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Emerging markets
Author:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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.

Hot industry topics
Author:
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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.

Artificial lift performance
Author:
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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 |
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From base case to concept
Author:
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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:
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Dr Gunnar Flaten |
| Job Title: |
Principal Engineer |
| Organisation: |
StatoilHydro |
Field experience and uncertainty assessment in multiphase flow assurance design

Arctic loading & transportation
Author:
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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)

Satellite communications
Author:
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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:
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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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