World Oil Awards Winners Announced

World Oil® magazine announced the thirteen winners of the 2008 World Oil Awards at the seventh annual black-tie gala dinner last night in Houston, Texas. The event, attended by close to 350 industry leaders, benefited two universities that offer programs leading to careers in the petroleum industry. Frank Springett of National Oilwell Varco won the inaugural Next Generation Committee Award for his... 

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Tesco Corporation Announces Robert Kayl Appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Tesco Corporation announced that Robert L. Kayl, the Company’s Vice President and Controller, has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective July 2, 2008. Julio Quintana, TESCO’s President and Chief Executive Officer said, “Bob has played a key role at the Company since arriving in 2005; we are fortunate to have Bob as part of our TESCO team and confident... 

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Petroleum Geo-Services ASA: Board Member Resigns

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA , announced that Mr. Anthony Tripodo has resigned from the Board of Directors effective from February 1, 2007, due to his recent appointment as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the oil services company Tesco Corporation. Tesco is a global leader in the design, manufacture and service of technology based solutions for the upstream energy industry based... 

ENSCO Offshore Company Enters Into Agreement with TESCO

Tesco Corporation today announced that it has entered into an equipment placement agreement with ENSCO Offshore Company to provide TESCO’s proprietary Casing Drive System(TM) (CDS(TM)) onto ENSCO’s offshore rigs. ENSCO Offshore Co., based in Broussard, Louisiana, is a full service drilling contractor operating in the Gulf of Mexico and South America. Under terms of the agreement TESCO and... 

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North Sea Well Drilled with Casing Drilling, Rotary Steerable Technology

Tesco Corporation on Monday said that it successfully used its proprietary Casing Drilling technology to drill the first ever offshore well utilizing the combination of industry-standard rotary steerable systems coupled with Tesco’s retrievable Casing Drilling tools and processes. The well was drilled in three stages: –Two side by side 13 3/8″ strings were placed utilizing Tesco’s...