Contracts for two new state-of-the-art ADRA 1500S pad drill
rigs for a major oil and gas operator in the Montney area of northeast British Columbia is signed by Ensign Energy Services Inc.
Analysis of the opportunities and challenges in the global offshore
rig construction industry
Global
Rig, headquartered in Bergen, Norway, has currently two
rigs in operation and a third under construction.
Mark Carr, a professor at UC Santa Cruz - and member of the panel that conducted the study - said new findings suggest that oil
rigs are good habitats for some species of rockfish.
Before the committee's preliminary report was released, Petrobras Services Director Antonio Menezes maintained that "the P-36
rig was well-designed, certified, seaworthy and safe.
The report also provides in-depth information on new build
rig orders by major offshore drilling contractors, by country of
rig manufacturing shipyard, and expected new builds and their expected deployment time.
The Camaro hit by the second big
rig, which was hauling metal pipes, was crushed to an unrecognizable chunk of metal.
The report also provides comprehensive data on current offshore
rigs deployed worldwide, by
rig type.
The total number of active
rigs throughout the United States in November 2003 was 1,113
rigs, compared to just 835
rigs in November 2002.
The driver of the big
rig, Werner Stoppel, 58, of Fernley, Nev.
Contrary to the Global
Rig Market, last year the Egyptian
Rig Market did not show any signs of decline right after the financial crash in 2008.
rig count is up 29
rigs from last week to 975, with oil
rigs up 26 to 791, gas
rigs up 3 to 184, and miscellaneous
rigs unchanged.
