Successfully managing Aboriginal cultural heritage—LNG and other stories

2010 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 698
Author(s):  
Paul Travers
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Heritage Management ◽  
Duty Of Care ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Management Guidelines ◽  
Cultural Heritage Management ◽  
The One

The various LNG projects in Queensland presented industry and traditional owners with a unique set of circumstances. On the one hand, LNG proponents were required to engage individually with traditional owner groups regarding cultural heritage. On the other hand, traditional owner groups were dealing with a variety of LNG proponents each seeking agreement about the same thing but in different ways. The paper examines this issue, considers a number of the pitfalls, and asks whether there is a case for standardising the management of cultural heritage. The current review of the Commonwealth Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 appears to support this approach. This paper will also look at the various ways cultural heritage has been managed in Queensland, as well as in other states and territories, and assesses whether there really is a better way for proponents in the oil and gas industry to manage this issue. Paul Travers was responsible for developing Queensland’s Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003. He also drafted the Aboriginal cultural heritage duty of care and cultural heritage management guidelines under the legislation. He has worked with LNG proponents and traditional owners in relation to LNG projects in Queensland. He brings an interesting and unique take on the essential elements of successful cultural heritage management.

scholarly journals Experimental study of circular inlets effect on the performances of Gas-Liquid Cylindrical Cyclone separators (GLCC)

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (SI1) ◽  
pp. First
Author(s):  
Ho Minh Kha ◽  
Nguyen Thanh Nam ◽  
Vo Tuyen ◽  
Nguyen Tan Ken
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Critical Element ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Cylindrical Cyclone ◽  
Inlet Geometry ◽  
Petroleum Companies ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
The One

The gas-liquid cylindrical cyclone (GLCC) separators is a fairly new technology for the oil and gas industry. The current GLCC separator, a potential alternative for the conventional one, was studied, developed, and patented by Chevron company and Tulsa University (USA). It is used for replacing the traditional separators that have been used over the last 100 years. In addition, it is significantly attracted to petroleum companies in recent years because of the effect of the oil world price. However, the behavior of phases in the instrument is very rapid, complex, and unsteady, which may cause the difficulty of enhancing the performance of the separation phases. The multiple recent research shows that the inlet geometry is probably the most critical element that influences directly to the performance of separation of phases. Though, so far, most of the studies of GLCC separator were limited with the one inlet model. The main target of the current study is to deeply understand the effect of different geometrical configurations of the circular inlet on performances of GLCC by the experimental method for two phases flow (gas-liquid). Two different inlet configurations are constructed, namely: One circular inlet and two symmetric circular inlets. As a result, we propose the use of two symmetric circular inlets to enhance separator efficiency because of their effects.

Practical aspects of working with 2D migrated seismic data

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. SG1-SG9
Author(s):  
Donald A. Herron ◽  
Timothy E. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Data ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
3D Seismic ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Out Of Plane ◽  
Exploration And Production ◽  
3D Seismic Data ◽  
Fundamental Limitation

Despite the ever-increasing use of 3D seismic data in today’s exploration and production activities, 2D seismic data continue to play an important role in the oil and gas industry. Interpretations of 2D regional and megaregional surveys are essential elements of integrated exploration programs, establishing frameworks for basin analysis, structural synthesis, and play fairway identification and mapping. When correlating and mapping horizons on 2D migrated seismic data, interpreters use certain practical techniques for handling structural misties, which are caused by the fundamental limitation of 2D migration to account for out-of-plane components of dip.

scholarly journals Decision Diagram Algorithms to Extract Minimal Cutsets of Finite Degradation Models

Information ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoine Rauzy ◽  
Yang
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Decomposition Theorem ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Fault Trees ◽  
Attack Trees ◽  
Degradation Models ◽  
Reliability Block Diagrams ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The One

In this article, we propose decision diagram algorithms to extract minimal cutsets of finite degradation models. Finite degradation models generalize and unify combinatorial models used to support probabilistic risk, reliability and safety analyses (fault trees, attack trees, reliability block diagrams…). They formalize a key idea underlying all risk assessment methods: states of the models represent levels of degradation of the system under study. Although these states cannot be totally ordered, they have a rich algebraic structure that can be exploited to extract minimal cutsets of models, which represent the most relevant scenarios of failure. The notion of minimal cutsets we introduce here generalizes the one defined for fault trees. We show how algorithms used to calculate minimal cutsets can be lifted up to finite degradation models, thanks to a generic decomposition theorem and an extension of the binary decision diagrams technology. We discuss the implementation and performance issues. Finally, we illustrate the interest of the proposed technology by means of the use case stemmed from the oil and gas industry.

