September/October Archives - 三昇体育 /2016/septoct2016 Get the latest oil drilling news with 三昇体育 Sun, 17 Feb 2019 19:37:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 202015461 2015 ISP: Fatalities fall from 21 to 8; LTI, recordable incidence rates both down by approximately 20% /2015-isp-fatalities-fall-21-8-lti-recordable-incidence-rates-approximately-20-39985 /2015-isp-fatalities-fall-21-8-lti-recordable-incidence-rates-approximately-20-39985#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2016 15:56:04 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=39985 The global drilling industry reported eight fatalities in 2015, according to the most recent report from the IADC Incident Statistics Program (ISP). That is a significant improvement over the 21 fatal incidents reported in 2014. In particular, ISP data showed that 鈥 for the first time since the program started in 1962 鈥 US onshore drilling contractors reported zero fatalities. 鈥淚t鈥檚 an achievement worth celebrating and shows that all the efforts that onshore drillers have been putting in to improve safety are paying off,鈥 Rhett Winter, IADC Director of Onshore Operations, said.

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]]> /2015-isp-fatalities-fall-21-8-lti-recordable-incidence-rates-approximately-20-39985/feed 0 39985 鈥楰eep It in the Ground鈥 advocates fail to recognize energy reality, industry advances /keep-ground-advocates-fail-recognize-energy-reality-industry-advances-40192 /keep-ground-advocates-fail-recognize-energy-reality-industry-advances-40192#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2016 15:43:00 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=40192 As we enter the latter half of the year, it is quite clear that 2016 has been an across-the-board difficult year for the global oil and gas industry. Rig counts are down, oil prices are down, and companies are still fighting to weather the downturn. It can feel like a never-ending wave of dismal news.

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]]> /keep-ground-advocates-fail-recognize-energy-reality-industry-advances-40192/feed 0 40192 Wirelines /wirelines-52-40201 /wirelines-52-40201#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2016 15:43:00 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=40201 On 14 July, the US House of Representatives passed H.R. 5538, the Interior Appropriations Act. In response, IADC President Jason McFarland said, 鈥淭he passage of the Interior Appropriations Act with robust support for oil and gas provisions indicates that House members recognize the tremendous role the energy sector plays in ensuring America鈥檚 economic stability. IADC is pleased that the $32 billion measure, which will fund the Interior Department, EPA and other related agencies in fiscal year 2017, contains language that is supportive of oil and gas activities.

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]]> /wirelines-52-40201/feed 0 40201 Rig briefs: Robotic arm for automated pipe handling, 20,000-psi riser system, ergonomic driller鈥檚 station among industry innovations /rig-briefs-robotic-arm-automated-pipe-handling-20000-psi-riser-system-ergonomic-drillers-station-among-industry-innovations-40121 /rig-briefs-robotic-arm-automated-pipe-handling-20000-psi-riser-system-ergonomic-drillers-station-among-industry-innovations-40121#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2016 15:41:15 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=40121 The best derrickmen in the drilling business can rack a stand of pipe at an approximate rate of about 20 seconds per pipe at the start of a tour, according to RigArm, a Calgary-based drilling equipment manufacturer. However, fatigue then begins to set in and can affect performance.

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]]> /rig-briefs-robotic-arm-automated-pipe-handling-20000-psi-riser-system-ergonomic-drillers-station-among-industry-innovations-40121/feed 0 40121 Exception-based remote monitoring incorporates intelligence to enable early detection of well control events /exception-based-remote-monitoring-incorporates-intelligence-enable-early-detection-well-control-events-40133 /exception-based-remote-monitoring-incorporates-intelligence-enable-early-detection-well-control-events-40133#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2016 15:41:15 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=40133 Industry statistics suggest that the majority of well control incidents and near-misses occur during well construction operations. To address this issue, the industry has focused on stringent well design and casing standards, blowout prevention equipment, safe drilling practices and multiple layers of workflows and controls. However, the data also shows that most well control incidents occur as a result of human factors 鈥 misinterpretation of data, delayed response to abnormal well conditions, drilling crew inexperience and physical fatigue 鈥 that are not addressed by hydraulics and mechanical well control mechanisms.

