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Salunda launches wireless latch monitoring for red zone safety on drilling rigs

Oilfield Technology

Salunda has announced it has launched the Latch Hawk 2 fingerboard latch monitoring device, with the aim of preventing dropped objects and improving safety during pipe handling on offshore drilling rigs.

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OCS Lease Expiration: MMS Denial of Suspension of Operations Upheld

The Energy Law

173 IBLA 250 (2008), affirms an MMS denial of a Suspension of Operations (“SOO”) where the lessee submitted an revised exploration plan (“EP”) and permit to drill (“APD”) just days before the lease’s 10-year primary term expired, but was unable to conduct lease activities before the expiration date.

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Upstream Midstream Downstream – What is the Difference?

Aresco

It involves locating, surveying, drilling, and extracting crude oil and natural gas from underground reservoirs. This includes both onshore and offshore activities. Assets: Upstream assets include oil and gas fields (land and mineral rights), drilling rigs, production platforms, and wells.

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The Crucial Role of Plastic Thread Protectors in Ensuring Project Success

DIC Oil Tools

Therefore, it is crucial to protect the tubing all the way to the rig floor, primarily using thread protectors. These premium threads, while costly, are susceptible to distortion in critical areas, which can lead to seal failure and string malfunction, ultimately resulting in significant production losses.

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Fifth Circuit Identifies Potential Conflict with Supreme Court on Jones Act Seaman Test

The Energy Law

Smart Fabricators of Texas (“SmartFab”) fabricates steel and repairs oil and gas drilling equipment. Its employees work at its shop and yard and occasionally on jacked-up drilling rigs, often docked to inland piers. Sanchez was never an Enterprise employee or a member of the rig’s crew. 1349(b)(1). 3d 726 (S.D.

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Fifth Circuit Identifies Potential Conflict with Supreme Court on Jones Act Seaman Test

The Energy Law

Smart Fabricators of Texas (“SmartFab”) fabricates steel and repairs oil and gas drilling equipment. Its employees work at its shop and yard and occasionally on jacked-up drilling rigs, often docked to inland piers. Sanchez was never an Enterprise employee or a member of the rig’s crew. 1349(b)(1). 3d 726 (S.D.

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Subsea Plugging & Abandonment: Light Well Intervention Vessel Overview

Drillers

Tower Training Vessel Classifications DNV GL classifies offshore drilling and support units based on a set of variables. The vessels commonly used for both intervention and P&A can be divided into three categories; Mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU), well intervention unit (WIU) type 1 and well intervention unit Type 2.