http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com en-us http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com N/A info@heavymachineryinfo.com Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:59:05 -0500 20 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2578/1/ATP-Secures-Drilling-Rigs-for-2008-and-2009-Developments/ATP-Secures-Drilling-Rigs-for-2008-and-2009-Developments.html ATP Oil & Gas Corporation (NASDAQ:ATPG) today announced that it has recently secured four more drilling rigs for 2008 and 2009 in addition to two rigs, the Nabors 202 and Diamond Ocean Confidence, which were previously committed.  info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2561/1/Contemplating-the-impact-on-N-Carolina-of-offshore-drilling/Contemplating-the-impact-on-N-Carolina-of-offshore-drilling.html If offshore drilling were approved sometime in the future, North Carolina's coastal landscape would almost certainly change.North Carolina remains one of the East Coast's longest and most undeveloped coastlines: strung with 300 miles of barrier island beaches; home to a national park;  info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2526/1/Drill-Rig-Innovations--Part-2/Drill-Rig-Innovations--Part-2.html As we learned from the participants in the first installment of this article series, “working smarter” is the watchword these days for companies trying to advance the current state-of-the-art in drilling rigs. Jim Hopkins, president and CEO of Laibe Corp., headquartered in Indianapolis, echoes those sentiments, and tells us about Laibe’s latest technological accomplishments. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2525/1/Sembcorp-Marine-Wins-220-Million-Rig-Order-in-Egypt/Sembcorp-Marine-Wins-220-Million-Rig-Order-in-Egypt.html Sembcorp Marine Ltd., the world's second-largest maker of oil rigs, won a $220 million contract from A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S's Egyptian venture to build a jack- up rig to produce oil. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2470/1/Dearth-of-Ships-Delays-Drilling-of-Offshore-Oil/Dearth-of-Ships-Delays-Drilling-of-Offshore-Oil.html As President Bush calls for repealing a ban on drilling off most of the coast of the United States, a shortage of ships used for deep-water offshore drilling promises to impede any rapid turnaround in oil exploration and supply. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2469/1/US-drilling-dips-below-22-year-high/-US-drilling-dips-below-22-year-high.html US drilling activity slipped below a 22-year high this week with 1,877 rotary rigs working, 12 less than the prior week but up from 1,774 units a year ago, said Baker Hughes Inc. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2440/1/Polar-Star-Mining-Corporation-25000-Metre-Diamond-Drill-Contract/Polar-Star-Mining-Corporation-25000-Metre-Diamond-Drill-Contract.html Polar Star Mining Corporation (TSX VENTURE: POS)(PINK SHEETS: POSRF) ("Polar Star" or the "Company") announces the signing of a 25,000 metre drill contract with Forage Orbit Garant Drilling S.E.N.C. ("Orbit") of Val d'Or, Quebec. The new diamond drill is scheduled to arrive in Chile and commence drilling during the third quarter of 2008.  info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2439/1/Precision-Drilling-raises-Grey-Wolf-offer-to-219B/Precision-Drilling-raises-Grey-Wolf-offer-to-219B.html Precision Drilling Trust made its third takeover pitch for American land driller Grey Wolf Inc. Wednesday, saying the $2.19-billion US cash-and-share bid will be its last. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2391/1/Memory-of-1969-disaster-colors-current-oil-drilling-debate/Memory-of-1969-disaster-colors-current-oil-drilling-debate.html For decades, giant drilling rigs off the Texas and Louisiana coastlines have plumbed the Gulf of Mexico for vast oil and gas riches, creating jobs, bolstering state revenues and perpetuating a vibrant social structure in coastal communities. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2367/1/Precision-Drilling-Trust-Confirms-Revised-Offer-for-Grey-Wolf-Inc/Precision-Drilling-Trust-Confirms-Revised-Offer-for-Grey-Wolf-Inc.html confirmed today that on June 14, 2008, it provided Grey Wolf, Inc. ("Grey Wolf") with a revised offer for a business combination between Grey Wolf and Precision.  info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2342/1/Seadrill-orders-new-210-million-drilling-rig-for-delivery-in-2011/Seadrill-orders-new-210-million-drilling-rig-for-delivery-in-2011.html Seadrill Ltd said it has ordered a new $210 million semi-submersible drilling rig from Keppel O&M in Singapore, for delivery in the first quarter of 2010. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2316/1/CORRECTED---Eurasia-Drilling-profits-revenue-soar-in-2007/CORRECTED---Eurasia-Drilling-profits-revenue-soar-in-2007.html Russian oilfield services firm Eurasia Drilling (EDCLq.L: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday its profit almost doubled last year and revenue jumped by more than third due to increased demand for its services from oil companies. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2315/1/Clayton-Williams-Energy-to-Sell-2000-HP-Drilling-Rigs-for-22-mln---Quick-facts/Clayton-Williams-Energy-to-Sell-2000-HP-Drilling-Rigs-for-22-mln---Quick-facts.html Clayton Williams Energy Inc. (CWEI:  News,   Chart,  Quote ) said that it had entered into a binding agreement to sell two 2,000 horsepower drilling rigs and related components for total cash consideration of $22 million. The Company's carrying value for these rigs is approximately $16.1 million. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2308/1/Short-of-rigs-Petrobras-delays-some-subsalt-tests/Short-of-rigs-Petrobras-delays-some-subsalt-tests.html A shortage of drilling rigs and looming relinquishment deadlines have made Brazil's state oil company Petrobras delay tests on potentially huge subsalt finds like Carioca and move the rigs to other blocks. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2303/1/Daewoo-Ship-Paces-Gain-on-Drill-Rig-Demand-in-Brazil-Update1/Daewoo-Ship-Paces-Gain-on-Drill-Rig-Demand-in-Brazil-Update1.html Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., the world's third-largest shipyard, led advances in rivals in South Korea and Singapore on expectations of orders for drill ships and offshore platforms in Brazil. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Mon, 26 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2297/1/Petrobras-Leases-80-of-Deep-Water-Drilling-Rigs/Petrobras-Leases-80-of-Deep-Water-Drilling-Rigs.html Bloomberg is reporting how Petrobras (PBR), the state-owned Brazilian oil company, has leased around 80% of the world's deep water offshore drilling oil rigs. The rigs can drill in water approaching 10,000 feet in depth. Currently, the world has a supply of 21 such rigs that are capable of such depths. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2293/1/Trinidad-Drilling-raising-150M-to-build-nine-rigs-to-for-oil-and-gas-contracts/Trinidad-Drilling-raising-150M-to-build-nine-rigs-to-for-oil-and-gas-contracts.html Trinidad Drilling Ltd. (TSX:TDG) will sell $150 million worth of its shares to a syndicate of underwriters, with the money to be used to build nine drilling rigs that will service contracts with two major North American oil and gas companies. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2291/1/Selkirk-Metals-Corp-Ruddock-Creek-Underground-Programs-Reaching-First-Milestone/Selkirk-Metals-Corp-Ruddock-Creek-Underground-Programs-Reaching-First-Milestone.html Selkirk Metals Corp. ("Selkirk" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SLK) is pleased to provide this update of operations on the Ruddock Creek Property, located 100 km north-northwest of Revelstoke in the Kamloops and Revelstoke Mining Divisions, British Columbia. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2290/1/Petrobras-to-Order-40-Offshore-Drill-Ships-and-Rigs-Update2/Petrobras-to-Order-40-Offshore-Drill-Ships-and-Rigs-Update2.html Petroleo Brasileiro SA, which in November announced the largest Western Hemisphere oil discovery in three decades, plans to order 40 oil drilling ships and drill platforms worth about $30 billion for delivery by 2017. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2288/1/Trinidad-Drilling-raising-150M-to-build-nine-rigs-to-for-oil-and-gas-contracts/Trinidad-Drilling-raising-150M-to-build-nine-rigs-to-for-oil-and-gas-contracts.html Trinidad Drilling Ltd. (TSX:TDG) will sell $150 million worth of its shares to a syndicate of underwriters, with the money to be used to build nine drilling rigs that will service contracts with two major North American oil and gas companies. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2279/1/No-1-National-Oilwell-Varco-builder-of-rigs-maker-of-deals/No-1-National-Oilwell-Varco-builder-of-rigs-maker-of-deals.html Need coiled tubing, winches or mud pumps? Call National Oilwell Varco, the self-styled Wal-Mart of the oil patch. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2278/1/Regal-Petroleum-Provides-Update-on-Ukrainian-Drilling-Campaign/Regal-Petroleum-Provides-Update-on-Ukrainian-Drilling-Campaign.html Regal Petroleum plc (AIM: RPT), the independent oil & gas exploration and production company with interests in the Ukraine, Romania and Egypt, is pleased to provides an update of its Ukrainian operations. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2259/1/Pioneer-Drilling-Files-Form-12b-25-With-the-SEC-and-Postpones-Related-Earnings-Release-and-Conference-Call/Pioneer-Drilling-Files-Form-12b-25-With-the-SEC-and-Postpones-Related-Earnings-Release-and-Conferenc.html Pioneer Drilling Company (Amex: PDC) announced today that it has filed a Form 12b-25 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to report that it will not timely file its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 (the "Quarterly Report").  