WorldWide Drilling Resource

6 MAY 2013 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® The rigs are rolling, the men are drilling - a great beginning to a beautiful Spring! This has been an extremely long, harsh winter for many across our great land; now that’s all behind us, and we can once again become focused on our future. Your WWDR Team will be at the OTC (Offshore Technology Conference) in Houston, Texas and surprise, surprise...I’m going back to school! Yes sir. The kind folks at GEFCO are holding a place just for me again. Guess I need a refresher? Not really. I’m getting a great view of ASTEC ’s “work in progress” with remodeling and more. A time to visit old friends, meet new ones, and bring back a wealth of knowledge for you, our favorite reader! You may have to be patient with me in reporting though. Seems the WWDR Team (including me) is going to be quite busy again in June! We will be at the Energy Expo , Wyoming; Elko Expo, Nevada; and Exponor , CHILE! Hope to see you there. Remember, no other drilling magazine covers the world for you like WorldWide W ~ BAR NONE ! If you would like to receive our E-News Flash by WorldWide Drilling Resource ® (once-a-month newsletter - since the news doesn’t wait to happen until the next published issue of WorldWide ), all you have to do is sign up at www.worldwidedrillingresource.com - go to the top of the home page and click on E-News Flash; complete the information and you are all set. Of course, you can unsubscribe at any time if you desire. (We don’t think you will.) AND WorldWide does NOT share your information with anyone, for any amount of money. You are safe with us! We would like to welcome back, Samantha “Sam” Reed Angerbrandt to the WWDR Team as Associate Editor. Sam has been on leave for awhile, pursuing other avenues, but as with all true journalists, she was eager to get back to the written word! Welcome back, Sam! Ronnie, for the WWDR Team See you on the trail! 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