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The good oil Enhanced oil recovery has been a much-hyped resource in the oil and gas industry, promising to squeeze more oil from the ground and power the industry into a more sustainable future....
The drone age The exterior inspection of offshore rigs – often involving dangerous work at dizzying heights – poses significant health and safety risks. In the age of drones, not only can much of...
Diverging fortunes For decades, Guyana has been riven by civil strife, brain drain and corruption. A massive oil discovery by ExxonMobil off its coast, however, promises to change all that. Greg Noone...
Reality check For years chained to book learning – or else, gruelling on-site exercises – energy companies are increasingly exploiting the huge potential of virtual and augmented reality systems...
When worlds collide With Covid-19 turning the world’s economy on its head and oil prices taking a downturn, the oil and gas industry is accelerating its efforts to adapt and evolve. The industry is...
Plastic makes perfect Pipeline corrosion costs the oil and gas sector $1.372bn a year to fix, a figure that’s on the rise amid use of metal pipes and increased recovery rates from older fields. The...
Lighten the load Some of the tasks for an offshore worker can be dirty or dangerous. Recent advances in robotics, however, could mean the removal of human beings from some of the riskiest...
Beneath the waves Subsea installation is a complex process that requires precision planning. Jonah Baker looks at how specialist companies tackle challenging environments and marshal the skills required...
Success in the deep end Their scale and significance means that deepwater projects always come with risks attached; they require significant investment of time and finances. Isabel Ellis discusses how...
Coating against corrosion The upstream industry is dependent on the use of effective coatings for pipelines and other structures to slow down corrosion and limit costly replacement of equipment. Grace...
A gulf in technology Although conventional seismic technologies have been around for decades, they still suffer from a number of drawbacks, especially when it comes to giving scientists a precise idea...
Rejuvenate a nation A major new deepwater discovery by Total in South Africa’s Outeniqua basin could breathe new life into the country’s stagnating upstream sector – but what challenges will need to...
Double duty Digital twins are providing unprecedented insight into oilfield operations and enabling advanced training and predictive analytics. Jonah Baker looks at how this groundbreaking...
Blow hot and cold Energy and industrial processes have never been so high, deep, hot or cold. The commercialisation of more remote resources has led to an increase in demand for valves that can...
The people person Introducing a forward-looking digital culture across a large and historic company is no easy feat. Grace Allen talks to Jaco Fok, chief of innovation at OMV Petrom, about data...
Top of the rock Predicting what lies beneath the surface of an oil field is a complex and data-intensive task. World Expro speaks to Bill Shea, CEO of Sharp Reflections, who explains advances in...
A silver lining Large oil and gas companies are teaming up with major providers of cloud computing services to deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve the interpretation of subsoil data. Jim...
Global strategy: the American way North American assets are among the key elements in the exploration and production activities of some of the world’s largest energy companies. World Expro looks at the recent...
The revolution will be digitalised As the rate of digitalisation and data creation picks up, it is imperative for the biggest players in the industry to have a robust policy to exploit these developments. Torbjørn...
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