Suncor Energy will have to pay a $30,000 fine and make a contribution of $100,000 to the Environmental Damages Fund for the synthetic based drilling mud spill that occured in March 28, 2011. The company on Friday pled guilty for the incident which occurred while the Henry Goodrich semi-submersible rig was drilling a well at [...]
French supermajor Total said an important progress in stopping the leak on the G4 well on the Elgin complex was made on May 4 when the semi-submersible drilling rig, the West Phoenix, moved within the current exclusion zone ready to position itself directly alongside the complex. The dynamically positioned rig will be the main support [...]
![Canada: C-NLOPB Lays Charges Against Suncor for Mud Spill]()
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) has laid three charges against Suncor Energy Inc., Operator of the exploration drilling program at the Ballicatters M96-Z well located in the Jeanne d’Arc Basin on Exploration Licences 1092 and 1113, for alleged offences related to a spill of synthetic based mud (SBM) from the mobile offshore [...]
German based, Aker Wirth has on December 15th delivered its the 250th mud pump in the TPK 2200 series. Following its successful trial run, the jubilee pump is now on its way to Korea. It will be installed there as one of four pumps in the “Tungsten Explorer” drillship from Vantage Drilling being built at [...]
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![Canada: GSF Grand Banks Rig Spills Drilling Mud]()
Canada’s East Coast energy regulator said on Tuesday it was responding to a report of spilled drilling fluid in the North Atlantic from… Reporting by Jeffrey Jones (Reuters) Source:Reuters ,September 21, 2011;
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AUSTRALIAN oil and gas company Woodside will use the Riserless Mud Recovery system (RMR®) from AGR Drilling Services to ensure top-hole drilling goes as smoothly as possible. AGR’s Asia Pacific team has signed a deal worth an estimated NOK 4.5m (USD 800,000) to supply RMR® for use on Australia’s North West Shelf approaching exploration [...]
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![Canada: Synthetic-Based Mud Spills on Deck of GSF Grand Banks Rig]()
The C-NLOPB is responding to a report from Husky Energy of a release of approximately 4000 litres of synthetic-based mud (SBM) onto the deck of the GSF Grand Banks platform on April 8. Operations were suspended when the incident occurred and clean-up response was initiated. It currently appears that little, if any, mud was spilled [...]
![Canada: C-NLOPB Responds to Accusations About Mud Spill Reporting]()
The C-NLOPB is responding to criticisms made in the media recently in relation to spill reporting. The C-NLOPB received notification from Suncor on March 28 of a 26,400 litre spill of synthetic based mud (SBM) from the MODU Henry Goodrich to which Suncor, the Operator, responded immediately. The Board has commenced an investigation based on [...]
![Canada: Mud Spill Off Newfoundland Could Endanger Marine Life, Biologist Says]()
A leading marine biologist says he’s concerned about last week’s oil industry spill off Newfoundland. Winnipeg Free Press Source: Winnipeg Free Press, April 4, 2011;
![Canada: Synthetic Based Mud Spills from Henry Goodrich Drilling Rig]()
The C-NLOPB is responding to a report of 26,400 litres of synthetic based mud (SBM) spilled from the Henry Goodrich drilling rig on Monday, March 28, 2011. The spill was reported to the C-NLOPB by Suncor in accordance with the reporting guidelines and environmental officers are looking into the root cause of the incident. The [...]
