E&P Magazine - April 2017
Digital
Marginal fields and ‘small pools’ will play a role in the sector’s future.
As I See It
What’s Cooking?
As part of a laboratory experiment, oil was produced from samples of Alaskan coal, leading some to wonder ‘what if?’ in the coal-rich state.
Cover Story
Can Technology Save The UK Sector?
Marginal fields and ‘small pools’ will play a role in the sector’s future.
Global Subsea Market: Entering An Age Of Recovery
The industry is incorporating lessons learned to evolve into a more compact and efficient market.
Subsea Boosting Offers Field Development Solutions
The GoM stands to benefit from new wave of subsea boosting.
Subsea Gets Analytical
Digitization is the way forward for subsea.
Subsea Reset
Market recovery brings a brighter outlook for the global subsea industry.
World View
Industry Leaders Talk Markets, Projects
Meeting the challenge of supply and demand and climate change were just two of the many topics under discussion at the annual CERAWeek by IHS Markit conference.
Industry Pulse
Accounting Of Drill Cuttings Is A Game Changer
Companies that embrace their waste and properly manage the corresponding liabilities will come out on top.
Tomorrow’s Energy Company
Being average is no longer good enough.
Market Intelligence
Permian Permanence?
A surge in drilling permits to start 2017 suggests the most active oil services market in the U.S. still has some gas in the tank.
Exploration Technologies
Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea
Ocean-bottom exploration is still in its infancy.
Drilling Technologies
Clock Is Ticking On Health Of Offshore Drilling Industry
While onshore rig contractors seem to have reached the bottom of the trough, the offshore contractors are bracing for more challenges.
Completions and Production
Cruising Altitude Musings
The world is a big place, but the people in petroleum help make it a far friendlier one.
Digital Solutions
Managing Well Files And The Unstructured Data Dilemma
Well information management technologies reduce costs, boost efficiency, enable informed decisions and sharpen competitive edge.
The Power Of Cloud Storage
Storage in the cloud offers up potentially disruptive technology.
Shale Solutions
A Shale Completions JIP
It is time to do more.
Offshore Solutions
Flange Separation Technique Provides Rigless Alternative
Customer savings can be upward of tens of millions of dollars.
Heavy-lift Flag Bearer
The decommissioning of Shell’s Brent Delta platform in the U.K. North Sea will take place within the next few months, with Allseas’ giant Pioneering Spirit heavy-lift and pipelay vessel to be the high-profile center of attention.
Operator Solutions
Improved Directional Drilling Through Automation
New technology improves performance and consistency of drilling horizontal wells.
Reactive vs. Proactive Equipment Maintenance Programs
A mobile classroom is transforming preventive maintenance programs one field trip at a time.
Features
Cold-stacking For Accelerated Profitability And Flexibility
A cold-stacked rig requires adequate preservation to protect critical components of the asset.
De-risking The Frontier
A new study provides a clearer image of the Namibe salt basin.
Exploration Tool Enables Customized Evaluations
Dynamic reserves modeling tool with global coverage enables exploration teams to do more with less.
Integrated Approach To Production Management
Reducing production cost per barrel requires efficiency and visibility at every step.
MPD For Onshore Operations
Automatic system reduces response times to influxes or losses, minimizes influx size, optimizes circulation rates and increases drilling speed.
Service Helps Operator Drill ‘Undrillable’ Deepwater Wells
MPD system enables operator to save time and money.
Unconventional Report
Permian Basin Prevails
Continued innovation and leading-edge data drive continued growth.
Permian’s Delaware Basin Continues To Lead Shale Gale
The Permian’s Delaware Basin continues to lead the shale gale.
Regional Report
Mexico’s Emergent E&P Sector Will Continue To Grow
Producing assets in shallow water and onshore will spur the most interest from the industry and bring the most immediate benefits to Mexico.
Mexico’s Round One: Building An Energy Industry
Round One represented the first stone in the construction of Mexico’s upstream industry.
Unlocking A Mexican Prize
Talos Energy specializes in revitalizing older assets by coupling new technology and additional drilling investment. E&P recently spoke to Talos CEO and president Tim Duncan about the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and Gulf Coast regions.
R&D Spotlight
Chinese Design House Offers Offshore Expertise
Institute continues to expand its offshore R&D capabilities.
Tech Watch
Petrolithium: Extracting Minerals From Petroleum Brine
New lithium extraction technology offers improvements over current methods.
Tech Trends
Tech Trends
Check out the latest technology releases.
Activity Highlights
International Highlights
Check out the latest activity highlights from around the world.
On The Move
On The Move
Check out the latest promotions and new hires as well as new office and facility openings.
Last Word
Benefits Of Technology Sharing
Economic challenges provide the catalyst for innovation and technology sharing.