January 2012

• New Technologies Will Change The Industry

  Tear the ‘not invented here’ page out of the manual. Technology transfer offers ripe opportunities.

• Revealing The Secrets Of Carbonate Formations

  A holographic approach to imaging promises to solve the mysteries of carbonate reservoirs.

• Web-Based Planning Saves Time And Money

  A new online system streamlines wellsite planning and logistics scheduling.

• Organic Rankine Cycle Technology Increases Energy Efficiency

  Transferring ORC technology to upstream applications improves profits while minimizing GHG emissions.

• Drilling With Casing Curbs Costs And Lowers Risk

  Approaching trouble zones with drilling-with-casing technology keeps many problems behind the pipe.

• Permian Basin Undergoes Liquids Revival

  Traditional roots push forth a line of new “it” plays in a legacy crude oil basin.

• China Invests In Global Oil, Gas Market To Fuel Domestic Growth

  China is expected to account for about 65% of the world’s oil demand growth and about 30% of its natural gas demand growth by 2035.

• Technology Is The Key To Improved Bottom Line

  Doing more with less is an achievable goal with the right technology.

• Pickens Bullish On Shale

  US can either support North American energy production or let OPEC dictate energy future.

• Study To Reduce Offshore Collisions

  A new JIP will analyze the hydrodynamic behavior of buoys in close proximity to FPSOs during disconnection and reconnection.

• Floating Production: Floating Production To See US $68 Billion Investment

  A surge of installations will drive the floating production market for the next few years with 130 systems installed worldwide over the 2012-2016 period.

• Floating Power Solution To Provide Fuel Flexibility Offshore Brazil

  The engine behind the P-63 FPSO slated to produce from the Papa Terra field offshore Brazil in 2013 is paving the way in integrated floating production operations.

• Multiphase Flowmeters Provide A Measured Approach

  The future of multiphase flow measurement is being driven by the need for cheaper, lighter, and more flexible production systems.

• COcompression Solutions Advance

  The application of new technology extends the reach of COcompression.

• Seismic Data Processing Empowers Interpretation

  A new methodology serves to mesh processing and interpretation.

• HSE-Sound Agent Shows Capacity To Minimize Losses In Hot Wells

  Controlling fluid loss and depositing a low-permeability filter cake to protect the formation against destabilizing or production-restricting fluid invasion are critical elements in drilling fluid formulation.

• Positive Offshore Datapoints Highlight Gulf and Ultra Deepwater Activity

• The Era Of ‘Open Innovation’ Has Arrived

• Digital Wireless Canopy Delivers Value

  New application of technology improves operations management.

• Gliding Along In The Search For New Data

  Self-propelled Wave Gliders offer a revolution in ocean exploration.

• A License To Drill?

  The need for competent well design engineers grows with the apparent risks of well control.

• Technology Increases Profitability For Landmen, Land Departments

  Adopting new management technology expedites ROI for operators.

• International Highlights

• A Call To Arms

  When it comes to IOR, the E&P industry needs to follow Norway’s example.

• Intervention Innovation Will Sustain Europe’s Oil, Gas Industry

  Technology remains the key to continued development in the aging North Sea.

• Attention To Increased Risk Is Critical For Safe Decommissioning

  With growing emphasis on increasing oil recovery, it is easy to lose sight of the big business of decommissioning.

• Carbon Mineralization Reduces Cost Of Emissions Compliance

  As carbon emissions become increasingly scrutinized, an alternative to capture and storage is an attractive proposition.