随着钻井行业在其工作流程中采用更多数字化和自动化系统，公司间的合作变得至关重要。然而，纳伯斯工业公司（Nabors Industries）高级总监兼NDS运营主管奥斯汀·格鲁弗（Austin Groover）表示，即使在合作的环境下，保持竞争优势仍然必不可少。 3月16日，格鲁弗先生在德克萨斯州加尔维斯顿举行的2026年IADC/SPE国际钻井大会上接受DC采访时，探讨了利益相关者之间的商业利益冲突如何影响合作。他还提出了一个高效合作的框架——在这个框架下，各公司既要承认彼此产品和服务的竞争关系，又要找到互利共赢的空间。格鲁弗先生是在大会前由SPE钻井系统先进技术分会和IADC先进钻机技术委员会联合举办的研讨会上发表上述讲话的。

As the drilling industry adopts more digital and automated systems into their workflows, collaboration between companies has become paramount. However, the need to maintain competitive advantage remains even in a collaborative environment, said Austin Groover, Senior Director — NDS Operations at Nabors Industries. Speaking with DC from the 2026 IADC/SPE International Drilling Conference in Galveston, Texas, on 16 March, Mr Groover discussed how a commercial misalignment between stakeholders can affect collaboration. He also presented a framework for productive collaboration – one in which companies acknowledge competing products and services yet still find space for mutual gain. Mr Groover spoke at a workshop preceding the conference co-hosted by SPE’s Drilling Systems Advancement Technical Section and the IADC Advanced Rig Technology Committee.