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| Our History |
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1972 National Drilling Company is established by a resolution of the Abu Dhabi Council of Ministers. 1973-74 NDC takes delivery of its first onshore rigs, ND-01 and ND-02. 1975 NDC acquires its first offshore rig, ND-03, naming it Al-Ittihad. 1976-79 Expansion of the offshore fleet to a total of five rigs 1980-85 NDC establishes an offshore supply base, workshop and warehouse, and buys one offshore, four onshore and three water well rigs. 1986-87 Collapse of oil prices. NDC restructures, institutes a maintenance program for idle rigs, and purchases two additional water well rigs. 1988 Commences Ground Water Research Project in Al Ain with the U.S. Geological Survey 1989-93 Acquisition of five offshore and four onshore rigs 1994 NDC commissions the construction of 19 - Storey head quarters building. 1995 Acquisition of a new onshore rig 1998 NDC acquires two new onshore rigs, bringing the rig total to 13 onshore, 10 offshore and 6 water well rigs. NDC moves into its newly completed 17-storey headquarters building. 1999 NDC successfully supported the SPE/IADC 1999 Middle East Regional Conference, held in Abu Dhabi from 8 - 10 November 1999. 2000 Implementation of the Well Delivery Limit (WDL) initiative saves 536 working days on 35 wells drilled onshore and 47 working days on 4 wells drilled offshore. 2001 Rigs Al Ghallan, ND-01, ND-08, and ND-17 completes five years without one Lost Time Incident. 2002 NDC's 30 year anniversary is marked by a corporate reorganization, new dynamism and a new logo. 2003 Three new environmentally friendly rigs, with state-of-the-art automation and HSE safeguards (ND-31, ND-32 and ND33) start operations in the sensitive area of Al Dhabiya Island. Started building new offshore rig Al-Hail in Singapore. Implementation of SAP Integrated software replacing obsolete Legacy System. 2004 Fourth new rig acquisition, onshore rig ND-34 starts operations. 2005 Addition of the Multi-Purpose Service Vessel (MPSV) Al-Ghweifat Offshore rig Al-Hail begins operations. (ND-17) completes 10 years without Lost Time Incident. Rig Al Ittihad completed RIAP (Rig Integrity Assurance Program) and became operational. 2006 (ND-01) completes 10 years without Lost Time Incident. 2007 NDC won 1st place in safety category of the prestigious ADNOC award for 2006. 2008 NDC acquires two new onshore rigs, ND 38 & ND 50 bringing the onshore rig total to 18 rigs. ND-17 completes 13 years without Lost Time Incident.
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In September 2005, NDC added Rig Al-Hail,
one of the most heavily automated and
technologically advanced rigs in the region,
to its fleet. The new addition brought NDC's
offshore fleet total to 10 jack-up rigs and one
self-propelled jack-up barge. In response to
rising demand for its drilling, work over and
wellhead maintenance services.