World Expro September 2010

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Deep Impact The Deepwater Horizon disaster will have a long-lasting effect on how the oil and gas industry approaches deepwater drilling. While BP continues to pour millions into the clean-up operation,... > read more

Accelerated Learning By Lawrence Pope Those entering the oil and gas industry stand to rise further faster than ever before. This demands accelerated learning programmes and an ability to retain as well as attract talent....

Shelf Life By Magne Ognedal As oil exploration and production continue to move north and advance into deeper waters, regulatory bodies must adapt. Magne Ognedal, director general of the Petroleum Safety Authority...

Time is Money Non-productive time in offshore drilling and completion is a huge cost to the oil industry and, while many causes have been dealt with, tool failure is the main concern. Jim Banks speaks to...

The Call of the Caspian The Caspian region is set to become a vital source of oil and gas, particularly for consumers in Europe, and estimates of its potential reserves keep rising. Investment in production and...

Suck it Up Northern European oil fields are rapidly reaching maturation but, with governments cagey about granting new licences, exploration programmes are being put on hold. Øystein Arvid Håland of...

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Dismantle with Care
As many of the longest serving wells in the North Sea reach maturity, the process of decommissioning some of the installations no longer necessary has begun in earnest. Paul Dymond,...

Keep a Close Watch
Saudi Aramco’s RTOC is designed to ensure the safe and effective delivery of wells from start to finish. Musab Al-Khudiri, Naser Naser, Majid Al-Shehry, AbdulMohsin Al-Nassir and Hani...

Lead the Charge
The energy gap has long been recognised as a problem among producers, politicians and consumers alike. Ahead of this year’s ONS event, themed ‘Energy for more people’, president and CEO...

Q&A: Maarten van Aller
In the last half of the decade the FPSO market looked to be making waves in the oil and gas industry. This was somewhat slowed by the recession, but now the market is picking up in line...

Q&A: Samer AlAshgar
Saudi Aramco’s upstream research arm EXPEC ARC aims to aid the company’s exploration and production by providing new technology to improve processes. Manager Samer AlAshgar speaks to Mark...

The Satellite Solution
As global satellite bandwidth is eroded by television channels, mobile phones and the internet, offshore vessels and rig operators have their own challenge – to maintain reliable...

Wake-up Call
BP is in the process of implementing an ambitious company-wide operating management system that it hopes will deliver safe, responsible and reliable performance. John Sieg, group head...