Offshore operators in the US face toughened standards and new requirements for blowout preventers and other elements of their work under the final well-control rule issued Apr. 14 by the Department of ...

Quality control (QC) in drilling ensures that safety-critical barriers, equipment, materials, and procedures consistently meet defined acceptance criteria so the well remains within pore-pressure and ...

At-a-Glance: Safety compliance in deepwater drilling is achieved by rigorous barrier management, disciplined well-control engineering, and a closed-loop assurance system (plan–execute–verify–improve) ...