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DC 75th Anniversary Retrospective<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
A look back at our archived covers from 2006 to 2019.<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020 Global Drilling Outlook<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Peak in shale’s capital efficiency could help to bring investors back<\/strong><\/a>
\n By Linda Hsieh, Editor & publisher<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Operator spending cuts may lead to 10% fall in 2020 land rig count<\/strong><\/a>
\n By Linda Hsieh, Editor & publisher<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IHS Markit: Offshore dayrates will be better in 2020, just not as much as drillers hope for or need <\/strong><\/a>
\n By Linda Hsieh, Editor & publisher<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
As operators reshuffle priorities, offshore exploration is losing out<\/strong><\/a>
\n By Linda Hsieh, Editor & publisher<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Investments needed to meet global oil\/gas demand hurt by disconnect between public perception, reality<\/strong><\/a>
\n By Linda Hsieh, Editor & publisher<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Local deepwater rig supplies tighten in US Gulf, Brazil as dayrates inch up<\/strong><\/a>
\n By Leslie Cook, Wood Mackenzie<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Optimism rising for jackup outlook as utilization, dayrates both improve<\/strong><\/a>
\n By Linda Hsieh, Editor & publisher<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
National Oilwell Varco 66th Annual Rig Census<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
2019 NOV census shows robust international land rig utilization but softening in North America onshore<\/strong><\/a>
\nExcept for harsh-environment semis, global offshore fleet continues to see a very slow recovery, although 69% utilization is the highest it’s been since 2015<\/strong><\/em>
\nBy Tony Crawford, Tarjei Myklebust and Aylar Ibrahimoglu, National Oilwell Varco<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Well control<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Nabors develops MPD Return Flow Pathways procedure to manage non-well control use of rig chokes<\/strong><\/a>
\nBy Richard Grayson & Adam Keith, Nabors<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Downhole Advances<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
New gauge pad design improves PDC bit tracking in horizontal wells<\/strong><\/a>
\n By Reed Spencer, Bradley D. Pierce and Robert E. Grimes, Baker Hughes<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
High-density survey data allows for capture of live inclination and azimuth, delivers clearer downhole picture<\/strong><\/a>
\n By Chris Hartley, Gyrodata<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wells Abandonment<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Vessel selection, lessons learned in using a drillship for temporary abandonment of 15 subsea wells<\/strong><\/a>
\n By William Liew Sin Yoong, Khalil Mohamed M’bareck, Shahira Emie Lyana Bt Mustaffa and Mohd Hairi Abdul Razak, PETRONAS; Frederic Jacquemin, William Zomerdijk, PACIFIC DRILLING<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Completions<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
150 ksi nickel alloy materials among new innovations for sour service<\/strong><\/a>
\n By Linda Hsieh, Editor & Publisher<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IADC Connection<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
From the Chairman: Through IADC, members come together to make our industry better and stronger<\/strong><\/a>
\n By Kevin Neveu, 2019 IADC Chairman<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Exciting initiatives on the horizon as IADC heads into 80th year<\/strong><\/a>
\n By Jason McFarland, IADC President<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IADC continues to deliver on wide-ranging issues affecting global drilling industry, from next-gen outreach to advocacy to training<\/strong><\/a>
\n By Amy Rose, IADC Director of External Relations<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
News Cuttings<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
Wirelines<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
Departments<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Drilling Ahead: On environmental stewardship, industry may need realignment<\/strong><\/a>
\nBy Linda Hsieh, Editor & Publisher<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D&C News<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
D&C Tech Digest<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
HSE&T Corner: Hidden costs incurred by forgoing effective well control training for rig crews can substantially outweigh actual cost of training<\/strong><\/a>
\nBy Steve L. Richert, Wild Well Control<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
People, Companies and Products<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
Perspectives: Chris Parker, BP — Industry undergoing important cultural shift to focus on underlying causes of incidents, not on individual blame<\/strong><\/a>
\n By Joshua Baethge, contributor<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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