Drilling
Exploration & Production , Drilling
E&P Plus: Maximizing Production from Complex Reservoirs
New high-definition NMR LWD technology helps improve well placement in complex clastic and carbonate reservoirs.
Exploration & Production , Drilling
E&P Case Study: Solving Wellbore Challenges Offshore
In this case study, Gyrodata explains how a “first-of-its-kind” solid-state gyro-while-drilling system drove efficiency and wellbore placement improvements for an offshore oil and gas operator in the North Sea.
Field Development , Drilling
Tullow Oil Commences Multiwell Drilling Campaign Offshore Ghana
Tullow Oil Plc has begun a multiyear, multiwell drilling campaign offshore Ghana on April 6 with the commencement of drilling of the first well at the Jubilee Field yesterday.
Business , Drilling , Acquisitions & Divestitures , Mergers
Noble Corp. to Acquire Houston-based Pacific Drilling in All-stock Merger
The merger between Noble Corp. and Pacific Drilling is a step in the right direction for the deepwater rig industry, say analysts who expect more consolidation in the space.
Rig Counts , Shale Plays , Drilling
Oil and Gas Investor Rig Market Trends: A Cautious Rigging Up
After a year of historic lows for drilling activity, rig count is slowly climbing up, indicating an improved activity outlook for 2021. But will it be enough for overstacked drillers?
Drilling , Digital Oilfield , Logistics
NESR, PHX Energy Launch Middle East Directional Drilling Operations
National Energy Services Reunited Corp., a national, industry-leading provider of integrated energy services in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, said on March25 it has successfully started its directional drilling operations in the Middle East in partnership with PHX Energy Services Corp.
Exploration & Production , Drilling
Iraq Approves Deal to Award Schlumberger $480 Million Deal to Drill Oil Wells
The Iraqi cabinet on March 23 approved a deal to award U.S. company Schlumberger Ltd. a $480 million deal to drill 96 oil wells in the south, according to a statement.
Drilling , Logistics , Subsea
E&P Plus Offshore Feature: Monitoring Risk on Critical Equipment
Drilling contractors and operators can benefit from a unique, proactive risk reduction and condition-based monitoring program for wireline riser tensioners.
Private Equity , Unconventional , Field Development , Shale Plays , Drilling , Pressure Pumping
Oil Price Rally Tests Drilling Discipline in US Shale Industry
The world’s most powerful oilman is betting big against America’s shale industry.
Investment , Field Development , Drilling
North Sea Oil and Gas Groups Cut Investment by $5 Billion
Drilling activity also fell to levels not seen since the birth of the British offshore oil and gas industry in the 1960s and 1970s, the report added.