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People, Companies & Products
Posted on 17 January 2009 in 2009, Departments, January/February
National Oilwell Varco’s Frank Springett, vice chairman of the Future Technology Subcommittee of the IADC Advanced Rig Technology Committee, has been selected as the inaugural winner of World Oil’s “Next Generation Award…”
HSE Corner
Posted on 17 January 2009 in 2009, Departments, Drilling It Safely, January/February
In 2001, HSE personnel from BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell gathered to develop minimum safety awareness training requirements for all employees working offshore…
D&C Tech Digest
Posted on 17 January 2009 in 2009, Departments, January/February
Enventure Global Technology has completed its 1,000th SET expandable job, installing a 47-ft 7 5/8 x 9 5/8-in. 36.0 lb/ft expandable cased-hole liner to cover damaged casing near the surface of the well…
D&C News
Posted on 17 January 2009 in 2009, Departments, January/February
KCA DEUTAG’s crews on rig T201 working in Brunei have received recognition from Shell as Land Rig of the Year in its worldwide fleet for 2008…
Perspectives: On his rigs, don’t just talk about safety. Walk the talk.
Posted on 19 November 2008 in 2008, Departments, November/December
Going from Louisiana to Tunisia after graduating from Northwestern State University in 1976, Larry Holloway was excited about his first international…
People, Companies & Products
Posted on 19 November 2008 in 2008, Departments, November/December
NOV Elmar has opened a new facility in Dubai, expanding its premises in the region to almost 40,000 sq ft and increasing staff to over 50…
Drilling Ahead
Posted on 18 November 2008 in 2008, Departments, November/December
Attitudes of DC readers toward anticipated oil prices have turned upside down in just six short months. A survey conducted on 1 April of subscribers to eNews from DrillingContractor.org, DC’s electronic newsletter, found that two-thirds of our discerning readers (66.2%) believed oil prices would exceed $100/bbl by 1 April 2009…
D&C News
Posted on 18 November 2008 in 2008, Departments, November/December
The Offshore Energy Center (OEC) has reported that the Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum in Galveston, Texas, survived Hurricane Ike’s powerful winds and storm surges in September…
D&C Tech Digest
Posted on 18 November 2008 in 2008, Departments, November/December
Helix Energy Solutions Group subsidiary Helix Well Ops announced that its Well Ops Asia Pacific team, based in Perth, Western Australia, recently set a world depth record for subsea wireline intervention…
Trainers Corner
Posted on 18 November 2008 in 2008, Departments, November/December
Have you ever called a direct report on the phone and given him precise instructions, only to find later that he did not follow through on what you requested?
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