Archive for: drilling

Ultra-Deepwater Rigs are Back

Ultra-Deepwater Rigs are Back

Ben Bernanke, head of the Federal Reserve, went on 60 Minutes over the weekend and talked about a third round of quantitative easing (QE3).  I’m of the opinion...

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Aurizon Mines (AMEX:AZK) Increases Gold Resource Estimate at Hosco Deposit

Aurizon Mines (AMEX:AZK) (TSE:ARZ) has increased its gold resource projection at its Hosco deposit, based on infill drill programs in the fall of 2009 and winter...

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Safety fluid was removed before oil rig exploded in Gulf

There was, however, a simpler protection against the disaster: mud. An attorney representing a witness says oil giant BP and the owner of the drilling platform,...

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Seabridge Gold (AMEX:SA) Begins KSM Drilling

Today Seabridge Gold (AMEX:SA) said it has started to drill at its KSM project in the Stewart, British Colombia, Canada area.KSM, which is 100 percent owned by Seabridge,...

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Vantage Drilling Company (VTG) Reports Higher Net Income in First Quarter of 2010

Vantage Drilling Company reported net income of $6.0 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2010. The company earned net income of $2.4 million,...

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Iran offers to help contain US oil spill

Press TV | The National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC) has offered to assist the US in efforts to prevent an ecological disaster caused by the spreading oil spill...

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Kodiak (TSX.V:KXL) Grants Option on Roy Property / Drilling Continues at Athabasca Basin Project

Kodiak (TSX.V:KXL) Grants Option on Roy Property / Drilling Continues at Athabasca Basin Project Vancouver, British Columbia – March 4, 2010 – Kodiak...

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Baker Hughes to Present at the CLSA AsiaUSA Forum

HOUSTON, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ Baker Hughes Incorporated announced today that Scott Schmidt, President, Drilling&Evaluation, will present at the CLSA...

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Timor Sea Drilling Update – Lolotoe-1 Well

OILEX LTDtimor sea Timor Sea Drilling Update – Lolotoe-1 Well See the rest here: Timor Sea Drilling Update – Lolotoe-1 Well

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Oil, gas companies object to paying higher fee for drilling permit applications

BLM now collecting higher drilling application fee CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A huge increase in the application fee for oil and gas companies to drill on federal land is...

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IOGCC Selects HARC Program for Stewardship Award

The Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems Program, a collaborative project led by the Houston Advanced Research Center , has been selected by the Interstate...

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