info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2251/1/Bronco-Drilling-Reports-April-Monthly-Operating-Results--update/Bronco-Drilling-Reports-April-Monthly-Operating-Results--update.html Bronco Drilling Co. Inc. (BRNC:  News,   Chart,  Quote ), a provider of contract land drilling services to oil and natural gas companies, announced operational results for the month of April. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2245/1/NG-Energo-and-Cummins-Join-Up-to-Power-Drilling-Rigs-in-Yamal/NG-Energo-and-Cummins-Join-Up-to-Power-Drilling-Rigs-in-Yamal.html The presentation was arranged within the scope of testing at the company’s plant several kilometers away from St. Petersburg and demonstrated features of the new development. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2244/1/400m-for-new-drilling-rigs-in-Iran/400m-for-new-drilling-rigs-in-Iran.html Iran?s North Drilling Company (INDC) has announced that $400 million have been allocated for the construction of four offshore drilling rigs, Iran Daily reported. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2230/1/Cost-of-Offshore-Drilling-Rising-as-Fast-as-Oil-Prices/Cost-of-Offshore-Drilling-Rising-as-Fast-as-Oil-Prices.html A supply shortage for classes of offshore rigs capable of drilling in up to 10,000 feet of water means that the daily rate that operators pay to rent a high-end, deep-water drilling rig is now $500,000 to $550,000. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2229/1/Petrojack-ASA-OSLJACK-to-Release-Q1-2008-Earnings-May-21/Petrojack-ASA-OSLJACK-to-Release-Q1-2008-Earnings-May-21.html Petrojack ASA (OSL:JACK) will release the first quarter earnings for 2008 on Wednesday, May 21.  The financial results will be made available on the company’s website at petrojack.no/investor.htm. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2213/1/Patterson-UTI-Reports-Drilling-Activity-for-April-2008/Patterson-UTI-Reports-Drilling-Activity-for-April-2008.html PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. (Nasdaq: PTEN) today reported that for the month of April 2008, the Company had an average of 238 drilling rigs operating, including 238 rigs in the U.S. and no rigs in Canada. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2190/1/The-Latest-In-Drill-Rig-Technology----Part-1/The-Latest-In-Drill-Rig-Technology----Part-1.html In heaven, there’s only one drill rig. It’s perfect for every job for every drilling contractor (those who’ve made it past the pearly gates, anyway). It’s light as a feather, goes anywhere, is amazingly fast and efficient, requires no fuel, never needs maintenance, and at the end of the workday, it pours you a cold beer. Oh yeah – and it’s free. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2177/1/Diamond-Market-and-Trade--Diamond-Offshore-Drilling-Inc-1st-qtr-Profit-Reported/Diamond-Market-and-Trade--Diamond-Offshore-Drilling-Inc-1st-qtr-Profit-Reported.html Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. said Thursday its first-quarter profit rose 30 percent as higher rates for its top-line floating drilling rigs offset the effect of a lower utilization rate. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2176/1/Higher-rates-lift-Diamond-Offshore-Drillings-1st-qtr-profit/Higher-rates-lift-Diamond-Offshore-Drillings-1st-qtr-profit.html Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. said Thursday its first-quarter profit rose 30 percent as higher rates for its top-line floating drilling rigs offset the effect of a lower utilization rate. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2161/1/Drilling-rig-hull-leaves-Dubai-for-Stord/Drilling-rig-hull-leaves-Dubai-for-Stord.html The 16 000 tonnes hull substructure for the world's most advanced drilling rig Aker H-6e has started on its 50 day journey, from Dubai to Stord in Norway info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2159/1/American-Electric-Technologies-Powers-Leading-Indian-Drilling-Contractor/American-Electric-Technologies-Powers-Leading-Indian-Drilling-Contractor.html American Electric Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:AETI), the premium supplier of custom-designed power distribution and control solutions for the traditional and alternative energy industries, announced today that it continues to deliver on its international geographic expansion by announcing two projects with Aban Offshore Limited of Chennai, info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2140/1/-Oil-giant-improves-rig-performance-with-ABB-drilling-drives/-Oil-giant-improves-rig-performance-with-ABB-drilling-drives.html The objective of the modernization program is to improve rig safety, extend rig operating life, increase drilling efficiency and raise cost effectiveness. The target is to achieve performance improvements of between 10 and 30 percent. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2139/1/Aker-Solutions-drilling-rig-hull-sails-away-from-Dubai-to-Stord-in-Norway/Aker-Solutions-drilling-rig-hull-sails-away-from-Dubai-to-Stord-in-Norway.html The hull substructure for the world’s most advanced drilling rig Aker H-6e has started on its 50 days journey from Dubai to Stord in Norway.   info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2117/1/China-begins-to-supply-drilling-rigs-to-Uzbekneftegaz/China-begins-to-supply-drilling-rigs-to-Uzbekneftegaz.html Interfax reported that Chinese companies have begun to supply drilling rigs and seismic exploration equipment to enterprises of Uzbekneftegaz national holding company. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2109/1/India-Loses-Rigs-as-Saudi-Arabia-Brazil-Drill-Wells-Update1/India-Loses-Rigs-as-Saudi-Arabia-Brazil-Drill-Wells-Update1.html Reliance Industries Ltd. and Oil & Natural Gas Corp. are among Indian oil and gas explorers losing offshore rigs as rivals such as Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and Brazil step up efforts to drill wells in deep waters. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2103/1/RIL-inks-pact-for-deepwater-drilling-rig/RIL-inks-pact-for-deepwater-drilling-rig.html India's Reliance Industries Ltd. has inked a pact with Transocean and Pacific Drilling to acquire a drilling rig.The company entered a five-year drilling contract for an ultra-deepwater drill ship with Deep Water Pacific 2 rig, owned by Transocean and Pacific Drilling Ltd. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2097/1/LEDs-for-illumination-on-drilling-rigs-from-Maser-Communications/LEDs-for-illumination-on-drilling-rigs-from-Maser-Communications.html Dialight Corporation’s new LED-based SafeSite illumination fixture has been successfully retrofitted on a drilling rig of a major oil and natural gas producer, providing improved safety and decreased maintenance and energy costs. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2083/1/Patterson-UTI-Reports-Drilling-Activity-for-March-2008/Patterson-UTI-Reports-Drilling-Activity-for-March-2008.html PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. (Nasdaq: PTEN) today reported that for the month of March 2008, the Company had an average of 244 drilling rigs operating, including 237 rigs in the U.S. and 7 rigs in Canada. For the three months ended March 2008, the Company had an average of 244 drilling rigs operating, including 232 rigs in the U.S. and 12 rigs in Canada. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2059/1/Bharatbookcom-is-proud-to-announce-the-new-report-Drilling-Products--Services-forecasts-for-2012-/Bharatbookcom-is-proud-to-announce-the-new-report-Drilling-Products--Services-forecasts-for-2012.html Supply concerns drive record oil prices - US demand for products and services used in drilling oil and natural gas wells is forecast to continue expanding from a high base through 2012 as a result of record-setting energy prices.  info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2058/1/Precision-Drilling-Trust-Announces-Filing-of-Annual-Disclosure-Documents/Precision-Drilling-Trust-Announces-Filing-of-Annual-Disclosure-Documents.html Precision Drilling Trust ("Precision") announces today that it has filed its annual disclosure documents with the Canadian Securities Commissions and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2033/1/Husky-Energy-signs-rig-for-White-Rose-offshore-drilling-project/Husky-Energy-signs-rig-for-White-Rose-offshore-drilling-project.html ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Husky Energy Inc. (TSX:HSE) has signed up a mobile semi-submersible drilling unit for its White Rose project off the coast of Newfoundland, the Calgary-based oil and gas company announced Friday. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2013/1/NIDC-achieves-record-drilling-this-year/NIDC-achieves-record-drilling-this-year.html Managing Director of the National Iranian Drilling Co. says his company carried out record high drilling this year of 346,000 meters. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2012/1/GeoGlobal-Announces-Essar-Rig-Onsite--Ready-to-Drill-KG19-Well/GeoGlobal-Announces-Essar-Rig-Onsite--Ready-to-Drill-KG19-Well.html And Other Recent Developments on the KG Offshore BlockGeoGlobal Resources Inc. (the "Company" or "GeoGlobal") (AMEX: GGR) today announced that the Essar Wildcat rig is on location and preparing to drill the KG#19 well. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/2002/1/Hercules-to-purchase-three-drilling-rigs/Hercules-to-purchase-three-drilling-rigs.html Hercules Offshore, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement with Transocean Inc. to purchase three jackup drilling rigs and related equipment for $320 million. The rig package includes the Adriatic III, a 350′ Marathon LeTourneau 116C, and the High Island I and the High Island VIII, both 250′ Marathon LeTourneau 82-SDCs. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/1998/1/Quippo-Oil-to-invest-600-mn-to-ramp-up-offshore-presence/Quippo-Oil-to-invest-600-mn-to-ramp-up-offshore-presence.html Quippo Oil & Gas is planning to invest $600 million (around Rs 2,400 crore) over the next two years to buy onshore rigs, offshore supply vessels and offshore pipeline-laying barges to boost its presence in the oil and gas services sector. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/1997/1/Hercules-Offshore-acquisition-of-rigs-clears-antitrust-hurdle/Hercules-Offshore-acquisition-of-rigs-clears-antitrust-hurdle.html Hercules Offshore Inc (HERO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said its proposed acquisition of three jackup drilling rigs from Transocean Inc (RIG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) cleared an antitrust hurdle. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/1970/1/High-tech-methods-being-employed-in-redevelopment/High-tech-methods-being-employed-in-redevelopment.html Special drilling equipment imported from Italy is being used to help stabilise foundations and keep ground water in check on a lakeside Queenstown construction site. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/1969/1/Geotechnical-drilling-and-sampling-rigs-from-Innovative-Hydraulics--Manufacturing-Engineers/Geotechnical-drilling-and-sampling-rigs-from-Innovative-Hydraulics--Manufacturing-Engineers.html Innovative Hydraulics - Manufacturing Engineers is a leading manufacturer of geotechnical drilling and sampling rigs. The rig units from Innovative Hydraulics - Manufacturing Engineers can be skid, ute or trailer mounted. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/1926/1/Sandvik-Introduces-NoiseGuard-Muffler-System-for-Surface-Top-Hammer-Drilling/Sandvik-Introduces-NoiseGuard-Muffler-System-for-Surface-Top-Hammer-Drilling.html The new efficient Sandvik NoiseGuard muffler system is developed for surface top hammer drilling. It significantly decreases the level of drilling noise, meeting the ever increasing noise restrictions in urban areas. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/1867/1/Mankind-cant-afford-more-oil-drilling-ex-BP-exec/Mankind-cant-afford-more-oil-drilling-ex-BP-exec.html Known oil, gas and coal reserves may already contain a quarter more carbon than mankind can emit and still avoid dangerous climate change, putting the value of new oil exploration in doubt, said a former oil major executive. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/1743/1/Portable-drill-rig/Portable-drill-rig.html Portable drill rig has added the Drill Mast to its list of attachments for its 8 Series Skid Steer Loader to provide an instant drill rig facility that is simple to use even by inexperienced operators. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/1664/1/RD385L-Radiodetection-Control-System-Improves-Cable-and-Pipe-Laying-Operations/RD385L-Radiodetection-Control-System-Improves-Cable-and-Pipe-Laying-Operations.html Continuous monitoring of drill head parameters at pilot drilling is fundamental to horizontal drilling technology. Control can be achieved with Radiodetection’s state-of-the-art detection system RD385, which includes the following: info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/1424/1/Drilling-better-oil---gas-wells-cheaper-and-faster/Drilling-better-oil---gas-wells-cheaper-and-faster.html Curvaceous Software are pleased to announce the grant of another US Patent for a novel Geometric Process Control application, for real-time control of the drilling of oil and gas wells. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/1420/1/Ditch-Witch-Drill-Pipe-Offers-Unique-Advantages/Ditch-Witch-Drill-Pipe-Offers-Unique-Advantages.html The Ditch Witch® organization manufactures one of the most extensive selections of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) equipment in the underground construction industry, from the small and maneuverable JT520 to the powerful, long-range JT8020. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/1202/1/Rig-improves-piling-efficiency/Rig-improves-piling-efficiency.html STEELCOM have recently purchased a Mobilram multifunctional piling rig from German manufacturer ABI. The TM 12/15 Mobilram can be supplied with piling, extracting and augering attachments and has a usable pile length of 14m. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/1072/1/Drilling-rig-lift-table-available-from-Safetech/Drilling-rig-lift-table-available-from-Safetech.html Clarks Mining Services were established in 1980 and is the manufacturer of specialised crawler tracked drill rigs for the coal mining industry. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/1071/1/Offshore-Oil-Rigs/Offshore-Oil-Rigs.html We have the capacity to locate oil deep below the ocean floor. Sometimes very large oil reserves are found very deep in the ocean bed. To get to the oil and use it, huge drilling rigs are built to provide a platform for drills to be fixed to. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/1069/1/Side-by-sideDrilling-rigs-join-wind-turbines-solar-panels-in-quest-for-energy/Side-by-sideDrilling-rigs-join-wind-turbines-solar-panels-in-quest-for-energy.html For 80 years or more, the Permian Basin has been yielding oil and natural gas to provide energy to power the local, even national, economy. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/937/1/Ultra-deep-Drilling-Rig-of-12-km-depth-Capability-Available/Ultra-deep-Drilling-Rig-of-12-km-depth-Capability-Available.html The first oilfield drilling equipment with a depth capability of 12 km will be completed and delivered to its Chinese client this October by the Baoji Oilfield Machinery Co., Ltd (BOMCO). info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/922/1/Rig-Fleet/Rig-Fleet.html Nabors owns and operates the largest land-based drilling rig fleet in the world and has one of the largest workover and well servicing rig fleets in the U.S. and Canada . info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/920/1/Underground-drill-rig/Underground-drill-rig.html Manitou in association with JIC Mining has developed an underground roof bolter/drilling rig operating on a cassette basis. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/919/1/Types-of-Oil-Drilling-Rigs/Types-of-Oil-Drilling-Rigs.html Getting down to the basics, there are several types of offshore oil rigs designed to work in a variety of locations, on certain kinds of wells, and differing environments info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/918/1/Vibrations-of-Drill-Rigs/Vibrations-of-Drill-Rigs.html The dynamical behaviour of an active drilling assembly as used in the oil or gas industry is complex.  info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/912/1/Generator-drills-for-energy/Generator-drills-for-energy.html It's little wonder then that Top Energy turned to Canada's second largest land-based drilling contractor when it needed to drill two reinjection wells at its Ngawha Power Station. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/900/1/New-Casagrande-B135-rig-piling-to-greater-depths/New-Casagrande-B135-rig-piling-to-greater-depths.html Abbey Pynford have recently extended their piling fleet with the purchase of their largest rig to date - a Casagrande B135 open site contiguous flight auger and rotary pile rig. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/865/1/Lack-of-guarding-on-mobile-drilling-rigs/Lack-of-guarding-on-mobile-drilling-rigs.html HSE is issuing a warning to operators and those in close proximity of mobile drilling machinery, to adequately guard the rotating parts of drilling rigs. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/832/1/Drilling-equipment-for-high-efficiency-jack-up-rig/Drilling-equipment-for-high-efficiency-jack-up-rig.html Aker Kvaerner has signed a contract with Maersk Contractors in Denmark for delivery of drilling equipment to four jack-up rigs to be fabricated at the Keppel Fels shipyard in Singapore. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/831/1/Bearings-cut-downtime-in-drilling-rig-applications/Bearings-cut-downtime-in-drilling-rig-applications.html Mud motor bearings for applications in oil and gas drilling rigs offer working lives up to 50% longer than those of conventional products. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (super admin) Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/823/1/Drilling-companies-merger-makes-waves/Drilling-companies-merger-makes-waves.html The merger of Transocean and GlobalSantaFe Corp. will create a global powerhouse that dwarfs even its largest competitors, and may spur more consolidation in the booming offshore drilling industry. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/802/1/Planetary-gearboxes-cut-weight-of-drilling-head/Planetary-gearboxes-cut-weight-of-drilling-head.html Roger Bullivant has exploited the smaller frame sizes and even lighter assemblies offered by some planetary gearboxes on a massive 60 tonne crawler-mounted mobile piling machine. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/801/1/Drilling-equipment-for-high-efficiency-jack-up-rig/Drilling-equipment-for-high-efficiency-jack-up-rig.html Aker Kvaerner has signed a contract with Maersk Contractors in Denmark for delivery of drilling equipment to four jack-up rigs to be fabricated at the Keppel Fels shipyard in Singapore. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/800/1/Bearings-cut-downtime-in-drilling-rig-applications/Bearings-cut-downtime-in-drilling-rig-applications.html Mud motor bearings for applications in oil and gas drilling rigs offer working lives up to 50% longer than those of conventional products. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/766/1/Moisture-Removal-from-Transformer-Oil-Conservator-Tanks/Moisture-Removal-from-Transformer-Oil-Conservator-Tanks.html The oil reservoir (conservator tank) found on industrial and commercial hydraulic, lubricating and electrical transformer systems all suffer the common ailment of water. