Special reports

In an article from Oilfield Technology's first issue of 2021, Manash Goswami and Artem Abramov, Rystad Energy, explain why US tight oil’s overhaul in 2020 has positioned the industry for robust future performance.

Oilfield Technology’s first issue of 2021 begins with a look at US tight oil’s prospects this year, before moving on to cover completions technology, production forecasting, electric fracturing, sand recovery and more.

Oil prices rose on Wednesday as the market expects OPEC+ to keep a conservative output policy in the following day’s meeting, due to the speed lag of the oil demand recovery.

Oil prices fell on Monday as the Suez Canal blockade is getting closer to a resolution and as global Covid-19 infections rose for a fifth consecutive week.

Oil prices rose on Friday as the market re-evaluated the importance and consequences of the Suez Canal blockade and the effect of a prolonged bottleneck.

Oil prices rose on Wednesday due to a blockage at the Suez Canal, which prevents normal traffic of oil tankers. Positive data in European purchasing manager indices also help, but concerns that heavy lockdowns in Europe will affect the demand recovery still keep prices lower than few weeks ago.

Rystad Energy expects around 54 000 wells to be drilled worldwide in 2021, a 12% increase from 2020 levels, while in 2022 drilling is set to increase by another 19% year-on-year to about 64 500 wells.

In our inaugural Oilfield Technology Spotlight, Deputy Editor Nicholas Woodroof speaks with Duncan McAllister, Application Engineering Manager at Varel Energy Solutions, and Cody Baranowski, Sales Engineer at D-Tech Rotary Steerable.

Oil prices started the week largely flat due to renewed lockdowns in Europe but, after last week’s painful correction, levels are now more sustainable.

GlobalData's latest report, Morocco Exploration & Production, reveals that Morocco is on the brink of unlocking its gas potential - even though the country is not a major producer and imports most of its gas.

Oil prices fell further on Thursday as a result of continuing doubts over the AstraZeneca vaccine and a rise in US crude inventories.

Diversification, decarbonisation and digitalisation are set to define the future of the UK's oilfield services sector, according to the latest EY UK Energy Services overview.

Gerardo Munoz, Sr. Product Specialist, AspenTech, explains why many organisations in the oil and gas industry cannot afford to let the opportunity to adopt hybrid modelling pass them by.

OGUK has stated that securing and sustaining investment in the sector is now critical to help the UK quickly realise a net-zero future.

Oil prices are declining today as the market fears crude stock levels in the US could rise again and as the speed of the global oil demand recovery is under threat amid Covid-19 vaccination campaign setbacks.