts this year for key oil and gas regulatory…
CEOs: Industry renaissance requires cooperation, technology to meet rising energy demand
Posted on 28 March 2013 in Global and Regional Markets, News
The oil and gas industry is entering a renaissance, but only if it can embrace a new paradigm of cooperation and technology…
Study: Impact of Eagle Ford Shale tops $61 billion in 2012
Posted on 27 March 2013 in News, Onshore Advances
The 2012 Eagle Ford Shale estimated total economic output impact was more than $61 billion in South Texas, which is more than double the economic impact the year before…
Ultra-high-temperature downhole reservoir testing system offers high-resolution pressure measurements
Posted on 27 March 2013 in Innovating While Drilling, News
Schlumberger has launched the Quartet-HT high-performance downhole reservoir testing system. This reservoir characterization…
Schramm launches T500XD Telemast drill rigs
Posted on 26 March 2013 in News, Onshore Advances, The Efficient Rig
Schramm has launched its T500XD Telemast 500,000 lb hoist capacity drill rig currently headed to the Marcellus and Utica shales…
BP completes flow test of Itaipu-1A well, offshore Brazil
Posted on 25 March 2013 in News, The Offshore Frontier
BP has completed a successful flow test of the Itaipu-1A discovery well offshore Brazil. The Itaipu-1A pre-salt well is located in block BM-C-32…
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…
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14 June 2013
UK HSE report: Reportable hydrocarbon releases nearly halved over three years
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12 June 2013
Atwood Oceanics secures contract for Atwood Achiever ultra-deepwater drillship
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10 June 2013
Ensco orders its eighth Samsung DP3 ultra-deepwater drillship
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07 June 2013
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05 June 2013
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