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Can the industry ever do enough? At Aker Solutions, we strive to continually im- prove the safety and reliability of our well control products and systems. If the industry should focus on one area for improvement, Voices my suggestion would be to re-examine the way we manage the lifecycle of well control products to ensure we keep them operating

Room for improvement. While much has changed since Macondo, safely for the duration of their operational life.

OE asked:

Craig Harvey

Chief Engineer, Aker Solutions

Has the industry done enough in regards to well control?

The thought process needs to begin with what to do

During the last 50 years, the in- to avoid a well control

We’re de? nitely safer dustry has improved its drilling incident. It begins with than we were four systems with advancements basic drilling practices and years ago, but each made to subsea technical equip- “listening to the well.”