• Harnessing the power of technology Oil & Gas (US)             • Marine exploration in overdrive Oil & Gas (US)             • Skills and safety demands of the new offshore fleet Oil & Gas (US)             • Future vision Oil & Gas (US)             • Head of the talent class Oil & Gas (US)             • Express delivery Oil & Gas (US)             • Tackling the skills shortage Oil & Gas (US)             • Shaking up exploration Oil & Gas (US)             • Pipeline Integrity management Oil & Gas (US)             • Storm clouds gathering over BP Oil & Gas (US)
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LEADS

Crude awakening
With perhaps the largest unexploited oil reserves in the world, Iraq is banking on its gargantuan supply of hydrocarbons fuelling a prosperous future for its battle-weary nation. But this vision will never become a reality without the desperately needed technical expertise of the foreign oil giants, Minister of Oil Dr. Hussain al-Shahristani tells O&G.

• Field of dreams
• Black gold rush
• All articles from "LEADS" section		 Companies in this issue
  

E&P

• The PBL multiple activation autolock bypass system
• Getting a handle on cost control
• Covering the risks
• HOT Engineering
• The Leak Stops Here
• Optimizing filtrate design to minimize in-situ and wellbore damage to water-wet reservoirs during drill-in
• Converting resources to reserves ­– enhancing return on investment with drilling and evaluation technology
• Reservoir modelling – new iterative workflow and software enables models to remain current
• Oil & Gas project uncertainty leads to increased risk that can best be mitigated by unique project contracting strategies
• e-Core – application to Heidrun, a north sea sandstone reservoir; a Numerical Rocks case study
• High performance processing solutions from SPX
• PDC drill bit design techniques and product features improve RSS drilling efficiency
• Shifting your intervention strategy towards lighter interventions
• The Future is on the Sea Floor
• Marine exploration in overdrive
• New technology delays the “End of the Oil Age”
• BGP – a world leading geophysical service contractor
• The Evolution of Visualization in the Oil & Gas Industry
• Taking exploration to a new level
• Working smarter
• Building the E&P factory – lessons from leaders in other manufacturing-based industries

LEADS

• Crude awakening
• Field of dreams
• Black gold rush

PIPELINES & COMMS

• An industry going high-tech
• Hydrolink – leaders in fluid engineering
• Wireless communication
• Mobile satellite broadband
• Pipelines: an overview
• Controlling hot process corrosion
• Advances in pipeline coating systems
• High reliability SCADA software for today’s challenges in the Oil & Gas Industry
• Investing in infrastructure
• How Sun can help Oil & Gas companies
• Keeping pipelines running smoothly
• Cathodic protection monitoring via in-line inspection
• Finding the value in research for the pipeline industry
• Discover the benefits

REFINING

• The road to operational excellence
• Adding some heat to flow assurance...
• On the way to optimal asset performance at Oiltanking
• Taking an integrated approach
• Wireless – fuelling the wireless revolution
• Best practice can be your best friend
• A vision of the future
• Ducab – ‘the premier cable manufacturer of the UAE’
• Danger – high voltage
• Key ethylene trends

SAFTEY & SECURITY

• Site security: the CCTV supplier’s perspective
• Simtronics Fire & Gas
• Advanced computation of fire structure interaction – a great potential for safe and more cost reducing design
• Iran’s aggressive natural gas expansion plans
• The importance of safety
• Complete security solution
• Controlled document management
• Integration of surveillance, public address and fire and intrusion systems
• Safety is everything
• Standards defining LEL flammable gas concentrations
• Middle East region presents special challenges for security
• Intrusion detection technology choices facing the Oil & Gas Industry
• It may look like a spiral wound gasket, but does it work like one?
• Increased production through conductor slot recoveries
• Reducing the cost of subsea wellhead removal
• Fighting dangers
• The fight against fire
• Gas Detection
• Symantec IT Risk Management Report Volume 2
• UK test and demonstration facility showcases sensor dependability and integration capabilities
• “Health, safety and environmental considerations must underpin everything we do”