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Noble program details 5 pillars leaders should exhibit to impact safety culture
Posted on 13 December 2012 in Drilling It Safely, News
While improvements in workplace conditions and in equipment and technology can be credited for…
Industry growth, influx in young work force present opportunity to build safety culture, competencies
Posted on 13 December 2012 in Drilling It Safely, Global and Regional Markets, News
The Middle East accounts for almost 40% of the world’s proven oil reserves, and with that comes both responsibility…
Enhancing education remains key to building Kurdish work force competency
Posted on 13 December 2012 in Drilling It Safely, Global and Regional Markets, News
If your company is operating and recruiting workers in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, respecting the local culture…
To avoid ‘extinction’ in changing times, industry must enhance management of personnel competency
Posted on 13 December 2012 in Drilling It Safely, News
The industry’s days of simply finding an able body to fill vacant shoes in the work force are long gone…
DOE report: US economy would benefit from exporting LNG
Posted on 12 December 2012 in Global and Regional Markets, News
The US is projected to gain net economic benefits from allowing liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports…
DC wins BMA Lantern Award for best original photography
Posted on 06 December 2012 in IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, News
Drilling Contractor won a prestigious Lantern Award from the Houston Chapter of the Business Marketing Association…
VAM USA to double technology center capabilities
Posted on 30 November 2012 in Global and Regional Markets, News
In response to customer requests for new, innovative products and the qualification of existing product lines to new standards…
Ferus uses LNG to fuel well stimulation project in Eagle Ford
Posted on 30 November 2012 in Drilling Rigs & Automation, Global and Regional Markets, News, Onshore Advances
Ferus has successfully completed one of the first hydraulic fracturing operations utilizing LNG as engine fuel in North America…
Exclusive video: DC tours Maersk’s MOSAIC II simulator training complex
Posted on 29 November 2012 in Drilling It Safely, Global and Regional Markets, News, Videos
In a special extended webcast, IADC managing editor Linda Hsieh tours the recently inaugurated…
Proposed study aims to analyze environmental impact of onshore drilling
Posted on 29 November 2012 in Drilling It Safely, News
To illustrate how, and ultimately if, oil and gas extraction onshore can occur without impacting the environment…
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