The European option
Celerant Consulting champions the need for the consistent application of best practice to maximise European E&P opportunities, focusing on key options, best practice and asset integrity.
October 2008: US$ 1.8 billion tied up for Rajasthan oilfield
Cairn India has said that it has tied up funds for US$ 1.8 billion for development of its Rajasthan oilfields and is on schedule to deliver first oil in the second half of this year.
October 2008: Aker Solutions signs subsea supply agreement with Shell Malaysia
Aker Solutions has been awarded a five-year supply agreement from Sarawak Shell Berhad (SSB) for supply of subsea production systems equipment and services.
September 2008: First contract award
Subsea 7 has won the first contract for its new fabrication and spoolbase facility at Port Isabel, Texas.
September 2008: Operation complete
TDW Offshore Services LLC have announced that it has successfully completed a key subsea flex joint isolation operation on the Independence Trail natural gas pipeline for Enterprise Products Partners LP in the Gulf of Mexico.
September 2008: State of the art
Tracerco, part of the Johnson Matthey Group, has been awarded a major contract for the supply of its state of the art profiler insturments to FMC Technologies.
September 2008: Drill site deliveries
ExxonMobil Production Company has completed initial barging of equipment and supplies to the Point Thomson drill site.
September 2008: Uncovered reserves
Scientists from the US have said in a state assessment of the region that the Arctic could hold as much as 90 million bbls of undiscovered oil reserves and undiscovered gas reserves.
September 2008: Access granted
The Iraqi Government has agreed to allow China access to its Ahdab oilfield, Province of Wassit, south of Baghdad.
September 2008: Report release
Douglas-Westwood and OTM Consulting have published the latest edition of The Subsea Processing Gamechanger Report.
September 2008: FPSO vessel for Tupi Area
MODEC has signed a letter of intent for the supply, charter and operations of a FPSO vessel for the Pilot FPSO on the giant Tupi Area in the Santos Basin with Petróleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras).
Riding out the storm
An increasingly alarming shortage of specialised workers coupled with an ageing workforce means the oil and gas industry must be proactive in selling itself to a new generation of potential workers. Booz & Company discuss how the industry is tackling its labour and skills crisis.
Giving gas lift a boost
Brunei Shell Petroleum explores boosting real time gas lift optimisation with Smart Field technology, and provides details of project execution, challenges faced and value ultimately created.
Extreme Cementing
Syed Haidher, Samir Kale, BJ Services Company, India and John St. Clergy, BJ Services Company, USA, look at fit for purpose slurry designs that extend the industry’s ability to safely drill, complete and produce wells in extreme conditions.
September 2008
This, the long awaited launch issue of Oilfield Technology magazine, begins its foray into the oil and gas exploration, drilling and production arena by discussing the vital and pressing issues surrounding the industry’s workforce challenge. Our regional perspectives in this issue emerge from Europe and Canada, and a number of articles focus on the technical challenges faced in successfully orchestrating and operating deepwater projects. We explore the most effective way to approach high pressure/high temperature scenarios, managing reservoirs and process control and automation. The September issue of Oilfield Technology sets the precedent for illuminating insights into this ever changing and often volatile industry.
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- Deep Water Technology
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