December 2014 ///
Special Focus
Kurt Abraham, World Oil
The year 2014 has been a period of not only great profitability for the global upstream industry but also a time of considerable volatility.
Features
Pramod Kulkarni, World Oil
China is the predominant player on both the demand and supply sides of the global oil and gas industry.
Henry Terrell, Contributing Editor
With oil prices softening, the pressure to get more out of each well, and longer life out of every bit, will only increase.
Jim Redden, Contributing Editor
Multi-zone play chugs on amid lower prices
Dr. Tihana Fuss-Dezelic, Saint Gobain
Sand generates respirable dust comprising crystalline silica, which is a concern for the hydraulic fracturing industry.
Pramod Kulkarni, World Oil
Increased onshore drilling activity means an increased risk of spills that can occur at the well site—spills that can harm the environment and pose safety issues.
Roberto Mezzalama, Golder Associates
As the quantifying of environmental impacts becomes increasingly important for the oil and gas industry, a report from Golder Associates commends Italy’s environmental performance.
David Blackmon, Contributing Editor
Not satisfied with their efforts on a national, federal scale, environmental and other anti-industry activists have begun to focus on the local level, in their attempt to block the U.S. shale oil and gas revolution
Columns
Pramod Kulkarni, World Oil
Precarious present, uncertain future
Jim Redden, Contributing Editor
When your well speaks, listen
William J. Pike, World Oil
Tell me it ain’t so
Chris Dixon, HSE
Taking safety to the next level
Steven McGinn, World Oil
Horizontal wells: A standard for today
Ron Bitto, Contributing Editor
Bifurcation and belt-tightening for offshore drillers
Dr. Øystein Noreng, Contributing Editor
How robust is Norway’s petroleum industry?
Kurt Abraham, World Oil
A new era dawns in U.S. Congress for E&P industry
William (Bill) Head, Contributing Editor
SEG stimulates debates on data, technology and mammal monitoring
Henry Terrell, Contributing Editor
Hydraulic fracturing helps the geothermal industry build up steam
Graham Bennett, DNV GL
New EU Directive recognizes regime model for safe offshore operations
News & Resources
Steven McGinn, World Oil
Companies in the news
Henry Terrell, Contributing Editor
Industry at a glance
Henry Terrell, Contributing Editor
Meeting and events
Steven McGinn, World Oil
New products and services
Steven McGinn, World Oil
People in the industry
Roger Jordan, World Oil
World of oil and gas
Special Supplement
Mike Slaton, Contributing Editor
Deeper, faster, safer, cheaper—the demands on drilling rigs are huge, unrelenting and, sometimes, even contradictory.