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/761/1/Chinese-Coal-Companies-to-De-Gas-Mines/Chinese-Coal-Companies-to-De-Gas-Mines.html We discussed with Pacific Asia China Energy (PCEEF) executive vice president Steve Khan the latest developments in the company’s coal-mine degasification strategy unfolding in China. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/670/1/The-Flow-of-Natural-Resources-and-Raw-Materials/The-Flow-of-Natural-Resources-and-Raw-Materials.html There are many reasons why we should be harvesting our own raw materials that already exist in this country, rather than importing them, whenever it is feasible or possible. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/642/1/Dymaxion-Drilling-Technology-Promises-Big-Drop-in-CBM-Gas-Extraction-Costs/Dymaxion-Drilling-Technology-Promises-Big-Drop-in-CBM-Gas-Extraction-Costs.html In a previous interview about coalbed methane (CBM), Sprott Asset Management CBM analyst Eric Nuttall told us he would remain, “quite excited about the prospects for companies with coal bed methane assets so long as natural gas prices remain above $6 per Mcf (thousand cubic feet). info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/637/1/Oil-Rigs/Oil-Rigs.html Time to get started on this topic. Take a few moments to read every aspect of this paper hopefully it will be of great help. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/605/1/Drilling-Rigs/Drilling-Rigs.html The world needs to have oil for the industrial and residential uses of the many customers. For most of the countries that use this oil the oil is transported to them. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Wed, 30 May 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/580/1/RIL-to-hire-drilling-rig-for-KG-basin-block/RIL-to-hire-drilling-rig-for-KG-basin-block.html Reliance Industries, the country's most valuable company, will pay over 600 million dollars for hiring deep-sea drilling rigs for developing the gas fields in the prolific KG-D6 block off the east coast.Reliance has hired US firm Tranocean's Deepwater Frontier rig at a day rate of 3,20,000 dollars for two years beginning August 2006. Deepwater Frontier is currently drilling in Bay of Bengal, industry sources said. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Sat, 12 May 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/558/1/Providence-to-Drill-Hook-Head-Prospect/Providence-to-Drill-Hook-Head-Prospect.html Providence announces details of its summer drilling program in the Celtic Sea, offshore Ireland.Using the Petrolia semisub, which has been secured for a 50 day drilling slot, Providence and its partners have elected to drill an appraisal well on the crest of the Hook Head prospect. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/557/1/Hydro-Secures-Drilling-Capacity-For-Troll/Hydro-Secures-Drilling-Capacity-For-Troll.html Norsk Hydro ASA has on behalf of the partners in the Troll production license entered into two contracts with Awilco Offshore ASA for rental of the two newly-built semi-submersible drilling rigs WilInnovator and WilPromotor. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/530/1/Drilling-Rigs-for-Extreme-Environments/Drilling-Rigs-for-Extreme-Environments.html Aker Drilling has placed an order for two Aker H-6e semi-submersible drilling rigs designed for operations under extreme offshore conditions. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/529/1/IceCube-Drilling-Rig/IceCube-Drilling-Rig.html A unique drilling rig, soon to be deployed to the South Pole to help an international consortium of scientists and engineers - including many from the Space Science and Engineering Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison - to build a neutrino telescope known as IceCube is now being tested at the UW-Madison Physical Sciences Laboratory (PSL). info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/528/1/Types-of-Oil-Drilling-Rigs/Types-of-Oil-Drilling-Rigs.html Getting down to the basics, there are several types of offshore oil rigs designed to work in a variety of locations, on certain kinds of wells, and differing environments: info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/485/1/Sea-Going-Drilling-Rig/Sea-Going-Drilling-Rig.html Oilmen have created some pretty strange-looking shapes in the course of getting petroleum out of the earth, converting it into products, and sending it to market. But nothing in the array of towering refinery units, weird pipe loops, squat spheroid tanks, and wheeled behemoths that trundle through marshland could have challenged for oddity the silhouette of AMDP-1 as it emerged from the hazy Persian Gulf sunrise off the coast of Saudi Arabia on May 10, 1958. And few pieces of oil industry equipment, on land or sea, have matched the hundred-day odyssey of this homely oil field workhorse. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/484/1/Rigs-take-on-suspended-hammers/Rigs-take-on-suspended-hammers.html HE ABI Mobilram is a multi-functional rig designed for vibrating, drilling, impacting and pressing piles. The rig provides some advantages over a traditional crane slung vibratory-hammer. