November/December Archives - Drilling Contractor https://drillingcontractor.org/2025/novemberdecember-2025 Get the latest oil drilling news with DrillingContractor.org Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:35:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 202015461 Wirelines https://drillingcontractor.org/wirelines-107-75553 https://drillingcontractor.org/wirelines-107-75553#respond Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:35:34 +0000 https://drillingcontractor.org/?p=75553 European Council votes for proposal banning Russian oil and gas imports in 2026 On 20 October, the European Council approved a draft European Commission proposal that bans the imports of Russian crude oil and natural gas starting 1 January 2026. Under the proposed rules, energy operators will be able to invoke force majeure to terminate …

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]]> https://drillingcontractor.org/wirelines-107-75553/feed 0 75553 IADC ART Committee revives Spark Tank series to foster drilling technology innovation https://drillingcontractor.org/iadc-art-committee-revives-spark-tank-series-to-foster-drilling-technology-innovation-75556 https://drillingcontractor.org/iadc-art-committee-revives-spark-tank-series-to-foster-drilling-technology-innovation-75556#respond Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:35:34 +0000 https://drillingcontractor.org/?p=75556 By Stephen Whitfield, Senior Editor On 27 August, the IADC Advanced Rig Technology (ART) Committee revived its Spark Tank series after a three-year hiatus. The forum, modeled after the TV show “Shark Tank,” provides technology innovators operating in the drilling space with an opportunity to pitch their ideas and products to a panel of industry …

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]]> https://drillingcontractor.org/iadc-art-committee-revives-spark-tank-series-to-foster-drilling-technology-innovation-75556/feed 0 75556 True leadership transcends title https://drillingcontractor.org/true-leadership-transcends-title-75616 https://drillingcontractor.org/true-leadership-transcends-title-75616#respond Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:35:33 +0000 https://drillingcontractor.org/?p=75616 By Jason McFarland, IADC President If you’ve worked in this industry long enough, you know that the only constant is that it’s forever changing. Market prices, mergers, new technology, new members of the workforce, standards and best practices, fluctuating cycles — there is always something shifting and evolving. One thing that can remain constant and …

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]]> https://drillingcontractor.org/true-leadership-transcends-title-75616/feed 0 75616 People, Companies & Products https://drillingcontractor.org/people-companies-products-78-75568 https://drillingcontractor.org/people-companies-products-78-75568#respond Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:35:33 +0000 https://drillingcontractor.org/?p=75568 Trey Adams takes on new role as President at H&P H&P named Raymond John (“Trey”) Adams III as its new President, leading all the company’s revenue-generating business units. Senior executives reporting to Mr Adams will include Mike Lennox, who has been promoted to Executive Vice President (EVP) of Western Hemisphere Land operations; and John Bell, …

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]]> https://drillingcontractor.org/people-companies-products-78-75568/feed 0 75568 Micah Backlund, H&P: Shift in safety requires empowering frontline workers https://drillingcontractor.org/micah-backlund-hp-shift-in-safety-requires-empowering-frontline-workers-75574 https://drillingcontractor.org/micah-backlund-hp-shift-in-safety-requires-empowering-frontline-workers-75574#respond Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:35:33 +0000 https://drillingcontractor.org/?p=75574 By Stephen Whitfield, Senior Editor When asked to name a key turning point in his career in the oil and gas industry, one date came immediately to Micah Backlund’s mind. It was 23 March 2005, the day that a hydrocarbon vapor cloud ignited and exploded at an oil refinery in Texas City, located about 40 …

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]]> https://drillingcontractor.org/micah-backlund-hp-shift-in-safety-requires-empowering-frontline-workers-75574/feed 0 75574 News Cuttings https://drillingcontractor.org/news-cuttings-105-75577 https://drillingcontractor.org/news-cuttings-105-75577#respond Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:35:33 +0000 https://drillingcontractor.org/?p=75577 Patterson-UTI’s Mike Holcomb named 2025 IADC Contractor of the Year James “Mike” Holcomb received the 2025 IADC Contractor of the Year award at the Annual General Meeting in September in Naples, Florida. Mr Holcomb is currently COO at Patterson-UTI. A graduate of LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas, Mr Holcomb holds more than 35 years of …

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]]> https://drillingcontractor.org/news-cuttings-105-75577/feed 0 75577 Training for abnormal operations can help reduce human errors that contribute to safety events https://drillingcontractor.org/training-for-abnormal-operations-can-help-reduce-human-errors-that-contribute-to-safety-events-75593 https://drillingcontractor.org/training-for-abnormal-operations-can-help-reduce-human-errors-that-contribute-to-safety-events-75593#respond Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:35:33 +0000 https://drillingcontractor.org/?p=75593 By Jessica Whiteside, Contributor “Why do you refuse to follow procedures?” This provocative question is one that Michael Fry sometimes poses when conducting training sessions with drilling organizations on topics such as procedural discipline, leadership and quality assurance. The typical response – and natural reaction, he said – is, “How dare you say that! We …

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]]> https://drillingcontractor.org/training-for-abnormal-operations-can-help-reduce-human-errors-that-contribute-to-safety-events-75593/feed 0 75593 Countries reassess climate, energy policies amid geopolitical tensions, market uncertainties https://drillingcontractor.org/countries-reassess-climate-energy-policies-amid-geopolitical-tensions-market-uncertainties-75603 https://drillingcontractor.org/countries-reassess-climate-energy-policies-amid-geopolitical-tensions-market-uncertainties-75603#respond Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:35:32 +0000 https://drillingcontractor.org/?p=75603 By Stephen Whitfield, Senior Editor The oil and gas industry may be in the midst of a sea change, with recent elections in the US and elsewhere installing new administrations that have signaled changing attitudes toward both climate policy and oil and gas E&P. While oil and gas was always going to be a part …

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]]> https://drillingcontractor.org/countries-reassess-climate-energy-policies-amid-geopolitical-tensions-market-uncertainties-75603/feed 0 75603 Environment, Social & Governance https://drillingcontractor.org/environment-social-governance-12-75614 https://drillingcontractor.org/environment-social-governance-12-75614#respond Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:35:32 +0000 https://drillingcontractor.org/?p=75614 BP Energy Outlook points to rapid rise of renewables but also continued importance of oil, natural gas Oil will continue to play a critical role in the global energy system, but demand could fall to just above 85 million barrels per day (bpd) by 2035 and to just below 35 million bpd by 2050, according …

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]]> https://drillingcontractor.org/environment-social-governance-12-75614/feed 0 75614 Drilling & Completion Tech Digest https://drillingcontractor.org/drilling-completion-tech-digest-78-75622 https://drillingcontractor.org/drilling-completion-tech-digest-78-75622#respond Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:35:32 +0000 https://drillingcontractor.org/?p=75622 Expro sets record for deployment of heaviest casing string, launches remote clamp installation system Expro recently saw two successful deployments of its technologies. In one project, the company achieved a world record by deploying the heaviest casing string to date, using its advanced Blackhawk Gen III Wireless Top Drive Cement Head with SKYHOOK technology. The …

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