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Wirelines
Posted on 30 October 2009 in 2008, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, July/August, News
IADC Chairman Meets Governor on E&P Access 2008 IADC chairman John Lindsay of Helmerich & Payne joined producer representatives in a Denver meeting with Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter to express concerns about proposals of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) to limit E&P activity in the state. Draft regulations would suspend drilling operations [...]
Letter to the President
Posted on 30 October 2009 in 2008, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, July/August
Dear Lee, I just wanted to send you a brief note about your Drilling Onshore Conference. I really enjoyed being there and seeing all the progress you have been making in the past seven or eight years that I have been gone. It was very impressive to see the attendance and the exhibits and the [...]
Win-win cooperation between regulators, IADC leads to more efficient moving of MODUs
Posted on 30 October 2009 in 2008, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, July/August, The Offshore Frontier
By Magne Ognedal, Petroleum Safety Authority Norway Safety regulators in North Sea countries have pursued a fruitful collaboration for several decades through the North Sea Offshore Authorities Forum (NSOAF). Its members hold an annual working meeting where activities are summed up and new tasks are initiated and discussed. Most of the forum’s work is carried [...]
A.J. Guiteau, Diamond Offshore: Believe in the value of training, provide quality learning
Posted on 30 October 2009 in 2008, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, May/June
By Linda Hsieh, assistant managing editor A.J. Guiteau doesn’t know why, but he’s always liked education. He liked going to school and learning, so much that he earned an adult education degree from the College of Santa Fe in 1969 and then went back to high school as a teacher. But being a high school [...]
A New ‘Golden Age’ for R&D
Posted on 30 October 2009 in 2008, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, May/June
By Mike Killalea, editor & publisher Back in the day, as a wet-between-the-ears engineer clutching a freshly minted diploma, I joined the illustrious deep-think research arm of a major oil company, my entrée into the oil patch. Fascinating work, but, compared to my brilliant fellows, I was something of a dim bulb. I concluded I [...]
News Cuttings
Posted on 30 October 2009 in 2008, Focused Microsites, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, May/June, News
KCA DEUTAG director Claus Chur named Contractor of the Year IADC has named Claus Chur, KCA DEUTAG director technical services, as the 2008 IADC Contractor of the Year. “I am deeply honored to be selected as the 2008 IADC Contractor of the Year,” Mr Chur said in accepting the award. “I am particularly proud of [...]
Wirelines
Posted on 30 October 2009 in 2008, Departments, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, May/June, News
Indonesia tax scheme raises concern IADC has written the Indonesian director general of tax to urge the consistent application of Indonesia’s “deemed profits” regime for offshore drilling contractors. Over many years, IADC has worked with the Indonesian government to establish a reliable taxation system for its members operating in Indonesia. As recently as 2005, an [...]
Responsibility, not regulations, will guide industry to enhanced HSE performance
Posted on 30 October 2009 in 2008, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, May/June
By Magne Ognedal, director-general, Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) The solution to problems in the petroleum industry is not new regulations but enhancing the responsibility of the players. That view underpins Norway’s regulatory approach to offshore health, safety and the environment. It also means that a fundamental understanding of the factors that influence risk, including [...]
News Cuttings
Posted on 17 May 2009 in 2009, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, May/June
IADC has opened a regional operations office in Bangkok, Thailand, staffed by Chit Hlaing, IADC’s new operations assistant – Asia operations. Mr Hlaing will serve IADC members…
Wirelines
Posted on 17 May 2009 in 2009, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, May/June
It’s a simple equation: Increased taxes = less investment = less production. Which is why IADC is working, through its alliance with industry groups like API and IPAA…
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