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“Silent Attrition” May Help Balance The Deepwater Drilling Rig Market Sooner Than Expected

With the onshore market seemingly recovering in a vacuum, deepwater drilling contractors continue to grapple with record low utilization rates and leading edge dayrates that...

Finding a job in the oilfield… It’s on you!

Some LinkedIn observations There are a lot of really smart people out there looking for a job, who don’t have the foggiest idea how to...

History of Turbodrills in the Oil and Gas Industry

Turbine technology has been around for thousands of years. The very first recorded usages were in the first century AD by the Greeks. The...

Deepwater Isn’t Dead. Signs Of Life Suggest The Stage Is Being Set For A Comeback

Over the past couple weeks, we read a half dozen transcripts of earnings calls from the oil majors and national oil companies (NOCs). The big...

Schlumberger Is Sitting On A Highly Compressed Coiled Spring

Last week, Schlumberger management hosted a conference call with analysts to discuss 4Q16 results and the 2017 outlook. The company kicked off oilfield service...

This is Not the Time to Quit the Oil & Gas or Energy Industry…

Overview As we round out the year, from a career perspective, there has been much banter back and forth here online and within the industry...
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