Norwegian technology player Electrical Subsea & Drilling (ESD) is developing an alternative to electro-hydraulic blowout preventer (BOP) controls technology with an all-electric BOP control system, which the company says will significantly improve drilling operations.
Since the 2010 Macondo disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, ESD, led, by a former manager of Houston-based Dril-Quip and Cameron Norway, John Dale, has been working on a BOP concept that it hopes will be a game-changer for drilling safety and efficiency.
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