IADC to Participate in OTC Week Events

Houston (28 April 2017) – The International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) will be participating in several events over the course of the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, 1 May, through 4 May. These include:

Thursday, 4 May: IADC Executive Vice President Mark Denkowski will participate on a panel discussion about competence and human factors during the Center for Offshore Safety (COS) breakfast at 7:30 a.m. in Room 300. The panel discussion, “Managing the Human Side of Safety – Strengthening Offshore Safety Culture”, will allow presenters from Shell, BP, IADC, COS and NAS to discuss their approaches to reinforcing and strengthening offshore safety culture.

Thursday, 4 May: IADC will join with IBP, the Brazilian Institute for Oil, Gas and Biofuels, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two associations, pledging to support each other and collaborate to continually foster education and communication within the upstream oil and gas industry in Brazil. Milton Costa, of IBP and Jason McFarland, President of IADC, will sign the MOU at the IBP booth, S3, at 10 a.m.

For more information, please visit IADC’s booth, S15, located in the NRG Center lobby.

About IADC

Since 1940, the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) has exclusively represented the worldwide oil and gas drilling industry. IADC’s mission is to catalyze improved performance for the drilling industry by enhancing operational integrity and championing better regulation to facilitate safer, cleaner and more efficient drilling operations worldwide. For more information, visit the IADC website at www.iadc.org.