... is still ongoing at a frenzied pace. The Brazilian National Petroleum Agency (ANP) has received in paid bonuses alone, over US$10 billion from auctions, and it is expected to achieve over US$ 25 billion in the upcoming bid rounds in November 2019. The total investments in exploration and production...

... of sharing with all stakeholders the most significant aspects relating to the exploration and exploitation of these unconventional hydrocarbons, as well as recommendations for the development of these resources in Latin America and the Caribbean to take place in a sustainable manner and for the benefit...

... Abstract The technologies and practices that have enabled the shale gas production boom in the USA have also brought attention to the impact of its use on climate change. A number of studies have estimated key greenhouse gas emissions sources through the whole supply chain from exploring...

... Abstract Exploring frontier areas for both conventional and unconventional resources presents opportunities to develop innovative solutions to some of the long-standing seismic acquisition and imaging issues. Both seismic acquisition and imaging have witnessed many breakthroughs to support...

... Abstract Saudi Aramco is actively exploring and appraising unconventional liquid rich and dry gas resources. Despite all the challenges in making unconventional plays productive and economical, Saudi Aramco has benefited from North American operators experiences, as well as the availability...

... information productivity human resource Upstream Oil & Gas talent strategy contractor retain talent Workforce personnel competence istanbul 2017 22nd wpc preprint paper operator exploration oil and gas Accenture talent management rebound F18 - Human resources how to attract and retain...

... Abstract Risk is always defined relative to a reward. At the macro-scale, all parties with a role in the petroleum industry have a shared reward - the efficient exploration and development of resources in a safe, environmentally sound manner, to maximize return. That return comes in many forms...

...F02 Exploration and production in the Arctic 21st World Petroleum Congress, Moscow 2014 © World Petroleum Council Technologies for Russian Arctic Exploration and Development Jim Zimmerman, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, USA Daniel Fenz, Jed Hamilton, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company...

...F06 Challenges in complex geological environments 21st World Petroleum Congress, Moscow 2014 © World Petroleum Council Geologically Complex Basins: Challenges and Opportunities Kurt Rudolph, ExxonMobil Exploration Company, United States Patrick Lehmann, ExxonMobil Exploration Company, United...

.... Shale gas exploration and development in China still has a long way to go. To bring shale gas resources into production, we need to consider China's situation and major challenges, i.e., the current recoverable resources and our understanding level of exploration and development (lack of critical...

... to develop the São Francisco basin, and the initiatives started by companies and government ahead of time to address risks involved and create favorable conditions to foster Exploration and Production (E&P) activities in the region, including proposals for Research and Development (R&D) projects...

... that are yielding the "best in class" rates of return through efficient execution and sustained production. real time system hydraulic fracturing Efficiency perforation cluster moscow 2014 fracture Artificial Intelligence complex reservoir new opportunity operation placement exploration shale gas...

... spans a broad range of depositional settings such as Rift Systems, Pre-Salt Carbonates, Abrupt Margins, Large Deltas and Foothills, where prospects and reservoirs are increasingly complex to image and to characterize. Meanwhile, shrinking exploration periods require accelerating cycle-times. Only days...

...F03 Deep water exploration and production 21st World Petroleum Congress, Moscow 2014 Managing risk in deepwater frontiers key learnings from five continents Liv Astri Hovem, VP and Director of Operations Division Europe and Southern Africa, Oil and Gas, DNV GL, Norway Elisabeth Tørstad, Peter...

... Upstream Oil & Gas kohlruss producer Saskatchewan exploration Southeast Saskatchewan natural gas Bakken formation F04 Unconventional oil and gas exploration and production 21st World Petroleum Congress, Moscow 2014 © World Petroleum Council Innovative Unconventional2 EOR-A LightEOR...

... exploration F02 Exploration and production in the Arctic 21st World Petroleum Congress, Moscow 2014 © World Petroleum Council Facing environmental and social challenges for the Oil & Gas Industry in the Arctic Piera Raffaella Turati, eni e&p, Italy Melania Buffagni, eni e&p, Italy Erik Bjørnbom, Eni...

...F04 Unconventional oil and gas exploration and production 21st World Petroleum Congress, Moscow 2014 © World Petroleum Council Colombian energy outlook based on unconventional oil and gas reserves with projection to 2030 Néstor Fernando Saavedra Trujillo, Ecopetrol, Colombia Vyacheslav Kafarov...

... FPSOs will be installed in 2014, and 8 more until 2016. An oil flow rate of more than 1 million bopd, operated by Petrobras, is expected for 2017. Introduction Many papers have been written describing the pre-salt discoveries made in ultra-deep water offshore Brazil in recent years - exploration...

... Reservoir Characterization Channel complex Upstream Oil & Gas Artificial Intelligence seismic data basin moscow 2014 Depositional Model West Africa discovery deepwater reservoir simulation model recovery reservoir architecture prediction application exploration sediment...

... Abstract Modern oil exploration activities in conventional reservoir fields are becoming very focused on deep & ultradeep offshore prospects, which prove to be extremely challenging in many ways. Beyond the success of a first hydrocarbon discovery, a tangled list of complex issues, both...