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In 2010, Schlumberger was contracted to perform wireline logging on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. On the day of the explosion, the Schlumberger crew was supposed to perform a cement evaluation test, but the test was cancelled and the crew was released by BP to leave the rig on the same day.
MODU – mobile offshore drilling unit (either of jack-up drill rig or semi-submersible rig or drill ship) MOF – marine offloading facility; MOPO – matrix of permitted operations; MOPU – mobile offshore production unit (to describe jack-up production rig, or semi-submersible production rig, or floating production, or storage ship)
Schlumberger signed a contract worth over $200 million with oil major Equinor to manage an offshore rig as part of a drilling program in Brazil's offshore Campos oil basin, a person familiar with ...
Schlumberger first got a foothold in the company in 1959 and then assumed total control in 1964, and renamed it Forex Neptune Drilling Company. [12] In 2000, Transocean acquired R&B Falcon Corporation, owner of 115 drilling rigs, in a deal valued at $17.7 billion.
Oil-field services giant Schlumberger (NYS: SLB) has disposed of its rig management services. While this segment has never been part of the company's core business, should the latest move make ...
From my vantage point, three dominant changes in the world of oil and gas during, say, the past decade establish oil-field services giant Schlumberger as a compelling inclusion for any and all ...
Mouse hole: A hole on the drilling rig floor used to hold the next joint of pipe to be added to the drill string. Mud: Slang term for drilling fluid . A "mud man" is the drilling fluids technician responsible for formulating the mud, while a "mud logger" checks mud cuttings from the drill bit for traces of rock or oil and gas that provide a ...
The decline in count for oil drilling rigs in the United States reflects conservative capital spending by domestic explorers and producers. US Oil Rig Tally Falls After 2 Straight Weeks of ...