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Stena Drilling Working to Find the Cause of Stena Clyde Accident (Australia)

Stena Drilling Limited has confirmed that an incident occurred on its Stena Clyde semi-submersible drilling rig yesterday, currently operating in offshore Australia, at approximately 00:20hrs (UK time). Stena Drilling revealed that the incident, which resulted in two fatalities one British national and one Australian, occurred on the drill floor of the rig. Drilling operations on [...]

August 28, 2012 | Posted in Asia pacific,Europe & Eurasia,Featured,Headlines,News,NEWS BY TOPIC,News Categories,REGIONAL NEWS | Read More »

Boreas-1 BOP Continues to Cause Headaches for ConocoPhillips (Australia)

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 [...]

July 31, 2012 | Posted in Asia pacific,Equipment & Technology,Featured,News,NEWS BY TOPIC,News Categories,REGIONAL NEWS,Research & Development,Top Stories | Read More »

USA: BOEMRE Finds Old Equipment to Be Cause of Fire Outbreak on Vermilion 380 A Platform

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) today released the findings of its investigation into a fire that occurred Sept. 2, 2010, on Mariner Energy Inc.’s, Vermilion 380 A oil and natural gas production platform located approximately 102 miles off the coast of Louisiana. A BOEMRE Accident Investigation Panel concluded that [...]

May 26, 2011 | Posted in Americas,Company News,Featured,News,NEWS BY TOPIC,News Categories,REGIONAL NEWS,Top Stories | Read More »