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Archive for August, 2011

‘Dead’ Oil Wells Yield More Production

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR) brings dead fields back to life. By C. Paul Davis, Titan Oil Recovery Microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR) is gaining acceptance as a means of recovering oil ... Read more..

Local Content Requirements Are Not All About Operator Pain

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Elsevier Any senior E&P executive operating internationally soon comes across the local content issue. Right now, the governments of such exciting offshore provinces as Angola, Brazil, Nigeria and Western Australia are ... Read more..

Texas Adopts Fracing Disclosure Rules–Stall Off Feds?

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

By Michael J. Mazzone, Haynes and Boone One-rule-for-all is what the shale gas industry could face concerning a federal regulation limiting a gas extraction process known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracing. ... Read more..

Stormy Seas For Gas Exporters

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

By Matthew Van Dusen, of Txchnologist (sponsored by GE) The international gas scene has changed rapidly in the last few years. State-owned and affiliated gas companies that used to exercise ... Read more..

Technologies That Improve Operational Integrity, Health And Safety

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

By Ed Kudey I’m sure this is no surprise to you that in the high exposure exploration and production industry, the ability to quickly detect emerging risk and efficiently respond to ... Read more..