Polarcus launches first 3D multi-client project
Polarcus Limited is pleased to announce that the Company will commence acquisition in Q2 2011 of its first 3D multi-client project, in Quad 28 of the UK Continental Shelf. The survey, with the potential to cover an area of up to 2,000 square kilometers, is supported through industry pre-funding. The …
ABS Says The Time Is Now for Floating LNG Concept
ABS Vice President of Global Gas William J. Sember says the classification society is in advanced stages of design review for a number of Floating LNG (FLNG) concepts, as this technology moves ever closer to reality. Speaking at the Gastech 2011 conference, where he chaired the technical session on FLNG …
New Schlumberger Quartz Gauges Deliver Reliable High-Resolution HPHT Measurements
Signature Gauges Help Reveal Reservoir Quality in all Testing Operating Environments Schlumberger today announced the introduction of Signature* quartz gauges for well testing operations. The new gauges operate reliably in rugged downhole conditions to obtain high-quality pressure measurements throughout a test, even in high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) conditions up to 30,000 …
Exillon Energy Updates
Exillon Energy plc, a British listed independent oil producer, with assets in two oil-rich regions of northern Russia, Timan-Pechora (“Exillon TP”) and West Siberia (“Exillon WS”), is pleased to announce that well EWS I – 38 successfully found oil on the eastern part of the East EWS I field, and …
The ROGTEC Interview: Eric Blossom, Director for Russia & CIS, INOVA
I understand there have been recent changes at INOVA – what is your position and how long have you held this position? In March 2010, INOVA Geophysical was formed as the result of a joint venture between ION Geophysical and BGP, the world’s largest geophysical service company. The new venture …
Russian Offshore: Tapping the Potential Part 2: The Caspian
Mark Thomas While the Arctic region is only now opening up its doors, another Russian offshore sector is already forging head with projects – the northern part of the Caspian Sea. The shallow waters here have seen companies like Lukoil establish itself as a major force in the region, in …
Russian Arctic Thaws with Rosneft-BP Deal
Mark Thomas Russia’s offshore arctic shelf has become one of the most scrutinized frontier oil and gas sectors in the world, thanks to the ground-breaking deal done between Rosneft and BP. But while most western observers have chosen to look at what the agreement means in terms of benefits for …
New Methods to Evaluate the Performance of Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques in Active Wells
One of the specific features of Brownfield development is a gradual yet steady production decline. First and foremost, this is caused by reserves depletion, reservoir pressure decline, and increased watercut. Various enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques are used to maintain production or slow down its declining production rates and therefore …
Multibranch horizontal well drilling at Udmurtneft OJSC
I.P. Zaikin, K.V. Kempf, O.L. Gotlib, S.V. Yefimov, S.V. Vykhrystyuk, A.M. Nasyrov Rosneft Oil Company OJSC, Udmurtneft OJSC Summary The following article looks at the experience of Udmurneft when using sidetracked wells to enhance oil recovery. Various configurations of sidetracked wells are looked at, including multibranch sidetracks. The efficiency of …
Gazprom Neft purchases 5.15% shares in NIS
Gazprom Neft announces that it has finalised its offer made in January to the minority shareholders of Serbian oil company NIS. 8,4 million NIS shares were submitted for purchase, amounting to 5.15% of the company’s authorised capital. The maximum number of NIS shares that could be submitted for the buy-out …