Tag: offshore drilling
MIT research could predict pipe fractures
According to researchers at MIT’s Impact and Crashworthiness Laboratory, a computer model that tests automobile components for crashworthiness could also be of use to the oil and gas industry. The team is now using their simulations of material deformation in car crashes to predict how pipes may fracture in offshore drilling accidents.
Circular deep-water drilling rig
The first circular drilling rig for offshore drilling prepared for drilling at a water depth of almost 4200m was named at COSCO Shipyard Group's Qidong Shipyard on 28 June 2009.
