Archive for the ‘Drilling Operations’ Category
Baker Hughes: US rig count down 1 unit to 987
May 17th, 2019 by Latest News
The US drilling rig count was down a single unit to 987 the week ended May 17, according to Baker Hughes data. The count is down 59 units from this time a year ago when the count stood at 1,046.
Members split along party lines on May 16 as a US House Natural Resources Committee subcommittee considered whether US above-ground and underwater supplies are protected adequately from potentially damaging leaks or spills from onshore oil and gas expl…
Lukoil claims record for Baltic Sea well
May 16th, 2019 by Latest News
Lukoil claimed a Baltic Sea length record for one of two extended-reach wells drilled this year from an onshore cluster pad to develop offshore D41 oil field.
The US Environmental Protection Agency issued a draft study on how the agency, states, Indian tribes, and other stakeholders manage wastewater from onshore oil and gas extraction. The undertaking will leverage expertise from those groups to identify ch…
US Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) introduced a bill aimed at limiting methane emissions from oil and gas operations on May 14. “If we’re going to be serious about fixing the climate crisis, we have to be serious about curbing the release of methane into …
Jadestone complete Stag oil field infill well
May 14th, 2019 by Latest News
Jadestone Energy Inc., Singapore, has reported the completion of its infill drilling program in Stag oil field in the Carnarvon basin offshore Western Australia.
The US drilling rig count fell 2 units to reach 988 rigs working for the week ended May 10—the third straight week below 1,000, according to Baker Hughes data. The count is down 57 units from the 1,045 rigs working this time a year ago.
The international rig count for April reached 1,062, up 23 units from 1,039 in March and up 84 units from 978 in April 2018, according to Baker Hughes data. The international offshore rig count for April was 251, up 4 units from 247 in March and up 57 …
OTC: Industry learning from MODU reactivation
May 7th, 2019 by Latest News
Lessons are being learned as industry reactivates mobile offshore drilling units (MODU) that were cold or warm-stacked during the oil-price slump that started in late 2014, representatives from Northern Offshore and Borr Drilling told an Offshore Techn…
The US drilling rig count fell 1 unit, remaining below 1,000, reaching 990 rigs working for the week ended May 3, according to Baker Hughes data. The count is down 42 units from the 1,032 rigs working this time a year ago.