Schlumberger Releases Petrel 2013 Software Platform for Improved E&P Decisions
Advanced science for exploration, development and production with enhanced collaboration and productivity enables workflow standardization. Schlumberger today announced the release of the 2013 Petrel* E&P software platform delivering integrated analysis from exploration to production. Petrel 2013 brings advances in integration, multiuser collaboration and applied science, including improved petroleum system modeling, …
New Technology of TatNIPIneft
Professionals of TatNIPIneft have developed a new technology of well casing and elimination of production tubing leaks using polymer/cement slurry. The proposed technology is protected by RF patent No.2382172. The method implies that a polymer composition, cement slurry and at the final stage of cementing a polymer/cement mixture are sequentially …
Advanced Weatherford technologies at SPE Digital Field Management Conference
On 3-5 June, Weatherford specialists took part in SPE conference in Saint-Petersburg devoted to application of digital technologies in field management. Weatherford acted as a sponsor of this event and presented two presentations on company’s own technologies and experience in their application. Mario Toro, Production Optimization Software Solutions Sales Manager, …
Matra Petroleum: Proposed Disposal of Arkhangelovskoe Licence
Matra Petroleum is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement to dispose of its 100% interest in the Arkhangelovskoe Licence which includes the Sokolovskoe Field, to a third party, consisting of an initial payment of US$25 million with a further payment of US$10 million payable within nine months, …
Rosneft President Igor Sechin Visits London
On 10 June 2013 Rosneft President and Chairman of the Management Board Igor Sechin went on a working trip to London, England. As part of the visit Igor Sechin took part in a bilateral dialogue on energy addressing current issues of the Russian-British cooperation in energy. Additionally, Mr. Sechin had …
Hardbanding Solutions: New Insulation Wraps Protect Drilling Assets By Improving Hardbanding
Hardbanding has been proven to decrease drilling costs and downtime while increasing profitability and productivity. But, if the finished hardband tool joint is allowed to cool too fast, it can seriously damage the structural integrity of the drill pipe or string. To be sure that hardbanding is properly applied, Postle …
Alliance Oil: 67,400 boepd in May
Alliance Oil Company’s preliminary average daily oil and gas production for May 2013 amounted to 67,396 barrels of oil equivalent (boepd)[i]. In May 2013 preliminary average refining volumes at the Khabarovsk refinery amounted to 91,953 barrels of oil per day (bpd). May preliminary operating results: Upstream Boepd —————— Oil 54,400 …
Max Petroleum: Spins Speculative Bit at UTS-8
Max Petroleum Plc, an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Kazakhstan, is pleased to announce that it has commenced drilling the UTS-8 appraisal well in the Uytas Field on Block A using Zhanros Drilling’s ZJ-20 rig. The well will be drilled to a total vertical depth of 900 …
SPD and KHMAO Government Signed 2014 Cooperation Agreement
Salym Petroleum Development N.V. (SPD) and the Government of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – Yugra signed a Social and Economic Cooperation Agreement. The document to determine the priority areas and parameters for the development of the partnership between the parties in 2014 was signed by Governor of Yugra Natalia Komarova …