Archive for the ‘Drilling Operations’ Category
Preserving coastal US states and communities’ vibrant recreation and commercial fishing economies is more important than increasing US offshore oil and gas exploration and development, sponsors of three bills and witnesses told a House Natural Resource…
Five signs that the offshore oil and gas industry is recovering are starting to become clearer, with 2019 seen as a transition year and with offshore embarking on a multiyear trajectory starting in 2020. These were among the findings in a recent resear…
Baker Hughes: US rig count up 19 units to 1,025
April 5th, 2019 by Latest News
The US drilling rig count climbed 19 units to reach 1,025 rigs working for the week ended Apr. 5, according to Baker Hughes data. The count is up 22 units from the 1,003 rigs working this time a year ago.
The international rig count for March reached 1,039, up 12 units from 1,027 in February and up 67 units from 972 in March 2018, according to Baker Hughes data. The international offshore rig count for March was 247, down 3 units from 250 in Februa…
Colorado’s Senate sent a reworked SB 181 with House amendments to Gov. Jared Polis (D) for his signature on Apr. 3 by a 19-16 vote. Officials from the Colorado Oil & Gas Association and the Colorado Petroleum Council jointly said that they continue…
Inpex Australia has contracted Maersk Drilling’s Maersk Deliverer ultradeepwater semisubmersible drilling rig for work on the Ichthys gas and condensate field in the Browse basin offshore northwestern Western Australia. The 3-year contract is valued at…
A federal judge ruled that the US Bureau of Land Management did not adequately consider potential climate impacts when it issued oil and gas leases in Wyoming in 2015 and 2016, remanded the leases to the US Department of the Interior agency, and ordere…
Lundin Norway and its partners have submitted a plan for development and operation of Solveig field to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Lundin Petroleum AB reported. Previously, Solveig was known as Luno II field. During 2018, Lundin acq…
Scotland delays frac policy clarification
March 27th, 2019 by Latest News
Clarification of Scotland’s policy on hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells again has been delayed. In response to a parliamentary question, Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse announced an 8-week public consultation on the completion method, beginning…
Baker Hughes: Canada drops 56 rigs for the week
March 22nd, 2019 by Latest News
Canada has dropped 56 rigs for the week ended Mar. 22, according to Baker Hughes data. With 105 rigs running, the count is less than the 161 units drilling this week a year ago. The number of oil-directed rigs in Canada fell by 49, bringing the count t…