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In 2010, Schlumberger was contracted to perform wireline logging on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. On the day of the explosion, the Schlumberger crew was supposed to perform a cement evaluation test, but the test was cancelled and the crew was released by BP to leave the rig on the same day.
Transocean Ltd. Transocean Ltd. is an American drilling company. [2] It is the world's largest offshore drilling contractor based on revenue and is based in Vernier, Switzerland. The company has offices in 20 countries, including Canada, the United States, Norway, United Kingdom, India, Brazil, Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
June. June 1 – Oil began washing up on the beaches of Gulf Islands National Seashore. [88] June 4 – Tar balls arrive on beaches in Pensacola, Florida. [89] June 5 – Obama makes third trip to Louisiana since the disaster began, visits Grand Isle, Louisiana for the second time in two weeks.
The kingdom, where Schlumberger first began working in 1941, continues to expand its production efforts, with a rig count that is expected to reach 170 units this year.
Deepwater Horizon was a fifth-generation, RBS-8D design (i.e. model type), deepwater, dynamically positioned, column-stabilized, [4] semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling unit, designed to drill subsea wells for oil exploration and production using an 18.75 in (476 mm), 15,000 psi (100,000 kPa) blowout preventer, and a 21 in (530 mm ...
We have tracked the key short interest changes as of December 15 in the following oil and gas leaders: Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI), BP PLC (NYSE: BP), Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK ...
April 2010 Coast Guard and Mineral Management Services investigation. On 22 April 2010, the United States Coast Guard and the Minerals Management Service launched an investigation of the possible causes of the Deepwater Horizon explosion; they obtained and analyzed the blowout preventer, a crucial piece of evidence as to the cause of the ...
RSPP – a publicly-traded oil and gas producer focused on horizontal drilling of multiple stacked pay zones in the oil-rich Permian basin [citation needed] [clarification needed] RSS – rig site survey; RSS – rotary steerable systems; RST – reservoir saturation tool (Schlumberger) log; RTMS – riser tension monitoring system