WorldOil

Dec 2011

• If it can happen onshore, why not offshore?

  Author Jack B. Moore

  Vol. 232 No. 12   If it can happen onshore, why not offshore? JACK B. MOORE, President and CEO, Cameron, and Chairman, National Ocean Industries Association I recently read with interest an NBC news story about the Bakken shale oil boom in North D

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Dec 2011

• Regional Report: China

  Author Nell Lukosavich

  China boasts the world’s largest shale gas reserves and enormous new offshore resource potential, but geopolitical tensions and environmental concerns threaten to slow China’s E&P development

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Dec 2011

• What industry leaders expect in 2012

  Despite high oil prices and a shale-driven boom in drilling activity, the approach of a new year brings with it plenty of reasons to be concerned for the future of the oil and gas industry.

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Nov 2011

• Regional Report: West Africa

  Author Pramod Kulkarni

  On the heels of giant Nigerian and Angolan field developments and first oil in Ghana’s deep water, frontier exploration commences in Liberia and Sierra Leone

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Aug 2011

• Show Preview: From the North Sea to Brazil’s presalt, deepwater drives Offshore Europe 2011

  Author Nell Lukosavich

  Following the movement of offshore exploration in the North Sea and elsewhere around the world, one of Europe’s premier oil and gas shows is reaching for deeper water.

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Apr 2011

• Bringing offshore rigs, platforms into compliance with new US workplace safety regulation

  Author Thomas Ayral, Kaushal Shah and Don Nguyen

  Recommended practices related to safety and environmental protection become mandatory for OCS operators on Nov. 15. Effectively tracking key performance indicators and maintaining data can go a long way to meet the new requirements.

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Apr 2011

• OTC 2011 shifts gears to navigate post-Macondo landscape

  Author Nell Lukosavich

  Given the impact of the Macondo disaster on the offshore oil and gas industry, a special emphasis is being placed at this year’s Offshore Technology Conference on the industry response and operational changes following the spill last year.

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Apr 2011

• Petrobras builds technology to optimize presalt recovery

  Author Pramod Kulkarni

  Named 2011 Petroleum Executive of the Year by the Energy Intelligence information service, JOSÉ SERGIO GABRIELLI took office as Petrobras CEO in 2005.

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Apr 2011

• Wired drill pipe, motorized RSS improve drilling performance in North Sea wells

  Author Andy Hatch, Nicol Shepherd, Peter Diepeveen and Grant Affleck

  A collaborative effort between the operator and the vendor helped ensure a smooth introduction of downhole broadband in a horizontal drilling program.

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Jan 2011

• Improving drilling safety in deep water

  Author Henry Terrell

  In the wake of the Deepwater Horizon accident, operators must adapt to new drilling rules in the Gulf of Mexico. Both industry health and US energy security depend on the outcome.
  

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