World Expro 2009 Issue Two
Cover Story
National oil companies continue to increase market power at the expense of IOCs and the price of oil is rising. With this an inelasticity between supply and demand is occurring, says IEA chief economist Fatih Birol.
Q&A with Patrick Pouyanné
Total is one of the five supermajors among the independent oil companies (IOCs).
Total is one of the five supermajors among the independent oil companies (IOCs).
Stick Together
A structural overhaul at Royal Dutch Shell has seen innovation placed at the heart of the company's business model.
A structural overhaul at Royal Dutch Shell has seen innovation placed at the heart of the company's business model.
Capital Cut-Backs
Exploration and production the world over have been negatively affected by the economic slowdown.
Exploration and production the world over have been negatively affected by the economic slowdown.
Corrosion Correction
Corrosion inhibitors are used to protect oil and gas pipelines made of carbon steel that transport CO2 or H2S containing...
Corrosion inhibitors are used to protect oil and gas pipelines made of carbon steel that transport CO2 or H2S containing...
Latin Attraction
GlobalData reports on how resource-rich South America is becoming one of the most exciting exploration areas for oil and...
GlobalData reports on how resource-rich South America is becoming one of the most exciting exploration areas for oil and...
Q&A with Majid Y Al Mugla
Saudi Aramco has learned crucial lessons in project management during the course of recent programmes.
Saudi Aramco has learned crucial lessons in project management during the course of recent programmes.
What's the Damage?
The Clipper PT platform foundation in the North Sea was exposed to fatigue damage as the centralisers in the jacket leg...
The Clipper PT platform foundation in the North Sea was exposed to fatigue damage as the centralisers in the jacket leg...
Q&A with Karl Falkenberg
Recent developments within the EU regulatory framework are bringing carbon capture and storage (CCS) closer to reality.
Recent developments within the EU regulatory framework are bringing carbon capture and storage (CCS) closer to reality.
Q&A with Roald Gunnar Riise
What does it take to fully understand and manage risk?
What does it take to fully understand and manage risk?
On Closer Inspection
Subsea 7 and SeeByte have collaborated on the development of a prototype autonomous inspection vehicle.
Subsea 7 and SeeByte have collaborated on the development of a prototype autonomous inspection vehicle.
Seismic Shift
Paulo Johann, Rui Sansonowski, Rildo Oliveira and Dirceu Bampi of Petrobras share the challenges and successes involved...
Paulo Johann, Rui Sansonowski, Rildo Oliveira and Dirceu Bampi of Petrobras share the challenges and successes involved...
Ready to Ripple
Hermione van Zutphen and Marios Christou, Shell, describe the validation of the FPSO LSM analysis suite.
Hermione van Zutphen and Marios Christou, Shell, describe the validation of the FPSO LSM analysis suite.
