E&P Magazine - August 2020

In the August issue, the cover story focuses on production best practices. Shutting in an oil and gas well is routine, as is restarting it. What is anything but routine is leaving the well shut in for a prolonged period while grappling with a pandemic-fueled global economic recession that clobbers both market price and demand with no end in sight. But what is known right now are the best practices the industry can employ during this time to prepare wells for the upcoming recovery.

In addition: 

• The World View highlights an interview with ConocoPhillips CTO Greg Leveille, who explains why now is the best time to ramp up new technology efforts.
• Our Executive Q&A dives into a conversation with Lem Smith, API's new VP of upstream policy, about the association's role in today’s challenging energy sector.
• The Regional Report focuses on Europe. Has the pandemic battered Europe’s upstream sector? As operators scale back production and spending, exploration and appraisal drilling activity in the region has taken a massive hit.
• This month's features cover geomechanics, MWD/LWD, diverters, artificial lift, and mooring and riser technologies.

With this August edition, you may notice a few changes in the “look and feel” of our design—different grids, more graphics and more “plus” signs. These are precursors to even BIGGER changes next month. Starting in September, the new E&P Plus will deliver the exploration- and operations-oriented content you expect, plus much more affecting the work of technical, engineering and operations professionals.