fuelforthought Major Arctic Oil and Gas Event Launch


The challenge of finding, developing and operating Arctic oil and gas fields is one of theupstream industry’s most pressing issues, with a new event being launched in Russia to identify and discuss emerging technology needs and how to accelerate their adoption and implementation.


The SPE 2011 Arctic & Extreme Environments International technical conference and exhibition will be held this coming October, in Moscow. The 3-day event will feature an exclusive conference, including daily plenary sessions featuring world-renowned speakers and a mixture of panel discussions and technical presentations.


The industry peer-reviewed conference will address technical challenges for Arctic and extreme environments, with particular emphasis on current onshore Arctic operations and the specific challenges faced offshore, such as those being tackled by the owners of the multi-billion dollar Shtokman gas field currently in its development phase in the Russian sector of the Barents Sea. With several of the world’s leading oil and gas-producing countries forging ahead with plans to find and develop new resources in their Arctic territories, the need to advance and refine technologies and procedures so that


the region is developed in a safe, environmentally responsible and commercially viable manner is paramount. The event is being organised “in response to industry needs and growing demand” by the respected industry partnership between Reed Exhibitions and the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), which is already responsible


for the established biennual SPE Russian Oil & Gas Exploration and Production technical conference & exhibition in Moscow, last held at the end of 2010. The E&P industry has of course been exploring and producing oil and gas from Arctic environments for many decades, both on and offshore. However, exploring and operating there remains extremely technically challenging. Russia, Canada, Norway, the United States and Denmark are all focused on the eventual and further development of their Arctic territories, both on and offshore, all drawn by an area estimated by the U.S. Geological Survey


organisation to hold up to 90 billion barrels of oil and 30% of the world’s undiscovered gas resources. The industry has many research projects underway studying potential solutions such as ‘on-ice seismic’, which offers an alternative to open water marine acquisition for near-shore shallow water operations. This essentially


allows companies to acquire seismic in areas of shallow water when they are frozen, without disturbing local wildlife. There are also joint industry projects such as that lead by the SINTEF research institute, to develop advanced clean-up techniques. Experiments are being carried out on ways to detect oil in ice, burn oil in broken ice, and


disperse oil in broken ice. And in Alaska, Shell is developing a specialised shallow-water containment system. Industry experts have long stressed the need to transform the forecast resources of the Arctic, amongst others, into real production resources as soon as possible. However the eventual development of Russia’s Arctic oil


fields, for example, remains a serious challenge for all those companies involved. Reply Card no 13


Magnetrol Opens


Representative Office in Russia


PANalytical Inc. Open New Office with Demo Facility Near Houston


PANalytical Inc (Netherlands) is pleased to announce the January 1, 2011 opening of a new office with demonstration laboratory and meeting space near Houston, TX. Located just 10 minutes from George Bush Intercontinental Airport, the Kingwood, TX facility is focused on serving the needs of the many petrochemical companies situated in the Gulf Coast region. The office will showcase PANalytical’s wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) spectrometers, featuring the new Axios system with cost-effective 1 KW operating power, no external cooling required, and the industry’s most advanced XRF X-ray tube, the SST with CHI-BLUE coating and best X-ray tube warranty on the market – five years non- prorated. Also featured will be energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometers, along with other laboratory instruments, calibration standards, software and consumables.


Dan Snyder, sales engineer for PANalytical Inc. in the Gulf Coast region, looks forward to the office opening, with


space for mini seminars, company-focused user group meetings and trainings. He also states “the demo facility for XRF products will allow customers to bring samples to run and experience the analytical power and ease of use of our systems.”


PANalytical's XRF spectrometers are the industry standard for R&D and process control tasks for quantitative analysis of any petrochemical: from heavy elements


in crude oil to additives in lubricants, biofuels, and finished products like gasoline, coke and waxes. A very important application of XRF is the determination of sulfur in fuels and oils according to norms and regulations. In the oil and oil processing industry, XRF is used for elemental and trace element analysis of catalysts, metals and hazardous ingredients in crude oil, as well as analysis of engine performance and wear by determining metallic traces in lubricants.


This expansion of PANalytical’s already comprehensive customer application support facilities in the USA is an example of their commitment to the petro XRF user community.


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Magnetrol (Belgium) is pleased to announce the opening of a new Representative Office in St Petersburg to support its Distributors in the CIS.


Magnetrol is a multinational producing


level and flow instrumentation. Magnetrol’s European head-office in Belgium is responsible for the markets in Europe, Central Asia, Africa and the Middle-East. Due to its continuous product innovation and ISO 9000 quality standards Magnetrol is market leader in the oil & gas, petrochemical, chemical and power industry.


For many years Magnetrol have supplied the CIS markets and has therefore all required certifications. A dedicated website is currently under development.


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Emerson Awarded Contract by Maersk Oil to Provide Measurement Engineering Services for North Sea installations


Emerson’s METCO Services has been awarded a contract by Maersk Oil North Sea UK Limited, to provide measurement engineering support for its UK North Sea offshore operations for the next three years. Emerson will provide Total Metering Management (TMM) services on Maersk Oil’s Gryphon and GP III FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading) units and Janice FPU (Floating Production Unit).


As part of the £1.95M service agreement, Emerson field technicians will be stationed full-time on the offshore


installations. An additional metering engineer will work with the Maersk Oil engineering team at its Aberdeen facility to assist in the verification of daily production figures. Emerson will also help Maersk Oil ensure that systems, procedures, operations and maintenance comply with regulatory authority requirements.


Emerson has also been awarded a two-year contract by Maersk FPSOs to provide TMM services for the oil and


gas metering systems on the Maersk Peregrino stationed in the southwest part of the Campos Basin region, Brazil. Donald Angus, Business Development Director for Emerson's METCO Services, said, “We are delighted that


Maersk Oil and Maersk FPSOs have recognised the benefits of our local experience and knowledge, combined with our outstanding track record of delivery. We look forward to helping them improve the accuracy and reliability of their measurements.”


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