Members’ Meeting 2026 – Hotel fully booked
All rooms at the Hotel Wardenburger Hof are already booked. Registration deadline for the event: Friday, January 23, 2026.
Members’ Meeting 2026
The invitations to the Members’ Meeting of the Drilling Contractors Association (DCA-Europe), which will take place on Wednesday, 04th February 2026 at the Hotel Wardenburger Hof in Wardenburg, south of Oldenburg, have been sent out via member information. As announced the event will be held as a hybrid event. Registration …
29th Annual Congress 2025 in Bamberg with record attendance
The 29th DCA Annual Congress in Bamberg, Upper Franconia, on the topic of ‘Even drillers need rules’ was once again well attended, with a record 250 participants. The congress once again offered a varied programme of exciting presentations, an exhibition and a workshop on the topic of ‘Technical Guidelines’. We …
Registration for the 29th Annual Congress 2025 in Bamberg is now open
The Women empowering HDD group invites all DCA members to the first Spring Talks on 27 May 2025 at the Novotel Aachen. This new event aims to provide an opportunity for all members, especially women in the HDD industry, to meet to promote diversity, share knowledge and strengthen valuable network …
We-HDD – 1st DCA Spring Talks successfully launched in Aachen
On the 27th May 2025, a new event on the DCA annual calendar took place in Aachen, Germany: The DCA Spring Talks. When Women Empowering HDD was launched by the DCA board two years ago, we raised an important question: how can we bring 50% of the talent in the …
1st Spring Talks at the Novotel Aachen
The Women empowering HDD group invites all DCA members to the first Spring Talks on 27 May 2025 at the Novotel Aachen. This new event aims to provide an opportunity for all members, especially women in the HDD industry, to meet to promote diversity, share knowledge and strengthen valuable network …
7th DCA-Members’ Forum in Aachen – „Mud-Motor versus Double Rod System“
Last Thursday, the 7th DCA Members’ Forum took place once again in Aachen, attracting over 80 participants from 8 countries to the Novotel in Aachen. The forum focussed on the comparison of the systems ‘Mud motor versus double rod system’. The DCA traditionally invited its members to a get-together at …
DCA Members’ Meeting 2025 – Jorn Stoelinga was re-elected as President
This year’s members’ meeting of the association took place on 5 February 2025 as a hybrid event at the Hotel Wardenburger Hof near Oldenburg. The Executive Secretary of the DCA, Mr Quante, welcomed around 60 of the 181 member companies (113 participants). The main point of the meeting was the …
Drilling Saloon and HDD presentations at the IRO Forum well attended again!
The six HDD presentations at the Oldenburg Pipe Forum last Thursday and Friday and the traditional Drilling Saloon were once again extremely well attended. The new technical guidelines (5th edition) and the Drillforeurope campaign were presented at the DCA stand. Of course, the HDD competition was also a must. Well …
Members’ Meeting 2025
The invitations to the Members’ Meeting of the Drilling Contractors Association (DCA-Europe), which will take place on Wednesday, 5 February 2025 at the Hotel Wardenburger Hof south of Oldenburg, have been sent out via member information. As announced the event will be held as a hybrid event. Registration deadline: 24.01.2025.