November/December 2021

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Drilling Technologies
What drives drilling contractor decisions on tech investments? Cost is important, but contractors also weigh technology’s scalability, value to customers and – increasingly – influence on ESG performance By Stephen Forrester, Contributor
Drilling Market Outlook
Offshore rig utilization continues upward trend, but not all regions seeing bumps in dayrates yet By Terry Childs and Alex Middleton, Westwood Global Energy Group
North American land drilling market moving up, but at a gradual pace By Stephen Whitfield, Associate Editor
International onshore rig demand to see slow recovery through 2025 By Stephen Whitfield, Associate Editor
Driven by Golden Triangle demand, drillship recovery eclipses jackups By Teresa Wilkie, Esgian
Brazil Spotlight
ANP Director General: Brazil is mindful of E&P challenges, will continue to lower ‘above-ground’ risks By Stephen Whitfield, Associate Editor
NOV Rig Census
Despite lingering uncertainties, this year’s rig census shows recovery is afoot By Tarjei “TJ” Myklebust, Karl Appleton and Kevin Scherm, NOV
IADC Connection
From the Chairman: To return to normal, industry must make better use of best tool available – the vaccine By R.H. “Bob” Geddes, 2021 IADC Chairman
Annual General Meeting Special: IADC presses ahead on ESG, training and information sharing By Jason McFarland, IADC President, and Angie Gunden, IADC Senior Director – Corporate Services and Marketing
News Cuttings Tips for verifying IADC training, certificates IADC launches Subsea Competency Assessment Program IADC South Central Asia Chapter holds webinar series on cyclone preparedness
Wirelines BOEM to hold Lease Sale 257 on 17 November, including 15,000+ blocks in GOM Report details benefits from offshore oil & gas projects IADC joins lawsuit challenging leasing ban BSEE shares findings after risk inspections
Departments
Drilling Ahead: This time, energy transition is digging deep into our roots By Linda Hsieh, Editor & Publisher
D&C News Transocean secures $252 million contract from Beacon Offshore for newbuild drillship Equinor hires COSLPromoter to drill on Statfjord Øst Maersk Discoverer secures extension offshore Guyana ICD reactivates 16th rig for work in the Permian Basin Valaris nets new contracts
D&C Tech Digest Nabors drills first well from fully automated land rig Blockchain partnership aims for supply chain efficiencies Subsea abandonment intervention riser project completed in Mauritania Digital twin system delivers 300+ North Sea campaigns
News Briefs: Environmental, Social and Governance New drilling emissions reporting tool aims to accelerate oilfield decarbonization Environmental partnership report details member progress Apache eliminates routine flaring in US onshore operations Valaris details efforts in 2021 Sustainability Report
HSE&T Corner: Noble teams up with tech company to create and deploy inclusive, automated behavior-based safety program By Adrian Brown, Fennex; Barry Quinn, Noble Corp
People, Companies and Products Parker Drilling, subsidiaries rebrand as Parker Wellbore ADNOC to acquire 8 H&P FlexRigs under strategic alliance MTU gas generators selected for Liberty’s digiFrac pumps Tenaris to provide Petrobras with tubular solutions Burke steps down at Valaris; Dibowitz fills interim role Shell to sell Permian assets to ConocoPhillips for $9.5B Expro completes merger with Frank’s International Chesapeake names Dell’Osso as new President and CEO Products Autonomous directional drilling launched Ingersoll Rand introduces new subsea hydraulic hoist NOV offers portable treatment unit for oil-based waste Dropsafe enhances design of steel wire mesh net New cement system reduces sustained casing pressure Safety cages aim to protect offshore technicians
Perspectives: Rodrigo Rendon, KCA Deutag – Relating field experience into a business context widens perspectives on oil and gas industry By Linda Hsieh, Editor & Publisher