As a testimony to an energy sector spending heavily on IT, a survey has found that 80% of upstream oil and gas companies plan to increase spending on digital technologies in order to optimise operations
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Cover Story: Seamless empowering
Global power and electrification giant Siemens is utilising its digitalisation acumen and capabilities to help its oil and gas clientele achieve optimisation in an era of necessary operational excellence
Life Lessons: Passion for profession
Roddy James, chief operating officer of N-Sea, looks back at his career in the subsea industry and shares his insight into how the industry continues to evolve
Stalemate over Kurdistan joining OPEC output deal
In October, oilfields in Kurdistan yielded an average 564,683 barrels of crude, most of which was exported via the Turkish port of Ceyhan
Saudi Arabia carries on drilling despite oil slump
The number of rigs operating in Saudi Arabia has climbed from 105 to 126 since 2014 at a time when the number of rigs drilling for oil and gas around the world has fallen 1,382 to just 920
Special Report: Chemistry applied
Adriano Gentilucci, commercial director for the India, Middle East and Africa (IMEA) region for the Oil, Gas, and Mining wing at Dow, explains the merits of chemical EOR and how the method can help the GCC industry to unlock hard-to-reach crude reservoirs
Special Report: Development through enhancement
As oil reserves in the Middle East deplete, EOR seems to be the only plausible way left for regional producers to extract the remaining crude trapped in tricky geological formations
Cover Story: Propelling Digitisation
Per-Erik Holsten, the head of ABB’s oil, gas, and chemicals business, talks about how a dedicated portfolio is enabling the global giant to lead the regional industry towards digitally efficient operations
Lasting stability critical to restoring confidence
OPEC World Oil Outlook 2016: Global Energy Demand to Increase 40% by 2040; Oil related Investment Requirements Estimated at $10tn
Workplace diversity fundamental to the sector
ADIPEC ‘Women in Energy’ Conference Sheds Light on Milestones and Challenges for Female Professionals