The age of snake oil
Keir’s famous poster portrays petroleum as an effective remedy for every conceivable want, highlighting how any product may be marketed with absurd false promises. For hype to be a successful…
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Blurring the line between geology and reservoir engineering
How often has it happened that a dynamic simulation grid turns out to be not fit for purpose because something goes wrong – too fast a pressure build-up, too fast…
A return to energy realism
In today’s interconnected world, nothing of significance happens without insurance. While often associated with personal matters – such as driving a car, building a home, or securing health and life…
New study on global CO2 storage capacity met with fierce criticism
“Oh no! I’d better call the Porthos office to stop construction (of our CO2 injection project)! Apparently, we are injecting in unviable depths!”, wrote Joop de Kok from EBN in…
“I’m exceptionally bullish about the future”
“As an industry, we have come a long way. From drilling vertical wells to slanted wells, then using slotted liners in horizontal wells, via passive inflow strategies to now active…
Why peer reviews often don’t work
Reputations are both made and destroyed in the aftermath of the drill sequence. But what is behind the ranking that determines where the rig goes next? It is the prospect…
“No concern at all”: The economist’s view
“I thought we would be speaking for 15 minutes, now it has turned into half an hour already!” Carole Nakhle is sought after when it comes to her view on…
Producing the next 50 % of the world’s oil reserves
In 1967, an oil embargo imposed by the Arab producers on a select group of Western nations failed badly. One of the reasons for this failure was the fact that…
“Surviving the next reorganisation is all my generation looks forward to”
“Did you see that Exxon has a recruitment sign on their stand?” somebody told me at the IMAGE Conference last week. It was a very telling remark, a remark that…
Bottom-up meets top-down
If there is one positive aspect to this day and age, it is the ability to form solid working relationships even when people are living at opposite ends of the…
Geosteering to number one
“I learned the ropes of directional drilling in Siberia,” says Airat when we meet on Teams. He calls in from his home in Saudi Arabia, where he now works as…
Liberating well data with modern data science and AI
AI-driven well data revolution: Unifying traditional expertise with modern data science The oil and gas industry is navigating a transformative era fueled by the convergence of geoscience, data science, and…