E&P Magazine - July 2001
As I See It
Let loose of the purse strings
Accounting and administration don't have to be time thieves for oil and gas company managers.
Cover Story
Is there a new energy policy?
The problem with energy policy at the national level is that no one is in command of all the resources or the players who make and implement policy.
Drilling Technologies
Offshore drilling in the Great Lakes?
Several states want to ban natural gas drilling beneath the Great Lakes.
Features
More drilling beefs up the Barents
Several operators are aiming to start new wildcats in the Norwegian part of Barents Sea this year and in 2002 following the successful wells drilled by Agip in 2000.
Tech Watch
Pru Fee project a DOE winner
Despite nuclear secrets troubles, the US Department of Energy(DOE) is right on when it comes to helping fund new production technologies.
Activity Highlights
Looking backward
For years, historians spoke of World War I as the first modern war and as the war to end all wars. They were wrong on both counts.
Another Perspective
FPSO use hinges on corporate will
Permitting, shuttle tankers and natural gas handling are secondary to having the "right" project for a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, but they still count.
New tools ideal for deviated wells
New downhole straddle tools require no pipe manipulation.
Petrojarl gets Glitne going
Statoil tries a new approach to exploiting smaller reserves.
Prepare for the worst
Offshore Canada's harsh-environment operators are ready for anything.
Slickline technology eliminates friction
Lubricator system uses liquid seal for frictionless intervention.
The new business landscape
An independent IT analyst predicts the emergence of a new kind of service company: the AKD.
Tomorrow's E&P revolution here today
Technologies required to produce a revolution in the exploration and production business are available, but courageous vision and leadership are needed for action.
Uncertainty tempers opportunity
A new study helps assess risk in oil and gas operations in South America.
Unlock critical business information
Information frequently is locked away in company archives and databases. Using artificial intelligence can automatically unlock hidden value in producing fields.
What engineers really need
A survey of engineers revealed problems with production software and future needs for integrated, Web-based programs.
World Map
Not rocket science, just rock physics
Petrophysicists and geophysicists meet to discuss integration, and the lack thereof, between their disciplines.