The November/December 2024 issue of Oilfield Technology includes a report on 2024’s upstream highlights from the Asia Pacific region, along with technical articles on intuitive shaker technology; reshaping OCTG and line pipe supply chains in the UAE; mercaptan removal strategies; and maximising pressure pumping with durable pump consumables.
Asia Pacific’s transforming energy landscape
Golak Patnaik, Principal Analyst, Asia Pacific Upstream Research, Wood Mackenzie, looks back at 2024’s upstream highlights for the Asia Pacific region, revealing the distinct dynamics at play in its varied oil and gas markets.
Shaking it up
Danny Salinas, Federico Mezzatesta, and Jessica Stump, NOV, explain how using a high-capacity, intuitive shaker can enhance drilling performance and efficiency.
Driving forward, digitally
Lucas Rocha, President in Middle East and Asia, Tenaris, shares how customer collaboration, strengthened by digital transformation, is reshaping the OCTG and line pipe supply chain in the UAE.
People are the key to everything
With a new name and its guiding vision to “see things differently”, Viridien (formerly CGG) focuses on human ingenuity to usher in a bright future across multiple sectors.
Cutting costs in the cold
Connor Docherty, SPM Oil & Gas, a Caterpillar company, highlights advances in durable pump consumables and how they promote greater operational efficiency.
Managing mercaptans
Jennifer Knopf, Dr. Ulf W. Naatz, and Neil Lawrence Tobin, Vink Chemicals, discuss mercaptan removal strategies in the oil and gas industry and highlight a way to effectively manage and control their presence.