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Accurate wellbore trajectory delivers 70% more reservoir contact with...
By Linn Arnesen and Anna Karina Aune,StatoilHydro; Graham Raeper, Schlumberger The Gullfaks field is located in the central part of the East Shetland Basin in the Northern North Sea and was discovered...
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Well control has come a long way since the days of oil gushers, primitive...
From the President It might seem hard to believe now, but once upon a time, well blowouts were seen as a cause for celebration. In fact, oil gushers used to be a symbol of newfound wealth – a sign that...
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IADC PROVIDES TESTIMONY Invited by Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas, IADC senior vice president – government affairs Brian Petty testified 21 July before the US House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade in...
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News Cuttings
Steve Gangelhoff receives IADC Exemplary Service award Steve Gangelhoff IADC president Dr Lee Hunt presented the IADC Exemplary Service Award to Steven J Gangelhoff, senior vice president, Northern...
View ArticleRequiem for a Recession: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
By Mike Killalea, editor & publisher Signs are increasingly positive for the overall economy, but the energy outlook is a case of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly. First, the good. At the time of...
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D&C News
Anadarko makes its 4th deepwater Gulf of Mexico discovery in 2009 Anadarko Petroleum announced in late July a discovery at the Vito exploration well in Mississippi Canyon block 984. The well...
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D&C Tech Digest
Companies hope to take drilling with casing to subsea environment Weatherford International and ENI have entered an agreement to develop a subsea drilling-with-casing system. It will enable a 20-in....
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Pride underscores training, safety commitment with new facility in France...
By Mike Killalea, group vice president & publisher Pride International’s commitment to training runs deep, a company culture in a land where learning runs back through the centuries. In the land...
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People, Companies & Products
Newman to succeed Long as Transocean CEO Transocean announced that Steven L Newman has been chosen to succeed Robert L Long as the company’s chief executive officer upon Mr Long’s retirement in Q1...
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Pushing for innovations in a risk-averse industry
Perspectives: J. David Payne, Chevron vice president – drilling and completions by Linda Hsieh, assistant managing editor For many petroleum engineers who end up building their careers on the drilling...
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