Inside the Most Advanced Offshore Drillship on Earth

Offshore driller Justin Forrest of Valaris Limited joins Jacob and Mark Meyer to break down what it actually means to sit in the driller's chair on a seventh-gen drillship, why managed pressure drilling is the offshore equivalent of horizontal drilling, what 28 days on a rig really looks like, and how Justin has been quietly documenting the hidden world of offshore drilling one black and white photo at a time.

Click here to watch a video of this episode.

Join the conversation shaping the future of energy.
Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the discussions that move our industry forward.
Apply today at collide.io

Click here to view the episode transcript.

00:00 - Introductions and offshore backgrounds
04:00 - Justin's career path: Navy to drillships
06:00 - What is managed pressure drilling?
09:00 - Drilling in Australia: culture, regulations, and water depths
15:00 - The modern driller's role and rig floor automation
23:00 - Life on a drillship: schedules, food, and losing the social scene to Starlink
30:00 - BOP testing and the regulatory landscape
37:00 - Real-time data and remote monitoring
39:00 - Offshore market outlook
42:00 - Close calls and scary rig stories
44:00 - Justin's offshore photography hobby

https://twitter.com/collide_ai

https://www.tiktok.com/@collide.io

https://www.facebook.com/collide.io

https://www.instagram.com/collide.io

https://www.youtube.com/@collide_io

https://bsky.app/profile/collide-ai.bsky.social

https://www.linkedin.com/company/collideai