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Drilling Conference presentation to discuss findings from IADC shale drilling workshop
Posted on 23 February 2012 in IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, Innovating While Drilling, News, Onshore Advances
The industry should be more community-minded and engage in more open dialogue with the public when it comes to…
White Star demonstrates quadraplex mud pump built with clean-sheet design
Posted on 23 February 2012 in News, The Efficient Rig, Videos
Drilling Contractor visited the manufacturing facility of White Star Pump Company in Waller, Texas, on 17 February…
Effective security plan protects assets, manages risks
Posted on 23 February 2012 in Drilling It Safely, News
A well-planned security program can protect companies from piracy and terrorism, and the oil and gas industry must be prepared…
Case studies: Mitigating drilling hazards offshore Mexico, optimizing well architecture offshore California
Posted on 23 February 2012 in Drilling It Safely, Innovating While Drilling, News, The Offshore Frontier, Videos
Weatherford International recently deployed its Total Depth well construction approach to deliver fit-for-purpose plans…
OTC to recognize Burkhardt, Perdido with 2012 Distinguished Achievement awards
Posted on 23 February 2012 in News, The Efficient Rig, The Offshore Frontier
The Offshore Technology Conference will present its 2012 Distinguished Achievement awards on 29 April to…
Colville to succeed Hunt as IADC president
Posted on 21 February 2012 in IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, News
Stephen A Colville has been appointed president of IADC, effective 1 March, following the retirement at the end of this month of Dr Lee Hunt…
ExxonMobil hosts program to get young women interested in math, science
Posted on 21 February 2012 in News
ExxonMobil Foundation is collaborating with National Engineers Week to present “Introduce a Girl to Engineering”…
New wells push boundaries of Bivins Ranch area in Whittenburg Basin for Apache
Posted on 16 February 2012 in Global and Regional Markets, News, Onshore Advances
Apache Corp has completed five of six initial vertical tests as oil producers in the Whittenburg Basin play…
Industry pursues new strategies to enhance process safety management
Posted on 14 February 2012 in Drilling It Safely, News
Until recently, process safety management was seen as something that only plants and refineries had to worry…
12 lives saved in F5 tornado proves value of Cactus Drilling emergency plan
Posted on 14 February 2012 in Drilling It Safely, News
Creating the plan started by recognizing opportunities where an emergency could affect the company’s crews…
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