Management

It seems that it has been a very productive period for production and facilities. I reviewed a significant number of abstracts on such an interesting variety of topics—new technology developments down- and midstream, improvements in corrosion detection and prediction, new systems for emulsion monitoring, and even downhole drones.

One is on Earth, and one is not. But the knowledge transfer between the oil patch and off-world has fueled meaningful technological advances for all involved.

A case study presented at ATCE took medical science to a new low—into the depths of the Permian Basin for application to downhole reservoir drainage diagnostics.

A survey of SPE members associated with a university, or their job/role to be faculty, collected information about the effect of the energy transition on recruiting students, strategic directions in academic programs, and maintaining a relevant curriculum for future careers.

More freshmen are enrolling in petroleum engineering, drawn by strong demand for graduates.

A surge in permit applications for long-term carbon storage sites reflects where industrially produced carbon dioxide can be harvested, and where the necessary pipelines are.

Cemvita and ChampionX are launching a pilot project next year to turn an old oil field into one that may yield tons of hydrogen each day.

The contracts awarded by ExxonMobil and Equinor are for work offshore Guyana and Brazil.

The captured carbon dioxide will be permanently sequestered in the Cameron Parish CO2 Hub to be located offshore Louisiana.

The International Energy Agency recently said the oil and gas industry is spending far too little on clean energy technologies.