Latest Drilling rig Stories
VANCOUVER, Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Fire River Gold Corp. (TSXV: FAU), (OTCQX: FVGCF), (FSE: FWR) (the "Company", "Fire River") is pleased to announce results from its 2012 surface diamond drilling program (Figure 1) at its wholly owned Nixon Fork Gold Project in Alaska. Fire River completed 38 surface diamond drill holes totalling 2976 metres targeting resource expansion at the Mystery Mine. Twenty of 38 drill holes intercepted significant gold, silver and copper...
HOUSTON, Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) announced today that the international rig count for November 2012 was 1,267, up 8 from the 1,259 counted in October 2012, and up 82 from the 1,185 counted in November 2011. The international offshore rig count for November 2012 was 300, down 6 from the 306 counted in October 2012 and down 2 from the 302 counted in November 2011. The average U.S. rig count for November 2012 was 1,809, down 25 from the 1,834...
DENVER, Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. (NYSE: KOG), an oil and gas exploration and production company with primary assets in the Williston Basin of North Dakota, today provided an interim corporate update on recent completion and drilling activities. Interim Completion Operations Update Kodiak completion operations in the Williston Basin continue with two full-time, 24-hour-per-day crews. During the fourth quarter through November 30, 2012, the...
NEW YORK, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Rare Earths, Inc. (OTCBB: UREE; the "Company") announced today that it has commenced drilling at the Company's Diamond Creek Rare Earths property. Following receipt of permits from the Federal Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service, Ruen Drilling, Inc. has mobilized a core drilling rig to Diamond Creek, Idaho, and has initiated drilling. An additional drill rig may be added in the next few weeks. The 2012 program will...
HOUSTON, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. (NASDAQ: PTEN) today reported that for the month of November 2012, the Company had an average of 206 drilling rigs operating, including 198 rigs in the United States and 8 rigs in Canada. For the two months ended November 30, 2012, the Company had an average of 206 drilling rigs operating, including 199 rigs in the United States and 7 rigs in Canada. Average drilling rigs operating reported in the Company's monthly...
HOUSTON, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. (NASDAQ: PTEN) today announced that it will make a presentation on December 5, 2012 at the Capital One Southcoast Energy Conference. Representing the Company at the conference will be Andy Hendricks, Chief Executive Officer. The presentation will be webcast live beginning at approximately 3:40 p.m. Central Time. To access the webcast, go to www.patenergy.com prior to the scheduled start time. Replay of the webcast...
SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Daybreak Oil and Gas, Inc. (OTCBB: DBRM) ("Daybreak" or the "Company"), a Washington corporation, is pleased to give an operational update on its drilling plans for the East Slopes Project in Kern County, California. As part of the long-term oil development plan for this project area, the Company plans to drill five development wells and one exploration well. A drilling rig will arrive on location by the middle of December 2012. All six...
HOUSTON, Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rowan Companies plc ("Rowan" or the "Company") (NYSE: RDC) announced today that its monthly report of drilling rig status and contract information has been updated as of November 27, 2012. The report, titled "Monthly Fleet Status Report," can be found on the Company's website, www.rowancompanies.com, on the Home page. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120827/DA62568LOGO) Notable events in the current report include: New...
HOUSTON, Nov. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cameron (NYSE:CAM) announced today that it has received an order from STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., totaling approximately $275 million, to supply a complete drilling equipment package for a 12,000 foot ultradeepwater drillship. STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. has a contract to build a new drillship from Sigma Drilling Ltd., of which Vantage Drilling Co. is a partner. This order represents Cameron's first...
HOUSTON, Nov. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. (NASDAQ: PTEN) today announced that it will make a presentation on November 29, 2012 at the Jefferies 2012 Global Energy Conference. Representing the Company at the conference will be Andy Hendricks, Chief Executive Officer. The presentation will be webcast live beginning at approximately 3:30 p.m. Central Time. To access the webcast, go to www.patenergy.com prior to the scheduled start time. Replay of the webcast...
