2018 Archives - Èý•NÌåÓý /2018 Get the latest oil drilling news with Èý•NÌåÓý Wed, 22 Jul 2020 20:12:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 202015461 Drilling & Completion Tech Digest /drilling-completion-tech-digest-36-49031 /drilling-completion-tech-digest-36-49031#respond Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:10:43 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=49031 Halliburton sets record depth for expandable liner hangers on Stampede project in Gulf of Mexico Halliburton’s XtremeGrip liner hangers were recently installed to a depth of 30,924 ft in the Gulf of Mexico Hess-operated Stampede deepwater development. This set a record depth for the system. To facilitate the completions, the company installed 37 XtremeGrip expandable …

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]]> /drilling-completion-tech-digest-36-49031/feed 0 49031 IADC: Paving the path to better, safer industry /iadc-paving-the-path-to-better-safer-industry-49041 /iadc-paving-the-path-to-better-safer-industry-49041#respond Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:10:43 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=49041 By Jason McFarland, IADC President In the following pages, you will be able to read through a snapshot of IADC’s activities over the course of 2018. It’s an impressive list of accomplishments, and ones that I am personally proud of in my role as president of this association. I hope that you are able to …

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]]> /iadc-paving-the-path-to-better-safer-industry-49041/feed 0 49041 People, Companies & Products /people-companies-products-52-48938 /people-companies-products-52-48938#respond Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:10:43 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=48938 Ensco, Rowan Agree to Merge in All-Stock Transaction Ensco and Rowan Companies jointly announced that the companies have entered into a definitive transaction agreement under which Rowan will combine with Ensco in an all-stock transaction. The agreement was unanimously approved by each company’s board of directors. The Saudi Aramco partner to the ARO Drilling joint …

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]]> /people-companies-products-52-48938/feed 0 48938 2018 IADC efforts in advocacy, training, safety all providing direct, positive impact /2018-iadc-efforts-in-advocacy-training-safety-all-providing-direct-positive-impact-49018 /2018-iadc-efforts-in-advocacy-training-safety-all-providing-direct-positive-impact-49018#respond Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:10:43 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=49018 By Steven Brady, 2018 IADC Chairman It has been my honor to serve as your IADC Chairman in 2018. As Chairman, I have had the opportunity to talk with and meet a diverse slice of our membership. As we close out this year, I am thankful for those experiences. They showed me that, as an industry, …

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]]> /2018-iadc-efforts-in-advocacy-training-safety-all-providing-direct-positive-impact-49018/feed 0 49018 Celine Martin, Total: Sidestepping life’s ‘disappointments,’ turning differences into strengths can help to build diverse career /celine-martin-total-sidestepping-lifes-disappointments-turning-differences-into-strengths-can-help-to-build-diverse-career-49019 /celine-martin-total-sidestepping-lifes-disappointments-turning-differences-into-strengths-can-help-to-build-diverse-career-49019#respond Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:10:43 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=49019 By Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor For Celine Martin, not being selected for an engineering program with the French Navy when she was a teenager came as a huge disappointment. She had undergone three years of post-secondary studies in specialized military classes in preparation for a selective entrance exam to the elite national engineering school, Prytanée National …

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]]> /news-cuttings-63-49021/feed 0 49021 NOV rig census shows global rig market entering expansion cycle /nov-rig-census-shows-global-rig-market-entering-expansion-cycle-49037 /nov-rig-census-shows-global-rig-market-entering-expansion-cycle-49037#respond Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:10:42 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=49037 Onshore, tightness of top-tier rigs will drive new rig orders, upgrades; offshore drilling growing modestly, but oversupply to sustain pressure on fleet utilization By Carlos Huerta, National Oilwell Varco As rig demand grows across land markets and offshore drilling recovers from its cyclical bottom, the industry will look to reactivate, upgrade and add rigs to suit …

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]]> /nov-rig-census-shows-global-rig-market-entering-expansion-cycle-49037/feed 0 49037 DC fly-in, WellSharp Well Servicing, student chapters, BOP database, new Drilling Matters modules among wealth of IADC initiatives in 2018 /dc-fly-in-wellsharp-well-servicing-student-chapters-bop-database-new-drilling-matters-modules-among-wealth-of-iadc-initiatives-in-2018-49042 /dc-fly-in-wellsharp-well-servicing-student-chapters-bop-database-new-drilling-matters-modules-among-wealth-of-iadc-initiatives-in-2018-49042#respond Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:10:42 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=49042 By Amy Rose, IADC Director of External Relations Government and Industry Affairs IADC’s Government and Industry Affairs Division is responsible for advocacy activities on behalf of the drilling industry. The team is tasked with proactively engaging with both US and global regulatory and legislative bodies, policymakers, oil and gas producers and the media to influence policies, …

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]]> /dc-fly-in-wellsharp-well-servicing-student-chapters-bop-database-new-drilling-matters-modules-among-wealth-of-iadc-initiatives-in-2018-49042/feed 0 49042 Recovery holds steady across North America /recovery-holds-steady-across-north-america-49007 /recovery-holds-steady-across-north-america-49007#respond Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:10:42 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=49007 Pipeline constraints likely to hold back growth in Permian drilling, while Bakken resurgence takes many by surprise, forecast to continue By Rick Von Flatern, Contributor Predicting how the world of North American onshore drilling will look in 2019, most experts agree, requires only a look back to 2018. All the primary signals that industry analysts …

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]]> /recovery-holds-steady-across-north-america-49007/feed 0 49007 The case for non-OEM repairs: a missed cost reduction opportunity? /the-case-for-non-oem-repairs-a-missed-cost-reduction-opportunity-49045 /the-case-for-non-oem-repairs-a-missed-cost-reduction-opportunity-49045#respond Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:10:42 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=49045 Non-OEM makes case for reexamining engrained beliefs about equipment repairs, urges industry to gain knowledge of alternatives in supply chain By Craig Fraser and Paul Naysmith, RigQuip Non-original equipment manufacturer (non-OEM) repair of drilling equipment is an often-controversial subject, with the drilling industry seemingly split down the middle. For various reasons, some do, and some don’t. …

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