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]]> /exception-based-remote-monitoring-incorporates-intelligence-enable-early-detection-well-control-events-40133/feed 0 40133 Troubled Brazil works to open pre-salt, ease regulatory restrictions /troubled-brazil-works-open-pre-salt-ease-regulatory-restrictions-40140 /troubled-brazil-works-open-pre-salt-ease-regulatory-restrictions-40140#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2016 15:41:15 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=40140 As of July, Petrobras had 39 floating rigs on contract in Brazil. That compares with 60 at the beginning of 2015 and 42 at the end of that year, according to Rudimar Lorenzatto, E&P Executive Manager for the Brazilian national oil company. Despite this fall in activity, Petrobras remains heavily focused on the pre-salt. Of the 60 wells planned for 2016 and another 60 planned for 2017, 60% are expected to be in the pre-salt areas. 鈥淧re-salt is the main focus in the future for Petrobras鈥 business plans,鈥 Mr Lorenzatto said.

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]]> /troubled-brazil-works-open-pre-salt-ease-regulatory-restrictions-40140/feed 0 40140 Perspectives: Mark Campbell-Howes, Maersk Drilling: Drilling industry needs dedicated voice on process safety; guidelines forthcoming to drive implementation /mark-campbell-howes-maersk-drilling-drilling-industry-needs-dedicated-voice-process-safety-guidelines-forthcoming-drive-implementation-40175 /mark-campbell-howes-maersk-drilling-drilling-industry-needs-dedicated-voice-process-safety-guidelines-forthcoming-drive-implementation-40175#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2016 15:41:15 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=40175 When Mark Campbell-Howes, Director, Head of HSSE Development at Maersk Drilling, left his hometown of Inverness, Scotland, and moved to Aberdeen in 2006, it was one of the biggest risks he had ever taken. After graduating in 2003 from England鈥檚 Newcastle University with a degree in chemical and process engineering, he had begun a steady job with a camping equipment distributor.

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]]> /mark-campbell-howes-maersk-drilling-drilling-industry-needs-dedicated-voice-process-safety-guidelines-forthcoming-drive-implementation-40175/feed 0 40175 In phase 2, BOP reliability database JIP to invite additional members, formalize collaborations based on failure and incident data collected /phase-2-bop-reliability-database-jip-invite-additional-members-formalize-collaborations-based-failure-incident-data-collected-39993 /phase-2-bop-reliability-database-jip-invite-additional-members-formalize-collaborations-based-failure-incident-data-collected-39993#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2016 15:41:15 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=39993 A joint industry project (JIP), launched earlier this year to establish an industry-wide BOP reliability database, is now concluding Phase One, preparing for phase two and expanding its reach.

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]]> /phase-2-bop-reliability-database-jip-invite-additional-members-formalize-collaborations-based-failure-incident-data-collected-39993/feed 0 39993 Be a safety hero: Join the IADC HSE Case rewrite /safety-hero-join-iadc-hse-case-rewrite-40054 /safety-hero-join-iadc-hse-case-rewrite-40054#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2016 15:41:15 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=40054 Even in these uncertain times, safety is the bottom line, and the folks who help us save lives at work, play and home are my safety heroes.

Industry deserves kudos for advancing personal safety, and for the changes in safety culture that have saved life and limb. Check the latest stats from the IADC ISP program. 2015 struck a milestone as the first year with zero US onshore fatalities since the voluntary reporting program kicked off in 1962 (p 66).

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]]> /safety-hero-join-iadc-hse-case-rewrite-40054/feed 0 40054 D&C News /drilling-completion-news-26-40064 /drilling-completion-news-26-40064#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2016 15:41:15 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=40064 Rosneft and BP have signed final binding agreements to create a new joint venture, Yermak Neftegaz, to conduct exploration in the West Siberian and Yenisey-Khatanga basins in the Russian Federation.

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