Showing papers in "Offshore engineer in 2007"
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TL;DR: Recent contract disputes between Western operators and host governments on the Sakhalin 2, Kovykta, Shtokman and Kashagan developments suggest a dramatic shift in the balance of power in the global energy arena as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Recent contract disputes between Western operators and host governments on the Sakhalin 2, Kovykta, Shtokman and Kashagan developments suggest a dramatic shift in the balance of power in the global energy arena. Derek Brower looks at the latest evidence of 'resource nationalism'.
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TL;DR: The I0DP Expedition 308 as discussed by the authors aimed to improve the understanding of the conditions that cause shallow water flow and the best practices for approaching near-surface, narrow-margin drilling in the Gulf of Mexico's Ursa field.
Abstract: Targeting the Gulf of Mexico's Ursa field, academe and industry came together in I0DP Expedition 308 to try to improve their understanding of the conditions that cause shallow water flow and the best practices for approaching near-surface, narrow-margin drilling. Greg Myers, who chaired a session dedicated to this initiative at OTC 2007, distills the essence of the team's findings in this special report for OE.
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TL;DR: McBarnet et al. as discussed by the authors show that not everything is plain sailing in the marine seismic business, especially when it comes to environmental objections to man-made sounds disturbing the world's marine mammal community.
Abstract: Not everything is plain sailing in the marine seismic business, especially when it comes to environmental objections to man-made sounds disturbing the world's marine mammal community. Andrew McBarnet fishes deeper.
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TL;DR: The digital oilfield has revolutionized the industry more than anyone could have imagined, from visualization rooms to real-time data generated by the drillbit at phenomenal rates and feeding into supercomputers as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The digital oilfield (DOF) has revolutionized the industry more than anyone could have imagined, from visualization rooms to real-time data generated by the drillbit at phenomenal rates and feeding into supercomputers. But the level of corporate commitment differs widely. In their opener to this month's four-part review, Holland & Davis' Dutch Holland and Mike Campbell examine how far oil and gas industry players have come along the DOF road and how much further they have to travel.
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