future-proofing the offshore industry
The energy transition and the UK’s drive to net-zero requires the oil and gas industry to embrace energy efficient operations, while supporting the growth […]
Middle East Energy Transition – Can the Jafurah gas development release all Saudi oil for export?
This week various press articles[1][2][3] lauded Saudi Aramco’s announcement of the commitment to develop the Jafurah gas field for a mere USD 110bn, […]
The Energy Transition
What can Independent Oil Companies learn from the Majors?
Every day it seems the pressure and rhetoric increase in relation to climate change. […]
Starting the Energy Transition in E&P – Part 1
Introduction The world will still need oil and gas in 2050, even in the IEA 2°C Scenario[1] (2DS) – where oil provides 29% of the energy supply and gas […]
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What colour is your Hydrogen?
Hydrogen as a New Energy Carrier The term “hydrogen economy” refers to the vision of using hydrogen as a low-carbon energy carrier and as a substitute for current fossil […]
Creating greater certainty in our professional decision-making
In 2017, the UK Oil & Gas Authority (OGA) published a study of lessons learned from UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) oil and gas projects […]
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A more connected Energy Transition
Australian Energy Week 2019 io consulting (io) attended this year’s Australian Energy Week in Melbourne and found a clear example of the importance of needing an integrated commerical, technical […]
What’s the best way to remove a climate change protester who has glued themselves to a train?
Given io’s central London location, it will come as little surprise that the Extinction Rebellion demonstrations have featured prominently during recent lunchtime conversations. […]
Reflections from the 20th BHGE Annual Meeting
io attended another great Baker Hughes, a GE company, (BHGE) Annual Meeting (AM) in Florence in January 2019. This year it’s the 20th […]
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Digitalisation, an evolution or revolution for E&P?
The SPE [1] Asia Pacific Digital Symposium last week was hosted in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, and io’s John Ciccarelli (Senior Reservoir Consultant) was […]
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Associated gas – now it’s your turn to stand up and be counted!
Introduction
Since George H. Bussell and Edwin L. Drake made the first successful use of a drilling rig on a well drilled specially […]
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