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Archive for January, 2009

Gearing up for the great game’s next impending episodes

Saturday, January 31st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The following anecdote was recently retailed in The New York Times, but bears repeating here: "The titans of Russia’s energy industry gathered around an enormous map showing the route of a ... Read more..

Schlumberger agreement extends industry-specific broadband, wireless access

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

As if any more proof were needed of the growing relevance of wireless technologies to the upstream oil & gas sector, in January, ERF Wireless and Schlumberger announced an exclusive ... Read more..

The cost of inadequate interoperability

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

For industry professionals that undoubtedly spend the lion’s share of their time “communicating,” it may not seem very helpful simply to say, “You need to do it better.” What matters, ... Read more..

US drilling activity: Two steps forward, one step back

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

In the fourth quarter of 2008, drilling activity in the US exploration and production industry “continued on a steady climb at twice the rate of activity in the 1990s,” according ... Read more..