| NORTHWEST EUROPE OUTLOOK |
| Northwest Europe regulations affect drilling contractor operations |
| Does the mature North Sea still have an E&P Future? |
| CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR |
| Diamond Offshore’s Moe Plaisance named IADC Contractor of the Year |
| SAFETY STATISTICS |
| Lost Time Incident rate falls to all-time low in 2002 |
| DRILLING Technology |
| Drilling with surface BOPs proves to be an efficient drilling technique |
| Case histories show that underbalanced operations adds reserves |
| Underbalanced operations used to exploit reserves in Oman field |
| Through tubing rotary drilling maximizes reserve recovery |
| Casing drilling is now ready for deepwater applications |
| Coiled tubing provides advantages for underbalanced operations |
| Advantages of top drive drilling are being applied to casing running |
| Rotary steerable drilling technology provides benefits to drilling industry |
| CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS |
| 2003 European HSE Conference promises the latest in safety technology |
| SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Conference features informative sessions |
| Calling for abstracts for IADC Drilling Gulf of Mexico 2003 |
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