R&D
Article
July 2022
Predicting sand erosion, using computer simulation, and exploring ways in which the reliability of the predictions has been enhanced, leading to safer, more efficient operations.
News
July 15, 2022
Half-year data points for the offshore market released by Clarksons Research, profiling improving activity, utilization and day rates across the offshore oil and gas market, show the overall index is up 17%.
News
July 14, 2022
Well construction expert DeltaTek Global announced its QuikCure® technology has received a U.S patent, confirming the unique attributes and technical make-up of the company’s rapid cement hydration offering.
Article
July 2022
A pump protection assembly has proven to safeguard pumps from sand and extend ESP run life in unconventional wells. This solution controls flowback from frac sand and other solids that can lead to overload and shutdowns. The enabling technology eliminates issues related to particle size distribution uncertainty.
News
July 05, 2022
For over 20 years, the World Oil Awards have recognized and honored the upstream energy industry’s leading innovators and innovations and recognized changes in technology that have made a lasting impact. Nominations for this year's awards will be accepted through this Saturday, July 9, at midnight CST.
News
June 23, 2022
Research shows companies with a higher percentage of women in executive positions have a 34% higher total return to shareholders than those that do not and companies with ethnic diversity on their executive team are 25% more likely to have above average profitability and 27% likelihood of outperforming peers in value creation.
News
June 23, 2022
In an effort that has been underway for several years and is now set against a backdrop of triple-digit oil prices, oil and gas companies are continuing attempts to devise new methods of increasing production from existing unconventional wells.
Article
June 2022
An innovative production software platform enables automated allocation processes and provides high-accuracy data, significantly reducing time previously spent on manual tasks.
News
June 01, 2022
Eni announced its work with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to integrate its proprietary data platform XWARE with the cloud native Open Subsurface Data Universe on AWS. This enables faster data exchange between external ecosystems, deployment of innovative Seismic Cloud applications, and fostering new digital workflows and insights.
Article
May 2022
Polymer flooding actually dates back to the 1970s and 1980s, but it is enjoying a resurgence of usage, thanks to more recent results in projects.
News
May 23, 2022
The OU team designed and proposed a system to repurpose six abandoned oil and gas wells in Shawnee, Oklahoma, to provide clean, renewable geothermal energy for more than 730,449 square feet of educational and municipal buildings.
Article
May 2022
Operators continue to look for field solutions that bring greater efficiencies and cost-savings. With these concerns top of mind, we recently introduced our more streamlined SPM™ Simplified Frac Iron System.
Article
May 2022
AICDs are the next generation of inflow control technology that autonomously provides a more uniform inflow profile and enhanced production. The FloSure AICD increases oil output over field life and has been deployed successfully in light and heavy oil wells to overcome water
or gas breakthrough.
Article
May 2022
A high-performance WBM, with an innovative polymer chemistry, is exceeding operator expectations in reducing operational time and expense, compared to NAF.
Article
May 2022
Evelyn MacLean, workforce energy task force director of the UK-based International Association of Oil and Gas Producers, says it’s time technology advancements are coupled with a re-examination of the workforce relationship.
News
May 11, 2022
A London-based startup that makes small, modular units to capture carbon emissions from smokestacks has raised $150 million from investors that include the venture arms of Chevron Corp., Saudi Arabian Oil Co., and Samsung Group.
Article
May 2022
Existing but previously unused data obtained during the drilling process can now be used to enhance completion design. The author outlines the available data and discusses how it can be incorporated into the completion design process and ultimately provide economic benefits to an operator.
News
May 06, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy is actively aligning funds and programs to further support the thriving offshore wind industry, specifically projects in the US Gulf of Mexico and Central Atlantic.
News
May 05, 2022
Baker Hughes launched a new subsea wellhead technology, the MS-2 Annulus Seal, to save substantial operational rig costs by helping lower overall wellhead installation costs due to reduced rig trips.
News
May 05, 2022
Concerned about the growing safety risk posed by corrosion and other structural integrity issues associated with the global floating production fleet, American Bureau of Shipping pulled together an industry working group 18 months ago.
News
May 04, 2022
Oxford Flow, flow control equipment specialist for oil, gas, industrial process and water industries, has been awarded the Albert Woelfel Best Mechanical Engineering Achievement Award by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers at OTC for its ES axial flow valve.
