By Stephen Whitfield, Senior Editor US offshore rig demand is on track for meaningful growth over the next two years, ...

By Christine Cantera, Editorial Assistant Government & Industry Affairs IADC’s Government & Industry Affairs (GIA) team works ...

By Stephen Whitfield, Senior Editor Managed pressure drilling (MPD) equipment and technologies have undergone a fundamental ...

Valaris announces contracts, extensions spanning Asia Pacific, North Sea; sells 2 rigs for recycling Valaris recently ...

By Jason McFarland, IADC President There’s a question I keep hearing lately, and not just within our industry. It shows up in ...

H&P announces plans to deploy 7 more FlexRobotics systems with ExxonMobil Building on the successful deployment of the first ...

By Tarjei “TJ” Myklebust and Karl Appleton, NOV The 2026 NOV Rig Census captures a drilling industry adjusting to renewed ...

By Stephen Whitfield, Senior Editor Heading into 2027, the global onshore drilling market is in a period of cautious growth.

By Roddie Mackenzie, 2026 IADC Chairman When I started my term as 2026 IADC Chairman, I kept coming back to one idea: If I ...

By Stephen Whitfield, Senior Editor The Permian Basin has spent the better part of two years absorbing one mega-merger after another, but according to Matthew Bernstein, VP – North America Oil and Gas ...

K IADC academic scholarships IADC recently awarded 20 students from its Student Chapters with academic scholarships for the 2026-2027 school year. The winners are: Indian Institute of Technology: ...

By Stephen Whitfield, Senior Editor The global offshore rig market is heading into 2027 with little change in headline rig ...