| GLOBAL DRILLING OUTLOOK |
| Looking further down the road,natural gas outlook remains bullish |
| Industry must monitor equipment, people, safety to meet growing energy demand |
| Offshore effective utilization rates near 100% worldwide |
| Wall Street perspective: Drilling business appears healthy for next 5 years |
| ReedHycalog annual census shows US rig fleet at 2,298 and worldwide offshore fleet at 654 |
| PACIFIC RIM DRILLING |
| The good times are rolling |
| China’s Karamay Drilling Company working to branch out internationally |
| MPD techniques address problems in drilling Southeast Asia’s fractured carbonate structures |
| COMPLETIONS |
| Tests undertaken to explore applications of 125 ksi specified minimum yield strength casing in sour environments |
| WELL CONTROL |
| MPD automation addresses drilling challenges in conventional, unconventional resources |
| Continuous Circulation System debuts with commercial successes offshore Egypt, Norway |
| Petrobras celebrates 10th WellCAP anniversary |
| Subsea test valve in modified BOP cavity may help to minimize cost of required BOP testing |
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| Chairman’s profile |
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News Cuttings
- IADC members receive Exemplary Service Awards at 2006 Annual Meeting
- Exclusive video of the 2006 award recipients:
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