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D&C Tech Notes
Posted on 29 October 2009 in News
Baker Hughes successfully ran a 24-stage completion in the Williston Basin for Whiting Petroleum Corp, the company reported. This is among the largest…
People & Company News
Posted on 29 October 2009 in News
GE Oil & Gas’ PII Pipeline Solutions business has been awarded a multi-million U.S. dollar, six-year contract to supply Qatargas Operating Company…
Revised IMO MODU Code nears adoption
Posted on 08 October 2009 in News
After a nearly five-year effort, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is expected to adopt an updated version of the IMO MODU Code next month…
Video Interview: Carbon storage may open new frontier for rigs
Posted on 08 October 2009 in News
IADC group vice president/publisher Mike Killalea spoke with George Koperna, co-chairman of the SPE International Conference on CO2 Capture, Storage and Utilization…
Rowan restarts newbuild jackup construction
Posted on 08 October 2009 in News
Rowan Companies has announced that it will resume construction of its fourth EXL class jackup at the Keppel AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, with delivery expected in the first quarter of 2012…
BP extends Deepwater Horizon contract
Posted on 08 October 2009 in News
Transocean’s ultra-deepwater semisubmersible Deepwater Horizon has been awarded a three-year contract extension by BP for operations in the US Gulf of Mexico…
Red Sea Petroleum contracts Seadrill jackup
Posted on 08 October 2009 in News
Seadrill has been awarded a two-well contract by Red Sea Petroleum Operating Company (RSPOC) for the jackup rig West Prospero. The assignment is for operations offshore Sudan…
BP scores 19th discovery in Angola’s Block 31
Posted on 08 October 2009 in News
Sonangol and BP Exploration (Angola) have announced the Tebe oil discovery in ultra-deepwater Block 31, offshore Angola. This is the nineteenth discovery made by BP in Block 31…
Geothermal project targets oilfield co-produced water
Posted on 08 October 2009 in News
A US Department of Energy (DOE) collaboration aims to generate electricity from a geothermal source stemming from oilfield operations. The DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy (FE) and the Office of Energy Efficiency…
New stimulation vessel targets high-pressure operations in GOM
Posted on 08 October 2009 in News
BJ Services is launching a high-performance stimulation vessel for oil and gas wells in the Lower Tertiary and other Gulf of Mexico formations, the company announced at the 2009 SPE Annual …
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