Previously, in a series of articles concerning enhanced oil recovery in general and steam-assisted enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technology in particular, we have revised such topics as chemical stimulation (18.04.2022), gas injection or water flooding (09.05.2022), steam injection (06.08.2022), SAGD approach (06.12.2022), Steam...

Three world leaders with a long history – Halliburton, Schlumberger and Baker Hughes – recently announced their financial results for 2022.  Each of them specializes mainly in the development of highly efficient technologies and equipment for oil and gas exploration and production, decarbonization of the industry, as well as...

Earlier we have revised a number of topics related to enhanced oil recovery, such as those related to chemical stimulation (18.04.2022), gas injection or water flooding (09.05.2022), steam injection (06.08.2022), and provided some information on individual aspects of steam-assisted oil recovery – SAGD approach (06.12.2022) and...

EMBER's seventh annual European Electricity Review 2023 (CC BY-SA 4.0) analyzes the EU-27's progress in the transition from fossil fuels to clean power, providing data on electricity generation and demand in 2022 and making a forecast for 2023. In general, EМBER records an acceleration of the electricity transition in 2022,...

Previously, we published articles concerning chemical stimulation (18.04.2022), gas injection or water flooding (09.05.2022), and steam injection (06.08.2022) technologies used in unconventional oil production, and, specifically, about Steam-assisted gravity drainage approach (06.12.2022). Now we will consider a group of...

As every year, Baker Hughes has published 2022 rig counts for major regions and countries on its website in January. A change in the number of rigs may be indicative of the level of business activity in the oil and gas sector and form the basis for forecasting future oil and gas production. After a staggering 38% decline in...

Previously, we published articles concerning the problems of high costs of equipment repair and replacement in directional drilling technology (18.11.2022), and equipment and procedures for well deflecting wellbores during the drilling process and correction of such deflection (27.11.2022). Here we will analyse patent...

In heavy and extra-heavy oil production, steam stimulation is one of the most commonly used approaches for enhancing the recovery process. Thermal energy of injected steam reduces the viscosity of oil to improve its mobility and facilitate the production process. Conventionally, steam stimulation can be performed by using...

In continuation of the previous article dated 18.11.2022, dedicated to patent analysis of inventions related to the repair and replacement of directional drilling equipment, here we will consider patent documents that offer technical solutions related to the technological operation of the controlled deflection of drilling...

In the last two decades directional drilling has been rapidly developing in various oil and gas producing countries, primarily in the United States. It has become particularly indispensable for shale gas and tight oil plays. According to U.S. Energy Information Administration (Today in Energy, June 6, 2019), in 2018 in the US...