Special reports

Jennifer Knopf, Dr. Ulf W. Naatz, and Neil Lawrence Tobin, Vink Chemicals, discuss mercaptan removal strategies in the oil and gas industry and highlight a way to effectively manage and control their presence.

Connor Docherty, SPM Oil & Gas, a Caterpillar company, highlights advances in durable pump consumables and how they promote greater operational efficiency.

Danny Salinas, Federico Mezzatesta, and Jessica Stump, NOV, explain how using a high-capacity, intuitive shaker can enhance drilling performance and efficiency.

Golak Patnaik, Principal Analyst, Asia Pacific Upstream Research, Wood Mackenzie, looks back at 2024’s upstream highlights for the Asia Pacific region, revealing the distinct dynamics at play in its varied oil and gas markets.

Corrosion in oil and gas tubing systems costs over $1 billion annually (source: NACE). Common types like pitting and crevice corrosion can be mitigated with proactive identification and appropriate solutions, preventing costly damage to fluid systems.

Rystad Energy’s oil market update: 25 November.

Amplus Energy responds to the challenges facing the global energy industry.

Cameron Devers, Tyler Abla, and Gage Russell, Taurex Drill Bits, USA, delve into the use of computer vision for PDC cutter damage classification, demonstrating how advanced image analysis is transforming the field.

Todd Razor, PACCAR Winch, USA, explains how collaboration is the key for the delivery of offshore hoist service training.

Patrick Hayes, Tracerco, USA, presents two case studies demonstrating how tracer technologies are enabling optimised investments and de-risked development through the provision of accurate and actionable data for informed decision making.

Victory for Donald Trump in the US election is unlikely to alter the structural tipping points in oil markets for 2025.

CORTEC’s advanced automation systems offer safety and efficiency. Pressure control equipment is the backbone of the Oil and Gas Industry.

Macy Ayala and Irwan Yunus, Champion X, discuss how, as the oil and gas industry continues to face increasing costs and sustainability requirements, new methodologies and technologies that support more efficient production are required. This is particularly true within the hydraulic fracturing (fracking) industry, which is continuing to grow globally.

Neil Wilson, Expro, UK, outlines a new intervention system for treatment of sustained annulus pressure.

By Murray Wilson, Regional Director, Nordics, Sulzer Services.