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Flexibility in fracing reg seen still an open question

May 23, 2013 Increased flexibility for operators remains an open question in a revised proposal for federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing, according to a May 23 legal update by Roger W. Patrick of the law ...

European Parliament approves offshore oil, gas safety directive

May 21, 2013 The European Parliament authorized a new offshore oil and gas operations directive that requires operators to prove their ability to cover potential liabilities and to submit major hazard reports a...

US drilling rig count unchanged at 1,769

May 17, 2013

The US drilling rig count was unchanged during the week ended May 17, maintaining a total of 1,769 rotary rigs working, Baker Hughes Inc. reported.

Enquest lets contract for Thistle repair

May 15, 2013 Enquest PLC, London, has let a contract for inspection, repair, and maintenance services to Hallin Marine in its revitalization of the Thistle Alpha drilling and production platform in the North Se...

Statoil orders newbuild jack up for Mariner in UK North Sea

May 14, 2013

Statoil and its partners placed an order with Noble Corp. for a newbuild, high-specification jack up drilling rig to be used in the Mariner heavy oil development in the UK North Sea.

BLM releases draft plan to clean up NPR-A legacy wells

May 10, 2013 The US Bureau of Land Management’s Anchorage, Alas., office released a draft plan listing near-term priorities and actions to plug and clean up legacy wells in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska...

US drilling rig count up 5 units to 1,769

May 10, 2013 The US drilling rig count gained 5 units during the week ended May 10 to a total of 1,769 rotary rigs working, Baker Hughes Inc. reported. That compared with 1,974 rigs working in the comparable we...

OTC: Deepstar focuses on subsea equipment

May 6, 2013 Advances in deepwater technology require financial commitment by oil companies and a willingness to form partnerships with vendors and regulators, panelists discussing the DeepStar research and dev...

US drilling rig count gains 10 units to 1,764

May 3, 2013 The US drilling rig count gained 10 units during the week ended May 3 to a total of 1,764 rotary rigs working, Baker Hughes Inc. reported. That compared with 1,965 rigs working in the comparable we...

Canada firm to redevelop East Java oil field

May 3, 2013 Rift Basin Resources Corp., Vancouver, BC, has signed a memorandum of understanding with PT Sinergi Wijaya Kusumah to evaluate and redevelop an onshore multireservoir oil field known as the Dandang...

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