A more complicated method for bringing a blown-out well under control involves carefully capping the well with a new blowout preventer, or "BOP." BOPs are essentially large valves on the surface ...

following a technical problem with the drilling rig blowout preventer, BOP. Partner Falkland Oil & Gas Ltd said FOGL said that the problem was detected after the 13⅜-in. casing was set ...

"Blowout Prevention is simply the training and understanding ... Often, different types of BOPs are used in an arrangement configuration, called a "BOP stack." BOPs come in two main types: annular ...

Operator Premier Oil has suspended operations on the 4/20-1 (Isobel Deep) well, following a problem detected on the drilling rig blowout preventer, BOP, according to partner Falkland Oil and Gas ...