Offshore Drilling Hardware https://www.oedigital.com/drilling/drilling-hardware?format=feed Offshore Drilling Hardware en-US Fri, 29 Jul 2022 03:42:57 -0400 https://www.oedigital.com/news/498382-shelf-drilling-lands-ongc-work Shelf Drilling Lands ONGC Work Dubai based jackup operator Shelf Drilling has been awarded a three-year contract for with India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation for work on the Mumbai High. The contract is for the C… Fri, 29 Jul 2022 07:42:57 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/498382-shelf-drilling-lands-ongc-work https://www.oedigital.com/news/497290-van-oord-smd-ink-parts-and-services-framework-agreement Van Oord, SMD Ink Parts and Services Framework Agreement Dutch marine contractor Van Oord and U.K.-based subsea robotics manufacturer SMD have entered into a parts and services framework agreement in a bid to reduce downtime and improve efficiencies… Mon, 13 Jun 2022 13:50:25 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/497290-van-oord-smd-ink-parts-and-services-framework-agreement https://www.oedigital.com/news/476620-connecting-completions Connecting Completions Forewarned is forearmed, an adage that is particularly true when it comes to deepwater drilling. Offshore drillers are increasingly relying on existing and new downhole… Mon, 16 Mar 2020 12:44:55 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/476620-connecting-completions https://www.oedigital.com/news/475436-nov-warns-virus-fallout-could-hit-supply-chain NOV Warns Virus Fallout Could Hit Supply Chain U.S. oilfield equipment supplier National Oilwell Varco on Friday called the coronavirus a 'wildcard' in the oil industry's outlook, with an extended outbreak potentially… Fri, 07 Feb 2020 19:26:37 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/475436-nov-warns-virus-fallout-could-hit-supply-chain https://www.oedigital.com/news/474080-ensuring-riser-readiness Ensuring Riser Readiness As drilling costs keep coming down for land-based wells in unconventional plays, offshore drillers face increased pressure to lower their costs. A key focus area… Wed, 25 Dec 2019 09:30:00 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/474080-ensuring-riser-readiness https://www.oedigital.com/news/473662-petrobras-formally-approves-afglobal-acd Petrobras Formally Approves AFGlobal ACD AFGlobal announced on Monday that its Active Control Device (ACD) has been approved by Petrobras for use on its wells in Brazil. This approval follows rigorous testing… Mon, 09 Dec 2019 21:45:25 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/473662-petrobras-formally-approves-afglobal-acd https://www.oedigital.com/news/473197-chase-the-right-metrics-for-better-production-results Chase the Right Metrics for Better Production Results Oil and gas companies track and incentivize a variety of metrics, but these actions can inadvertently lead to lower production levels and affect lifting costs.If… Sun, 24 Nov 2019 20:00:00 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/473197-chase-the-right-metrics-for-better-production-results https://www.oedigital.com/news/472691-west-mira-awarded-dnv-gl-battery-notation West Mira Awarded DNV GL Battery Notation Northern Drilling’s West Mira is the first rig in operation to be awarded the DNV GL Battery (Power) class notation. West Mira is an ultra-deepwater semi-submersible designed by Moss Maritime… Fri, 08 Nov 2019 15:08:12 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/472691-west-mira-awarded-dnv-gl-battery-notation https://www.oedigital.com/news/471932-a-new-slant-on-decommissioning A New Slant on Decommissioning Shallow gas reservoirs drilled into at a 60-degree angle from the surface in the 1980s have posed a unique decommissioning challenge – resulting in a new design… Mon, 21 Oct 2019 13:05:50 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/471932-a-new-slant-on-decommissioning https://www.oedigital.com/news/470829-repsol-cancels-dril-quip-contract Repsol Cancels Dril-Quip Contract Spanish oil company Repsol has terminated a contract with U.S. firm Dril-Quip for the delivery of offshore equipment for a project in Vietnam.Houston-based Dril… Wed, 18 Sep 2019 03:50:25 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/470829-repsol-cancels-dril-quip-contract https://www.oedigital.com/news/470267-probe-intros-promac-series-tools Probe Intros ProMAC Series Tools Probe, a major player in cased hole well logging and reservoir monitoring technology, has announced the launch of the ProMAC, a new series of multi-arm caliper tools… Wed, 04 Sep 2019 05:33:54 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/470267-probe-intros-promac-series-tools https://www.oedigital.com/news/469797-adnoc-dishes-3-6-billion-in-contracts ADNOC Dishes $3.6 Billion in Contracts The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has awarded three multi-billion-dollar contracts for the procurement of casing and tubing, the United Arab Emirates state… Wed, 21 Aug 2019 20:07:51 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/469797-adnoc-dishes-3-6-billion-in-contracts https://www.oedigital.com/news/469794-chevron-invests-in-well-conveyor Chevron Invests in Well Conveyor Norwegian downhole technology company Well Conveyor said it has received equity investment from Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV), a division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc… Wed, 21 Aug 2019 18:20:10 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/469794-chevron-invests-in-well-conveyor https://www.oedigital.com/news/469733-upwing-awarded-10-new-patents Upwing Awarded 10 New Patents California-based Upwing Energy said it has been awarded 10 new patents from the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for critical enabling technologies in the… Tue, 20 Aug 2019 16:50:03 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/469733-upwing-awarded-10-new-patents https://www.oedigital.com/news/469725-awilco-orders-boat-in-a-box-davit-system Awilco Orders 'Boat-In-A-Box' Davit System Xervo by SH Group, the producer of the approved conventional NORSOK lifeboat systems, The Boat-In-A-Box davit system, said it has signed a contract for the first option with Awilco Drilling… Tue, 20 Aug 2019 15:21:25 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/469725-awilco-orders-boat-in-a-box-davit-system