Webcasts
The PennWell Petroleum Group Webcasts database is a valuable resource made available to all oil and gas professionals seeking in depth knowledge regarding the latest petroleum products, industry developments and technologies. This is a free service offered to all PennWell Petroleum Group website visitors.
Using Seismic Data to Judge the Success of Hydraulic Fracturing
Date:
May 21, 2008
Overview:
Tight gas reservoirs typically require multiple stages of hydraulic fracturing in order to create the needed permeability to produce the gas locked in the pore space. Optimum field development depends on determining the effectiveness of the fracturing and proppant programs. A new seismic method, combining time lapse vertical seismic profiles and microseismic monitoring, is providing a potential way to detect and locate open, effective hydraulic fractures, and therefore a monitoring method to help design optimal fracturing programs.
EOR/IOR and the Future of Global Oil Supply
Originally Broadcast:
April 16, 2008
Overview:
PennEnergy's Oil & Gas Journal Research Center is pleased to present the webcast "EOR/IOR and the Future of Global Oil Supply," scheduled for 12:00 pm CDT on April 16, 2008.
The webcast is thematically connected to and an official event of the 2008 Improved Oil Recovery Symposium in Tulsa, Okla., on April 19-23. The symposium is sponsored by the Society of Petroleum Engineers’ Mid-continent Section and the US Department of Energy. It is the world's largest gathering of petroleum engineers, geoscientists, and others specializing in the related fields of IOR and enhanced oil recovery (EOR). As many as 800 of these experts are expected to attend the Tulsa symposium. For more information on the IOR 2008 conference and exhibition, please visit the website at http://www.speior.org/.
With oil prices topping $100/barrel, interest in IOR/EOR in this country has never been higher. Indeed, technology advances in IOR/EOR may prove to be what staves off the "peak" in global oil production that some are predicting.
Three noted oil and gas industry leaders and key participants in IOR2008 are headlining the webcast: William F. Lawson, IOR2008 General Chair, Rafael Sandrea, IOR2008 Plenary Speaker, and Paul Willhite, IOR2008 Technical Program Chair. Bob Williams, former Executive Editor of Oil & Gas Journal and currently Director of Research for the Oil & Gas Journal Research Center, will moderate the webcast.
The webcast will be in a panel discussion format followed by a Q&A session as follows:
- Webcast overview/introductions - Williams
- IOR/EOR in a world of $100/bbl oil - Lawson
- IOR and future oil supply potential - Sandrea
- IOR's technical challenges - Willhite
- Q&A
Washington Energy Politics: An OGJ Conversation
Originally Broadcast:
March 27, 2008
Overview:
In a freewheeling, informal format, two veteran Washington watchers from the Oil & Gas Journal staff, one an analytical reporter and the other an editorial writer, will discuss important energy issues and the U.S. political climate for energy. The panelists will make brief presentations, ask each other questions & then take questions from the online audience.
Collaborating to Avoid the Perfect Storm
Originally Broadcast:
February 28, 2008
Overview:
This webcast offers an in-depth analysis by CERA and OGJ of the looming issues threatening the Oil and Gas industry, what role technology plays, and how you can begin mitigating challenges today. From an aging (and retiring) workforce, to meeting supply demands, you’ll get in insider's view of the quickly changing landscape of the industry.
We'll discuss the evolving resourcing strategies, maintaining supply connectivity, advancing oilfield technology, and the new work environment - global collaboration - and how you can stay connected. Specifically, we'll discuss how technology affects workers and workovers, creating more effective communications between remote teams and resources.
Master Limited Partnerships
Originally Broadcast:
February 27, 2008
Overview:
This presentation will provide an overview of various legal, tax and economic matters related to MLPs. Specifically, the presentation will include a discussion of MLP structure and formation issues, MLP qualifying income, MLP governance and recent developments involving MLPs.
OGJ - The Year Ahead
Originally Broadcast:
February 14, 2008
Overview:
OGJ's "The Year Ahead" webcast will feature a panel discussion involving five senior OGJ editors covering positions they took in the Year Ahead special report in the Jan. 7, 2008 issue. In that report, each editor wrote of an expectation he or she has on a specific topic for the upcoming year. The subjects about which the editors wrote are: Oil Markets, LNG, Exploration & Development, Ethanol, and Politics & Energy Security. In the webcast, the editors will briefly elaborate on what they wrote for the special report then answer questions, first from the Editor and then from the live webcast audience.
OGJ Annual Forecast & Review - 2008
Originally Broadcast:
January 31, 2008
Overview:
This webcast is based on the Annual Forecast & Review Special Report appearing this year in the January 21st issue of Oil & Gas Journal. The Forecast & Review projects oil and gas demand worldwide and in the US for the new year. The US forecast analyzes demand by petroleum product (such as gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and so forth).
