Caspian

JPT’s first year of publication was one of groundbreaking events that would transform the global petroleum industry. A recap of developments in 1949 emphasizes the high hopes attached to the industry—and the ambitious goals of the new magazine.

The $6-billion Azeri Central East (ACE) platform is the first BP-operated offshore production facility controlled from onshore.

The well was spudded from the new Azeri Central East platform in the giant ACG field in the Caspian Sea.

The Caspian Sea's newest platform is equipped with automation technology and will be controlled remotely from an onshore station.

This paper presents field cases of a rigless wireline logging technique that accurately locates sources of water production in cased wells with standalone sand screens in an offshore field in the Caspian Sea.

The authors of this paper describe a study of magnesian calcite particles forming hard, inhibitor-resistant calcium-carbonate-like deposits and potential mitigation measures.

Oil find will be tied into existing infrastructure for development.

The authors describe a laboratory method for measuring cement expansion that has been used to evaluate the total bulk volume change of cement based on curing in a dry environment and in water.

Chevron said it is returning production to normal after a week of antigovernment protests caused logistics disruptions in Kazakhstan’s principal oil-producing region, Mangastau, which borders the Caspian Sea.

Over the past 30 years Caspian nations such as Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have built thriving economies on oil and gas wealth led by global energy companies and a handful of megaprojects. As times change, that model may need to be reassessed.