Modern offshore oil rigs are engineering wonders designed to accommodate massive crews and operate in some of the most hostile environments on Earth. As the demand for oil drives exploration into ...

350 FT Water Depth Offshore Jackup Drilling Rig Complete Ready For Deployment Worldwide. Independent Legs Cantilever Self Elevating ABS CLASS, Design for -10 Degree "C" temperature harsh weather like ...

Final sea trials for the Blue Whale II underwater drilling rig are now underway, according to the technology’s producer, CIMC Raffles, marking a new milestone drilling rig developments. The Blue Whale ...

Coastal Drilling is pleased to announce that Rig 22, a 3000 HP posted barge, has completed its second year of drilling for McMoRan. The rig's TRIR for 2009 is 0.00. Coastal Drilling is pleased to ...

HOUSTON, Nov. 18-- A new world record for water depth drilling—10,011 ft—has been set in the Gulf of Mexico, reports the US Minerals Management Service (MMS). The Transocean Inc. drillship Discoverer ...

This article describes how selecting the most appropriate encoders and motors can help improve safety and efficiency in oil and gas drilling operations The constant fluctuations in supply and demand ...

Exciting news! Northern Offshore's Energy Emerger rig is set for a drilling operation in the Yumna field, Oman, come March ...

A new drilling rig put into service by the Houston company Nabors Industries recently completed its first well in the Permian Basin, drilling to a depth of nearly 20,000 feet. That might not seem like ...