Features Archives - 三昇体育 /features Get the latest oil drilling news with 三昇体育 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:25:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 202015461 Strategic upgrades likely to sustain offshore rig fleet in foreseeable future /strategic-upgrades-likely-to-sustain-offshore-rig-fleet-in-foreseeable-future-72704 /strategic-upgrades-likely-to-sustain-offshore-rig-fleet-in-foreseeable-future-72704#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:59:07 +0000 /?p=72704 By Stephen Whitfield, Senior Editor The combination of strong oil demand and high oil prices during the offshore drilling upcycle in the early 2010s spurred a wave of orders for newbuild rigs, particularly for high-spec jackups and deepwater and ultra-deepwater floaters. Then, when oil prices collapsed following the 2014 downturn, the market became oversaturated. Many …

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]]> /strategic-upgrades-likely-to-sustain-offshore-rig-fleet-in-foreseeable-future-72704/feed 0 72704 Offshore drilling evolves with closed-loop controls, MPD, vibration mitigation /offshore-drilling-evolves-with-closed-loop-controls-mpd-vibration-mitigation-72721 /offshore-drilling-evolves-with-closed-loop-controls-mpd-vibration-mitigation-72721#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:59:06 +0000 /?p=72721 By Stephen Whitfield, Senior Editor Digitalization and automation have become critical developments in offshore drilling in recent years, as OEMs work with operators and drillers to develop technologies that can improve rig operations. But even as digital software and apps are taking greater precedence in the tech space, advanced hardware and their associated systems are …

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]]> /offshore-drilling-evolves-with-closed-loop-controls-mpd-vibration-mitigation-72721/feed 0 72721 Access to data, enhanced tool designs drive new efficiencies downhole /access-to-data-enhanced-tool-designs-drive-new-efficiencies-downhole-72164 /access-to-data-enhanced-tool-designs-drive-new-efficiencies-downhole-72164#respond Tue, 11 Mar 2025 20:39:19 +0000 /?p=72164 By Stephen Whitfield, Senior Editor The industry is always looking for ways to improve the performance of the tools it sends downhole to drill and complete a well. With the emergence of digitalization, intelligent systems have become a popular area of focus, with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) offering increasingly sophisticated solutions to operators and drillers …

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]]> /access-to-data-enhanced-tool-designs-drive-new-efficiencies-downhole-72164/feed 0 72164 Automated systems steer wells to better paths, and with optimized execution /automated-systems-steer-wells-to-better-paths-and-with-optimized-execution-72207 /automated-systems-steer-wells-to-better-paths-and-with-optimized-execution-72207#respond Tue, 11 Mar 2025 20:39:16 +0000 /?p=72207 By Stephen Whitfield, Senior Editor For a long time, drilling as fast as possible was one of the driving metrics for measuring performance. If a drilling contractor and an operator could drill a well an hour or even a few minutes ahead of schedule, that well was considered successful. However, as the geologies in which …

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]]> /automated-systems-steer-wells-to-better-paths-and-with-optimized-execution-72207/feed 0 72207 Value-driven innovations will stand out amid focus on fiscal caution, efficiency improvement /value-driven-innovations-will-stand-out-amid-focus-on-fiscal-caution-efficiency-improvement-71525 /value-driven-innovations-will-stand-out-amid-focus-on-fiscal-caution-efficiency-improvement-71525#comments Thu, 23 Jan 2025 23:36:41 +0000 /?p=71525 By Stephen Whitfield, Senior Editor Alen Corak is VP of Well Construction Technology Delivery at SLB. One of the big messages we’ve heard from industry leaders post-COVID is the need to create a more sustainable business environment where E&Ps and service companies deliver value to shareholders. Why do you think this is going to remain …

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]]> /value-driven-innovations-will-stand-out-amid-focus-on-fiscal-caution-efficiency-improvement-71525/feed 1 71525 Value add is name of the game as operators evaluate vendors, investments, commercial models /value-add-is-name-of-the-game-as-operators-evaluate-vendors-investments-commercial-models-71533 /value-add-is-name-of-the-game-as-operators-evaluate-vendors-investments-commercial-models-71533#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 23:36:41 +0000 /?p=71533 Hunter Landers is Senior VP of Completions at Diamondback Energy. From an E&P perspective, what would you say are the biggest long-term challenges the drilling and completions industry faces today? I think one of the biggest challenges is retaining talent. From the operator’s standpoint, that means retaining the same talent for each job – that …

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]]> /value-add-is-name-of-the-game-as-operators-evaluate-vendors-investments-commercial-models-71533/feed 0 71533 Automation, equipment redesigns for 24-hour pumping among focus areas in well completions /automation-equipment-redesigns-for-24-hour-pumping-among-focus-areas-in-well-completions-71539 /automation-equipment-redesigns-for-24-hour-pumping-among-focus-areas-in-well-completions-71539#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 23:36:41 +0000 /?p=71539 By Stephen Whitfield, Senior Editor Zach Wilbur is Senior VP – Operations Support at NexTier Completion Solutions. Heading into 2025, how would you describe the state of the completions space?  I think it’s at a place where we’re optimistic for some stability. We saw a lot of opportunity for growth from 2021 to 2023. In …

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]]> /automation-equipment-redesigns-for-24-hour-pumping-among-focus-areas-in-well-completions-71539/feed 0 71539 Deploying AI on non-drilling parts of well construction could be next automation frontier /deploying-ai-on-non-drilling-parts-of-well-construction-could-be-next-automation-frontier-71546 /deploying-ai-on-non-drilling-parts-of-well-construction-could-be-next-automation-frontier-71546#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 23:36:40 +0000 /?p=71546 By Stephen Whitfield, Senior Editor Tyson Seeliger is VP of Eastern Hemisphere Operations at Nabors Industries. What would you say are the biggest near-term challenges, both for Nabors specifically and for the drilling industry as a whole? I don’t necessarily look at things as facing challenges, but more so as opportunities. Very rarely do you …

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]]> /deploying-ai-on-non-drilling-parts-of-well-construction-could-be-next-automation-frontier-71546/feed 0 71546 Post-downturn offshore upcycle shows stability heading into next year /post-downturn-offshore-upcycle-shows-stability-heading-into-next-year-70636 /post-downturn-offshore-upcycle-shows-stability-heading-into-next-year-70636#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 22:00:34 +0000 /?p=70636 By Stephen Whitfield, Senior Editor Heading into 2025, not only does the global offshore rig market remain in an upcycle, but the upcycle may prove to be sustainable since operators are holding firm to capital discipline and drilling contractors are not adding new supply to the market.  There will be a leveling off of the …

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]]> /post-downturn-offshore-upcycle-shows-stability-heading-into-next-year-70636/feed 0 70636 Steady but flat outlook forecast for the global onshore market in 2025 /steady-but-flat-outlook-forecast-for-the-global-onshore-market-in-2025-70665 /steady-but-flat-outlook-forecast-for-the-global-onshore-market-in-2025-70665#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 22:00:34 +0000 /?p=70665 By Stephen Whitfield, Senior Editor Today’s global onshore drilling market is in a holding pattern. With activity expected to go up in some regions and down in others, the end result is a market that will not look that much different from 2024 to 2025. Westwood Global Energy Group expects to see a slight increase …

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