| CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR |
| Ray and Ann Brazzel named 2004 Contractor of the year |
| FEATURES |
| North Africa experiences steady E&P activity |
| Sakhalin Island, Caspian Sea experiencing strong E&P activity |
| LNG market could mean increased drilling |
| Texas is shifting from an oil to a natural gas state |
| DEA hears project updates, potential new JIPs |
| Axxis Drilling adds technology to its inland water drill barges |
| Crown DBL has fresh outlook on South Louisiana land drillin |
| LIFTING AND MECHANICAL HANDLING |
| Lifting and Mechanical Handling Conference set for 20-21 April |
| Industry meets the challenge of lifting incident |
| COMPLETION TECHNOLOGY |
| Intelligent well systems advance toward maturity |
| Intelligent wells can improve reservoir performance |
| Boon or bane: 10 years of multilateral completion |
| DOWNHOLE TECHNOLOGY |
| Real-time seismic now available from an LWD tool |
| Intellipipe moving closer to commercial reality |
| Statoil saves big with new Schlumberger rotary steerable system |
| Composite pipe offers advantage for short-radius drilling |
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