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EOR method screening: matching CO2, polymer and thermal floods to reservoir conditions

Production Operations

EOR method screening: matching CO2, polymer and thermal floods to reservoir conditions

How engineers screen CO₂ flooding, polymer flooding, and thermal methods against reservoir and fluid properties — covering the key criteria, a comparative matrix, and a structured decision checklist.

09 Oct 2026 · 9 min read

Riser Selection for Deepwater Tiebacks: Flexible Pipe, SCR, or Top-Tensioned

Subsea and Offshore

Riser Selection for Deepwater Tiebacks: Flexible Pipe, SCR, or Top-Tensioned

Compare flexible risers, SCRs and top-tensioned risers for deepwater tiebacks across water depth, vessel motion tolerance, fatigue life and integration with existing host infrastructure.

08 Oct 2026 · 9 min read

Variable Frequency Drive Harmonics on Islanded Offshore Power Systems: Causes and Mitigation

Variable Frequency Drive Harmonics on Islanded Offshore Power Systems: Causes and Mitigation

VFDs create harmonic distortion that is uniquely damaging on islanded offshore buses. This article explains the causes and compares passive filters, active filters, and phase-shifting transformers as mitigations for practising electrical engineers.

08 Oct 2026 · 9 min read

Managed Pressure Drilling for Narrow Mud-Weight Windows: Equipment and Well Selection

Drilling and Completions

Managed Pressure Drilling for Narrow Mud-Weight Windows: Equipment and Well Selection

When pore pressure and fracture gradient converge, conventional mud weight cannot hold the line. This article covers MPD well selection criteria, the surface backpressure control loop, and the rig-up constraints that determine whether deployment is viable.

07 Oct 2026 · 8 min read

Casing Design Load Cases for HPHT Wells: Collapse, Burst, and Thermal Loads

Drilling and Completions

Casing Design Load Cases for HPHT Wells: Collapse, Burst, and Thermal Loads

A practical load-case walkthrough for HPHT casing design covering collapse, burst, and thermal loads — with worked examples and a design checklist for completion engineers.

05 Oct 2026 · 9 min read

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10 Oct Energy Aspects: Crude Futures Underprice Mideast Risk Crude oil futures are failing to reflect conditions in the physical market, according to Amrita Sen, founder and director of market intelligence at Energy Aspects. Speaking to CNBC on Friday, Sen said some physical crude prices should be trading closer to $150 a barrel. In her view, futures have dri 10 Oct Record US Crude Output Can't Fix the Diesel Squeeze The United States is producing more crude oil than at any point in its history, yet the country is simultaneously struggling with a tightening diesel market. According to the Energy Information Administration, US crude production is on track to average a record 13.8 million barrels per day in 2026, 09 Oct Saudi, UAE Back Japanese Push for SE Asian Oil Reserves Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will support a Japanese initiative to strengthen oil supplies in Southeast Asia, Rigzone reports. The move follows disruptions linked to war that have sharpened energy security concerns and prompted efforts to reinforce crude availability across the region. 09 Oct Reliance Lifts India's Venezuelan Crude Imports to Seven-Yea Reliance Industries is leading a renewed surge in Indian crude oil purchases from Venezuela, with imports from the South American producer reaching a seven-year high. According to the report, more than three-quarters of all Venezuelan crude purchases by Indian buyers are now going to a single compan 09 Oct Vitol CEO: Gulf Ship-to-Ship Transfers Stave Off $200 Oil Russell Hardy, chief executive officer of Vitol Group, the world's biggest independent oil trader, has warned that ship-to-ship (STS) transfers in the Gulf of Oman are critical to keeping oil flowing from the Middle East. Speaking at the Energy Intelligence Forum in London this week, Hardy described

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