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May 3—The rig count in the Permian Basin was down one this week, the latest count Friday by Baker Hughes shows, with 316 rigs active in the region. A year ago, 356 rigs were active in the region.
Feb. 23—The rig count in the Permian Basin was up two this week, the latest count Friday by Baker Hughes shows, with 314 rigs active in the region. A year ago, 353 rigs were active in the region.
Feb. 9—The rig count in the Permian Basin was up two this week, the latest count Friday by Baker Hughes shows, with 313 rigs active in the region. A year ago, 352 rigs were active in the region.
Alaska. March 24, 1989 – The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred in Prince William Sound, Alaska. December 31, 2012 – Offshore drilling rig breaks loose from tow, 18 evacuated [2] 2016–2017 Cook Inlet natural gas leak. April 14, 2017 - A BP well leaked oil & gas from the North Slope for 3 days.
Precision Drilling Ltd. was founded in 1951. [3] In 1987, Precision Drilling was acquired by Cypress Drilling, led by president Hank Swartout, in a reverse takeover which left the company with a fleet of 19 rigs. [4] Swartout led the company through extensive growth until his retirement in 2007.
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill (also referred to as the "BP oil spill") was an environmental disaster which began on 20 April 2010, off the coast of the United States in the Gulf of Mexico on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect, considered the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry and estimated to be 8 to 31 percent larger in volume than the previous largest, the ...
May 10—The rig count in the Permian Basin was down two this week, the latest count Friday by Baker Hughes shows, with 314 rigs active in the region. A year ago, 353 rigs were active in the region.
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (informally referred to as The Bosstones and often stylized as The Mighty Mighty BossToneS) were an American ska punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1983. [1] [2] [3] From the band's inception, lead vocalist Dicky Barrett, bassist Joe Gittleman, tenor saxophonist Tim "Johnny Vegas" Burton and dancer ...