The Forecast & Review includes forecasts for US and Canadian drilling activity.
In addition to the 2008 forecast, the webcast will include past predictions compared with actual performance and industry trends for the previous four years. Bob Tippee, Editor, will make the presentation, with Marilyn Radler, Senior Editor-Economics, and G. Alan Petzet, Chief Editor-Exploration, on hand for questions. Marilyn assembles the numbers and writes copy for the supply-demand portions of the Forecast & Review.
Alan does the drilling forecast.
The Top 5 Offshore Field Development Projects of 2007
Originally Broadcast:
December 04, 2007
Overview:
Each year in its December issue, the editors of Offshore select the top five field development projects of the year as the recipients of the distinguished Five Star Award. The projects are selected on the basis on best use of innovation in production method, application of technology, and resolution of challenges, along with safety, preservation of environmental integrity, and project completion time. In this exclusive webcast, the editors describe each of the top five projects for 2007, the innovations that made them special, lessons learned by the operators, the role of the key contractors in making the projects successful, and insights into each of the operators decisions on how to develop the fields.
Deeper Water - Practical Solutions
Originally Broadcast:
November 28, 2007
Overview:
The fourth DryTree & Riser Forum will be held in Houston, Texas this year at the Omni Houston Hotel Westside on November 28, 2007. As in the past, the forum is dedicated to the open exchange of ideas, best practices, and lessons learned that impact the selection and execution of deepwater drytree systems and drilling or production riser systems from floating facilities.
This year's theme, "Deeper Water - Practical Solutions," will present practical experiences relating to choices when choosing drytree production systems and deepwater riser systems. During this one-day forum, speakers and delegates will explore the technology, tools, decision-making processes, and functional requirements of the concept selection and execution employing drytrees and various riser systems.
Also, the first six presentations will be made available through a live webcast from the conference floor. The final six presentations will be closed to press to ensure that the extremely topical discussions and timely nature of the conference material is maintained.
Conference Chairman Eldon Ball of PennWell Corporation will lead a team of industry experts, service providers, and regulators participating in case-study and technology-oriented presentations.
The pay-per-view charge for this event is $99, payable by VISA, MASTERCARD or AMEX.
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Houston Energy Financial Forum
Originally Broadcast:
November 13, 2007
Overview:
The Houston Energy Financial Forum presents the first opportunity for you to hear E&P company's current third quarter results. Free for analysts and qualified institutional investors, the Houston Energy Financial Form presents a unique opportunity to network with executives, analysts, senior industry leaders and those who are part of the financial sector.
Enhancing Pipeline Integrity, Regulatory Compliance and Operational Efficiency with Next-Generation Field Mobility Solutions
Originally Broadcast:
November 06, 2007
Overview:
As regulatory requirements and operational challenges increase, information silos and paper-based processes can impede business growth.
A new generation of mobile solutions helps businesses keep pace with regulatory challenges and manage capital-intensive field assets efficiently.
This webcast case study will share how Spectra Energy's implementation of the right rugged mobile solution & field-friendly mobile software enabled them to increase "transparency", more easily demonstrate compliance, drive business value and enhance Spectra's competitive edge.
DeepStar and RPSEA: Ultra-deepwater Technology Development Partners
Originally Broadcast:
November 05, 2007
Overview:
Offshore's Editor, Eldon Ball, will moderate a webcast presentation on the successful collaboration of DeepStar VIII and RPSEA (Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America). The program identifies four generic Gulf of Mexico fields that frame current opportunities, facility requirements, operating limitations, and technical gaps that challenge developments today. These challenges have been matured and jointly prioritized by RPSEA and DeepStar experts into a promising ultra-deepwater program portfolio.
Port Fourchon: Hub to Deep Water Gulf of Mexico
Originally Broadcast:
September 05, 2007
Overview:
Half the drilling activity in the Gulf and 75% of all deepwater production is supported out of Port Fourchon. More than 250 vessels a day travel the port's channels. The port is in the midst of a 700 acre expansion, $250 million highway upgrade and extensive airport improvements. If you're not using Port Fourchon today, you will be tomorrow. Join us on the live webcast this Thursday at 10:00am and find out more!
Hurricane Preparedness
Originally Broadcast:
August 21, 2007
Overview:
API, in collaboration with members of the petroleum industry, developed three interim bulletins that introduce new hurricane met/ocean conditions for the Gulf of Mexico and address the application of the new met/ocean conditions using the present design practices and standards.
The following is an overview of the bulletins:
Bulletin 2INT - MET, Interim Guidance on Hurricane Conditions in the Gulf of Mexico
This bulletin will present the met/ocean conditions for four identified regions of the Gulf of Mexico (West; West Central, Central, and East). The information included in the bulletin can be used in the independent extremes of wind, wave, current and surge and will be presented for multiple return periods. The proposed document provides wind velocities, deepwater (water depth greater than or equal to 1,000 m) wave conditions, current information, surge and tidal amplitude. Storm surge and tide, significant wave height (Hs), individual expected maximum wave height (Hmax), and individual expected maximum crest elevation will also be included.
