Year of change: Multitude of initiatives shows IADC stepping up to challenges

摘要

It is more than an understatement to say that 2013 has brought many changes to IADC. Over the course of the past year, we have stepped up to address the industry's challenges around people, safety and well control against the backdrop of expanding operations around the globe. The much talked about "Great Crew Change" is under way and, as a result, our industry continues to hire tens of thousands of new employees each year. The need to bring in new talent in unprecedented numbers is also being driven by higher-than-ever levels of offshore activity and the startling surge in shale drilling onshore. In the past three years at Noble, we have hired more than 3,000 new employees - and I suspect most other drillers are seeing similar hiring needs. The figures are enormous and represent a challenge, as huge growth can lead to growing pains in our ability to ensure our workforces are properly trained.