Drilling
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May 21, 2019
Zennor Petroleum Limited, through its subsidiary Zennor Pathway Limited, is currently developing the 100% owned Finlaggan field in the UK Central North Sea (block 21/05c and 21/05d, Licence P2013).
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May 16, 2019
The Railroad Commission of Texas (Commission) issued a total of 909 original drilling permits in April 2019 compared 1,221 in April 2018.
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May 16, 2019
Lukoil commenced commercial operation of two wells at D41 offshore field in the Baltic Sea. Construction of one of the wells finished on Feb. 6, 2019, the other was completed on May 7, 2019.
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May 14, 2019
Equinor has awarded drilling service contracts at a total value of about $290 million (NOK 2.5 billion), exclusive of options, to several suppliers.
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May 14, 2019
Siccar Point Energy has completed drilling the Blackrock exploration well 204/5b-2 in the West of Shetland.
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May 13, 2019
Cubility AS, a leading provider of solids control solutions that improve efficiencies, solids control and HSE around drilling operations, has announced an exclusive partnership with Argentinian solids control specialists Polyar SA to market, sell and support its MudCube solution across Argentina.
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May 09, 2019
Wild Well Control, a Superior Energy Services company and the global leader in well control, engineering and training services, has launched a new online well control e-learning course, Introduction to Drilling Operations.
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May 08, 2019
Maersk Drilling will launch its first hybrid, low-emission rig. Combining hybrid power, data intelligence and cleaning technology, the Maersk Intrepid will push the boundaries for low-emission drilling on conventionally powered offshore rigs.
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May 07, 2019
Halliburton Company has released Flex Managed Pressure Drilling System (MPD), a scalable and mobile technology that can be configured to address specific operator challenges and deliver greater rig efficiency.
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May 06, 2019
Schlumberger has introduced the IriSphere look-ahead-while-drilling service at the Offshore Technology Conference.
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May 06, 2019
Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), announced the introduction of its DELTA-TEQ low-pressure-impact drilling fluid, a non-aqueous formulation that enables operators working in narrow pressure windows to meet their drilling objectives by significantly reducing the risks associated with this activity.
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May 02, 2019
The Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC) in its Midyear Update to the 2019 Canadian Oilfield Services Activity Forecast lowered, for a second time, its forecast for the number of wells drilled (rig released) in 2019 across Canada to 5,300 wells – a drop of 1,300 or 20% from the original forecast of 6,600 in November 2018.
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May 01, 2019
QMax receives a "best and brightest companies to work for in the nation" award
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May 01, 2019
Oceaneering International, Inc. has recently secured a drilling and completion support contract for integrated services with Wintershall Norge AS.
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May 01, 2019
The Trump administration plans to relax offshore drilling requirements imposed in response to the Deepwater Horizon disaster that killed 11 people in 2010 and unleashed the worst oil spill in U.S. history.
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April 30, 2019
Saudi Arabia’s Industrialization and Energy Services Company (TAQA) announced Sunday that its drilling subsidiary, Arabian Drilling Company (ADC), has agreed to acquire Schlumberger’s Middle East onshore drilling rigs business in Kuwait, Oman, Iraq and Pakistan for $415 million (SR1.56 billion).
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April 28, 2019
A Saudi Arabian oilfield services company backed by the country’s sovereign wealth fund kicked off a planned $1.2 billion in acquisitions by buying Texas-based Schlumberger Ltd.’s Middle Eastern drilling-rig business.
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April 28, 2019
Oil explorers idled rigs in the U.S. for a second consecutive week as operators shifted focus from production growth to cash flow.
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April 25, 2019
The Trump administration is delaying its bid to expand oil drilling to new U.S. waters until after the 2020 election in response to opposition from coastal Republicans and a legal defeat, according to two people briefed on the matter.
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April 24, 2019
KCA Deutag is delighted to confirm that its offshore business unit has been awarded an extension to its existing contract with CNOOC Petroleum Europe Limited for the Scott platform, which it operates in the UK North Sea.
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April 17, 2019
Total plans four new wells in Lapa field, offshore Brazil.
