NBC Los Angeles on MSN

Emergency drilling operation to cap methane gas leak in Newport Beach

The work, which started Saturday to permanently cap an old oil well from the 1920s, will likely last for nine to 10 days.
Hays Post

News from the Oil Patch: Skipper and the shadow fleet: more to come

Strategic oil stocks rise by another 200,000 barrels as commercial inventories drop. EIA reports commercial stockpiles dipped ...
OilPrice.com on MSN

US Oil Rig Count Stages A Comeback After Last Week’s Losses

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, after last week’s sharp decline.

Newport Beach launches 24/7 drilling to fix abandoned well that leaked methane, oil

Newport Beach officials have launched a 24/7 emergency drilling operation to repair an abandoned 1920s-era oil well that ...
Oil & Gas Journal

US oil-directed rig count down 8

The number of drilling rigs working in the US and Canada fell by 13 the week ended Dec. 19, according to Baker Hughes.
Rigzone

How does automation impact oil rig operations?

I.I Automation scope — Rig automation integrates sensors (surface/subsurface), control systems (PLC/DCS), ML/advanced control, and robotics to execute drilling and workover sequences with minimal ...
Offshore Technology on MSN

A year on from 'drill, baby, drill', why are there fewer oil rigs in the US?

US President Donald Trump promised to ‘drill, baby, drill’. After a year in office, the US oil rig count is steadily ...
SlashGear

How Are Offshore Oil Rigs Built?

Try as so many private and government organizations might, switching everywhere on Earth over to clean, renewable energy — including some strange sources being explored — is still a long way away.
Oil

WoodMac: US tight oil faces tariff cost pressures, but increases will be offset elsewhere

US Lower 48 tight oil well costs will see pressures from tariffs, but significant increases will be offset by cost deflation elsewhere, particularly in declining prices for proppant, drilling rig ...
Rigzone

How to perform quality assurance in oil rig operations?

I.1 Objective: Assure that all rig operations (drilling, completion preparation, testing) meet specified technical and HSE requirements with minimal nonproductive time (NPT), zero quality escapes, ...