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From the July/August 2006 issue of Drilling Contractor:
 

EUROPEAN OPERATIONS

 Tight rig supply keeps utilization near-full in North Sea market
 Caspian Sea activities shift into high gear

COMPLETIONS

 Statoil project introduced underbalanced drilling to Norway
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INNOVATIVE DRILLING

 MPD project a success in deep depleted fractured carbonates
 Dumping out the conventional 'pump and dump'
 New drilling method is based on closed-loop system, micro-flux control

 Drilling with casing can save up to 30% rig time immediately
 Horizontal UB well in Libya multiplies production

HSE & TRAINING

 IADC statistics show industry reached record-low LTI in 2005
 Joint Industry Program to assess hazards in pressure testing

 Advanced drilling simulators can reduce crews' learning curve
 Decision center optimizes scarce resources, enable better decisions

DRILLING ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION

 JIP tackles standardization for drilling software

DRILLING AND COMPLETION INNOVATIONS

 OTC Spotlight on Technology Awards recognize oil & gas products

DEPARTMENTS

  Drilling Ahead
  Capital Wirelines
  Editorials

 Contractor News

  • 4-rig, 4-year contract with Saudi Aramco is GlobalSantaFe's biggest drilling deal ever
  • Transocean announces drilling contracts for 3 semisubmersibles
  • CROSCO contracts 2 rigs for Nile Delta exploration
  • Sevan Drilling signs contract for deepwater rig
  • Atwood Oceanics awarded 3-well drilling deal offshore Turkey
  • Maersk declares option for 3rd deepwater semi

 Drilling Services

  • Petrobras to test out Secure Drilling
  • INTEQ launches TruTrak automated directional drilling service
  • More than $4.5 million worth of oil recovered with VERTI-G drill cuttings dryer
  • 2 1/2-mile casing string run offshore Brazil

 IADC Connection

  • North Sea Chapter recognizes safety efforts
  • IADC members honored by MMS awards
  • IADC welcomes new assistant director of offshore affairs
  • Iraqi group meets with IADC, discusses goals for the future

 IADC Calendar

 People, Companies and Products

 IADC People

  • Oil business came naturally for GlobalSantaFe's vice president of tax Myrtle Penelton

 Advertisers Index

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