Bulletin 2INT - DG, Interim Guidance for Design of Offshore Structures for Hurricane Conditions
This bulletin will provide interim guidance on how to apply the new met/ocean conditions to platforms that are at a point in the design phase where it is still possible to consider the effects of the new met/ocean conditions on the structure being designed. The documents for which these interim guidelines will apply are RP 2A, RP 2FPS, RP 2T, RP 2SK, RP 2RD, and Bulletin 2TD.
Bulletin 2INT - EX, Interim Guidance for Assessment of Existing Offshore Structures for Hurricane Conditions
This bulletin will provide interim guidance to Owners/Operators and Engineers for the assessment of existing fixed and floating permanent offshore structures in the Gulf of Mexico as a result of the updated met/ocean conditions. The document will also highlight general "housekeeping" items and load reduction measures to mitigate damage from hurricane conditions.
These bulletins have been presented in detail at Workshops in New Orleans and Houston in mid-July. The webcast will provide those who were unable to attend the Workshops with an opportunity to hear a summary of the Workshop presentations and pose questions to the presenters. The presentations will be made by the following industry experts:
Overall Intent and Context of the 3 Bulletins - David J. Wisch, Chevron Fellow, Chevron Energy Technology Company
Bulletin 2INT-MET - James Stear - James D. Stear, Ph.D., Staff Research Scientist Chevron Energy Technology Company
Company Bulletin 2INT-EX - Frank Puskar, President, Energo Engineering
Dave Wish - closure
The presentations will last about an hour, and will be followed by an opportunity for questions.
Midyear Forecast and Review - 2007
Originally Broadcast:
August 16, 2007
Overview:
The webcast will discuss highlights of Oil & Gas Journal's annual Midyear Forecast, a special report appearing in the July 2 edition. The Midyear Forecast uses first-half data to update projections that appeared in OGJ's Annual Forecast and Review this past January. Both reports project oil and gas markets through the end of the year worldwide, analyze demand product by product in the US, and forecast drilling activity in the US and Canada.
The webcast, to be presented by OGJ Editor Bob Tippee, will summarize the Midyear Forecast projections in key categories, note important changes from January’s forecasts, and examine reasons for the adjustments. Marilyn Radler, Senior Editor-Economics, and G. Alan Petzet, Chief Editor-Exploration, will be on hand for questions. Marilyn compiles and writes the Midyear Forecast market projections. Alan assembles the drilling forecast.
Oil Sands & Heavy Oil Technologies Conference: Review and Discussion
Originally Broadcast:
July 20, 2007
Overview:
This webcast will start with a panel discussion covering conference highlights by members of the Advisory Board followed by questions from the audience in Calgary and the webcast audience. Bob Tippee, OGJ Editor and director of the conference, will moderate.
Participants will include:
- Members of the Oil Sands & Heavy Oil Technologies Conference Advisory Board
Profiting In the State-of-the-Art Digital Oil Field
Originally Broadcast:
June 19, 2007
Overview:
Participants in this interactive Webcast will hear from SAP and Hitachi Consulting Corporation experts as they discuss the unique business and regulatory challenges faced by oil field services businesses. Topics covered include how oil field services organizations are using best practices to manage business growth, profitability, assets, and the mobile workforce. Scorpion Offshore Inc. will present their experiences with obtaining a scalable enterprise resource planning application they could use on a global scale - and how they ultimately obtained that solution from SAP.
Gas Shales and Coalbed Methane Crucial To Replacing Conventional Gas Production
Originally Broadcast:
May 31, 2007
Overview:
Today, unconventional gas sources are making a difference in North American natural gas supply, important in replacing production in classically declining conventional gas fields in the U.S. and Canada. Not so many years ago there was little coalbed methane gas production and very little production of methane from fractured gas shales. There was, however, measurable supply from newly drilled gas wells in deep formations.
This webcast will focus on the growing activity in CBM and gas shales, leaving discussion of deep gas for another time. The CBM/gas shale growth story is based on improving economics - it took a steady increase in demand and a higher gas prices over a multi-year period to induce development in these two areas of unconventional production.
This recent change is due to the growth and popularity of CBM and gas shale opportunities among producers, availability of leases, lower costs in drilling and development, the unique producing life of typical unconventional gas fields -- and now the importance of them both to the North American gas supply. As of 2006, CBM and gas shale together accounted for over 11% of the North American gas supply, and still growing.
This presentation will delve into the reasons for growth, drivers and axioms of business for these two unconventional gas opportunities in the U.S. and Canada.
