Santos Offshore Pty Ltd, the Operator of the Winchester-1 exploration well being drilled in the Dampier Sub-basin permit WA-323-P, offshore Australia, has announced that that at 06:00 hours (WST) on Tuesday, 21 May 2013, the well was at a depth of 2891m MDRT (measured depth below rotary table) and casing operations were underway. Operations over the last week [...]
Archer, the global oilfield service provider, has launched its latest tool, the TornarTM Deep Water BOP Cleaner, which has been designed for safe and effective blowout preventer (BOP) and riser cleaning in deep and ultra-deep water environments. The company made the announcement from booth 555 at the SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition in Amsterdam where [...]
Oceaneering International, Inc. announced that it has secured contracts with a subsidiary of Transocean Ltd. to provide three subsea blowout preventer (BOP) control systems. These contracts add over $40 million to Oceaneering’s Subsea Products backlog. The contracts are for discrete hydraulic systems that will be used on existing semi-submersible drilling rigs that Transocean is modifying [...]
Market-leading energy production technology services company Proserv has bolstered its rapidly-evolving global footprint and specialist integrated services after acquiring major US company, Total Instrumentation & Controls (TIC). The acquisition of Houston-based TIC, which specialises in advanced process and control systems equipment and has a second manufacturing facility in Lafayette (LA), also significantly increases Proserv’s talent [...]
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Karoon Gas Australia Ltd advises that at 06:00 hours (WST) today, preparations had commenced to run the Blowout Preventer into the Zephyros-1 well, offshore Western Australia. Since the last report, a 30” conductor was set and cemented at 605 m, the 17-1/2” hole was drilled and the 13-3/8” surface casing was set and cemented at [...]
FOGL, an oil and gas firm focused on exploration offshore Falkland Islands today, November 7, announced that drilling operations at the Scotia well have resumed. The operations had been suspended due to Blowout Preventer issues. FOGL has informed that the necessary repairs were carried out on the blow-out preventer within the expected time frame. The [...]
MEO Australia Limited advises the following update in relation to the Gurame SE-1X well being drilled offshore North Sumatra in the Seruway PSC using the Hercules #208 drilling rig. Since the last report, the BOPs (Blow Out Preventers) were installed and tested, a LOT (Leak Off Test) was completed and the 12 ¼ “ hole [...]
Sevan Drilling announces that in connection with testing of the blowout preventer (“BOP”) on Sevan Brasil, the company has experienced problems with the BOP control systems. The company is currently preparing to pull the BOP to the surface to investigate and make required repair. Sevan Brasil is contracted to Petrobras S.A. on a six year [...]
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ConocoPhillips at 06:00 hours (WST) today, started troubleshooting of the Blowout Preventer on the sea floor offshore Western Australia. Since the last report, the BOP and marine riser were pulled from the hole for further testing and repairs on the deck of the rig. Following these repairs the BOP and marine riser were run to [...]
Karoon Gas Australia, partner in Browse Basin WA-315-P which is operated by ConocoPhillips, has provided an update on the Blowout Preventer problems at Boreas-1 well. The company has reported that at 06:00 hours (WST) today, the BOP and marine riser were being pulled from seabed for repairs. Since the last report, diagnostic testing of the [...]
