HOUSTON, Nov. 19, 2013 /CNW/ - TESCO Corporation (NASDAQ:TESO) today announced the acquisition of automated catwalk technology from Custom Pipe Handlers Canada Inc. The acquired catwalk models offer ...

Spliethoff has taken delivery of two tailor-made pipe handling gantry cranes from offshore lifting specialist KenzFigee for the company’s two new build multipurpose DP2 B-type vessels, named ...

Abstract:Combining automated pipe handling and drilling capabilities with lighter weight materials is a natural extension of today's "systems" approach to solving exploration and production (E&P) ...

What was once left to numerous workers on the rig deck has now become automated. With the iron roughneck, which connects and feeds pipe into the wellbore, and MWD and LWD technologies, drilling wells ...

Rig-floor drilling robots improve quality control in repetitive tasks and eliminate people from red-zone exposure to dangers such as dropped objects and pinch points. Three robotic-drilling pilot ...