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Greenpeace activists board arctic oil drilling rig
2014-05-27 21:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Greenpeace activists boarded an oil rig in the Norwegian Arctic on Tuesday to try to stop exploration plans in the far north. Greenpeace, which regularly calls Statoil an 'Arctic aggressor', said plans to drill in the Hoop area of the Barents Sea threaten Bear Island, an uninhabited wildlife sanctuary which is home to rare species and occasionally to polar bears. Oil firms are drilling further north in Norway than ever as the Arctic ice retreats and recent regulation changes let firms work in areas...
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Greenpeace protesters board Statoil's Arctic drilling rig
2014-05-27 11:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Activists from environmental group Greenpeace have climbed aboard an oil drilling rig in the Norwegian Arctic on Tuesday, trying to stop Statoil's exploration plans in one of the world's northernmost prospects, the group said on Tuesday. Greenpeace, which regularly calls Norwegian state-owned Statoil an 'Arctic aggressor', said plans to drill in the Hoop area of the Barents Sea threaten Bear Island, an uninhabited wildlife sanctuary which is home to rare species and occasionally to polar bears....
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Diamond Coring Drill Rig supports deep hole drilling.
2014-03-11 13:30:34| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Combining 110 kW power pack, 128 kN feed frame, rotation unit, foot clamp, and controller, Model LM110 provides high pullback force and fast rod-handling rate for maximum drilling productivity. Components can be interchanged to adapt to customer requirements as their needs change. For optimized safety, hands-free making or breaking of joints, and semi-autonomous drilling, Model LM110 can be outfitted with rod handler and Drill Control Interface™. This story is related to the following:Machinery and Machining Tools Sponsored by: Haas Automation, Inc. - Category SponsorSearch for suppliers of: Diamond Core Drills
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Lamprell delivers offshore jackup rig to National Drilling Company
2014-02-18 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Engineering and contracting services provider Lamprell has delivered the offshore drilling rig Qarnin to Abu Dhabis National Drilling Company (NDC).
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UMW Drilling orders Keppel jackup rig
2014-02-10 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Keppel Offshore & Marines subsidiary Keppel FELS has won a contract from UMW Drilling, a subsidiary of UMW Oil & Gas (UMW), for a KFELS B class jackup rig worth $218m.
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