World Oil Deep Dive: The technology shaping the upstream

In this episode of World Oil's Deep Dive podcast, Akshay Sagar, CEO of Universal Pressure Pumping (UPP), discusses the company's innovative technique of remote simultaneous fracturing, which allows two wells located at a distance from each other to be fracked simultaneously using a single fleet of equipment. Sagar explains how UPP's solution engineering team worked with Matador Resources to optimize the process and bring production forward by 20 days, while reducing HSE risks and saving costs.

In this episode, we talk with attendees, speakers, and key players at the Oilfield Electrification Technology Conference to learn about critical new technologies and trends in oilfield electrification. The technologies and presentations at this conference show a strong trend toward electrifying oilfield operations. 

In this episode, we take you to the 18th Annual Women's Global Leadership Conference. WGLC focuses on discussing the industry’s key environmental, economic, professional development, and human capital issues. We talk with speakers and attendees to find out what makes this event so important and why WGLC is the largest women's event in the energy industry.

We take you to the UAE for the world's largest energy conference and exhibition; ADIPEC, hosted by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). If you missed ADIPEC this year, you'll want to listen to this episode as we talk with exhibitors about their latest technology and discuss why ADIPEC has become the most important energy conference in the world. 

We go behind the scenes at the 2022 World Oil Awards, the annual industry gala to recognize those companies and individuals whose technology drives our industry. We speak with some of the finalists about their technology; we even talk to one of the judges about how the submissions are judged. At the afterparty, we speak with some of the very excited winners. 

We have exciting conversations with SandX, H&P, SLB, Abaco, and Rockwater about their latest technology and thoughts about the newest edition of the ATCE. At ATCE, you hear from international speakers on the strategies needed to maintain business continuity and the guiding principles to remain competitive. In addition, industry influencers will discuss topics such as net-zero transition, post-pandemic business models and strategies, accelerating the uptake of new technology applications, funding future projects, energy mix collaboration, and more.

We drop in on the first-ever Carbon Intel Forum (CIF) to talk with speakers and exhibitors from global CCUS players, focusing on applied and emerging CCUS and carbon reduction technologies required to achieve net zero. Find out what Chevron New Energies, Siemens, SLB, and others are doing in the carbon capture space.

A conversation with Paul Mahoney the President of Production & Automation Technology at ChampionX about the current advantages operators get from automating their production processes. We look at how technological advances are making automation accessible to small and midsize operators. Lastly, we discuss the holy grail of automation, a fully autonomous production process. Spoiler: We're closer than you think.

This episode is for those of you interested in perforating but who didn't get a chance to attend the IPS 2022 in Galveston, TX. This is the first year back as an in-person event since the pandemic began! We meet and talk with various members of the International Perforating Forum who are involved with organizing the IPS each year as well as exhibitors at the event.

Is additive manufacturing the solution to supply chain issues? What barriers keep us from 3D printing machine parts for the oilfield? Join us for a discussion with two of ConocoPhillips' additive manufacturing experts, Carlo De Bernardi and Enzo Savino; We as discuss the current state of additive manufacturing in Oil & Gas and how the API is working with SMEs to develop 3D printing standards for our industry. 

We talk with Yanling Wu, the Product Marketing Leader from Honeywell Connected Industrial, about optimization's future. We discuss case studies highlighting how Honeywell is helping companies in their journey to autonomous operation—resulting in accelerated time-to-value and self-sustaining benefits.  Go deeper: https://www.honeywellforge.ai/us/en/products/advanced-process-controlSend questions and feedback to deepdive@worldoil.comVisit WorldOil.com for more useful technical articles and up-to-the-minute news on the upstream sector of the oil & gas industry.

We talk with Travis Vordick from Newpark Fluid Systems about this important question. Newpark has a fantastic case study using the same drillers and rig on the same pad to compare their latest HPWBM and NAF. The results are stunning.His article "HPWBM provides clean solutions, time and money savings in head-to-head tests against NAF" is on page 36 in the May 2022 issue of World Oil.  Send questions and feedback to deepdive@worldoil.com Visit WorldOil.com for more useful technical articles and up-to-the-minute news on the upstream sector of the oil & gas industry. Special thanks to Michael Gaines from NOV for the Intro and Outro. Be sure to listen to his podcast NOV Today.

If you couldn't attend the SPE ALCE in Galveston, TX, this year, this episode is for you. We talk with exhibitors about their latest artificial lift technology and the state of the industry. You'll be amazed at the innovation that's happening in this space. 

We sit down with Sandy Esslemont, the president and CEO of Parker Wellbore, to discuss the oil industry's role in the future of energy. A wide-ranging discussion of how our industry can and should help the energy transition in ways many of us don't think about.

Kurt Abraham, the Chief Editor of World Oil, and Thorbjoern Fors, EVP of Siemens Energy’s Industrial Applications business, discuss how the offshore industry is innovating to address ESG concerns.

In this bonus episode, we speak with Russell Holmes, Center for Offshore Safety Director. We discuss the history of the COS, its mandate, and how it has made our industry significantly safer for workers and the environment. You'll learn about their processes and how they decide what constitutes "good" practices in the Offshore Industry. You'll also learn how to partner with them to help keep your workers and our industry safe. 

One of the most enjoyable parts of OTC are the events that happen in the evening after the show. In this episode, you'll get an inside glimpse of a couple of these events.Send questions and feedback to deepdive@worldoil.comVisit WorldOil.com for more useful technical articles and up to the minute news on the upstream sector of the oil & gas industry.Special thanks to Michael Gaines from NOV for the Intro and Outro. Be sure to listen to his podcast NOV Today.

We talk with Nishant Jha, the director of Well Production Systems at Schlumberger. You can find their full article " Electrifying offshore oil and gas production" on page 61 in the February 2022 issue of World Oil. Oilfield Electrification is a hot topic that is having positive effects both on and offshore. In this episode we learn about the electrification technology that's reducing offshore environmental impact and increasing offshore production capabilities.Send questions and feedback to deepdive@worldoil.comVisit WorldOil.com for more useful technical articles and up to the minute news on the upstream sector of the oil & gas industry.Special thanks to Michael Gaines from NOV for the Intro and Outro.

Here's a fantastic "Live" episode! If you didn't get a chance to attend OTC 2022 this episode will give a good feel for what the show was like this year. We speak with companies exhibiting at OTC 2022 to learn about their latest technology and see what they think about OTC 2022.Send questions and feedback to deepdive@worldoil.comVisit WorldOil.com for more useful technical articles and up to the minute news on the upstream sector of the oil & gas industry.Special thanks to Michael Gaines from NOV for the Intro and Outro. Be sure to listen to his podcast NOV Today.

We are live at ICOTA! If you missed this show or didn't get to spend much time there you'll want to listen to this episode. We speak with companies exhibiting at ICOTA and talk about their latest technology and about their impression of this years show.Send questions and feedback to deepdive@worldoil.comVisit WorldOil.com for more useful technical articles and up to the minute news on the upstream sector of the oil & gas industry.Special thanks to Michael Gaines from NOV for the Intro and Outro. Be sure to listen to his podcast NOV Today.