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Carbon Disclosure Project: Transocean among top 50 companies
Posted on 25 September 2009 in News
Transocean has been ranked among the world’s top 50 companies in the recently issued Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) 2009 Global 500 Report.
For the second consecutive year, Transocean was featured in CDP’s “Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index.” …
DC exclusive: Interview with PetroVietnam CEO
Posted on 15 September 2009 in News
DC editor and publisher Mike Killalea conducts an exclusive interview with Dr Do Van Khanh, CEO of PetroVietnam Drilling & Well Services and chairman of the 2010 IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference, to be held in Ho Chi Minh City, 1-3 November. …
Petrobras: Up to 28 rigs to be constructed in Brazil
Posted on 15 September 2009 in News
Petrobras announced it has approved the strategy of hiring up to 28 new drilling rigs to be built in Brazil, with increasing national content, for exploration in ultra-deep waters, including of wells located in the pre-salt layer. …
Through-tubing rotary drilling a success on StatoilHydro's Asgard field
Posted on 15 September 2009 in News
A new technology called through tubing rotary drilling (TTRD) is helping StatoilHydro to improve oil recovery from subsea fields, the company said. …
Denney joins Scorpion as VP operations
Posted on 15 September 2009 in News
George Bruce Brumley, vice president operations for Scorpion Offshore, will retire in Q4 2009. He will be succeeded by James Harold Denney, who joined the company on 1 September 2009. …
Another discovery made in Brazil's ultra-deep Santos Basin
Posted on 15 September 2009 in News
Petrobras has announced the finding of another oil and gas field in the pre-salt reservoir of block BM-S-9, in ultra-deep Santos Basin waters. …
Gas discovery made in UK West of Shetland
Posted on 15 September 2009 in News
DONG Energy has made a natural gas discovery in the Glenlivet license West of Shetland, located close to the Laggan and Tormore gas discoveries. …
Newfield encounters oil in Pearl River Mouth Basin well
Posted on 15 September 2009 in News
Newfield Exploration Company has made a second drilling success on Block 16/05 in the Pearl River Mouth Basin in China. …
Well control conference keynote: Training, technology, cooperation transformed industry
Posted on 27 August 2009 in News
With the oil and gas industry’s emphasis today on health and safety and environmental stewardship, it is hard to imagine a time when wells spewing gallons of easy-to-find oil were a cause for celebration. …
Analyst: Rebounding economy signals higher oil, gas prices
Posted on 27 August 2009 in News
The economy is starting to rebound, and that is good news for oil and gas prices and domestic and international rig counts, says Douglas Becker, managing director oil services & equipment for SMH Capital, an institutional equity research group. …
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