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2018 Global Drilling Outlook<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
No quick recovery in the cards for 2018 <\/strong><\/a>
\n Most forecasts call for oil prices to stay within the $45 to $55 range next year as global oil production stays high despite OPEC’s agreed cuts <\/strong><\/em>
\n by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Workforce outlook: Industry must consider new strategies to attract, retain next-generation employees<\/strong><\/a>
\n by Kelli Ainsworth, Associate Editor<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deepwater drilling segment reaches nadir in 2017, may see beginnings of a steady recovery in 2018<\/strong><\/a>
\n by Kelli Ainsworth, Associate Editor <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Operators double down on Permian, seek solutions to operational, downhole and reliability challenges<\/strong><\/a>
\n by Kelli Ainsworth, Associate Editor <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Virtual, augmented reality adoption on the horizon for drilling industry<\/strong><\/a>
\n by Jeff Sattler, Contributor<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
National Oilwell Varco 64th Annual Rig Census<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Global land rig demand recovers, offshore still seeking inflection point<\/strong><\/a>
\n Onshore North America leads drilling activity gains, with international land drilling following modestly; global offshore utilization is still under pressure, with rig demand stabilizing and new supply coming to market<\/strong><\/em>
\n by Carlos Huerta, National Oilwell Varco<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Regional Focus: Middle East<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Resilient Middle East holds its ground in face of low oil prices<\/strong><\/a>
\n\t New Saudi Aramco\/Rowan JV plans to order first of 20 newbuild jackups in 2018, while PDO focuses on accelerated monetization and Lebanon pushes forward with its first offshore licensing round<\/strong><\/em>
\n\t by Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Completions: Cementing<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
LWD sonic sensor technology can complement wireline CBL evaluation to validate top of cement <\/strong><\/a>
\n by Franck Michel, Ben Robbins, Steven Kizziar and Nasreddine Laroussi, Halliburton; Michael Ehiwario, Rivers Fike, Jonathan Garrett, George A. Fuller and Glenn Donovan, Shell Offshore<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Drilling Rigs and Technologies<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Caspian Drilling, Keppel overcome myriad challenges to construct Heydar Aliyev semi in Azerbaijan <\/strong><\/a>
\n\t by Kelli Ainsworth, Associate Editor<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unsynced time measurements can lead to data aggregation challenges <\/strong><\/a>
\n\t by Matt Isbell, Hess Corp<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Asset Integrity<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Failure analysis provides critical input for thorough root cause analysis<\/strong><\/a>
\n\t by Sri Chimbli and Scott Harding, Stress Engineering Services<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IADC Connection <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
IADC: Collaborating to make us all stronger<\/strong><\/a>
\n by Jason McFarland, IADC President<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017 in review: IADC advances member interests through worldwide advocacy and engagement, accreditation programs, technical resources<\/strong><\/a>
\n by Amy Rose, IADC Director of External Relations<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DrillingMatters.org expands with games, interactivity<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Despite difficult downturn, IADC members, staff find ways to go above and beyond<\/strong><\/a>
\n by Andy Hendricks, 2017 IADC Chairman<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guest Editorial: Texas oil, gas production disrupting global energy landscape, requires new mindset<\/strong><\/a>
\n by Texas Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
News Cuttings<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
Wirelines<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
\nDepartments\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Drilling Ahead: In planning for the future, don’t overlook human capital<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Linda Hsieh, Managing Editor<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D&C News<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
D&C Tech Digest<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
HSE&T Corner: Supervisors should seek to understand internal, external factors that influence employee behaviors affecting safety<\/strong><\/a>
\n by Kelli Ainsworth, Associate Editor<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
People, Companies and Products<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
Perspectives: Roy Mills, Noble Drilling – Training now ensures drilling contractors will have skilled personnel ready when the next upturn comes<\/strong><\/a>
\n by Kelli Ainsworth, Associate editor<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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