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Top ten
The US and China are heavily reliant
on imports to fuel their economies. We
reveal the ten nations that each
country depends on. |
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Specialist opportunities
Robert Preston, Epi-V, explores
the upstream value-generating
opportunities for private
equity investors. |
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Caspian can take
the crown
GlobalData gives an overview of the
crude oil and natural gas markets in
the Commonwealth of Independent
States and the Caspian Sea. |
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The beast below
The giant Kashagan field is about to
make Kazakhstan a top oil and gas
producer, says Pierre Offant, North
Caspian Operating Company. |
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Extreme exploration
While the Arctic offers exciting
opportunities for oil exploration,
the challenge for oil companies
is to develop the rich reserves
without putting the environment
or people at risk. |
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Race for the prize
In the battle for the right to the Arctic’s
hydrocarbon reserves, Statoil’s Roald
Byhre Sirevaag and Trond Stokka
Meling discuss the best way to tackle
an extremely fragile ecosystem. |
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Battle for the Arctic
GlobalData reviews the countries
looking to stake their claims for the
Arctic’s sought-after assets. |
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Ready to break the
ice
LUKOIL’s Vladimir Semakov reveals
why his firm’s experience of operating
in harsh Siberian winters will prove
invaluable in getting Russia’s Arctic
reserves to market. |
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Reservoir
logs
Not only can fibre optics improve the
quality of data that can be salvaged
from target reservoirs, it can also
enhance extraction processes, Shell’s
Vianney Koelman tells Jim Banks. |
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Voyage
of recovery
BP’s Andrew Cockin explains how two
new technologies are helping the oil
giant to wring more value from its
maturing reservoirs. |
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It’s
all in the balance
Underbalanced drilling is now growing
in prominence because it reduces
potential damage and improves flow
rate compared with overbalanced
drilling, says Shell’s Dave Elliott. |
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Believe
the pipe
Increasing marine traffic poses a
threat to subsea pipeline installations.
DONG Energy’s Jens Erik Thygesen
talks about the latest monitoring
technology and the implications for
the oil and gas industry. |
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Q&A
Subsea reservoir simulation allows for
reduced risk and increased productivity,
says Nick Purday, Halliburton subsidiary
Landmark Software and Services. |
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En route to success
ConocoPhillips’ operations excellence
programme is a unique interplay
of knowledge-sharing between
experienced veterans and a young
and keen workforce. |
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A force to be reckoned
with
Petrobras’s human resources director
Mariangela Mundin reveals her
company’s vision of becoming the
largest publicly traded oil producer. |
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Keeping up with the
Joneses
Oil alone cannot meet the world’s
demand for energy. Statoil’s Halfdan
Brustad reveals how his firm’s
extensive E&P experience helped
develop the first floating wind turbine. |
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World
Expro 2011
