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RIL-BP discover gas condensate in deepwater Cauvery Basin 27 Aug 2013 | 08:53 pm
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and BP made a new gas condensate discovery off the east coast of India in the Cauvery Basin. The discovery, in the deepwater block CY-DWN-2001/2 (CYD5), is 39 miles...
John Lindsay to succeed Hans Helmerich as H&P CEO in 2014 21 Aug 2013 | 09:46 pm
John Lindsay John W. Lindsay will become chief executive officer of Helmerich & Payne (H&P), effective upon the conclusion of the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting on 5 March 2014. Mr Lindsay, w...
2D seismic survey offshore Croatia to lead into 2014 licensing round 13 Aug 2013 | 08:48 pm
Oslo-based service company Spectrum has signed a contract with Croatia’s Ministry of the Economy for rights to acquire multi-client 2D seismic data offshore Croatia. Spectrum is now mobilizing to acqu...
Tight jackup markets drive record backlog for Hercules Offshore 7 Aug 2013 | 06:54 pm
By Linda Hsieh, managing editor Operators’ shift in focus from natural gas to oil/liquids projects in the US GOM continue to support a robust jackup market in the region. Tight supplies in jackup ma...
Exclusive video: New name reflects broadened scope for IADC Workforce Development Committee 7 Aug 2013 | 06:54 pm
Click here to view the embedded video. The IADC Training Committee recently took on the new name of the IADC Workforce Development Committee to reflect a mission to broaden the scope of the group’s w...
STEM event encourages young minds to pursue oil & gas careers 7 Aug 2013 | 06:53 pm
Jaime Butler, director of manufacturing at Baker Hughes, briefed students during a safety moment at a STEM event the company hosted on 5 August in The Woodlands, Texas. By Katherine Scott, associate ...
High-pressure riser project extends jackup application in deeper waters 7 Aug 2013 | 06:51 pm
Special fairings were added to the high-pressure drilling riser to reduce vortex-induced vibration and drag for a North Sea project. Claxton has provided a high-pressure drilling riser for two wells ...
Offshore Europe keynotes to address post-Macondo challenges, sustaining market upswing 7 Aug 2013 | 06:50 pm
The industry’s post-Macondo challenges and initiatives and long-term planning for the North Sea drilling market will be featured topics for two keynote sessions at the 2013 Offshore Europe, 3-6 Septem...
3D rig tool provides interactive learning experience 7 Aug 2013 | 06:49 pm
Visuals and audio on the PETEX Interactive Offshore Oil Rig describes 10 areas of a semisubmersible, including a 360° rig view, power and hoisting equipment, and circulating and cementing equipment. ...
Keppel delivers jackup to Mexico’s CP Latina 7 Aug 2013 | 01:41 am
Keppel FELS has delivered La Santa Maria, a KFELS B-class jackup, to Constructora y Perforadora LATINA (CP LATINA), a private Mexican energy company. The rig, which will be chartered to PEMEX for depl...
