Texas lost three
rigs to 482, Pennsylvania was down three to 40, Alaska dropped two to seven, and West Virginia dropped one to 20.
In November 2018, it declared the closing of its Kuwait land drilling
rigs sale for USD123m in cash and an additional USD12m to be received in equal USD6 increments upon the delivery of two idle land drilling
rigs from Iraq.
Rod Handling Equipment Pays for Itself--Drill
rigs with rod handling equipment generally have crews with fewer hand and back injuries, and less overall stress and strain.
According to him, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved about N360 million to buy the
rigs. The attention to this sector was not there for a long time.
"Asry's diversification into
rig repair has continually proven to be one of the yard's most perceptive moves, with its revenue cycle complementing ship repair's cycle," stated Asry's chairman of the board of directors, Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Al Khalifa.
"This milestone is especially encouraging considering the enormous pressure the
rig market is still under," said Asry offshore services general manager Rob Bryant.
The official informed that the company had drilled, through both owned and rented
rigs, around 84 oil and gas wells in different parts of the country during last four years and made 13 discoveries from September 2012 to January 2016.
"A few years back, we partnered with Lamprell to start building offshore jack up
rigs in the UAE.
As the tournament unfolded, two top patterns emerged: fishing square-bill crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and jigs in small shallow pockets with darker and warmer water; and umbrella
rigs along steep-breaking banks in clearer creeks and the main reservoir.
'Msheireb' will be the 3rd GDI
rig currently in service for Oxy with the
rigs 'Al Rayyan' and 'Al Wajba' already under contract.
The choice of Texas-based Parker Drilling to design and build the
rigs was based on the company's decades of experience in extreme environments.