E&P Magazine - March 2000

Cover Story

The 'right' price of oil

What is the "right" price of oil?

Drilling Technologies

Delivering the goods

The push is on to reduce well construction costs as we enter the new century. This is not news. But some recent initiatives by the oil companies and the US government bear watching.

Features

Explorationists spoilt for choice in Libya

The new Libyan licensing round could prove to be something of a damp squib - with operators eyeing the country's E&P opportunities faced with TOO MUCH choice.

Tech Watch

Beat your plowshares into oil tools

Plenty of oilpatch innovations have come from the people who work out in the field.

Activity Highlights

Reaching an understanding

Arduous political debate at the highest level. Polarized views. Big business back in the dock. Claim and counter-claim.

Another Perspective

Balancing Act

One of the greatest dilemmas encountered when introducing and developing any type of new technology is knowing just how far to go.

Depth Imaging Dynamics

While most of the seismic industry is still waiting for a full-fledged oil company spending recovery, one side of the business has seen demand climb dramatically since mid-1999.

Modular Host goes deeper

The increasing demand for subsea solutions for deepwater projects has brought with it the need for guidelineless technology for installation, intervention, completion and workover.

Seabed processing comes of age

There is one area of subsea technology that perhaps holds the greatest potential for establishing a step change in its implementation globally. That area is subsea processing, and things are moving on fast.

Systems engineering the subsea key

Systems engineering is critical to subsea projects and is a key activity in their management, says one leading international contractor.

World Map

An E-normous debate

Will seismic services become part of the laundry list of items being handled by E-procurement?