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2011
Sustainable Growth and Development – “Steady as She Goes”Apr 18, 2011 Since 1909, the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association (NSA) has worked to secure Norway’s role as a major force in the global shipping industry. Appointed Director General of the NSA in 2008, Sturla Henriksen has served for nearly three years as the catalyst to generate solutions to shipping industry concerns. His background includes a management role at Accenture Management Consulting and stints at the Norwegian Ministry of Finance and Statistics Norway, as well as three-year spell in Brussels for EFTA and the European Commission – experience that suits him well for his NSA role. [ In 3/4 2011 ]
Online De-Sander Optimises PerformanceApr 18, 2011 Operators need to meet a growing global demand for oil and gas, however whilst there are still regions that are rich in new reserves, it is both expensive and time consuming to drill new wells and there is a requirement to invest in the necessary collection and distribution infrastructure to support further development. Combine this with environmental factors and sensitivities, and there is significant justification for operators to optimise production from mature assets to extract remaining reserves. By Colin Sherwood. [ In 3/4 2011 ]
Media: Out of SpaceApr 18, 2011 Imagine building a new house and getting told by the postal service that you couldn’t get a mailbox because there were no addresses left, or getting told by the phone company that there were no more phone numbers available, so sorry. The Internet is closing in on a situation like this right now. Here’s what they are doing about it. By Erlend Gram Simonsen. [ In 3/4 2011 ]
Contents, 1/2 2011Feb 11, 2011 Check out the contents of our latest issue - 1/2 2011 - published 11 February. [ In 1/2 2011 ]
Commentary, 1/2 2011Feb 11, 2011 Turnaround
When Director General of the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, Bente Nyland, presented the NPD’s review of NCS activities in 2010 mid January, most of the popular media reports focused on the reduction of the estimated, undiscovered resources on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. [ In 1/2 2011 ]
From the Editor... 1/2 2011Feb 11, 2011 Out With the Old...
It’s a new year with new possibilities.
Thankfully, we’ve begun to see increasing activity offshore, and many agree that this year will see even more. Traditionally a primary focus of this first issue of the new year is toward upcoming activities, and this time around it hasn’t been difficult to list what 2011 is expected to bring. [ In 1/2 2011 ]
Yes, they CAN – Fixing the Weak Link in Subsea Well DesignFeb 11, 2011 Suction anchors have been in use in the oil and gas industry for more than a quarter century to provide solid and secure mooring in deep waters. Over the last decade, NeoDrill has worked to take the concept further, developing an innovative approach to top-hole well construction. The company’s innovative CAN™ – Conductor Anchor Node – eliminates the “weak link” in current well design by providing a reliable foundation that mitigates the risk of conductor bending and fatigue – even with today’s heavier BOP stacks. [ In 1/2 2011 ]
Swellable Packers Reduce Well Completion CostsFeb 11, 2011 When a major North Sea operator evaluated the potential of using through tubing rotary drilling (TTRD) to sidetrack a 20-year-old well in a UKCS field, the design presented the operator with a completion challenge. As traditional cementing wasn’t practical for zonal isolation there would be difficulties in achieving a reliable cement job along the length of the horizontal section. [ In 1/2 2011 ]
Media: WikiwarsFeb 11, 2011 Julian Assange has become an international celebrity on the back of his controversial publishing of classified documents as well as the two cases of alleged rape he has been accused of committing. Assange has emerged as a kind of Internet supercelebrity, playing the role of the righteous activist, advocating revolution by disclosure, while claiming that every major government in the world is out to get him – and that the rape charges were art of a smear campaign aiming to discredit him and Wikileaks, the organisation he fronts. [ In 1/2 2011 ]
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