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OCTOBER 2001

Special Focus

49th annual Schlumberger Reed-Hycalog rig census

D. Farmer
High natural gas prices prompted a 5% increase in the U.S. rig fleet, reversing a two-year decline, and utilization hit its highest level since the early 1980s
New drilling technology improves ROP and lowers drilling costs

N. Evans
A closed-loop steering system saves money and reduces casing/ drill pipe wear while conducting near-zero vertical drilling through deepwater salt formations
New rig design improves drilling efficiency

R. Isinger
The latest innovation in slant rig drilling technology reduces drilling time for shallow wells by up to 50%, while also improving rig crew safety

Features

Constraining source and charge risk in deepwater areas

G. Cole, A. Yu, F. Peel, R. Requejo, J. DeVay, J. Brooks, B. Bernard, J. Zumberge and S. Brown
Gulf of Mexico explorationists are using a new source/ charge model derived from analysis of piston cores and other data to identify seeps that point to reservoirs
Natural Gas: Gathering and Compression

B. Bowers
Cooperative effort allows efficient, fast-track development of a gas field - The operator, gas marketer and equipment supplier brought a gas field to full production by using ready-to-ship packages and other equipment from inventory
Part 1 - Mexico's Northern Region launches massive development

M. Yañez
State oil company Pemex will conduct a large-scale development of gas reserves over the next five years, much of it in the Northern Region's Burgos basin
Tectonic setting of the world's giant oil fields

P. Mann, L. Gahagan and M.B. Gordon
Part 2 continues the discussion of a new classification scheme for the world's giant fields, focusing on the North Sea, Africa, Persian Gulf and FSU regions
Turkmenistan reaches out to foreign investors

World Oil Staff Report
In an exclusive interview, Turkmen Oil and Gas Industry Minister Kurbannazar Nazarov assesses the country's energy sector and prospects for foreign investors
Using downhole vibration stimulation for enhanced oil recovery

R.V. Westermark, J.F. Brett and D.R. Maloney
As some operators report production increases, further field tests are warranted for an emerging technology that improves EOR through seismic stimulation
Volatile oil prices result from bad data and misguided attention to inventories

G. Littell
While ignoring unreliable IEA figures, frequent shifts in OPEC quotas still focus too much on API stock changes, often resulting in unintended, wild price swings

Columns

Editorial comment

Thomas R. Wright, Jr., Publisher
When mere words won't suffice
International

Kurt S. Abraham, Managing/International Editor
Mexican gas stance defies predictability; Cuban oil output leaps higher
International Politics

Øystein Noreng, Contributing Editor
Criticism of the new Venezuelan law dismissed as “a storm in a teacup"
What's happening in drilling

Robert E. Snyder, Editor
New techniques reduce operating costs; Britain recruits offshore help
What's happening in exploration

Perry A. Fischer, Engineering Editor
Getting a “jump" on the latest theory behind seismic anisotropy
What's happening in production

Perry A. Fischer, Engineering Editor
Several new projects see first oil; New perforating, gravel pack records set
What's happening offshore

Robert E. Snyder, Editor
Offshore Europe examined various ways to optimize remaining UKCS potential

News & Resources

Companies in the news

Oct. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 10  Company News  Marathon Petroleum Norge A/S agreed with Statoil, Norsk Hydro and TotalFinaElf to acquire interests in five licen
Industry at a glance

Oct. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 10  Industry Stats     International
Looking ahead

Oct. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 10  Looking Ahead  Bayu-Undan gas development decision expected by end of this month. Woodside Petroleum will evaluate rival proposals from Roy
Oil country hot line

Oct. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 10  Hot Line  Independents, deep water rule lease sale The Western Gulf of Mexico lease sale drew $165.6 million in high bids for
People in industry

Oct. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 10  People  Santos appointed Jacques Gouadain and Frank L. Jones general managers of exploration and drilling, respective

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Special Report

Mobile offshore production units 2001

World Oil's annual listing of the 145-unit, global MOPU fleet shows ownership, photographs and performance data for four categories of production vessels

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