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Interview, Diego Ferrandes, Drillmec

In this interview, we talk to Diego Ferrandes, global business director and regional head for Drillmec, widely considered one of the world’s leading manufacturers of next generation automated drilling rigs and premium drilling equipment. We discuss Drillmec´s recent successes, regional localization efforts in Russia and its development across the Caspian. …

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Drillmec: Launching the New ARS-225 Mobile Rig for Drilling And Workover Operations in Extreme Conditions

The new mobile rig ARS-225 has been designed to perform drilling and workover operations in arctic conditions down to -45 °C and up to +45 °C. With a nominal hook load capacity of 225 metric tons the ARS-225 is the fruit of the experience and nearly two years cooperation between …

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Drillmec: Supply of 47 Drilling & Workover Rigs to the Indian ONGC

2019 has been a successful year for Drillmec for many reasons; among these the high note was the acquisition of two contracts, in cooperation with the holding group MEIL, for the supply of 47 drilling & workover rigs to the Indian ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited), the largest …

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Schlumberger and Drillmec in Joint Drive to Accelerate Rig Automation

Schlumberger and Drillmec are working together to deliver a drilling automation solution. In another signal that digitalization is transforming the oil and gas industry, the two companies have expressed a joint aim to deliver an automation solution that enables drilling contractors and operators to optimize their drilling processes, while improving …

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Drillmec: 2020 Closed with + 63% Turnover Increase on 2019 and a Backlog of 230 Million Euros

The Piacenza-based Company operating worldwide closes a more than positive year despite the Covid-19 pandemic and the economic crisis and looks to the future by focusing on sustainability and innovation. Drillmec closes its first financial statements after being acquired by the Indian group Megha Engineering & Infrastructures with a positive …

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Latest News from Drillmec Times No. 10

Completing Commissioning and Site Acceptance Test on new HH-102AC We are glad to announce that on 8th December, in the city of Hengelo in the Netherlands, Drillmec’s team has started Rig Up, Commissioning and Site Acceptance Test of the HH-102AC Drillmec rig delivered to the new Dutch client Nouryon. The …

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Latest News from Drillmec Times No. 9

Launching the New ARS-225 Mobile Rig for Drilling And Workover Operations in Extreme Conditions The new mobile rig ARS-225 has been designed to perform drilling and workover operations in arctic conditions down to -45 °C and up to +45 °C. With a nominal hook load capacity of 225 metric tons …

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Latest News from Drillmec Times No. 8

Drillmec – Rosneft: A Five Highly Mobile Rigs Contract At the end of 2019, Drillmec landed a five highly mobile drilling rig full packages contract with Rosneft, Russia’s leader of the drilling industry and the world’s largest global public oil and gas corporation. The deployment of these rigs will increase number …

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Latest News from Drillmec Times No. 6

COMING SOON: Drillmec’s Webinars Series Designed For You Drillmec will be starting a series of client specific webinars and podcasts featuring products and know how to better serve you. The first two are showcasing a) the evolution and functioning of drawworks and b) the remote assistance services through new technology. …

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Latest News from Drillmec Times No. 5

Drillmec Manufactures Special 25 AVPHs Headed to India Twenty-five Drillmec AVPHs (Automatic Vertical Pipe Handlers) are currently under construction at Drillmec’s headquarters. The AVPH is the latest evolution of Drillmec’s pipe handling system products, combining automatic and offline drill string builds with safe and redundant operations. Over twenty-five years ago …

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