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GE unveils BOP surface control system, condition monitoring/sensing for subsea at OTC
Posted on 08 May 2013 in Innovating While Drilling, News, OTC, The Efficient Rig, The Offshore Frontier
A BOP surface control system and operator interface designed for deepwater drilling was among several technologies…
Tesco introduces top drive, casing system for extended reach
Posted on 08 May 2013 in Innovating While Drilling, News, OTC
Tesco Corp has completed tests for two products – the HXI 150-ton top drive and Hydraulic Compact CASING DRIVE SYSTEM (HCCDS) – for extended reach…
Exclusive video: Steerable drilling liner service drills, evaluates wellbore while installing liner
Posted on 08 May 2013 in Innovating While Drilling, News, OTC, Videos, Videos OTC
Baker Hughes has introduced SureTrak, a steerable drilling liner service that was among the latest technologies launched at the…
Exclusive video: New system automates completion services for safer operations
Posted on 07 May 2013 in Drilling It Safely, Innovating While Drilling, News, OTC, Videos, Videos OTC
For onshore and offshore completion services, Superior Energy Services recently launched the Complete Automated Technology…
WWC named provider for Kick Assistance Program for Berkley Oil & Gas, J.H. Blades
Posted on 06 May 2013 in Drilling It Safely, News, OTC
Wild Well Control (WWC) has been named the exclusive provider for the Kick Assistance Program (KAP) for insurance provider…
Dresser-Rand introduces newest model of its DATUM centrifugal compressor
Posted on 06 May 2013 in News, OTC
At the 2013 OTC in Houston, Texas, Dresser-Rand highlighted its DATUM I compressor…
Triyards launches premium class HPHT jackup for water depths up to 400 ft
Posted on 06 May 2013 in News, OTC, The Efficient Rig, The Offshore Frontier
With the launch of TDU-400 jackup, a new Premium Class 400 HPHT rig, Triyards Holdings Ltd. has become one of three…
HongHua Group introduces 6,000-hp integrated shale gas system
Posted on 21 May 2012 in News, Onshore Advances, OTC
Honghua Group introduced its 6,000-hp integrated shale gas drilling system recently at the 2012 OTC in Houston…
BSEE looks to new BOP requirements, to hold forum on 22 May
Posted on 08 May 2012 in News, OTC, The Offshore Frontier
A proposed rule for enhancing blowout preventer (BOP) requirements is one of four key next-generation…
OTC event raises industry awareness for high school students
Posted on 08 May 2012 in Drilling It Safely, News, OTC, Videos OTC
Approximately 200 high school math and science students from across Texas arrived at the 2012 OTC on…
Recent Drilling News
19 June 2013
Dolphin Drilling unveils new deepwater drillship
Aberdeen-based Dolphin Drilling, one of the oldest and largest independent drilling contracting companies in the North Sea, unveiled its new 751-ft ultra deepwater rig...
14 June 2013
UK HSE report: Reportable hydrocarbon releases nearly halved over three years
The UK oil and gas industry has achieved a 48% reduction in the number of reportable hydrocarbon releases over three years, the...
12 June 2013
Atwood Oceanics secures contract for Atwood Achiever ultra-deepwater drillship
Atwood Oceanics has been awarded a drilling services contract for the ultra-deepwater drillship Atwood Achiever by a subsidiary...
10 June 2013
Ensco orders its eighth Samsung DP3 ultra-deepwater drillship
Ensco has ordered an additional advanced-capability DP3 ultra-deepwater drillship based on the Samsung GF12000 hull design. The vessel, ENSCO DS-10, will be the eighth...
07 June 2013
Unconventionals lead the way for drilling automation, but business model defines uptake
Industry’s ongoing efforts to bring automation to the drilling sector will progress over time as a “natural alignment”...