International Association P +1.713.292.1945 of Drilling Contractors F +1.713.292.1946 10370 Richmond Ave., Suite 760 www.iadc.org Houston, Texas 77042 P.O. Box 4287 Houston, Texas 77210 09th December 2017 Ministry of Shipping Email:
[email protected] 401, Transport Bhavan Sansad Marg New Delhi, Pin: 110 001 India Kind Attention: Mr. Gopal Krishna, Secretary (Shipping) Dear Sir, Subject: Concerns and suggestions relating to proposed extension of cabotage provisions to cover Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUS) by treating drilling as “Coastal Trade” The International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) is a trade association representing the interests of drilling contractors, onshore and offshore, operating worldwide. Our Association serves as a forum for all oil & gas drilling industry stakeholders to connect, share knowledge, tackle common problems and develop solutions to critical issues. To focus the Association’s efforts we support, and are supported by, regionally-organized Chapters across the world. Our Association, in coordination our regional Chapters like the South Central Asia (SCA) chapter for India, has been instrumental in facilitating impactful advocacy and by engaging with government officials and regulators, strives to develop a dialogue on issues critical to the industry and advocates for better regulatory practices. IADC has been pleased to note that India has been implementing major reforms in various sectors in the past few years, with a view to increase the “ease of doing business” in the country and this has resulted in India being recognized as one of the top 10 improvers and moving up 30 positions to the 100th rank, as per the World Bank’s recent Doing Business 2018 report.