From the July/August 2004 issue of Drilling Contractor:

REGIONAL OUTLOOK

  Northwest Europe E&P activity is steady
  Regulations affect contractors in Northwest Europe
  Asia Pacific region is one of strongest rig markets

DRILLING TECHNOLOGY

  Managed pressure drilling controls pressure, annulus returns
  Surface BOP guidlines nearing finalization
  Automated technology for optimaizing directional drilling
   Underbalanced Operations Committee promotes advancing technologies
   Underbalanced Drilling in brownfields provides additional field life
  Casing Drilling with retrievable assemblies is cost effective
   Sidetracking with solid expandable tubulars overcomes challenges

FEATURES

  Call for abstracts for IADC Drilling HSE Europe 2005
  Well Control Conference of the Americas set for 24 - 26 October
  2004 IADC  Annual Meeting is 22 - 24 September in New Orleans
  Coastal Drilling expands inland barge, land rig fleet
  New land rig competes with new and refurbished rig costs
  LTIs and recordable incidents fall to record low in 2003

DEPARTMENTS

  Drilling Ahead
  Capital Wirelines
  Editorials
  IADC Connections

•  I ADC North Sea Chapter Safety Awards presented 

•  IADC North Africa Chapter elects officers

  Contractor News
  People, Companies & Products
  Advertisers Index & IADC Calendar

 Also available: Recent Back Issues

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