Arctic Gas – No Stopping ShtokmanApr 24, 2009 The world’s largest undeveloped offshore gas field, Shtokman, is finally on track, and an assembled industry believes in it. It’s Game On for the 3.8-trillion-cubic metre Eastern Barents Sea prize, and neither bad press nor Cold War junkies can stop it. That’s the consensus found by a survey of those with good reasons for following Russia’s USD 15-billion gas project. Gas companies, commodity traders, brokerages, subsea players and those with a stake in regional gas projects, like shippers and shipbuilders, say Shtokman is on – whatever the price.
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Global Partnership to Reduce Methane EmissionsApr 24, 2009 During her recent visit to Oslo, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Program Manager Carey Bylin met with both industry and the authorities to discuss their possible involvement in the EPA’s Natural Gas Star Program and the Methane to Markets Partnership.
Scandinavian Oil-Gas Magazine met with Ms. Bylin to find out the EPA’s efforts to reduce methane emissions.
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Media: Clouds on the HorizonApr 24, 2009 Business computing is finally getting as connected as it wants to be. Let’s look at one of the phenomena that claim to be able to revolutionise how you do business.
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Contents, 1/2 2009Feb 9, 2009 Check out the contents of our latest issue - 1/2 2009
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Commentary, 1/2 2009Feb 9, 2009 Business as Unusual
Oil prices continue to sink and the pace of activity has begun to wane. News reports talk of the deepening market slump, which traders take to mean further reductions in demand. And shrinking demand sends prices even lower.
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From the Editor, 1/2 2009Feb 9, 2009 New Year
Yes, it’s a new year, and everyone is taking a deep breath and bracing themselves for what this year will bring. There seems to be an all-prevailing “wait and see” feeling throughout business world, especially in the energy-related industries. One thing is for sure. As always, things will change – we here at the magazine are of the mind that this means eventually for the better.
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Efficient Management of Well Services Delivered to BP on Miller Decommissioning ProjectFeb 9, 2009 The North Sea decommissioning process is gathering momentum and will undoubtedly be a major challenge for operators in the North Sea over the coming decades. One of the biggest projects underway currently is the decommissioning of BP’s Miller field where well abandonment activity is at an advanced stage.
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Asia Installation Marks New Age for Metal-To-Metal Seal TechnologyFeb 9, 2009 Over the past four years, Aberdeen based Caledyne, a leading specialist in innovative engineering services and products to the energy industry, has developed a product which has dramatically increased the safety and reliability of wells and downhole activity. In May 2007, Caledyne’s patented retrievable metalto- metal (MTM) downhole seal system was launched. MTM seals address many of the limitations of elastomeric seals allowing operators to confidently and cost effectively, develop their fields.
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Media: The Wired PresidentFeb 9, 2009 Barack Obama ran a hugely successful presidential campaign that landed him in the white house. His innovative use of new media has set the stage for the first president to maintain a personal Internet presence – the first Wired President.
