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AUGUST 2005

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A good year for offshore rig owners is getting better

T. Marsh
With offshore rig demand forecast to exceed supply, and several dozen new rigs on order, the long-awaited turnaround may finally be here
It's time to use the “B" word

US – World Oil staff; Canada – R. Curran; Mexico – S. M. Galina Hidalgo
Demand is remarkably resilient to high prices that are here to stay. This combination will spur a “boom” in North American E&P activity
Rig efficiency improves in the US land market

R. Mason
Great strides have been made in land drilling efficiencies, but there are signs that the technical progress is slowing down

Features

Buried hydrocarbons: A resource for biogenic methane generation

M. Finkelstein, R. DeBruyn, J. Weber and J. Dodson
By treating just 3% of the world's buried coal, carbonaceous shale and residual oil with biogenesis, the industry could produce 1,000 Tcf of methane
New life emerges in North Sea activity

R. Williams
Licensing changes, other governmental initiatives and high commodity prices are all helping to boost the number of operators and wells in Northwest Europe
North American coalbed methane development moves forward

R. Snyder
In the US, development centers on the Powder River and San Juan basins, while Canadian firms focus their efforts on exploring new areas in Western Canada
Petroleum Technology Digest: Using the online world to become informed on hydraulic fracturing

L. Cole
A quick search online can find many resources available on hydraulic fracturing
Sand control in horizontal wells

D. Sparlin
Despite industry's proven methods for preventing inflow of unconsolidated sands, drilling horizontal boreholes over 15,000 ft presents new challenges
Wicks sees better North Sea market, vows further offshore improvements

Interview with UK Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks
Just in office a few months, the new British energy minister explains how UK activity is recovering and details his plans for Britain's upstream future

Columns

Editorial Comment

Perry A. Fischer, Editor
A very bad move
Drilling advances

Les Skinner, Contributing Editor
Situation awareness can breed better well control
International Politics

John McCaughey, Contributing Editor, Washington
The Senate energy bill is dripping with special interest pork
What's new in exploration

Perry A. Fischer, Editor
Weird earth science
What's new in production

Robert E. Snyder, Executive Eng. Editor
US spending jumps higher; CBM work expands; Welding is bad for the brain

News & Resources

Companies in the news

Vol. 226 No. 8  Composite Mat Solutions (CMS), a subsidiary of SOLOCO, a Newpark company, has opened new headquarters in Louisiana. The plastics-molding facility wil
Industry at a glance

Vol. 226 No. 8   After five months of continuous increase, world oil production declined 160,000 bpd. However, internatio
New products

Vol. 226 No. 8  Fiber-based frac technology FiberFRAC fluid technology from Schlumberger creates a fiber-based network within fracturing fluid, prov
People in industry

Vol. 226 No. 8  Didier Hornet has been named deputy managing director of V&M Tubes new North America OCTG division. He will also serve as chairman of the board
World of Oil

Kurt S. Abraham, Managing/International Editor

Vol. 226 No. 8  KURT S. ABRAHAM, MANAGING/INTERNATIONAL EDITOR

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