Our Top Technologies for IMO 2020

Refineries become bio-refineries

So far we have reviewed 450 patents in the downstream oil and gas industry (ex-chemicals). A rare few prompted an excited thought — “that could be useful when IMO 2020…

Shale EOR: Container Class

Shale-EOR summary

Is Shale-EOR the next wave of unconventional upside? The topic jumped into the ‘Top 10’ most researched shale themes last year. Stranded in-basin gas will improve the economics. Production per…

Tree database: forests to offset CO2?

CO2 uptake rates in forests by tree type

Nature-based solutions are among the most effective ways to abate CO2. Forest offsets will cost $2-50/ton, decarboning liquid fuels for <$0.5/gallon and natural gas for <$1/mcf (chart below). $499.00 – Purchase Checkout…

Inflow Control: Our Top 20 Papers from 2019

digital technology to optimise horizontal wells

gas. $399.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart To lower global decline-rates, adoption is increasingly widespread at horizontal wells around the conventional oil industry. Described operators include Aker-BP, CNOOC, Equinor, KOC, Lukoil,…

Offshore Capex for Technology Leaders?

offshore capex for technology leaders

…The most economical project in the entire sample, at $17M/kboed, has a complex gas cap with a risk of asphaltene precipitation.  Also in the ‘Top 5’ are an Arctic greenfield,…

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