The Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) announced it will collaborate with energy-sector stakeholders, several national labs and universities in 10 states as the manager of a new Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI). The goals of the OESI

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has launched its Recommended Code of Practice on Environmental Sustainability (IMCA ES 001). The code was developed by its members through IMCA’s committee governance structure and sets expectations for the marine

Earlier this year, API launched its Energy Excellence member initiative. The program is designed to build upon and accelerate industry efforts to advance safety, environmental stewardship and sustainability.At API’s State of American Energy event in January, P

As part of the agreement, Shell will deliver a full suite of safety, pool survival, well control, and process training. Maersk Training will offer new IADC and IWCF well control training, with planning for large-scale immersive simulator capabilities underway.

IADC encourages members to review and submit comments on ISO’s draft offshore conductor standard As the US representative body to the ISO, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is seeking comments on ISO TC 67 SC 4’s Draft International Standard: 3421, Offshore conductor design, setting depth, and installation. IADC members are highly encouraged to review this document and record any related/necessary comments on the ISO comment template. Please send completed comment templates to Jim Rocco, IADC Senior Director – Government & Industry Affairs – Offshore, at jim.rocco@iadc.org prior to 1 June 2021. IADC member comments will be compiled and forwarded to API, the US Technical Advisory Group coordinator for upstream, and submitted to ANSI for delivery to ISO.  Any questions ...

IADC KREW leads evolution in well control training IADC recently launched the Knowledge Retention & Education for our Workforce (KREW) system. KREW is a crucial tool for closing skills gaps, utilized in conjunction with IADC’s WellSharp program and certifications. The continuous-learning platform is designed to help the drilling industry retain critical on-the-job knowledge in between well control recertification training.  In this video, DC Associate Editor Stephen Whitfield talks to two members of the KREW Steering Committee – Mike Garvin, Senior VP Operations at Patterson-UTI Drilling, and Jeremy Sokol, Technical Training Unit Manager at Chevron.  IADC recently began offering two-year access to KREW with WellSharp Live. Effective 1 May, WellSharp Live test codes and certificates for Driller and Supervisor level certification courses ...

In April, IADC launched Knowledge Retention & Education for our Workforce (KREW), an online system designed to provide continuous learning opportunities for well control concepts and skills. In this video interview with DC, two members of the KREW Steering Committee – Mike Garvin, Senior VP Operations at Patterson-UTI, and Jeremy Sokol, Technical Training Unit Manager at Chevron, discusses the details of how KREW came to be, as well as why they believe KREW is important for the industry.

Infostat Systems has announced that the newest release of the widely used RIMDrill rig reporting and business analysis system will include the new IADC DDR Plus version of the venerable IADC report.

The IADC Advanced Rig Tech-nology (ART) Committee has developed several guidelines and documents in recent years around data collection, cybersecurity and alarm management – all aimed at helping the industry to advance its automation, digitalization and safety journey

Which is more likely to help you remember a lesson about jobsite safety hazards: a flood of PowerPoint slides or a hands-on simulation? An industry-led group of upstream stakeholder companies in the Permian Basin is betting the latter. They’ve banded together