{"id":38183,"date":"2016-01-25T12:25:31","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T18:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?page_id=38183"},"modified":"2016-02-02T12:43:04","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T18:43:04","slug":"januaryfebruary-2016","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/dc-archive\/januaryfebruary-2016","title":{"rendered":"January\/February 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"whtTbl\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Critical Issues in Drilling &amp; Completions<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=37992\"> <strong>Cost management tops the list for most companies, but leaders also stress the need to not lose sight of safety, continue investments in workforce, technology<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<em> by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=38006\"><strong>Gary Jones, BP: Safety goes hand in hand with performance, must remain top priority even in difficult market<\/strong><\/a> <em>by Alex Endress, Editorial Coordinator<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=37985\"> <strong>Chris Beckett, Pacific Drilling: Shale won&rsquo;t replace deepwater, but offshore industry must reengineer value chain to reach economic parity with onshore<\/strong><\/a> <em> by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor, and Alex Endress, Editorial Coordinator<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=38012\"><strong>Trent Latshaw, Latshaw Drilling &amp; Exploration Company: Times are tough in unbalanced market, but industry should recognize, prepare for increasing volatility as the new norm<\/strong><\/a> <em>by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor, and Kelli Ainsworth, Editorial Coordinator<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=38025\"> <strong>Alex Archila, BHP Billiton: For shale business to survive, employees must think like owners, orient organizational culture to the bottom line<\/strong><\/a> <em> by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor, and Alex Endress, Editorial Coordinator<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=38034\"> <strong>Mike Bowie, GE Oil &amp; Gas: To achieve sustainable cost reductions, industry must break old paradigms, adopt more technology standardization<\/strong><\/a> <em> by Kelli Ainsworth, Editorial Coordinator<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=38054\"><strong>David Williams, Noble Corp: Costs must be controlled, but savings achieved via cuts in HSE, training are just false economy<\/strong><\/a> <em>by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor, and Kelli Ainsworth, Editorial Coordinator<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=38237\"> <strong>Clay Williams, National Oilwell Varco: Investments in innovation, people, technology must go on even as market realities set in<\/strong><\/a> <em> by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor, and Alex Endress, Editorial Coordinator<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=38161\"><strong>Niels Espeland, Grey Wolf Drilling International: Drive for efficiency must continue but comes with costs, may require industry to rethink how it drills and does business<\/strong><\/a> <em>by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=38134\"><strong>Guy Arrington, M-I SWACO: Opportunities to lower costs will abound if service companies are engaged at design phase, allowed to leverage expertise<\/strong><\/a> <em>by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor, and Kelli Ainsworth, Editorial Coordinator<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Completions<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=37893\"> <strong>Dissolvable tools, plug-less and wave fracturing among innovations delivering more efficient multistage completions<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<em> by Katie Mazerov, Contributing Editor<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Health, Safety, Environment &amp; Training<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=38078\"> <strong>Research project aims to improve safety by learning from success<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<em> by Ranveig Kviseth Tinmannsvik and Stian Antonsen, SINTEF<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Regional Focus: Africa<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=38117\"> <strong>Global oil slump puts Africa&rsquo;s drilling potential on hold<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<em><strong>Core projects appear to be going ahead, but exploration takes big hit, forcing significant dayrate cuts, rig stacking<\/strong><br \/>\n<em> by Alex Endress, Editorial Coordinator<\/em><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>2016 IADC\/SPE Drilling Conference Special<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=38084\"> <strong>Ambrose: 2016 Drilling Conference to provide resources, perspectives on how to navigate difficult market<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<em> by Alex Endress, Editorial Coordinator<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=37890\"><strong>2016 IADC\/SPE Drilling Conference Abstracts<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>IADC Connection<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=38126\"><strong>2016 IADC Officers<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=38095\"><strong>From the Chairman: 2016 Chairmanship dedicated to advocating for the workforce, enhancing IADC member value<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<em> by Tom Burke, 2016 IADC Chairman<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=38089\"> <strong>2016 Chairman: IADC to sustain engagement with public, regulators<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<em><strong>Tom Burke, Rowan Companies, urges industry to continue workforce development as underinvestment will leave companies scrambling when upturn comes<\/strong><br \/>\n<em> by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor<\/em><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=38102\"><strong>Wirelines<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=38097\"><strong>News Cuttings<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Departments<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=38330\"><strong>Drilling Ahead: Boom\/bust: Nothing new under the sun<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<em>by Mike Killalea, Editor &amp; Publisher<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=37970\"><strong> D&amp;C News<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=37335\"><strong>D&amp;C Tech Digest<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=38130\"><strong>HSE&amp;T Corner &ndash; Improved techniques, mixing units can minimize crew exposure to caustic soda on drilling rigs<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<em> by Shahram Vatanparast, Contributing Editor<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=37855\"><strong>People, Companies and Products<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/drillingcontractor.org\/?p=38035\"><strong>Perspectives &ndash; Dennis Moore, Marathon Oil, hopes GOM MPD project will demonstrate technology&rsquo;s potential in deepwater applications<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<em> by Alex Endress, Editorial Coordinator<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Critical Issues in Drilling &amp; Completions Cost management tops the list for most companies, but leaders also stress the need to not lose sight of safety, continue investments in workforce, technology by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor Gary Jones, BP: Safety goes hand in hand with performance, must remain top priority even in difficult market by 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