As always, there was considerable interest in the six HDD presentations at the Oldenburg Pipe Forum last Thursday and Friday, as well as in the traditional Drilling Saloon. The DCA stand welcomed many visitors, mostly DCA members, but also interested non-members. The HDD competition involved estimating the azimuth and inclination …
The association’s members‘ meeting took place on February 4, 2026, as a hybrid event at the Hotel Wardenburger Hof in Wardenburg near Oldenburg. DCA Managing Director Dietmar Quante welcomed around 70 of the 206 member companies (160 participants) to the event. In addition to reports on ongoing DCA projects, the …
The event took place on December 10, 2025, in Kassel once again, and was very well attended with 120 participants. Technical supervisors and other experts from the HDD industry gathered there for informative technical presentations and a panel discussion with two certified experts: Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Marc Schnau, managing director of …
All rooms at the Hotel Wardenburger Hof are already booked. Registration deadline for the event: Friday, January 23, 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
