Blowout Preventers Ram, Rotary, Spherical & Annular News
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United Kingdom >> 9/17/2015 - In response to growing market demand DNV GL has launched a new service specification for functional safety certification. This service specification will be applied for the certification of a High Int... |
| Norway >> 3/26/2015 - The PSA has decided to instigate an investigation of a dropped object incident on the West Venture mobile drilling facility on 23 March 2015. The incident occurred on West Venture's drilling deck at 2... |
| Norway >> 8/27/2014 - The maintenance of blowout preventers (BOPs) has significant financial, logistical and safety implications for drilling operators and rig owners. DNV GL has now established a Joint Industry Project (J... |
| United States >> 8/19/2014 - Sevan Louisiana has temporarily halted operations due to a control system leak on the BOP. In order to repair the leak, it was necessary to temporarily suspend the well in a safe manner and recover th... |
| United States >> 6/24/2014 - GE Oil & Gas has received an order for the offshore oil and gas industry’s first 20,000-psi (20-ksi) rated deepwater blowout preventer (BOP) stack and riser systems from Copenhagen, Denmark-based Maer... |
| Azerbaijan >> 10/24/2013 - On October 23, works on installation of blowout prevention equipments at the platform No.90 of Bulla-Deniz field and taking control over the platform were completed and fire was extinguished as a resu... |
| Iran >> 4/16/2013 - Managing Director of National Iranian South Oilfields Company announced that a blow-out in Rag Sefid Well 120 has successfully been brought under control. ... |
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Iran >> 2/27/2013 - The National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC) and the National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC) will found an organization in order to help foreign and domestic oil companies to prevent uncontrolled r... |
| United States >> 2/12/2013 - Oceaneering International, Inc announced that it has secured contracts with a subsidiary of Transocean Ltd. to provide three subsea blowout preventer (BOP) control systems. These contracts add over $4... |
| Brazil >> 12/21/2012 - Aker Solutions has won a contract to supply a complete drilling equipment package for a deepwater drillship Jurong Shipyard is building for the Brazilian market. The contract value is undisclosed. ... |
| United States >> 12/20/2012 - Market-leading energy production technology services company Proserv has bolstered its rapidly-evolving global footprint and specialist integrated services after acquiring major US company Total Instr... |
| Brazil >> 10/22/2012 - Reference is made to press release dated 1 October regarding the off hire of Sevan Brasil due to a damaged blow out preventer (BOP), and discussions on opportunities to use the rig to complete alterna... |
| Brazil >> 10/1/2012 - Reference is made to press release dated 24 September, 2012 regarding the blow out preventer (" BOP ") on Sevan Brasil. During installation and testing the BOP was damaged due to human error.The damag... |
| Brazil >> 9/24/2012 - In connection with testing of the blowout preventer ("BOP") on Sevan Brasil, we experienced problems with the BOP control systems. We are currently preparing to pull the BOP to the surface to investig... |
| United Kingdom >> 8/28/2012 - Sonardyne International Ltd. has been awarded a contract by Noble Corporation to supply a Wireless Acoustic Emergency BOP Control System for its new deepwater drillship. The Noble Globetrotter II is t... |
| United States >> 5/16/2012 - Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. announced the successful testing of its subsea Blowout Preventer Actuation Tool (BOP-AT) on a live well off the coast of West Africa at a water depth of over 1000 meter... |
| Guinea >> 1/23/2012 - Hyperdynamics Corporation announced the Sabu-1 exploration well offshore Republic of Guinea was drilled to a total subsea depth of 2,224 meters, putting the well near the top of Cretaceous age sedimen... |
| Tunisia >> 8/15/2011 - ADX Energy Ltd is pleased to provide the following update on progress for the drilling of the Sidi Dhaher well in Tunisia. After initial pressure test failures of the BOP (Blow Out Preventer) for the ... |
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United States >> 4/5/2011 - The forensic examination of the Deepwater Horizon blowout preventer (BOP) is concluded, and DNV has submitted its report to the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM... |
| United States >> 9/28/2010 - Custom built hydraulic motors, designed and manufactured by Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, are playing a vital role in helping Cameron, the major oil and gas fl... |
