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US Gulf Of Mexico: The Basin With Nine Lives
Mfon Usoro and R. Scott Nance, Wood Mackenzie, USA, provide an overview of the upstream industry in the US Gulf of Mexico, and delve into the outlook for the region in terms of supply, capital investment, cost inflation, technology, and the energy transition.
A Cause For Collaboration
Danny Constantinis, EM&I Group, Malta, discusses the importance of continued industry collaboration in finding technical solutions to offshore challenges and improving the safety of operations.
Trusting In Tracer Technology
Carlos Pedroso, Enauta, Brazil, and Zaque Araujo and Paul Hewitt, Tracerco, Brazil and USA, consider the use of tracer and AICD technologies as a method of quantitative oil inflow and water cut measurement in subsea wells.
Thinking Outside The Box
Paul Hazel, Welltec, UK, considers how a combination of well barrier elements of varying materials and delivery mechanisms, as opposed to the traditional stand-alone cement, could help meet challenging life-of-well requirements.
Cut The Confusion Out Of Completions
Mojtaba Moradi, Tendeka, UK, outlines how the completion and performance of injection operations, particularly in carbonate reservoirs, can be improved and suggests how common challenges in the area can be overcome.
The Answer Is In Real-time Analysis
Thomas Fenderson, Kemira Chemicals Inc., USA, explains how time-resolved fluorescence for real-time assessment could be the answer for oil and gas operators using high molecular weight polyacrylamide polymers.
Change Is On The Horizon
F. Morris Hoagland, Jade Dragon LLC, USA, explores the options for beneficial reuse of produced water generated during oil and gas production.
Testing The Waters
Dr Ming Yang, TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory, UK, outlines the factors to consider when selecting a fit-for-purpose online oil-in-water analyser for oilfield produced water applications.
Dissolving Problems And Developing Fracking Operations
Nine Energy Service, USA, explains how the upstream oil and gas industry can leverage dissolvable technologies in order to reduce its carbon footprint.
A Spotlight On CUI-fighting Technologies
Sara Crighton, Net Zero Technology Centre, UK, explains why CUI is an ongoing problem for operators in the upstream sector, and describes the technologies that are being investigated to mitigate it.
