Common Control Methods Most commonly, when a well is lost to a blowout, the drilling package will have collapsed around the well, making proper assessment of the situation difficult. Firefighters ...

On December 1, 1963, Well No. 11 in the Urta-Bulak gas field suffered a blowout due to a violation of proper drilling procedures. The 2409 meter deep hole opened up a gas reservoir underground ...

When a geyser of drilling mud erupted onto the rig, all attempts to activate the blowout preventer failed. The way BP drilled the Macondo well surprised Magne Ognedal, director general of the ...

Oil companies cheered Trump’s recent calls for a more streamlined process and a series of energy-related executive orders he ...

WASHINGTON— Ten environmental groups sued the Trump administration today to challenge rollbacks of the 2016 Well ... for blowout preventers; Eliminating the system of independent safety equipment ...

CALGARY Alberta (Reuters) - Oil from a spill or oil well blowout in the Arctic waters of Canada's Beaufort ... Royal Dutch Shell has not resumed its Arctic drilling program since a drilling rig ran ...

Petroleum Oil Tools remanufactures and rebuilds blowout preventer stacks for oil and gas drilling rigs. Each oil well BOP stack is remanufactured to the variety of style, size, and pressure ...

Diamond Offshore Drilling (NYSE:DO ... the rig maintained its structural integrity and the well is secure with the blowout ...

Cost inflation, drilling issues and delays have blown out the budget and the firm would like the wind farm’s owners to absorb part of that overrun — requiring approval from both them and their lenders ...

Injuries but no fatalities were reported after the first blowout at development well #604 on 1 September ... Uzbekistan's largest drilling contractor Eriell — tasked with drilling operations ...