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/483/1/Diversity-Returns-To-Underground-Construction/Diversity-Returns-To-Underground-Construction.html Applications Match the Task; No Single Method DominatesJust five or six years ago, horizontal directional drilling (HDD) was such a popular method in underground construction that it was almost easier to find a contractor specializing in drilling than one who employed a more comprehensive approach, using open-cut and digging along with trenchless means. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/482/1/Rig-improves-piling-efficiency/Rig-improves-piling-efficiency.html STEELCOM have recently purchased a Mobilram multifunctional piling rig from German manufacturer ABI. The TM 12/15 Mobilram can be supplied with piling, extracting and augering attachments and has a usable pile length of 14m. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/481/1/Drilling-rigs-hit-the-mark/Drilling-rigs-hit-the-mark.html ALTHOUGH this column usually looks at recent introductions and developments from manufacturers in Europe, the big debate that started recently concerned Australian contractor, Multiplex, and the ongoing saga of the new Wembley Stadium under construction. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/324/1/Vibrations-in-drill-rigs/Vibrations-in-drill-rigs.html The dynamical behaviour of an active drilling assembly used in the oil or gas industry is complex. This article provides an overview of the vibrational states experienced by such a system and explains an approach taken to control them. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/323/1/Stope-Drill-Rigs/Stope-Drill-Rigs.html Mechanized mining requires an entirely different approach – Decade old standards are fast becoming obsolete. Today’s production demands are getting more and more difficult to meet. The conventional mining industry is hungry for new developments in the mechanization field. To institute these developments successfully a new working culture has to be developed within the workforce. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/322/1/Drill-rig-makes-favourable-impact/Drill-rig-makes-favourable-impact.html The production target at Leviathan Resources’ Stawell gold mine in Victoria for 2006 is 130,000oz, a dramatic increase from 100,000oz in 2004.Now, with the help of a new Simba M6C production drill and four Atlas Copco MT5010s, this task is firmly on track. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/321/1/Drilling-Rig-Coating-Surveys/Drilling-Rig-Coating-Surveys.html One of the most demanding and critical assignments that can be given to a NACE Certified Coating Inspector is to be the coatings member of a team that is conducting a condition survey of an offshore drilling rig. These surveys are the foundation blocks that management depends upon to plan the timing and size of maintenance repairs and maintenance painting of their fleet of drilling rigs. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/231/1/Overseas-drill-rigs-head-for-the-West/Overseas-drill-rigs-head-for-the-West.html Oil and gas drilling permits have tripled during the last five years, and every available rig has been pressed into service. Now, energy companies are looking overseas, particularly to China, for equipment and qualified crews. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/230/1/Precision-Drilling-Trust-Offering-Income--Growth/Precision-Drilling-Trust-Offering-Income--Growth.html Precision Drilling Trust (PDS) is the leading provider of energy services to the Canadian oil and gas industry.Income-oriented investors might want to take a look at Precision Drilling, because it is an open-ended investment trust that makes monthly cash distributions. info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/13/1/IceCube-Drilling-Rig/IceCube-Drilling-Rig.html MADISIN,WI--A unique drilling rig, soon to be deployed to the South Pole to help an international consortium of scientists and engineers - including many from the Space Science and Engineering Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison - to build a neutrino telescope known as IceCube is now being tested at the UW-Madison Physical Sciences Laboratory (PSL). info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Wed, 17 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.heavymachineryinfo.com/articles/12/1/IceCube-Drilling-Rig.html MADISIN,WI--A unique drilling rig, soon to be deployed to the South Pole to help an international consortium of scientists and engineers - including many from the Space Science and Engineering Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison - to build a neutrino telescope known as IceCube is now being tested at the UW-Madison Physical Sciences Laboratory (PSL). info@heavymachineryinfo.com (Article Admin) Wed, 17 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0500