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• Why There’s a ‘Biting Commercial Imperative’ to Manage Upstream Assets Effective corrosion management techniques are essential for the upstream oil and gas industry. The National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) estimates that the problem costs the United States alone $270 billion (£177 billion) per year and government studies suggest that the direct cost of corrosion equates to 3 to 4 percent of the GDP of industrialised nations. The current economic cl....Read more

  Contributor:  Oil & Gas IQ Tags: upstream assets | upstream oil and gas industry | corrosion management 07/19/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

• Optimising Oil and Gas Production Production in the Upstream Industry Ageing reserves, coupled with a global demand for oil that is not yet ceasing, mean the ability of the upstream oil  industry to optimise oil and gas production from existing wells is vital. In its monthly oil report for August 2010, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) raised its global oil demand focus, based on the strength of economic recovery seen within non-Organisatio....Read more

  Contributor:  Oil & Gas IQ Tags: upstream oil industry | upstream oil | OPEC 09/14/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

• Knowledge and Information Management for the Oil and Gas Industry Knowledge and information management is essential for the upstream oil and gas industry. Core workers within the industry are likely to retire in the coming years, which, if not managed properly, could lead to a knowledge gap in the industry. Economic conditions remain tough, meaning companies are going to have to explore ways to use their information to maximise their corporate returns. Partic....Read more

  Contributor:  Oil & Gas IQ Tags: knowledge management | knowledge and information management | Upstream oil and gas industry 10/20/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• 	Offshore Gods and Goddesses? It is strongly held by many of the world’s religions that there is some sort of Supreme Being that is omniscient, omnipotent, omnibenevolent and infallible all at the same time. Clearly a logical impossibility but that’s the role of the Gods isn’t it? To be able to do the seemingly impossible? And that’s why we term them Divine. Why is it then that the....Read more
  Contributor:   Tags: offshore oracle | upstream safety | process safety 01/14/2013  12:00:00 AM EST

• Oil & Gas Industry: An Introduction Uncovering the oil and gas industry Considered to be the biggest sector in the world in terms of dollar value, the oil and gas industry is a global powerhouse employing hundreds of thousands of workers worldwide as well as generating hundreds of billions of dollars globally each year. In regions which house the major NOCs, these oil and gas companies are so vital they often contribute a signific....Read more

  Contributor:  Sumit Dutta Tags: oil and gas industry | upstream | midstream 05/31/2013  12:00:00 AM EDT

• Offshore Design in the Middle East and Asia The events currently taking place in the Gulf of Mexico have served to highlight the importance of good offshore design, both in the United States and beyond. Countries in the Middle East and Asia rely heavily on the upstream oil industry to support their economy, meaning serious consideration has to be given to the quality of offshore design. The upstream oil industry is also increasingly requ....Read more

  Contributor:  Oil & Gas IQ Tags: offshore design | upstream oil industry | oil industry 08/09/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

• Contract Risk Management: A High Priority in the Upstream Oil Industry Uncertain economic conditions and increasingly risky operating environments have made contract risk management a high priority for the upstream oil and gas industry. With investment in the sector dropping, it is essential that upstream oil and gas industry firms entering into contracts cushion themselves properly against potential risks, particularly as the BP oil spill has added to the uncertainty ....Read more

  Contributor:  Oil & Gas IQ Tags: contract risk management | upstream oil and gas industry | contract management 07/08/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

• Reporting and Estimation of Global Reserves for the Upstream Oil Industry A growing population and booming industrial nations in South America and Asia mean it appears that the global appetite for oil is not likely to be abated any time soon. Therefore, the discovery of new reserves, the sustainable extraction of existing reserves and the use of unconventional reserves are all extremely important for the upstream oil industry. Economically, the level of investment wh....Read more

  Contributor:  Oil & Gas IQ Tags: upstream oil industry | oil industry | global oil reserves 08/11/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

• Upstream Oil and Gas Industry and the Future of the Bosporus Straits Oil production in Turkey has been in decline for the past two decades since it peaked at around 100,000 barrels a day in 1991. Yet, despite this, the nation continues to be a major player within the global upstream oil industry thanks to the 30km-long Bosporus Straits that connect Asia with Europe. [eventpdf] Approximately 1.85 million barrels of oil a day, the equivalent of 2 percent of g....Read more

  Contributor:  Sumit Dutta Tags: upstream oil industry | oil industry | Turkey 08/06/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

• Oil and Gas Production: Enhanced Oil Recovery in the Upstream Oil Industry Oil and Gas Production Content Series The world's ever-increasing demand for energy has led those within the upstream oil industry to seek new reserves and new methods of tapping previously unreachable resources. Price alterations and technological advances mean that extracting oil using enhanced oil recovery methods is becoming increasingly mainstream, with multinational companies such as E....Read more

  Contributor:  Sumit Dutta Tags: oil recovery | upstream oil industry | exxon mobil 07/27/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

• Improving Upstream Safety With Increased Training For the second consecutive year, there were no fatalities among employees working offshore, according to Health and Safety Executive (HSE) statistics.   The figures suggest that upstream safety is improving, at least in the UK. The HSE's report shows that there was a fall in major injuries also, with 30 reported in the 2008/9 period, down by 14 compared to 2007/8.   Now, the combine....Read more

  Contributor:  Oil & Gas IQ Tags: upstream safety | oil and gas | safety 12/24/2009  12:00:00 AM EST

• How Is the Upstream Oil Industry Reacting to the BP Spill? As efforts continue in the Gulf of Mexico to stem the flow of oil from the Deepwater Horizon rig and recover that which has already entered the water, the upstream oil industry is beginning to assess how it will cope with the disaster. The effects of the spill on the upstream oil industry in the United States were felt almost immediately when the authorities placed a ban on drilling while the incide....Read more

  Contributor:  Oil & Gas IQ Tags: BP oil spill | oil spill | upstream oil industry 07/07/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

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