# Inside the Most Advanced Offshore Drillship on Earth

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Published: 2026-03-16T16:17:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3215

## Resource

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

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