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Awilco Orders 'Boat-In-A-Box' Davit System

Aug 20, 2019

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. Like the first order, the option includes the delivery…

OMV Hires Archer Emerald

Jul 08, 2019

Services firm Archer announced on Monday it has been awarded a contract with integrated oil and gas company OMV for the provision of drilling services using the modular drilling rig (MDR) Archer Emerald, including associated services, materials…

Weatherford Unveils Automated MPD Riser System

Mar 01, 2019

Billing it as Industry 4.0, Weatherford launched its automated managed pressure drilling (MPD) riser system in Houston this week. The automated riser system combines with artificial intelligence, condition-based maintenance and additional sensors to speed operations…

Blake lands Energy XXI GoM deal

Apr 04, 2017

Blake International Rigs signed a contract to mobilize the Blake Rig 651 to Energy XXI’s South Pass 77 C platform.  The initial contract term is for one well, which is scheduled to start in late April following a 30-day make ready period at Blake’s Houma facility…

MFDevCo, COSL sign MOU over marginal field initiatives

Jan 26, 2017

UK-based MFDevCo, or Marginal Field Development Co., has agreed a collaboration deal with Singapore-based jackup drilling rig operator CDPL, a subsidiary of China Offshore Services Ltd. (COSL).  The move will see MFDevCO use CPDL on a 'one stop shop' basis…

Schlumberger to acquire Xtreme coiled tubing drilling units

Apr 27, 2016

Oil services giant Schlumberger entered into an agreement to acquire the coiled tubing drilling and coiled tubing units from Xtreme Drilling and Coil Services Corp., a Calgary-based provider of international land drilling and coiled tubing drilling services…

Automating drilling fluid analysis

Apr 01, 2016

Clint Galliano and André Rand of Halliburton; and Steve Sparling and Pat Watson of Anadarko Petroleum discuss how automated, real-time measurement of fluid density and rheology can enhance drilling operations. Offshore workers…

GustoMSC releases NG-3500X jackup design

Mar 23, 2016

The NG-3500X is the latest design in GustoMSC’s series of self-propelled jack-up designs – the NG series. Based on the NG-2500X and NG-1800X designs, the NG-3500X comes in two distinct versions for accommodation, services and well intervention…

Geoquip Marine releases new rig

Mar 04, 2016

Geoquip Marine, a geotechnical engineering and offshore drilling company, will unveil its new GMTR150 rig at Oceanology International in London. The GMTR150 is a twin ram drilling rig that can be used for drilling, coring, sampling and testing in water depths up to 3500m…

Statoil to drill new Heimdal well

Sep 23, 2015

Statoil received consent from the PSA to drill a new production well from the Heimdal facility. The well is to be drilled using a modular drilling rig (MDR). An MDR is a modular mobile rig installed in the facility's drilling area. One has been used for permanent plugging of wells at Heimdal…

Aqualis inks Pemex rig job

Jul 06, 2015

International offshore marine and engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore has been contracted by Perforadora Mexico to support with the transportation and installation of a platform rig for a fixed platform offshore Mexico. Under the contract…

Archer begins Heimdal P&A

Mar 17, 2015

Archer began to permanently plug and abandon (P&A) 12 gas wells on Statoil’s Heimdal platform in the Norwegian North Sea using its newest rig. The Archer Topaz modular rig. Photo from Archer.    The…

Talisman terminates modular rig contract

Jan 06, 2015

UK-based oilfield services company Archer has received a 30-day notice of early termination of its modular drilling rig contract for the Archer Emerald from Talisman Sinopec Energy UK. The effective date of termination is expected as the 29 of January 2015…

BHI international rig count for November 2014

Dec 05, 2014

Baker Hughes Inc. issued the November 2014 international rotary drilling rig count today, showing a total of 1324 rigs operating worldwide in November 2014, outside of the US & Canada. International activity in November was up 16 rigs from the 1308 rigs drilling in October 2014…

BHI international rig count for October 2014

Nov 08, 2014

Baker Hughes Inc. issued the October 2014 international rotary drilling rig count today, showing a total of 1308 rigs operating worldwide in October 2014, outside of the US & Canada. International activity in October was down 15 rigs from the 1323 rigs drilling in September 2014…

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