Special reports

High seas: new discoveries bolster the Gulf of Mexico’s future as a prime production basin, but challenges remain, examines Gordon Cope.

Mark Schott and Neil Eckersley, Honeywell UOP, explain why rapid project deployment is needed to ensure the oil and gas industry keeps up with shale production levels.

Elizabeth Stephens, Jardine Lloyd Thompson, UK, discusses the protection of investments in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Elizabeth Stephens, Jardine Lloyd Thompson, UK, discusses risk in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Long live technological advancement to keep us moving, says GE Power Conversion’s Giacomo Del Panta.

Using advanced visualisation techniques and user-controlled, predictive analytics, oil and gas companies can optimise trading and supply chain operations.

Philip Morel, Managing Partner Asia, T.A. Cook Consultants, looks at how the shale revolution is impacting Asian refining.

Aptomar has secured significant funding to drive growth particularly in Brazil, but also within its other markets of Norway and the Gulf of Mexico.

A look at how information is adjusting expectations in safety management.

Andrew Weir-Jones, Weir-Jones Engineering Consultants, discusses the advantages of using an automated grease-dispensing system.

Aspentech explains how intelligent technology can squeeze maximum profit from a plant.

While the Falkland Islands’ oil and gas industry is still in its infancy, the country’s attractive fiscal regime is expected to remain stable.

GE Oil and Gas explain the benefits of investing in an effective downhole system to reduce non-productive time and maximise profits.

Dirk Frame, Managing Partner, T.A. Cook Consultants, continues the discussion of how shale feedstock processing is impacting the downstream industry.

It has been 100 years since William S. Barnickel patented the first chemical oil and water separator on the 14th of April 1914.