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Digital Transformation at BP is Starting to Add Up to Billions
Analytics, sensors, and robots are changing the way one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies does business. Underpinning all the new technology though is a shift in how BP thinks, and what it means to be a supermajor in the 21st century.
Weatherford Plans Chapter 11 Restructuring
Weatherford said it will file for bankruptcy after reaching a deal with its biggest lenders to halve its debt load and provide financing during and after the process.
Transocean Reveals Its Drilling-Changing Ideas
The biggest drilling company appears interested in becoming the most innovative. It is testing inventions ranging from a blowout preventer that is not hydraulically powered to power systems designed like a hybrid car.
Idle Drilling Rigs Actually Require a Lot of Work
When a rig is stacked, its owner has two choices: spend millions to keep it in good shape, or let it rust out. These two companies describe what it is like to maintain their assets for the day that a contract comes.
Chevron No Longer Pursuing Anadarko
Oxy has won the fight for Anadarko. Citing capital discipline as the reason, Chevron has elected not to make another bid for the independent.
UK Continental Shelf: Two Big Discoveries and More to Come
Leaders from UK’s Oil and Gas Authority, Total, CNOOC, and Equinor discuss exploration successes, misses, and expectations for the offshore UK.
MONTHLY FEATURES
Looking for Fracturing Sand That Is Cheap and Local
The very first fracturing job used sand scooped from a nearby river. After decades of buying sand based on tight size standards, unconventional operators are increasingly going back to a broad range of sizes, similar to that river sand.
Shale EOR Delivers, So Why Won’t the Sector Go Big?
There is every reason to believe that enhanced oil recovery through huff-and-puff injections in US tight-oil plays could be a technical success across large numbers of wells. However, widespread economic success remains uncertain.
TECHNOLOGY
OTC Event Selects 10 Startups Worth Watching
The results are in. Here are this year’s “Most Promising” startups as decided by upstream investors and oil company innovation teams
Operator Executives Share Haynesville Development Strategies
Indigo Natural Resources, Aethon Energy, and Rockcliff Energy are among the most active operators in the revived Haynesville Shale of North Louisiana and East Texas. And most people outside of the region likely have never heard of them.
OTC Names Winners of Spotlight on New Technology Awards
The Offshore Technology Conference selected 15 new technologies for its 2019 Spotlight on New Technology Awards. The annual awards program recognizes innovative technologies and companies to showcase the latest advances in offshore exploration and production.
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Morten IversenWell Integrity Section Head, Karachaganak Petroleum Operating |
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Bernt S. AadnøyProfessor of Petroleum Engineering, University of Stavanger |
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Alasdair Brown
16 May 2019
Alasdair Brown, SPE, was appointed vice president of engineering at MicroSeismic. He was previously ...
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Don Tyler
29 April 2019
BCCK Holding Company appointed Don Tyler as director of engineering. Tyler has more than 40 years of...
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Hema Prapoo
29 April 2019
BiSN, a downhole sealing solutions provider, appointed Hema Prapoo as vice president of sales. Prapo...
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Janeen S. Judah
29 April 2019
Jagged Peak Energy elected Janeen S. Judah, SPE, to its board of directors. Judah has more than 35 y...
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Mikell J. ("Jason") Pigott
29 April 2019
Laredo Petroleum appointed Mikell J. ("Jason") Pigott, SPE, as its new president and a member of the...
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Rolando Gächter
29 April 2019
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