Providing the regulator perspective in a keynote address at the 2012 IADC Annual General Meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz., last week, Rear Admiral James Watson...

Supported by dayrates hovering around $600,000 and increasing rig demand from frontier areas...

Matt Blauch, director of product development at Nabors, talks about the history and future of hydraulic fracturing...

IADC recognized three longtime association supporters and industry veterans – Goran Andersson with Chevron...

Seadrill has received a Letter of Award from Husky Oil Operations Limited for a five-year contract...

2012 IADC Contractor of the Year Gregers Kudsk speaks with Drilling Contractor editorial coordinator Joanne Liou...

Events in recent years have heightened industry awareness regarding well control issues, especially high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) and...

Managed pressure drilling (MPD) significantly reduces the likelihood of a well control event and associated wellbore problems by addressing two key...

Like vinegar in a cylinder of honey, hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is the industry’s ultimate party-pooper, a sour intruder that puts the damper on an otherwise...

Following an August meeting with James Watson, director of the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), IADC, API, NOIA and the Offshore Operators Committee have...