January/February Archives - 三昇体育 /2019/januaryfebruary-2019 Get the latest oil drilling news with 三昇体育 Wed, 13 May 2020 15:53:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 202015461 Legacy mindsets, employee risk tolerance must evolve as industry adopts new technologies, processes /legacy-mindsets-employee-risk-tolerance-must-evolve-as-industry-adopts-new-technologies-processes-50137 /legacy-mindsets-employee-risk-tolerance-must-evolve-as-industry-adopts-new-technologies-processes-50137#respond Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:43:24 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=50137 Drilling contractors also need better distribution of the value they’re delivering as they continue to drill faster, cheaper and better-quality wells By Linda Hsieh, Editor & Publisher Mike Lennox is Vice President of US Land Operations for Helmerich & Payne. What do you see as the biggest challenges that US land drillers face right now? Employee competency and risk tolerance …

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]]> /legacy-mindsets-employee-risk-tolerance-must-evolve-as-industry-adopts-new-technologies-processes-50137/feed 0 50137 To bring deepwater back, industry must align around standardization, simplification and collaboration /to-bring-deepwater-back-industry-must-align-around-standardization-simplification-and-collaboration-50147 /to-bring-deepwater-back-industry-must-align-around-standardization-simplification-and-collaboration-50147#respond Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:43:24 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=50147 Every part of the industry has a role to play in embracing Lean principles and disruptive technologies to drive better performance, increase competitiveness By Linda Hsieh, Editor & Publisher Richard Lynch is Senior VP Technology and Services at Hess Corp. In the presentation you gave at the 2018 IADC Annual General Meeting in November, you stressed …

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]]> /to-bring-deepwater-back-industry-must-align-around-standardization-simplification-and-collaboration-50147/feed 0 50147 Contracts that govern single-point accountability via a rig contractor likely to become the new norm /contracts-that-govern-single-point-accountability-via-a-rig-contractor-likely-to-become-the-new-norm-50148 /contracts-that-govern-single-point-accountability-via-a-rig-contractor-likely-to-become-the-new-norm-50148#respond Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:43:24 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=50148 Increasing recognition that ‘data is the new oil’ also calls for changes in the way drilling operations are managed and decisions are made across the value chain By Linda Hsieh, Editor & Publisher Hisham Basar is Head, Wells, Centre of Excellence, PETRONAS. In terms of drilling and completions, what are your major focus areas as you work …

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]]> /contracts-that-govern-single-point-accountability-via-a-rig-contractor-likely-to-become-the-new-norm-50148/feed 0 50148 Threat response drills developed to focus equally on preventive risk assessments, reactive mitigations /threat-response-drills-developed-to-focus-equally-on-preventive-risk-assessments-reactive-mitigations-50129 /threat-response-drills-developed-to-focus-equally-on-preventive-risk-assessments-reactive-mitigations-50129#respond Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:43:24 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=50129 In new approach to managing process safety risks related to well control, BHGE zeroes in on crew capability to recognize, respond to specific threat scenarios By Matthew Novia and Terrance Sookdeo, Baker Hughes, a GE Company Blowouts are the most catastrophic operational risk facing the upstream oil and gas industry, with potentially disastrous consequences to personnel, …

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]]> /threat-response-drills-developed-to-focus-equally-on-preventive-risk-assessments-reactive-mitigations-50129/feed 0 50129 2019 IADC Chairman: Industry must keep its culture modern, evolving /2019-iadc-chairman-industry-must-keep-its-culture-modern-evolving-50135 /2019-iadc-chairman-industry-must-keep-its-culture-modern-evolving-50135#respond Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:43:24 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=50135 Precision Drilling’s Kevin Neveu sets sights on engaging with next generation, supporting IADC’s technical committees, enhancing advocacy By Linda Hsieh, Editor & Publisher When you’re third-generation oilfield and your father starts taking you on rig visits at age 5, you might say that an oilfield career is hardwired into you. It’s perhaps incomprehensible in today’s industry, but …

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]]> /2019-iadc-chairman-industry-must-keep-its-culture-modern-evolving-50135/feed 0 50135 To drive performance, companies must destigmatize failure, allow employees to push the envelope /to-drive-performance-companies-must-destigmatize-failure-allow-employees-to-push-the-envelope-50136 /to-drive-performance-companies-must-destigmatize-failure-allow-employees-to-push-the-envelope-50136#respond Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:43:24 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=50136 Operators and drilling contractors alike also must fully embrace data analytics, harness its power to supplement human insights and capabilities By Linda Hsieh, Editor & Publisher Greg Leveille is Chief Tech-nology Officer for ConocoPhillips. You’ve said that oil and gas companies need to shift into higher gear when it comes to innovation. What is ConocoPhillips’ approach to promoting innovation? …

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]]> /to-drive-performance-companies-must-destigmatize-failure-allow-employees-to-push-the-envelope-50136/feed 0 50136 Leadership, proper decision making essential to ensuring human performance in barrier management /leadership-proper-decision-making-essential-to-ensuring-human-performance-in-barrier-management-50196 /leadership-proper-decision-making-essential-to-ensuring-human-performance-in-barrier-management-50196#respond Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:42:53 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=50196 Organizations must engage their employees and encourage open communication on all viewpoints to assess full risk picture By Tove Spjfeld and Rune Mesel, Odfjell Drilling Although every company says that their human resources are their most valuable asset, some do not always act according to this statement. This article highlights one area with potential for improvement. …

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]]> /leadership-proper-decision-making-essential-to-ensuring-human-performance-in-barrier-management-50196/feed 0 50196 2019 IADC Officers /2019-iadc-officers-50198 /2019-iadc-officers-50198#respond Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:42:53 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=50198 2019 IADC Officers Kevin Neveu, Chairman, Precision Drilling Corp Kevin A. Neveu is President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Precision Drilling Corp and has held these positions since joining the company in 2007. Mr Neveu has 35 years of experience in the oilfield services sector, holding technical, marketing, management and senior leadership positions …

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]]> /2019-iadc-officers-50198/feed 0 50198 Andrea Marques Machado, Brazil鈥檚 ANP: Industry should learn to better tell its story, or someone else will tell the story for you /andrea-marques-machado-brazils-anp-industry-should-learn-to-better-tell-its-story-or-someone-else-will-tell-the-story-for-you-50200 /andrea-marques-machado-brazils-anp-industry-should-learn-to-better-tell-its-story-or-someone-else-will-tell-the-story-for-you-50200#respond Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:42:53 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=50200 By Linda Hsieh, Editor & Publisher As a communications professional in the oil and gas industry, it can sometimes be difficult to convince technically focused colleagues to turn their attention from day-to-day operations and focus on information sharing. However, in an industry that receives so much public scrutiny, sharing or not sharing information can make the difference …

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]]> /andrea-marques-machado-brazils-anp-industry-should-learn-to-better-tell-its-story-or-someone-else-will-tell-the-story-for-you-50200/feed 0 50200 Rather than wait for contractual mandates, drilling contractors must seek innovation proactively /rather-than-wait-for-contractual-mandates-drilling-contractors-must-seek-innovation-proactively-50149 /rather-than-wait-for-contractual-mandates-drilling-contractors-must-seek-innovation-proactively-50149#respond Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:42:53 +0000 https://live-drillingcontractor-org.pantheonsite.io/?p=50149 Efficiency gains will be speedier, more cost effective if drilling companies lead collaborative efforts with operators to develop performance-enhancing solutions By Linda Hsieh, Editor & Publisher Leif Nelson is Chief Operational Officer and Senior VP for Seadrill. What do you see for the offshore drilling market in 2019? We still see the industry being very constrained and …

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