January/February Archives - Èý•NÌåÓý /2012/januaryfebruary-2012 Get the latest oil drilling news with Èý•NÌåÓý Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:10:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 202015461 From the President: IADC stands ready for the future /from-the-president-iadc-stands-ready-for-the-future-14529 /from-the-president-iadc-stands-ready-for-the-future-14529#respond Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:52:32 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=14529 It’s been a distinct pleasure to have served as president of IADC for the past 22 years and to have served with the association before that for six additional years...

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]]> /from-the-president-iadc-stands-ready-for-the-future-14529/feed 0 14529 Automation raises the bar in safety, efficiency /automation-raises-the-bar-in-safety-efficiency-12817 /automation-raises-the-bar-in-safety-efficiency-12817#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:09:43 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=12817 Contractors working to increase offline capabilities, prepare rigs for subsea completions and MPD, enhance training experience...

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]]> /automation-raises-the-bar-in-safety-efficiency-12817/feed 1 12817 Going for the gold in training, reliability /going-for-the-gold-in-training-reliability-12735 /going-for-the-gold-in-training-reliability-12735#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:09:40 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=12735 More complex than before, industry needs standardization to get through increased activity...

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]]> /going-for-the-gold-in-training-reliability-12735/feed 1 12735 Critical Issues in Drilling & Completions – Exclusive Q&A’s with industry leaders /critical-issues-in-drilling-completions-exclusive-qas-with-industry-leaders-12725 /critical-issues-in-drilling-completions-exclusive-qas-with-industry-leaders-12725#respond Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:09:34 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=12725 The drilling industry is built on people, and we’re running short. Despite ongoing recruitment efforts around the world, as well as accelerated training programs in place, we know we can’t undo...

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]]> /critical-issues-in-drilling-completions-exclusive-qas-with-industry-leaders-12725/feed 0 12725 Drilling & Completion Tech Digest /drilling-completion-tech-digest-8-12677 /drilling-completion-tech-digest-8-12677#respond Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:09:30 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=12677 Xtreme Drilling and Coil Services recently unveiled the XSR200, a land coiled-tubing well intervention unit...

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]]> /drilling-completion-tech-digest-8-12677/feed 0 12677 Drilling Ahead: Drilling smarter – It’s not your father’s oilfield /drilling-ahead-drilling-smarter-its-not-your-fathers-oilfield-12617 /drilling-ahead-drilling-smarter-its-not-your-fathers-oilfield-12617#respond Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:09:21 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=12617 It’s not your father’s oilfield. Necessity, celebrated mother of invention, demands that we drill smarter, work better.

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]]> /drilling-ahead-drilling-smarter-its-not-your-fathers-oilfield-12617/feed 0 12617 Drilling & Completion News /drilling-completion-news-7-12635 /drilling-completion-news-7-12635#respond Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:09:16 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=12635 Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Metro I commenced its drilling program in January for BG Groupin Tanzania. The contract with BG has a firm duration of 365 days...

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]]> /drilling-completion-news-7-12635/feed 0 12635 Full steam ahead on shale gas, automation /full-steam-ahead-on-shale-gas-automation-12866 /full-steam-ahead-on-shale-gas-automation-12866#respond Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:09:13 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=12866 For CNPC, wellbore stability, fluids are key challenges to China’s unconventionals development...

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]]> /full-steam-ahead-on-shale-gas-automation-12866/feed 0 12866 Safety by design boosts value of HSE training /safety-by-design-boosts-value-of-hse-training-12887 /safety-by-design-boosts-value-of-hse-training-12887#respond Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:09:07 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=12887 AC-drive technology helps contractors engineer hazards out of rigs, prevent injuries, enhance opportunities for automation...

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]]> /safety-by-design-boosts-value-of-hse-training-12887/feed 0 12887 Balancing risk, innovation to reach the unreachable /balancing-risk-innovation-to-reach-the-unreachable-12923 /balancing-risk-innovation-to-reach-the-unreachable-12923#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:09:01 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=12923 Chronic people shortage means industry must harness value of technology advances to deliver better wells...

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