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News Cuttings
Posted on 08 September 2010 in 2010, IADC, September/October
IADC recently mobilized a team of independent auditors to conduct a special round of audits of all US-based well control training providers for WellCAP…
Wirelines
Posted on 08 September 2010 in 2010, IADC, September/October
IADC sent a letter in July to the Indonesian Department of Income Tax (DGT) urging the government to keep the country’s deemed profit rate level at 15%. The government is considering raising…
Generations: Meet the Springetts: a father and son in industry
Posted on 08 September 2010 in 2010, IADC, Personalities, September/October
Charlie Springett is an industry veteran who retired from Santa Fe International Corp (now Transocean) in 2002. Charlie dedicated his entire career…
IADC retrospective: charting industry history through the pages of DC
Posted on 08 September 2010 in 2010, IADC, September/October
IADC celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2010. In recognition of this milestone, and in anticipation of the decades ahead, DC is publishing retrospectives…
Guest Editorial: MPD benefits are evident, but industry needs tools, learning to use it effectively
Posted on 08 September 2010 in 2010, IADC, September/October
Managed pressure drilling (MPD) is a topic of much debate across E&P companies, drilling contractors, service companies and even regulatory bodies. The debate has centered on…
News Cuttings
Posted on 14 July 2010 in IADC, July/August
IADC has received reports of training providers selling counterfeit HSE Rig Pass Cards in Mexico. The IADC Accreditation and Certification Department…
Wirelines
Posted on 14 July 2010 in IADC, July/August
OSHA announced in a notice of proposed rulemaking on 24 May that it plans to make sweeping changes in fall protection regulations…
Guest Editorial: Safety culture: Change and fundamentals
Posted on 14 July 2010 in IADC, July/August
The unfolding drama in the Gulf of Mexico has been breathtaking. The sight of a tremendous vessel buckling and sinking, taking human life with it…
From the President: It’s time to get back to work in the Gulf
Posted on 14 July 2010 in IADC, July/August
On 22 June, the deepwater drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico was set aside by a preliminary injunction issued by US District Judge…
IADC retrospective: charting industry history through the pages of DC
Posted on 14 July 2010 in IADC, July/August
IADC celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2010. In recognition of this milestone, and in anticipation of the decades ahead, DC is publishing retrospectives…
Recent News
31 August 2010
Pride dedicates Deep Ocean Clarion drillship
Pride International, Inc. on 25 Aug dedicated the second of its four new deepwater drillships, the Deep Ocean Clarion at Samsung Heavy Industries...
31 August 2010
Approval delays, dispute on flow calculations stall shallow-water drilling permits
The staff of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) is being strained to...
31 August 2010
WellCAP designed to advance competency, BOEM officials told
IADC’s internationally recognized well-control training programs are designed to develop competency, IADC Director-Accreditation & Certification...
31 August 2010
Quote of the week
“There is no advantage to the moratorium for anyone.” IADC President Lee Hunt, in an interview on CNBC Power Lunch, 25 August, 2010
31 August 2010
DC numbers
89: percentage of working Americans in industries with higher injury rates than oil and gas extraction. Only commercial banking, insurance carriers and certified public accountants fare better...
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