January/February 2013

 Critical Issues in Drilling and Completions

Exclusive Q&A’s with industry leaders
by Linda Hsieh, managing editor; Joanne Liou and Katherine Scott, associate editors; Katie mazerov, contributing editor

 Regional Focus: Asia Pacific

EXCLUSIVE WEB CONTENT
Deeper waters, LNG prospects gain momentum
Asia Pacific shifts to more complex operations as dayrates increase in tight market
by Katie Mazerov, contributing editor

 Completions

EXCLUSIVE WEB CONTENT
Completing the shale puzzle

Fracturing, stimulation advances fuel production boom; next-gen innovations focus on increasing overall, IP rates
by Katie Mazerov, contributing editor

 Health, Safety, Environment & Training

KOC program takes systematic approach to major accident hazards
by Garry Gopaul, Kuwait Oil Company
Closed-loop separation system tackles common air drilling HSE risks
by Craig Lagrandeur, Weatherford

 2013 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference Special

Plenary session to explore impact of stakeholders’ growing expectations, heightened public awareness
by Katherine Scott, associate editor
Exclusive roundup of abstracts from 18 technical sessions

 IADC Connection

IADC Board elects 2013 officers
2013 IADC chairman David Williams: Safety is not negotiable
by Linda Hsieh, managing editor
From the Chairman: IADC well suited to lead in competence assurance
by David Williams, 2013 IADC Chairman
News Cuttings
Wirelines

 Departments

Drilling Ahead – Let’s not shoot ourselves in the foot over shales
by Mike Killalea,editor & publisher
D&C News
EXCLUSIVE WEB CONTENT
D&C Tech Digest
HSE&T Corner: 7 guiding principles for drilling industry leaders to sustain focus on process safety
by Stuart Johnston, BST Solutions
EXCLUSIVE WEB CONTENT
People, Companies and Products

Perspectives: John Beswick, PR Marriott Drilling – Politics could hinder Euro-shale potential

by Katherine Scott, editorial coordinator

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