Welcome
The biennial IADC Contracts & Risk Management Conference explores pertinent issues affecting contracts and risk management within the drilling industry. Speakers report on market issues, contract provisions, new contract requirements and indemnification issues, to name a few.
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IADC will apply for participatory CLE hours with the Texas State Bar Association, the Louisiana Supreme Court and the Oklahoma Bar Association.
2024 Event Demographics
Registrants by Job Title
- Management
- Press
- Quality, Health, Safety & Environment
- Library/Miscellaneous
- Training/Education
- Company Owner/Corporate Officer
- Completion Engineer
- Drilling and/or Completion Operations
- Drilling Engineer
Attendees
Registrants by Company Type
- Equipment Manufacturer
- Independent Oil Producer
- Land Drilling Contractor
- Land/Offshore Drilling Contractor
- Land/Offshore Well Servicing Contractor
- Major Oil Producer
- Training
- Offshore Drilling Contractor
- Oilfield Service/Consultant
- Government
- Land Well Servicing Contractor
Registrants by Location
- Registrants
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Venue
Transocean
1414 Enclave Parkway
Houston, Texas 77077
Phone +1.713.232.7500
There is no negotiated hotel room block associated with this meeting.
Registration Information
Registration fee: IADC Member $500; Non-member $625
NOTE: IADC has updated our wire account. If sending payment via wire, please ensure you use the account listed on the above registration form.
Press Policy
Complimentary press registration is limited to one (1) person per company. This individual must be a titled editor, writer, reporter or other bona fide editorial representative of a legitimate industry or consumer publication. Publishers and sales and marketing specialists are excluded from this complimentary registration practice and must pay the full conference registration fee to attend an event.
Need Help? registration@iadc.org / +1 (713) 292-1945
Call for Abstracts
IADC is pleased to issue a call for abstracts for its upcoming IADC Contracts & Risk Management Conference. Prospective authors are encouraged to submit abstracts on topics related to contracts and risk management. Presentations related to the topics below are of particular interest.
- Contractual Provisions Addressing Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption Law Compliance
- Recent Court Decisions Involving Drilling Activities
- Recent State Court Decisions Involving Contractor’s Liability & Insurance
- Pointers on Contract Drafting
- Drilling Contract Incentive Bonus Provisions
- Practice Pointers on Choice of Law & Arbitration Provisions
- Effectively Working with Insurance Loss Adjusters
- International Security Concerns: Impact on Contract Provisions
- Risk Allocation, Hold Harmless, Release of Liability & Indemnity Agreements
- New Country Entry Considerations
- Unique Provisions Found in NOC Contracts
- Insurance Market & Related Issues
- Commercial Issues
- Ethics
- Intellectual Property
- Data Quality/Collection/Ownership
- Well Control
- Decommissioning Vessels & Interaction with P&A Rigs
- Maritime Focus
For consideration, an abstract for each proposed presentation must be submitted to IADC no later than Friday, 27 March 2026. Authors of selected papers will be notified by 8 May 2026. Formal papers are not required for this conference.
Conference Program Committee
- Brett Cole, Noble Corp
- David Faure, Transocean (retired)
- John Kilburn, Transocean
- Tom Bowes, Precision Drilling
- Tyler Smith, Nabors
- Mike Dubose, IADC
Sponsorship
There are four levels of sponsoring: Diamond sponsors, Platinum Sponsors, Gold Sponsors, and Silver Sponsors. Event sponsorships are also available and will be categorized by monetary contribution with the appropriate level of sponsorship. Please find the benefits of the sponsor packages below. The conference sponsor will receive high profile recognition before, during and after the conference. Note: no refunds for cancellations of sponsorships will be issued.
Diamond
$25,000
(10 Comps*)
Platinum
$15,000
(5 Comps*)
Gold
$10,000
(3 Comps*)
Silver
$5,000
(1 Comp*)
Event
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