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Dismantling our industry, rig by rig
Posted on 04 May 2011 in 2011, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, May/June
Our industry has fought the Obama Administration in the judiciary, in congress and in the media. Yet, in defiance of federal court orders and repeated bipartisan requests…
Wirelines
Posted on 04 May 2011 in 2011, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, May/June
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is proposing to require all motor carriers that are currently required to maintain Records of Duty Status (RODS) for Hours of Service (HOS) recordkeeping…
News Cuttings
Posted on 04 May 2011 in 2011, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, May/June
The IADC Contracts Committee has begun a thorough review of the IADC Offshore Daywork Drilling Contract – US in view of new regulatory requirements and operating practices in the Gulf of Mexico…
We’ve only just begun…
Posted on 23 March 2011 in 2011, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, March/April
As we approach the first anniversary of the Macondo tragedy, the drilling industry remains far from back to normal. The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) issued the first deepwater…
Industry must engineer for simplicity, standardization
Posted on 23 March 2011 in 2011, Departments, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, March/April
For those of us who work in the drilling business, we know that the industry’s image among the general public is a misrepresentation, that it doesn’t reflect the emphasis we put on safety or efforts…
Wirelines
Posted on 23 March 2011 in 2011, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, March/April
Ensco won a motion for a preliminary injunction in mid-February against the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), which has been ordered to take action on five of Ensco’s pending…
News Cuttings
Posted on 23 March 2011 in 2011, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, March/April
IADC was among a number of international organizations invited to participate in the G20 Global Marine Environmental Protection (GMEP) group meeting…
Joe Eustace, Pioneer Drilling: Making a difference in well servicing, safety
Posted on 23 March 2011 in 2011, Departments, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, March/April
As the sun set in the West Texas town of Sonora in 1975, a young man in his sophomore year of college had a decision to make. Would he continue to help his father on the ranch during the summer or would he go work for a well…
Perspectives: Cary Moomjian, Ensco: Industry needs new generation of leaders, association ‘stalwarts’
Posted on 28 January 2011 in 2011, Departments, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, January/February
For Cary Moomjian, this industry is all about the people. Early in his career, he left private law practice in southern California to join Santa Fe Drilling Company because…
Wirelines/News Cuttings
Posted on 28 January 2011 in 2011, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, January/February
Industry groups, including IADC, urged the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) to open its regulatory process to the public…
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