Special reports

Divestment continues firm’s strategy of realigning its focus on to its core controls technology.

The 1123 million boe average monthly discovered volumes year-to-date reflect an approximate 35% uplift compared to the 827 million boe seen in 2018.

In the second part of this two-part article, Patrick Tampik and Marco Nardi, ABB, outline how flameproof motors are using advanced cooling to achieve a higher power density.

In total, seven oil and gas discoveries were made in the South American country in 2Q19.

Patrick Tampik and Marco Nardi, ABB, outline how flameproof motors are using advanced cooling to achieve a higher power density.

Wood Mackenzie's supply forecast indicates there will be an additional call for Permian-to-Gulf Coast crude capacity of up to 500 000 bpd, with FID for the new capacity likely to be reached in the mid-to-late 2020s.

Over 300 oil and gas leaders will gather in Houston, Texas, US, at the 10th Annual Operational Excellence in Oil & Gas Summit on 4 -6 November to share best practice and discuss the latest strategies and tools to enhance efficiency, reliability, safety, and drive Operational Excellence to the frontline.

WFS Technologies, a specialist in Subsea Internet of Things (SIOT®) devices for Asset Integrity Management, has announced their expansion into Houston and Brazil.

The second Wood Mackenzie Exploration Awards ceremony was held in June this year.

Brazil alone is expected to contribute around 18% or 1455 thousand bpd of global crude oil and condensate production from key offshore planned and announced projects (new-build projects) in 2025.

Wood Mackenzie has said that China's recent announcing of a revised unconventional gas subsidy scheme will incentivise higher unconventional gas output over the next few years.

The increase in medium crude from Brazil will be one of the few sources of non-US supply growth this year, says ESAI Energy's Latin America Watch.

Senate Bill 181, signed in mid-April and also known as Protect Public Welfare Oil and Gas Operations, amends the Oil and Gas Conservation Act and gives counties and municipalities increased regulatory authority over oil and natural gas development in their jurisdictions.

Malcolm Forbes-Cable, Vice President Consulting, at Wood Mackenzie, weighs up what digitalisation can do for the services sector.

In the second part of this exclusive article, Eric Haney, Lone Star Analysis, USA, discusses the technological developments designed to advance the digital oilfield.