Tag: oil rig

• Wednesday, November 10th 2010 - 04:44 UTC

  Petrobras leases 20 drilling rigs to become operational in next two years

  

  Brazil’s government managed oil and gas corporation Petrobras announced it leased 20 foreign drilling rigs that will start operating in the next two years as it seeks to boost its capacity to explore for and produce oil.

• Tuesday, November 9th 2010 - 15:09 UTC

  Falklands’ Desire given the green light to drill second well in Rachel prospect

  

  Falkland Islands Desire Petroleum confirmed Tuesday it had secured regulatory and partner approvals to drill a second well 14/15-2 well in the North Falkland basin Rachel prospect.

• Monday, September 27th 2010 - 17:56 UTC

  Falklands: Desire begins drilling second exploration well, Rachel 14/15-1

  

  Desire Petroleum (AIM:DES) the first oil and gas exploration company to contract a rig and begin the current round of drilling in the Falkland Islands announced Monday the spudding of its second exploration well, Rachel 14/15-1.

• Wednesday, September 8th 2010 - 23:19 UTC

  Chilean rig at east access of Magellan Strait catches fire: all crew saved, no spill

  

  A Chilean-operated oil rig off Argentine Patagonia in the South Atlantic caught fire early on Wednesday, forcing all its eight workers to evacuate by rafts and oil production to shut down, reported the Argentine navy.

• Tuesday, August 17th 2010 - 09:22 UTC

  Petrobras admits ‘minor’ conservation problems on several oil platforms

  

  Brazil's government managed oil giant Petrobras CEO admitted Monday that minor conservation problems exist on some of the company's platforms in the Campos Basin, off the country's south-eastern coast.

• Friday, August 13th 2010 - 06:33 UTC

  Brazil halts operations on Petrobras oil platform citing safety reasons

  

  Brazil's oil regulator said on Thursday it halted operations of state oil company Petrobras' (PETR4.SA: Quote) offshore P-33 platform, citing safety concerns. The announcement follows oil workers union claims that the rig was “dangerous”.

• Friday, June 25th 2010 - 05:38 UTC

  Venezuela plans to nationalize a fleet of oil rigs from US corporation

  

  Venezuela will nationalize a fleet of oil rigs belonging to US Company Helmerich and Payne, the latest takeover in a push to XXI century Socialism announced President Hugo Chávez as he struggles with lower oil output and a recession.