Ukraine has regained control of a set of oil drilling platforms located in the Black Sea, Ukraine's Military Intelligence (HUR) announced on Sept. 11. The rigs had been occupied by Russia since the 2014 illegal annexation of Crimea.
[pdf] According to Volza's Global Import data, World imported 18,450 shipments of Drilling Rig from China during Mar 2023 to Feb 2024 (TTM). These imports were supplied by 1,388 China exporters to 1,391 World buyers, marking a growth rate of 78% compared to the preceding twelve months.
[pdf] Before starting casing, the drilling supervisor should hold a pre-job safety meeting and confirm the following with the crew: 1. Remove unnecessary tools. 2. Good Housekeeping before the job 3. Rig up Casing handling equipment: Using appropriate hand. .
A circulation sub, fitting the casing thread, equipped with a WECO connection, shall be readily available on the rig floor at all times during casing running.
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