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This is a list of oilfield service companies – which provide services to the petroleum exploration and production industry but do not typically produce petroleum. In the list, notable subsidiary companies and divisions are listed as sub-lists of their current parent companies.
Orion Group was awarded the British Safety Council's Sword of Honour in 2011 and 2012. [10] [11] These awards joined other business awards including Entrepreneur of the Year in 2007, [12] the Queen's Award for Enterprise in 2009 [13] and Service Sector Leader 2010 for Alan Savage at the Scottish Leadership Awards. [14]
Helix Energy Solutions Inc., known as Cal Dive International prior to 2006, is an American oil and gas services company headquartered in Houston, Texas.The company is a global provider of offshore services in well intervention and ROV operations of new and existing oil and gas fields.
Offshore drilling began in California in 1896, when operators in the Summerland Oil Field in Santa Barbara County followed the field into the ocean by drilling from piers built out over the ocean. Leasing California state seabed is controlled by the State Lands Commission, which halted further leasing of state offshore tracts after the Santa ...
The offshore drilling facility "Sedco 706", operated by Transocean under contract from Chevron, began to leak in November 2011 while working on the "Frade" oil field. [44] Oil began leaking from the seabed at a depth of approximately 1100 to 1200m.
When offshore drilling moved into deeper waters of up to 30 metres (98 ft), fixed platform rigs were built, until demands for drilling equipment was needed in the 100 feet (30 m) to 120 metres (390 ft) depth of the Gulf of Mexico, the first jack-up rigs began appearing from specialized offshore drilling contractors. [11]