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  2. Seattle Arctic drilling protests - Wikipedia

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    [1] Many of the kayakers were freshly trained that day, in rented boats. [1] When the Polar Pioneer arrived in Elliott Bay, it was met by a flotilla of hundreds more protesters in kayaks and other small boats, voicing their opposition to oil drilling in Arctic waters because of the risk of oil spills, undersea oil well blowouts, damage to ...

  3. List of components of oil drilling rigs - Wikipedia

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    Mud pump (#4) is a reciprocal type of pump used to circulate drilling fluid through the system. Mud tank (#1) is often called mud pits and stores drilling fluid until it is required down the wellbore. Setback (#17) is a part of the drill floor (#21) where the stands of drill pipe are stood upright. It is typically made of a metal frame ...

  4. Kulluk - Wikipedia

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    In 2006, Shell contracted Aker Arctic to evaluate the feasibility of adding a thruster-aided propulsion to the drilling barge. In 2007, Kulluk was fitted with two 62-tonne, 2,000 shaft horsepower (1,500 kW) ThrustMaster hydraulic overboard azimuth thrusters , the largest ever supplied by the company, to provide the platform an ability to move ...

  5. Pioneer Drilling's Major Margins - AOL

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    Margins matter. The more Pioneer Drilling (ASE: PDC) keeps of each buck it earns in revenue, the more money it has to invest in growth, fund new strategic plans, or (gasp!) distribute to shareholders.

  6. Don't Get Too Worked Up Over Pioneer Drilling's Earnings - AOL

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  7. Deepwater well integrity - Wikipedia

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    Deepwater wellbore integrity can be defined as the application of relevant engineering techniques and operational measures in deepwater drilling to control related risks during the drilling process, ensuring that deepwater oil and gas wells are always in a safe state throughout their entire life cycle.

  8. Pioneer Drilling Beats Up on Analysts Yet Again - AOL

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    Pioneer Drilling (ASE: PDC) reported earnings on Feb. 21. Here are the numbers you need to know. The 10-second takeawayFor the quarter ended Dec. 31 (Q4), Pioneer Drilling beat slightly on ...

  9. Saybrook Breakwater Light - Wikipedia

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    The Saybrook Breakwater Light forms an integral part of what has been referred to as "lighthouse alley" — a system of navigational safety points along Chimney Point and Fenwick Point that provided secure access to small vessels entering the Connecticut River [^2^]. It stands proud today as one among a few remaining spark-plug styled ...