Halliburton has released the PixStar High-Resolution Ultrasonic Imaging Service, a new logging-while-drilling technology that provides real-time images of the borehole to help operators identify fractures, improve wellbore stability and optimize completion design...

Weatherford has announced it has signed two contracts totaling $67.4 million for drilling services with two major operators in Russia...

Equinor and partners ExxonMobil, Idemitsu and Neptune have discovered oil and gas in exploration well Echino South, 35/11-23, by the Fram field in the North Sea...

Maersk Drilling has secured a contract extension offshore Norway for the ultra-harsh environment jackup rig Maersk Integrator from Aker BP...

The five S’s – sort, sequence, shine, standardize and sustain – can help with improving operations and achieving buy-in with the people doing the work, said Dr John Carrier. Watch the video for more information...

Drilling fast and maximizing rate of penetration is important, but to increase the value of the well, the industry may need to view drilling performance through a different lens, said John Clegg, Weatherford Drilling Fellow. Watch the video for more information...

The IADC ART Drilling Control Systems (DCS) Subcommittee has kicked off the Rig Sensor Stewardship initiative, which aims to formulate guidelines to ensure sensor and instrument performance. This is an important project due to the massive amounts of data the industry is generating and the need for accurate data to digitalize and automate, said Assaad Mohanna, Vice Chairman of the IADC ART DCS Subcommittee. In this video with DC at the 2019 IADC Advanced Rig Technology Conference in Amsterdam, Mr Mohanna explains the initiative’s relevance and scope, as well as how the guidelines relate to the work done by the API Subcommittee 8 and the Operators Group for Data Quality. Watch the video for more information.

Seadrill has announced it has secured a two-year contract with Petrobras for the West Tellus in Brazil. Total contract value is expected to be approximately $170 million, inclusive of managed pressure drilling and ancillary services, with commencement expected in Q4 2019...

Maersk Drilling has entered into a contract with Serica Energy UK to drill a subsea development well at the Columbus Development in the Central part of the UK North Sea. The contract value is $8 million. The contract is expected to commence in Q4 2020, with an estimated duration of 70 days...

Dolphin Drilling has announced a two-month contract extension with i3 Energy for use of the Borgland Dolphin semisubmersible drilling rig and agreed to enter into a four-year strategic operations agreement between both companies...