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August 2008
Issue Two

     
         
 

Pushing back the frontiers

In 2006 Shell’s CTO described the world as being ‘on the eve of an energy technology revolution.’ Is this still the case and how is the energy industry responding to the challenges in relation to environmental policies?
                                     
This comprehensive feature includes interviews with

Author:

Jan Van Der Eijk
Job Title: Chief Technology Officer
Organisation: Shell

and

Author:

Jean Michel Gires, Executive Vice President
Job Title: Sustainable Development and the Environment and Member of the Group Management Committee
Organisation: Total E&P
  Marine Contracting

Author:

Hugh Williams
Job Title: Chief Executive
Organisation: International Marine Contractors Association

New frontiers in marine contracting – challenges and opportunities

 
         



Emerging markets

Author:

Dr Fatih Birol
Job Title: Chief Economist
Organisation: International Energy Agency

China & India are emerging as major contributors to the increase in global energy and large potential mutual gains are expected for enhanced policy co-operation with China & India. So how can the industry set about building successful investment relationships? This article also looks at the future of the industry in terms of the environment and economic growth overall



Vantage Point

Author:

Eve Sprunt
Job Title: Manager of University Partnership Program and Recruitment
(Recently served as president of the Society of Petroleum Engineers)
Organisation: Chevron

How should oil companies be attracting and developing talent and skills for the global oil & gas industry?


Staying one step ahead

Author:

Bill Murray
Job Title: Chief Executive
Organisation: Offshore Contractors’ Association

Supers suffer from a lack of experienced staff to deal with tail-end issues due to their involvement with lengthy projects, giving ‘independents’ the upper hand. How can ‘supers’ remain on top of recruitment and skills issues and do skill and recruitment shortfalls result in unfinished business?


Skills needs in the energy industry

Author:

Sarah Beacock
Job Title: Professional Affairs Director
Organisation: Energy Institute

The Energy Institute has set out to examine the scale of the skills shortage in the energy industry, gauging its effects and more importantly identifying a way forward in responding to the challenge.

HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT

Hot industry topics

Author:

Magne Ognedal
Job Title: Director
Organisation: Petroleum Safety Authority

‘Norway’s Mr Safety’ takes a look at the latest industry topics affecting the upstream oil and gas industry.

HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT

Artificial lift performance

Author:

Charlie Moncur, Rosian Ahmad & Jan Briers
Job Title: Senior Production Operations Engineers
Organisation: Shell

When Shell applied the Fieldware Production Universe (PU) application suite to improve artificial lift performance in the Seria field in Brunei, the company discovered that new smart well equipment developments in the artificial lift area is ideally suited to realise production gains in combination with PU

 

SUBSEA PRODUCTION

From base case to concept

Author:

Frederic Febvre
Job Title: Lead Development Engineer
Organisation: Total E&P UK

Subsea technology and the developments being made to improve efficiency and best practice. The article also covers field development and explains the importance of setting a base case before enhancing the concept



Out in the field

Author:

Dr Gunnar Flaten
Job Title: Principal Engineer
Organisation: StatoilHydro

Field experience and uncertainty assessment in multiphase flow assurance design



Arctic loading & transportation

Author:

Ola Ravndal
Job Title: Staff Engineer Manager Offshore
Organisation: StatoilHydro

To enable successful offshore loading in ice infested waters, different methods and technologies may need to be adopted. Ravndal explains the challenges that can be overcome using an arctic tandem offloading terminal (ATOT)

OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT

Satellite communications

Author:

Martin Jarrold
Job Title: Chief of International Programme Development
Organisation: Global VSAT Forum, (an association of key companies involved in the business of delivering advanced digital fixed satellite systems and services)

Efficient means of communication are essential to mission critical operational success in the “oil & gas patch”, and in no part of the patch is it more evident than in the offshore fields of the Caspian, West Africa & the North Sea. This article takes a closer look at the benefits satellite technology can have for the industry

Corrosion protection & production structure in arctic conditions

Author:

Michael Surkein
Job Title: Senior Consultant, Materials Selection and Corrosion Contro, Group
Organisation: ExxonMobil Development Company

World Expro talks to top industry consultant, Michael Surkein to scratch below the surface of the issues surrounding corrosion protection and production structure in frozen arctic conditions

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