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IADC Conference Calendar

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IADC conferences are industry-driven events focusing on the critical issues facing the global drilling industry. Whether it’s enabling and cutting-edge drilling technology, well control; health, safety, environment; training, or industry economics and financial outlook,  IADC’s worldwide program of events brings together the right people in the right venue.
Check out the conferences listed below. If you don’t find topics and venues of interest to you,
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2009 IADC Conference Calendar

CONFERENCE

DATE

LOCATION

IADC Health, Safety, Environment & Training
Conference & Exhibition

This timely conference reviews the industry's HSE and training challenges and initiatives covering issues of great interest to drilling contractors, operators and service companies.

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3-4 Feb Omni Houston Hotel Westside, Houston, Texas
IADC/SPE Managed Pressure Drilling & Underbalanced Operations Conference & Exhibition

Latest developments and drivers of managed pressure drilling and underbalanced operations will be presented at this important event. The conference will examine MPD/UBO activity, onshore, in shallow water, in deepwater with surface stacks and in deepwater with subsea stacks.

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12-13 Feb Hyatt Regency Hotel Riverwalk,
San Antonio, Texas
IADC Contractor of the Year Luncheon
& Directors Meeting
In conjunction with the IADC Houston Chapter

This meeting convenes to conduct semi-annual IADC Directors and Executive committee business and to award the Contractor of the Year Award, presented annually by ReedHycalog.

4 Mar The Petroleum Club,
Houston, Texas
SPE/IADC Drilling Conference

The premiere technical event for the global drilling and completion industry, the SPE/IADC Drilling Conference brings together leading industry thinkers, engineers and executives to celebrate and study the latest technologies. The program also includes thought-provoking Plenary Sessions addressing the critical issues of the day.

17-19 March Rai Congress Centre,
Amsterdam
IADC Drilling HSE Middle East Conference & Exhibition

The focus attention of this conference is on health, safety, environment and training in drilling and completion operations in the Middle East, one of the world’s leading drilling and producing arenas.

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NEW!!     Behaviour Based Safety Workshop

STC Global Ltd will deliver a thought provoking interactive workshop designed to reinforce the importance of getting the right attitudes to safety in place.

Organized in conjunction with this conference.
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21-22 Apr








20 Apr
Beach Rotana Hotel & Towers,
Abu Dhabi







Beach Rotana Hotel & Towers,
Abu Dhabi
2009 IADC Environmental Conference & Exhibition

Drilling activities necessitate consideration of the ecological balance in addition to the concerns of society. The conference will provide a forum, for all involved, in examining the challenges and demands, reviewing technological, political, societal and economical issues to be addressed when entering such areas.

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12-13 May Clarion Hotel,
Stavanger
IADC Drilling Onshore Conference & Exhibition
The only conference exclusively dedicated to land drilling!

Top speakers and panels will explore issues affecting the onshore drilling industry, including technology, management and perspectives on future onshore activity.

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21 May Omni Houston Hotel Westside, Houston, Texas
IADC International Tax Seminar

Worldwide tax issues affecting the drilling and producing industry will be addressed at this seminar. IADC tax seminars are geared to both specialists and non-specialists.

11-12 Jun Renaissance Eden Roc Resort, Miami, Florida
IADC World Drilling 2009 Conference & Exhibition

IADC World Drilling focuses on enabling wellsite technology as the key to opening new frontiers of hydrocarbon promise, and to optimizing exploitation of aging reservoirs. The event will review advances in a forum specifically designed to help registrants realize significant lessons giving added value for their own companies.

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17-18 Jun CityWest Hotel,
Dublin
Drilling Engineering Association Workshop

The Drilling Engineering Association (DEA) was formed to advance the technology related to drilling wells by providing a forum for presenting proposals for industry drilling-related projects, aid in developing future industry sponsored projects and act as a liaison for DEA members with universities and research groups. The workshop examines particular areas of cutting-edge technologies each year.  

19 Aug Omni Houston Hotel Westside,
Houston, Texas
IADC Well Control Conference of the Americas & Exhibition

Timely technical presentations highlighting recent developments and innovations in a wide variety of areas affecting well control from management systems and training to improved technology and innovative practices will be examined at this event.  

25-26 Aug

Westin Tabor Center,
Denver, Colorado

IADC Drilling HSE Europe Conference & Exhibition

This important event has a strong focus on health, safety and environmental issues necessary to ensure incident free drilling operations and the means of sustaining such performance. It also addresses the aspects required to ensure a healthy and safe working environment for the workforce, whilst they are working and at rest. Additionally it identifies corporate culture and individual behavioral aspects essential to maintain these goals.

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23-24 Sept Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre, Amsterdam
IADC Advanced Rig Technology Conference

What is the state of the art in rig mechanization, and what are the barriers to the next step change. What is the next step change? The IADC Advanced Rig Technology Workshop will examine these issues, focusing on what creates the greatest gains in efficiency and HSE to drilling operations. The workshop aims to cover land vs. offshore applications, training and simulation, self diagnosis, and other topics.
 

29 Sept Omni Houston Hotel Westside,
Houston, TX
SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference & Exhibition

The Middle East Drilling Technology Conference & Exhibition  will provide a great opportunity for producers, contractors, service company professionals, and managers to network and learn about the technologies, techniques, best practices, and management tools that advance worldwide drilling operations and provide solutions to common problems faced within the industry.

26-28 Oct The Gulf Hotel,
Bahrain
IADC Annual Meeting

The IADC Annual Meeting is recognized as the keynote conference for the drilling industry and provides ideal networking opportunities for participants. It features prominent speakers from industry and government and includes working sessions for Committee members.

9-10 Nov Renaissance Eden Roc Resort,
Miami, Florida
IADC Completions Conference
"Technology & Rig Challenges in Ultra-deep
Gulf of Mexico Field Completions"

Completion complexity and costs have accelerated in recent years to often meet or exceed those of well drilling itself. Further, significant rig modifications may be required to accommodate today’s completion solutions, particularly for ultra-deep wells. This event will focus on the issues and solutions for completing very deep offshore wells. The conference will also bridge the gap between the completion and drilling communities.

17 Nov Omni Houston Hotel Westside,
Houston, TX
IADC Well Control Asia Pacific 2009 Conference & Exhibition

Well control has always been an important component of responsible drilling. To ensure that this crucial discipline receives the attention it deserves, the International Association of Drilling Contractors organizes a Well Control Conference in the Middle East in the even years and one in Asia Pacific in the odd years.

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18-19 Nov Shangri-La Hotel,
Bangkok

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IADC Endorsed Conferences

CONFERENCE

DATE

LOCATION

Offshore Arabia 2009" Conference & Exhibition 11-13 Jan 2009 Dubai, UAE
ASSE-Kuwait Chapter International Health, Safety, Environment, & Loss Prevention Professional Development Conference & Exhibition 17-19 Mar 2009 Kuwait
Offshore Europe 2009 8-11 Sept 2009 Aberdeen, Scotland

 

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