Issue: February 2002

Special Focus

International: Canadian outlook

Wary oil patch limps into 2002

International: Offshore drilling

International activity increases

International: World oil production

Slowing economies clip demand

International: Worldwide drilling

Status quo persists outside U.S.

United States: 2002 E&P spending

Annual survey signals spending plateau

United States: Crude oil prices

2001: In like a lion, out like a lamb

United States: Producing gas wells

High prices, record well levels

United States: Producing oil wells

Price cut slows comeback

United States: U.S. drilling

Recovery should come in second half

United States: U.S. production

Oil output flat, but gas is up

United States: U.S. reserves

Oil up as gas reserves leap

United States: U.S. rotary rigs

Optimism goes south at year-end

United States: Washington in 2002

Action stalled by partisanship
Features

Natural Gas: North American Outlook

Natural gas in North America: All it takes is time and money: Slow gas-well drilling due to low prices overshadows the facts that demand will increase and North American resources can support more drilling

Technology at Work: Assessing tubular connection leakage integrity

Feb. 2002 Vol. 223 No. 2  Feature Article  TECHNOLOGY AT WORK Assessing tubular connection leakage integrity Cam Matthews, C-FER Technologies Casing / tu

Technology at Work: Mapping fractures in real time

Feb. 2002 Vol. 223 No. 2  Feature Article  TECHNOLOGY AT WORK Mapping fractures in real time New fracture-mapping technologies allow direct measurement of fr

Technology at Work: Multilateral wells provide deepwater solutions

Feb. 2002 Vol. 223 No. 2  Feature Article  TECHNOLOGY AT WORK Multilateral wells provide deepwater solutions Finding cost-effective, fit-for-purpose recovery

Technology at Work: New visualization system speeds E&P cycle for Murphy Oil

Feb. 2002 Vol. 223 No. 2  Feature Article  TECHNOLOGY AT WORK New visualization system speeds E&P cycle for Murphy Oil Jeff Brum and Mark Hall, Fakes

Technology at Work: Recent advances in cased-hole logging, sidetracking mills and CO2 pumping

Feb. 2002 Vol. 223 No. 2  Feature Article  TECHNOLOGY AT WORK Recent advances in cased-hole logging, sidetracking mills and CO 2 pumping E. Lance Cole, Nat

Departments

New equipment

New literature

Columns

Drilling developments

BP's underbalanced drilling research; Drilling permits and rig counts

Editorial Comment

The perils of forecasting with roller-coaster-like activity trends

International Politics

Governmental incentives needed to boost investment in Indonesia
News & Resources

Companies in the news

Feb. 2002 Vol. 223 No. 2  Company News  Cal Dive International acquired 85% of Canyon Offshore, Inc., a supplier of ROVs and robotics. Cal Dive would purchase the remain

Industry at a glance

Feb. 2002 Vol. 223 No. 2  Industry Stats     International

Looking ahead

Feb. 2002 Vol. 223 No. 2  Looking Ahead  Canadian output to increase in 2002. Despite expected lower prices and company expenditures than in recent years, a big boost

Oil country hot line

Feb. 2002 Vol. 223 No. 2  Hot Line  U.S. job cuts link to weak prices Slumping oil and gas prices undermined companies’ budgets, prompting the loss o

People in industry

Feb. 2002 Vol. 223 No. 2  People  Dr. Philip Klahr joined Wellogix Inc.’s knowledge management team as VP of knowledge systems. He brings 29 years of exper

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