Structure and Stratification of Triassic-Jurassic Formations in the Northern Part of Western Siberia
A.A. Nezhdanov, V.V. Ogibenin, M.V. Melnikova, A.S. Smirnov: LLC “TyumenNIIgiprogaz” The analysis of deep and ultradeep drilling data, regional and areal CMP seismic data carried out with increased study depth over the recent years at Gydan peninsula and Yenisei-Khatanga regional trough (YKRT) territory, made it possible to establish that troughs …
Exploration: Hot Spots, Hot Rocks, Emerging Themes
David Bamford What do we see when we Examine the Global Exploration Picture? Perhaps more than any other sector of the oil and gas business, exploration encourages rumour and anecdotes, with much important information being traded by ‘networking’. For example, sitting at lunch at a recent Finding Petroleum event, I …
Development of the Russian Arctic Shelf: The Need for Accelerated Development Part 2
Vadim Kravets: leading Analyst Following on from Part 1 of this article which ran in issue 30 of ROGTEC, the article discussed how In early August 2012 the Russian government requested a revision of the draft Program for development of the Continental Shelf. On the whole, however, the government approved …
TNK-BP Dual Completion: Unlocking Hidden Potential
Studies by the Tyumen Petroleum Research Centre (TNNC) show that TNK-BP is failing to take full advantage of the major benefits that could be gained by applying dual completion (DC) technology at its oil fields. Each of the Company’s target subsidiaries (TS) has encountered its own specific difficulties when it …
Multi Zone Hydro Fracturing at Lukoil
Between 2013-2015, LUKOIL plans to drill 449 horizontal wells using multi-zone hydrofracturing (HW with MZHF). During 2011, 96 of these wells were drilled and by the end of 2012, LUKOIL will have drilled a further 108. Using this technology has proved highly effective on the difficult reserves of Western Siberia. …
ROGTEC Talks to Simon Durkin, CEO of Salym Petroleum Development
How has business been for SPD over the last year and what is your forecast for the next 12 months? In 2013 it will be 10 years since the start of the Salym project. Over those 10 years we started from nothing and have built a major modern oil production …
TNK-BP Expands Its In-House Training Program to Cover 17500 Employees in 2012
TNK-BP informs that in 2012 it expanded its in-house training program aimed at efficiency improvement in the Company’s core activities, increasing the number of participants up to 17,500. The Company launched the in-house training program in all the TNK-BP Group companies in 2009 by establishing its unparalleled in-house trainers …
RORC to Invest $175 Million in Tank Farm Upgrade till 2020
TNK-BP informs that RORC (a TNK-BP Group company) will invest $175 mln in its tank farm upgrade program till 2020. The 2012 investment will amount to approximately $3.5 mln, the plan for 2013 envisages $15 mln. This project is a part of a comprehensive program aimed at RORC equipment …
Technology Roundtable: Wellbore Cleanout
Why is an effective wellbore cleanout program essential when looking at the production and run life of a well? Schlumberger: Movement of sand and accumulation of debris can have a considerable impact on fluid flow. On the surface, a river can deposit so much silt that it blocks its own …
International Petroleum Limited: Signed Production Sharing Contracts over Four Licence Blocks in Niger
International Petroleum Limited (NSX: IOP) (“International Petroleum” or the “Company”), an oil and gas exploration company with assets in Russia and Kazakhstan, is pleased to announce that four production sharing contracts (the “PSCs”) between the Republic of Niger and International Petroleum Limited, which is incorporated in the Cayman Islands (the “Contractor”) and is …