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Annual General Meeting Special: Post-Macondo efforts extensive, ongoing
Posted on 08 November 2011 in 2011, Features, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, November/December
Over the past year, IADC continued to work with regulatory and industry groups from the US and around the world, to get the global drilling industry back on track…
Wirelines
Posted on 08 November 2011 in 2011, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, November/December
Members of the Wyoming Oil & Gas Industry Safety Alliance Regulatory Subcommittee met with Wyoming OSHA to review proposed changes to the Wyoming Oil and Gas…
Editorial: Note to self (US) – Quit shooting at feet
Posted on 08 November 2011 in 2011, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, November/December
For most of us in the industry, our biggest concern in 2011 has not been the availability of credit (as it was in 2009) but the availability of skilled workers…
News Cuttings
Posted on 08 November 2011 in 2011, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, November/December
The IADC Well Control Committee’s Curriculum Subcommittee has recommended changes to the supervisor-level WellCAP drilling curriculum after months of intensive review…
Editorial: Nurturing lessons learned – Stakeholders must continue collaborative relationship
Posted on 21 September 2011 in 2011, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, September/October
Following a devastating forest fire, new growth rises from the charred remains. This is the cycle in nature. In human endeavors, we too must try to rebound …
IADC funds Houston radio station’s Energy & Environment news desk
Posted on 08 September 2011 in 2011, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, September/October
IADC is providing underwriting support for an initiative being launched by Houston radio station KUHF News, 88.7 FM, giving the industry a higher profile …
Wirelines
Posted on 08 September 2011 in 2011, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, September/October
OSHA has issued a grant to Red Rocks Community College in Colorado, an OSHA-authorized training center, to develop an oil- and gas-specific outreach training course …
News Cuttings
Posted on 08 September 2011 in 2011, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, September/October
The IADC North Sea Chapter (NSC) donated £8,800 to two cancer charities following the Annual Safety Awards Ceremony in May…
Editorial: Center for Offshore Safety a key step for industry to embrace real change
Posted on 14 July 2011 in 2011, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, July/August
In January this year, the National Commission on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill released its report along with several recommendations for changes to the oversight of offshore operations relating to both safety and protection of the environment…
IADC environmental conference spurs first-time industry dialogue with Cuba
Posted on 14 July 2011 in 2011, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, July/August
IADC achieved a safety landmark in May when it gathered industry experts and specialists from around the world, including Cuba and the Bahamas, to begin a critical dialogue on personnel and system safety in oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean…
Recent News
31 January 2012
Condition monitoring calls for drilling contractor, OEM collaboration
Evaluation and recertification programs for equipment and systems are plentiful, but offshore contractors are looking...
31 January 2012
From passive to proactive, condition monitoring gives rig operators advance warning of failures
As rigs are increasingly deployed to remote locations and equipped with complex electronic engines, the risks of...
31 January 2012
IADC accredits Baker Hughes competence management program
Baker Hughes has become the first integrated oilfield service company to receive full accreditation of its Competence Management Program...
31 January 2012
IADC’s Petty to lead ITAC Investment Working Group
The US Secretary of Commerce and US Trade Representative (USTR) have designated IADC executive VP – government affairs Brian Petty as chairman...
31 January 2012
MPD system facilitates top-hole drilling offshore Brazil
AGR has completed its first Brazilian operation using the EC-Drill system, a managed pressure drilling technology based on the RMR system and...