Top 10 Barge LNG Benefits
Published in Petroleum Economists’ June 2018 issue and republished here with permission.
After many years of anticipation, Floating LNG has become a reality. […]
Part II : Gas monetisation, external economic and non-technical factors
Introduction In the first article on gas disposition [1], we looked at the challenges of the disposition of gas co-produced from stranded oil and small marginal pools. In this […]
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Collaboration & Innovation
Since the oil price crash of 2014 many in the industry have spoken about the need for collaboration to reduce costs, standardisation and […]
Petromall Insights April 2018 issue: io – developments “starting with the end in mind”
Published in Petromall Insights’ April issue and republished here with permission.
io consulting (io), established in 2015 […]
If technology is no longer the barrier to change, what is?
Introduction Even as the oil price creeps back up, circa $65/bbl at the time of writing [1], the oil & gas industry still exists in a “lower for longer” […]
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7 oil & gas jobs that will exist in the future
Over the coming decades, all industries will be transformed by converging technological trends that dramatically alter how companies do business. This will undoubtedly […]
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How agile is your project development process?
Introduction
Agile project management approaches, including flavours such as Scrum and Extreme Programming, have taken the software development world by storm. Proponents praise the flexibility and speed of the […]
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Impact of electric vehicles on oil demand – major disruptor or just part of the mix?
Introduction
The rapid rise of renewables; transition to gas as a cleaner fuel; and improved efficiency in energy conversion processes have all led to an increased traction, and significant […]
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Perfect match: Coupling facilities and subsurface simulation models
Throughout the past 10 years, the oil & gas industry has drilled offshore fields that lie in increasingly deeper water. As we go deeper, there is an inherent need […]
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Do you trust in collaboration enough to reap the rewards?
Collaboration vs Co-operation
Like many in the industry, io believes collaboration is critical to the success of projects, particularly in this lower for longer environment. However, the word collaborate […]
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Why has the industry turned its back on long distance subsea tiebacks?
The first decade of this century witnessed the successful completion of a number of field developments that featured long range tie-back to shore as the facilities solution, notably projects like […]
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New technology, are you aware of the risks?
To many it seems as if the rate of change of technology is accelerating, and people are starting to claim that it is posing an increasing challenge to business[1]. […]
Do you know you have a wicked problem and do you know how to solve it?
Oil & gas projects are some of the most complex in the world; they are often a series of interrelated problems which are increasingly difficult to solve. Bringing value and […]
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From cartels to perfect competition
When it comes to the oil price, an economist’s forecast is only as good as the next person’s guess … here at io, we take a look at the macro […]