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2012
Unconventional Comment – Surer About Shale OilAug 17, 2012 In any gold rush, “man camps” are alive with wild rumour, some planted deliberately, maybe, and some of it sort of true. There are stories about fortunes being made. There’s a fear of large players – especially foreign ones – and that the world will never be the same. Some warn US demand for foreign oil will plummet, taking with it the fortunes of a “conventional-oil” supply chain. Cooler heads note it’s the same supply chain, just a new gold rush. [ In 7/8 2012 ]
A Spar is BornAug 17, 2012 What’s as exciting for the supply chain as a big new oilfield? The answer – a new spar platform for a gas field now kicking off large-scale gas-infrastructure projects for a new deepwater province in the Norwegian Sea. Statoil’s unique Aasta Hansteen facility is to be Norway’s first spar and the world’s largest while extending the “happy times” for Norwegian industry. [ In 7/8 2012 ]
BG Norge’s Gaupe Field – A World-Class Project DevelopmentAug 17, 2012 Gaupe marks BG Group’s first production from the Norwegian Continental Shelf. With estimated gross recoverable reserves of around 30 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe), production from Gaupe is expected to reach a plateau production rate of around 15,000 boe per day gross in the third quarter of 2012. The project demonstrates what can be achieved with close collaboration and shared expertise across the North Sea. It is a testament to the knowledge and understanding that exists between Norway and the UK and a great indication of the potential still remaining in the region. [ In 7/8 2012 ]
GeoLine3D – Efficient LBL Array Planning = Low Risk Operations and Cost BenefitsAug 17, 2012 The development of subsea fields in increasingly harsher environments results in a host of positioning challenges when operating seabed based positioning systems such as industry standard Long BaseLine (LBL) systems. Coupled with the demand for tighter positioning tolerances and the requirement to fulfil operations during both the development phase and the complete life-of-field maintenance program, there has raised a need for an innovative and cost effective seabed LBL array planning tool to ensure project success. [ In 7/8 2012 ]
Media: Conversation SkillsAug 17, 2012 It’s hard to overstate the importance of social networks to modern urban society. It’s also often difficult to understand exactly how and why it is so important. I work as a strategic advisor for a communications agency, with a wide array of clients in the private and public sectors. In the private sector, companies want to reach their customers through all available channels, and they want to create close relationships with them, in order to keep them from defecting to competitors. Public sector organizations, typically large government agencies, want to find ways to communicate efficiently with the public, in essence to create better and more modern governance. [ In 7/8 2012 ]
Contents, 5/6 2012Jun 8, 2012 Check out the contents of our latest issue – 5/6 2012 – published 8 June. [ In 5/6 2012 ]
Commentary, 5/6 2012Jun 8, 2012
What Next?
When it comes to economic uncertainty, we’re still not out of the woods. What was, five years ago, an incredibly bullish market now seems mired in doubt. After the so-called “Credit Crunch” followed by the ongoing “Euro Crisis”, it’s easy to ask, “What next?” [ In 5/6 2012 ]
From the Editor, 5/6 2012Jun 8, 2012
From Peak to Peak
The Offshore Technology Conference – OTC – in Houston is always an exciting event and high point of the year. And this year was no exception. For us, you could say that OTC marks the beginning of summer, when we from the north can get a taste of warmer weather before our summer arrives. But even more important, OTC is an event that inspires us as we begin our summer work that leads us to this year’s Offshore Northern Seas – ONS – another high spot in late August. [ In 5/6 2012 ]
Rig-Market Report – Learning to SurviveJun 8, 2012 In the four years since the credit crunch first created rig-project casualties, the offshore rig market has rolled and pitched without losing buoyancy. Scary words from far off markets once put understandable fear in investors, both private and institutional. Early in 2012, indicators point to “strong fundamentals”:
healthy cash flow, new-build orders, lax yard prices, a good oil price and banks turning again tofavoured customers for stability. After a few scares, rig players are also adapting business models to changed customers and suppliers. By William Stoichevski. [ In 5/6 2012 ]
Insulated Pipe-In-Pipe Riser System and BendsJun 8, 2012 Increasing demand for energy, matched with the high commodity price and advances in technology, is driving operators to extract whatever reserves remain in the challenging UKCS. That said, the requirement to transfer these multi-phase products, from often high pressure/high temperature (HPHT) wells back onshore, is an even more demanding prospect. By Derek Bish. [ In 5/6 2012 ]
Subsea Fibre and the Digital Oilfield – Diving into Offshore CommunicationsJun 8, 2012 For years, satellite technology has served offshore drilling operations by incorporating rigs into corporate communications infrastructures, even where wires and towers can’t reach, and bringing them digitally closer to headquarters. However, as drilling technology continues to advance, the demand for bandwidth-intensivedata transmissions from offshore operations to land has skyrocketed. To remain competitive, drillers now require real-time data regarding operations, and often times data needs to be collected from very remote, deep areas of the ocean. By Rick Simonian. [ In 5/6 2012 ]
Media: Social Security ConcernsJun 8, 2012 As we enact more and more of our lives online, we are always at risk of being victims of the ever-growing spectre of Internet fraud. This is, of course, old news, and much discussed. But the recent Facebook IPO and the general trend towards adding social features to everything we do online, tells me it bears another look. By Erlend Gram Simonsen. [ In 5/6 2012 ]
Contents, 3/4 2012Apr 20, 2012 Check out the contents of our latest issue – 3/4 2012 – published 20 April. [ In 3/4 2012 ]
Commentary, 3/4 2012Apr 20, 2012 North Sea Gas Leak
On 25 March, as we were preparing this issue to go to press, Total reported a gas leak at the Elgin gas field located in the UK North Sea approximately 240 kilometres east of Aberdeen. [ In 3/4 2012 ]
From the Editor, 3/4 2012Apr 20, 2012 The "T" is for Technology
You may be reading this issue while taking a break from everything that’s happening at OTC in Houston. If so, we’re glad you found us here.
For everyone else, we’re also pleased you’ve pick us up, whether it’s at work or while visiting one many conferences offered this spring. [ In 3/4 2012 ]
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