Deepwater Horizon was an ultra-deepwater, dynamically positioned, semi-submersible offshore drilling rig owned by Transocean and operated by the BP company. On 20 April 2010, while drilling in the Gulf of Mexico at the Macondo Prospect, a blowout caused an explosion on the rig that killed 11 crewmen and ignited a fireball visible from 40 miles (64 km) away. The fire was inextinguisha. DesignDeepwater Horizon was a fifth-generation, RBS-8D design (i.e. model type), deepwater, ,. .
Deepwater Horizon was built for R&B Falcon (which later became part of ) by in , South Korea. Construction started in December 1998, the was laid on 21 March 200. .
At 7:45 p.m. on 20 April 2010, during the final phases of drilling the exploratory well off the gulf of Mexico, a geyser of seawater erupted from the onto the rig, shooting 70 metres (230 ft) into the air. This wa. .
Transocean received an early partial insurance settlement for total loss of the Deepwater Horizon of US$401 million about 5 May 2010. noted that the insurance recovery was likely to be more than t.
[pdf] Permian Region Rig Count is at a current level of 317, up from 315 last month and down from 356 one year ago. This is a change of 0.63% from last month and -10.96% from one year ago. View monthly updates and historical trends for Permian Region Rig Count (DISCONTINUED).
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From January to June 2025, new well permits in the Permian totaled approximately 3,828, based on daily activity and forecasted June completions. That’s a 15.9% decline compared to the same period in 2024, which recorded 4,551 permits..
From January to June 2025, new well permits in the Permian totaled approximately 3,828, based on daily activity and forecasted June completions. That’s a 15.9% decline compared to the same period in 2024, which recorded 4,551 permits..
Permian Basin and Texas continued their declines in count of active drilling rigs. Baker Hughes said as of Aug. 15 there were 255 rigs in Permian (down 1 in the past week, down 48 or 16 percent from 303 a year ago) and 242 rigs in Texas (down 1 in past week, down 31 or 11 percent from 273 a year. .
From January to June 2025, new well permits in the Permian totaled approximately 3,828, based on daily activity and forecasted June completions. That’s a 15.9% decline compared to the same period in 2024, which recorded 4,551 permits. This drop suggests a softening of drilling appetite, especially. .
Count of active drilling rigs in U.S. continued its decline, but the count in Permian Basin remained at 304 for the seventh straight week. The last gain in the U.S. count was Dec. 6, 2024 (the only weekly gain since Oct. 11, 2024). Baker Hughes said as of Jan. 17 there were 580 rigs in U.S. (down 4.
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