Oil and gas production from low permeability plays in most cases requires the employment of directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing technologies. This is necessary to increase the contact area of the well with a formation rich in oil or gas, and to improve the permeability of the rock. Taking into consideration the increase in the share of hard-to-recover reserves in the global hydrocarbon balance, it becomes clear that the use...

Sasol is an international integrated chemicals and energy company that produces and markets chemical and energy products competitively to create superior value for customers, shareholders and other stakeholders. Sasol has three main business units: Mining, Exploration and Production International, and the Strategic Business Unit. The Company´s Strategic Business Unit has three following main segments: Energy (liquid fuel sales, piped...

Schlumberger is the world’s leading provider of technology for reservoir characterization, drilling, production and processing to the oil and gas industry.  Schlumberger supplies products and services, from exploration through production, and integrated pore-to-pipeline solutions that optimize hydrocarbon recovery to deliver reservoir performance sustainably.  The Company employed over 100,000 people over 160...

The 2021 OPEC World Oil Outlook (WOO) by Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) provides review of the global oil and energy industries offering expert analysis of many of the challenges and opportunities facing the global oil industry. The forecasts made in WOO-2021 cover the long term to 2045 and take into account the changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The report clearly indicates that after a massive fall in...

Suncor is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Company develops one of the world's largest petroleum resource basins – Canada's Athabasca oil sands. The Company also explores for, acquires, develops, produces and markets crude oil in Canada and internationally, transports and refines crude oil, markets petroleum and petrochemical products. Suncor also operates a renewable energy business...

Hydrocarbon separation is one of the most complex and important processes in industrial hydrocarbon production because it generates a multitude of chemicals which are important to national economies. Commercial separation technologies, such as cryogenic distillation or solvent extraction, consume a lot of energy and cause serious environmental damage. Also, the growth of industrial processes and technologies as well as the overall...

Halliburton Company is one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the energy industry. The Company has approximately 40,000 employees, representing 130 nationalities in more than 70 countries. Halliburton provides a comprehensive range of services and products to the energy industry. The Company´s revenue is generated from the sale of services and products to major, national, and independent oil and natural gas...

The 70th annual edition of the BP Statistical review of World Energy provides an overview  on energy developments for 2020 and characterizes this year as «one of the most turbulent years the world has ever seen» due to the impact of the global pandemic. The review notes significant increase in renewable energy with solar power achieving the largest growth in history. At the same time, there was a decline in the rate of primary...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are chemical compounds which can be found naturally in hydrocarbons such as coal and oil, as well as in dead carbon-rich stars after they have exploded. The mass created in the course of the explosion can be regarded as a precursor to the most basic forms of the carbon molecules which are important for creating life on the Earth. PAHs in the form of soot are also some of the world’s most...

Ember's annual Global Electricity Review analyses electricity data providing a snapshot of global electricity demand and showing progress towards a transition to fossil-free energy. The 2021 edition presents a global dataset in 217 countries from 2000 to 2020. The 2020 data cover 90% of the world's electricity production. The pandemic has influenced the global energy market in general and the electricity sector was no exception. In...