Decarbonization and Improved Energy Efficiency Using a Novel Nanocomposite Surface Treatment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Nakatsuka ◽  
Basile Marco ◽  
Sumil Thapa ◽  
Alexander Ventura ◽  
Osvaldo Pascolini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Surface Treatment ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Low Surface Energy ◽  
Microbially Induced Corrosion ◽  
Corrosion Pitting ◽  
The One

Abstract Fouling of heat exchanger equipment through the formation and attachment of hard scale, microbially induced corrosion (MIC) products, or particulate erosion is a serious challenge to reliable production in the oil and gas industry. Exchangers which become fouled in this way perform 15-30% worse than their rated ability, requiring either constant intervention to clean away biofilms, continuous injection of biocides and corrosion inhibitors, or the regular plugging of tubes to prevent leaks, representing a significant operating expense and billions of dollars in lost production time. When an exchanger is unable to provide sufficient heat due to tube fouling, additional sources of heating must be utilized to make up for this deficit and to ensure that facility processes remain within design allowances. This need for supplemental heating is a significant source of carbon emissions in the industry and represents a significant obstacle towards decarbonization efforts. However, it also represents an economically attractive way to simultaneously lower emissions while also lowering a producer's cost per barrel. This work describes an alternate strategy to control and prevent fouling in heat exchangers, through the one-time application of an omniphobic (water- and oil-repelling) nano-surface treatment. Once applied to a heat exchanger, the extremely smooth and low-surface energy material greatly reduces the ability of MIC-causing bacteria to deposit and adhere to the surface. Because it imparts functionality to the surface itself, rather than simply function as a physical barrier, it enables long lasting protection which was validated under laboratory conditions in a pressurized autoclave, as well as two pilot demonstrations. Results from both the laboratory and field evaluations of the treatment's promise showed that treated surfaces showed a corrosion rate over 36-times lower when compared to untreated surfaces, while also completely arresting the formation of corrosion pitting, tube fouling, and erosion of the tube interior. These field-validated results were then applied to the observed heating deficit of a proposed deployment site, resulting in calculated carbon emissions savings of up to 17,000 Tons CO2 per year.

CULTURAL HERITAGE AND THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY

2006 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 611 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Scott
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Petroleum Industry ◽  
Heritage Management ◽  
Duty Of Care ◽  
Cultural Heritage Management ◽  
High Court ◽  
Native Title ◽  
Indigenous Groups ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Heritage Legislation

Since the introduction of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) and its subsequent amendment in 1998, the main focus for developing pipeline projects was on native title issues. Cultural heritage was seen as a more operational matter and not one that would affect the ability to operate or construct pipelines. With higher standards being set by the High Court for native title claimants to maintain a claim, the management of cultural heritage issues (as opposed to the protection of native title rights) are now forming a significant part of negotiations between project proponents and indigenous groups for the development of petroleum projects.State, Territory and Commonwealth legislation dealing with Aboriginal cultural heritage also provides a more immediate source of obligations on project proponents. Even when all regulatory authorities and approvals are held, this legislation can provide affected parties the ability to stop projects if proponents ignore the requirements to protect and manage Aboriginal cultural heritage.This paper briefly examines how cultural heritage issues and native title issues interact from a practical viewpoint and then goes on to provide an overview of cultural heritage legislation throughout Australia including a focus on the unique model adopted in Queensland through the introduction of the ‘cultural heritage duty of care’.This paper then provides examples of what companies will need to do to comply with statutory obligations in minimising harm to cultural heritage through examples of common inclusions in cultural heritage management plans, together with identifying issues that are often forgotten to the detriment of a project in such plans. It also points out why cultural heritage issues may need more immediate actions in comparison with native title issues for the development and construction of new petroleum projects.

Can a formalised model of co-production contribute to empowering indigenous communities in decisions about land use?

