Permian CO2-EOR: pushing the boundary?
…CO2, methane and field gas. Under simulated reservoir conditions, around 3,600psi, bubbles of CO2 immediately began dissolving into the oil, helping to mobilise it. (2) CO2 swelled the oil by…
Dreaming of Electric Frac Fleets?
In 2019, the virtues of switching diesel-powered frac fleets to gas-powered electric have been extolled by companies such as EOG, Shell, Baker Hughes, Halliburton, Evolution and US Well Services. The…
Permian Pipeline Bottlenecks?
This data-file tracks c50 oil and gas pipelines in the Permian basin — their route, their capacity and their construction progress — in order to assess the severity of pipeline…
Pre-Salt Brazil: FPSO Tracker
…capacity, development timing and recent news. We also compare the FPSOs’ gas-handling capacity with regional pipeline capacity. There will only be room to monetize one-third of the pre-salt’s produced gas…
Mero Revolutions: countering CO2 in pre-salt Brazil?
The super-giant Mero field in pre-salt Brazil is not like its predecessors. While prolific, it has a 2x higher gas cut, of which c45% is corrosive and environmentally unpalatable CO2….
Carbon Credentials drive Capital Costs?
Lower carbon oil and gas may be increasingly valued by investors, earning higher multiples and lower costs of capital. This is the conclusion from our recent investor survey, linked here….
MCFCs: what if carbon capture generated electricity?
…combustion facilities; while at the same time, efficiently generating electricity from natural gas. The first pilot plant was due to be tested in 1Q20, by ExxonMobil and FuelCell Energy, but…
Scaling Up Renewables and Batteries
…then to 60%. $899.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart The economics are modelled as a function of renewable costs, battery costs, curtailment rates, gas prices and carbon prices, which you can…
Direct air capture of CO2: the economics?
…cost-deflation, utilization, power prices, gas prices and water prices. (gas– and water-intensity of the process should be noted). Related research. Carbon Engineering is commercializing a ‘wet process’ for DAC using…
Great white whales: what happened to whale oil prices?
…oil and gas industry. $229.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart The US whaling fleet peaked at 233k tons in 1846, with 680 ships, 34 brigs and 22 schooners. Capacity remained at…