From the May/June 2000 issue of Drilling Contractor:

IADC: A GLOBAL VISION FOR SERVING THE DRILLING INDUSTRY

IADC's new strategic vision aims at enhancing member services

OFFSHORE OUTLOOK AND TRENDS

   Gulf of Mexico: Operators still skeptical of oil-price prospects
 USCG's rewrite of OCS regs aim at putting rules in plain English, but key changes also lie within
 Offsite services: A drilling contractor's advantage
 OTC2000 explores the changing face of the global offshore industry, emphasizes deepwater

E-COMMERCE COMES TO THE OILFIELD

IADC, Oilfield firms go live with e-commerce

IADC NEWS

Rowan's Paul Kelly named 2000 Contractor of the Year
TotalFina to sponsor IADC World Drilling 2000, 5-6 June, Paris
Devil in the details on OSHA ergonomics proposal

DOWNHOLE FLUIDS

Cesium formate fluid succeeds in North Sea HPHT field trials
Stabilizing boreholes while drilling reactive shales formations with silicate-base drilling fluids

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Editorials
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