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Gillies
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Heritage Management ◽  
Cultural Heritage Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Uk

Purpose Co-production has been used in public services in the UK areas such as mental health to improve the participation of service users in decisions made about the services traditionally provided for them and done to them. It has also been used in areas such as mental health and to address concerns about the quality of services provided to members of minority communities. Western Australia is currently passing legislation to address the issue of aboriginal cultural heritage management in the context of recent adverse incidents such as the incident where Rio Tinto was responsible for the destruction of the site. This paper aims to show how a formalised model of co-production can assist in the implementation of this legislation. Design/methodology/approach This paper considers how effective co-production has been within the domain of mental health services in the UK and then considers whether they are lessons that may be learnt in other contexts. It considers whether concepts from co-production have a role to play in ensuring that the legislation and its implementation are not seen as actions done to or on behalf of the aboriginal communities and if a more structured approach to coproduction can produce a model, which facilitates genuinely collaborative aboriginal heritage management. Findings The approach has facilitated the development of a model to monitor and improve collaboration within aboriginal cultural heritage management, which complements existing participatory approaches and enables businesses to demonstrate their legislatory compliance. Social implications The study offers an approach, which may be used globally to empower indigenous communities in decision-making in other contexts, such as deforestation in South America and oil and gas exploitation on Inuit and First Nations land in Canada. Originality/value The use of co-production concepts and capability modelling is novel in this space.

Increasing Reservoir Productivity at Yuzhno Vyintoyskoye Field, Western Siberia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marat Dulkarnaev ◽  
Nadir Husein ◽  
Evgeny Malyavko ◽  
Vladimir Liss ◽  
Viacheslav Bolshakov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Western Siberia ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Flow Simulation ◽  
Horizontal Wells ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Field Development ◽  
The One

Abstract The new economic conditions characterised by the instability in the global oil and gas industry push market players to search for profitable and efficient ways of developing oil and gas deposits. One of the key opportunities is Enhanced Oil Recovery projects in hard-to-recover reservoirs and formations. When planning the entire scope of development operations, well interventions and surveys, it is important to follow a strategy that would help successfully overcome the geological and engineering challenges facing the operators. In this project, a geological feasibility study of the field development management was conducted with regards to the one formation of the Yuzhno-Vyintoyskoye field based on the data obtained using marker-based production surveillance in horizontal wells and flow simulation.

The BP Oil Spill and Beyond

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel David
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Organizational Adaptation ◽  
Public Service Announcement ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Bp Oil Spill ◽  
Coastal Restoration ◽  
Speed Up ◽  
The One

This chapter examines how Women of the Storm responded to the BP oil spill in 2010. No longer an emergent group, Women of the Storm’s structure was in place and thus it demonstrated organizational adaptation, shifting its goals more so than its organizational structure. The chapter discusses the group’s Be the One campaign, a public service announcement video and accompanying petition seeking increased funding for coastal restoration. The chapter continues by discussing controversy that arose when critics suggested that the group had ties to the oil and gas industry, and it relates the fallout as well as the group’s rebuttal. The chapter ends by considering the group’s third trip to Washington to show support of post-BP legislation known as the RESPOND Act, which would speed up the oil and gas revenue sharing measures that were achieved, in part, as a result of the group’s previous trips to Washington.

scholarly journals THE ISSUE OF “CULTURAL AMNESIA” IN THE CONTEXT OF DIGITAL CULTURAL HERITAGE MANAGEMENT

2020 ◽  
pp. 182-186
Author(s):  
M. Yu. Zakharov ◽  
I. E. Starovoytova ◽  
A. V. Shishkova
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Heritage Management ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Cultural Heritage Management ◽  
Digital Cultural Heritage ◽  
The Media ◽  
Storage Methods ◽  
The One ◽  
Cultural Amnesia

The issue of the dual impact of innovative technologies on the sphere of spiritual culture has been considered. On the one hand, the digitalization of cultural values gives hope for their longevity, compared with traditional storage methods. On the other hand, the preservation of cultural heritage is facing new, previously unmet difficulties: the life of digital documents is short due to constant technological improvement and the rapid obsolescence of technology; not all artifacts can be digitized; when knowledge is transmitted through the media, its reduction, vulgarization occurs; finally, the person is changing, for whose sake the preservation of the cultural heritage takes place. Generations possessing clip thinking will have to deal with the fragmented, unsystematic cultural heritage, which is fraught with real cultural amnesia. The new approaches to digital information management and, specifically, digital cultural heritage have been proposed in the article.

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