scholarly journals Some challenges and opportunities for Russia and regions in terms of the global decarbonization trend

Georesursy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 8-16
Author(s):  
Danis K. Nurgaliev ◽  
Svetlana Yu. Selivanovskaya ◽  
Maria V. Kozhevnikova ◽  
Polina Yu. Galitskaya
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Sequestration ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Hydrogen Generation ◽  
Biological Systems ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Oil And Gas Production ◽  
Testing Area

This article discusses a possible scenario of energy transition in Russia, taking into account the economic structure, presence of huge oil and gas infrastructure and unique natural resources. All this allows to consider global trends of energy and economic decarbonization not only as a challenge, but also as a new opportunity for the country. Considering developed oil and gas production, transportation, refining and petrochemical infrastructure, as well as the vast territory, forest, water and soil resources, our country has unique opportunities for carbon sequestration using both biological systems and the existing oil and gas infrastructure. It is proposed to use the existing oil and gas production facilities for hydrogen generation in the processes of hydrocarbon catalytic transformation inside the reservoir. It is suggested to create and use large-scale technologies for CO2 sequestration using existing oil and gas production infrastructure. Considering high potential of the Russian Federation for carbon sequestration by biological systems, a network of Russian carbon testing areas is being developed, including one at Kazan Federal University (KFU), – the “Carbon-Povolzhye” testing area. The creation of carbon farms based on the applications at such testing areas could become a high-demand high-tech business. A detailed description of the KFU carbon testing area and its planned objectives are given.

Access and Logistics Challenges in Mountain Terrain Pipeline Projects

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark McDougall ◽  
Ken Williamson
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Large Diameter ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Additional Time ◽  
Oil And Gas Production ◽  
Road Design ◽  
Regulatory Constraints ◽  
The Right

Oil and gas production in Canada’s west has led to the need for a significant increase in pipeline capacity to reach export markets. Current proposals from major oil and gas transportation companies include numerous large diameter pipelines across the Rocky Mountains to port locations on the coast of British Columbia (BC), Canada. The large scale of these projects and the rugged terrain they cross lead to numerous challenges not typically faced with conventional cross-country pipelines across the plains. The logistics and access challenges faced by these mountain pipeline projects require significant pre-planning and assessment, to determine the timing, cost, regulatory and environmental impacts. The logistics of pipeline construction projects mainly encompasses the transportation of pipe and pipeline materials, construction equipment and supplies, and personnel from point of manufacture or point of supply to the right-of-way (ROW) or construction area. These logistics movement revolve around the available types of access routes and seasonal constraints. Pipeline contractors and logistics companies have vast experience in moving this type of large equipment, however regulatory constraints and environmental restrictions in some locations will lead to significant pre-planning, permitting and additional time and cost for material movement. In addition, seasonal constraints limit available transportation windows. The types of access vary greatly in mountain pipeline projects. In BC, the majority of off-highway roads and bridges were originally constructed for the forestry industry, which transports logs downhill whereas the pipeline industry transports large equipment and pipeline materials in both directions and specifically hauls pipe uphill. The capacity, current state and location of these off-highway roads must be assessed very early in the process to determine viability and/or potential options for construction access. Regulatory requirements, environmental restrictions, season of use restrictions and road design must all be considered when examining the use of or upgrade of existing access roads and bridges. These same restrictions are even more critical to the construction of new access roads and bridges. The logistics and access challenges facing the construction of large diameter mountain pipelines in Western Canada can be managed with proper and timely planning. The cost of the logistics and access required for construction of these proposed pipeline projects will typically be greater than for traditional pipelines, but the key constraint is the considerable time requirement to construct the required new access and pre-position the appropriate material to meet the construction schedule. The entire project team, including design engineers, construction and logistics planners, and material suppliers must be involved in the planning stages to ensure a cohesive strategy and schedule. This paper will present the typical challenges faced in access and logistics for large diameter mountain pipelines, and a process for developing a comprehensive plan for their execution.

Oil and gas majors are decarbonising their businesses

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Power Sector ◽  
Oil And Gas Production ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Oil Reserves ◽  
The Us ◽  
New Energy ◽  
Capital Spending

Significance While the US oil majors are adopting strategies primarily based on decarbonising oil and gas production, European companies are also developing new businesses designed to compensate for future demand-led reductions in oil and gas revenues. The European majors’ entry into the power sector and renewable energy markets brings new, well-financed and technologically proficient competitors into a sector made up predominantly of utilities and smaller developers. Impacts Hydrocarbon majors' capital spending on renewables will rise over the next decade. The oil majors will continue to buy into promising new energy transition technologies. These companies will invest in oil output and protect their legacy assets, but their valuations will be less driven by their oil reserves.

Some aspects of the shaped-charge perforator certification and qualification problem

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.V. Babkin ◽  
N.V. Gerasimov ◽  
S.V. Ladov
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Shaped Charge ◽  
Physical Aspect ◽  
Oil And Gas Production ◽  
Certification Procedure ◽  
Cumulative Jets

The problem of certification of shaped-charge perforators appear to be very important in oil and gas production. The paper considers five aspects of the problem. First, it is a physical aspect, which means the problem is viewed from the point of view of the physics of a cumulative explosion; the second aspect is a methodological one, which implies the most desirable, permissible, unacceptable methods of certification and qualification; the next aspect is economic, it focuses on the economy on a large scale, allowing a possible loss in a small one. Perhaps, there are things that are currently more important than the most correct physical considerations and the most perfect methods, so technical and political aspects arise. The final aspect is an organizational one which implies a rational division of powers of government departments. The most important and science-intensive aspect is the physical one, as it is associated with the design, construction, and operation of shaped charges of perforators, and this is the main focus of the paper. The paper carefully analyzes the formation, movement in free space, and action on the combined obstacle: steel — concrete — rock of monolithic and powder cumulative jets from metal and composite materials. Moreover, the study comparatively assesses the penetrating action of shaped charges of perforators according to various methods, both domestic and foreign, and assesses economic, technical, political, and organizational factors in the development of the shaped charges certification procedure. Finally, the study gives recommendations for carrying out certification and qualification tests of shaped charges of perforators in Russia.

It's Not the End of Petroleum Engineering

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Nathan Meehan
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Technical Conference ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Petroleum Engineering ◽  
Oil And Gas Production ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Near Term ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Very High

Abstract Is this the end of petroleum engineering as we know it? This prescient question led to the most downloaded paper from onepetro.org in 2019. The events of 2020 resulted in massive layoffs, decreased hiring and many fewer students studying petroleum engineering. In the 2019 paper the authors claimed that the future would hold fewer petroleum engineering jobs and very different types of jobs. This paper incorporates a broader range of data and proposes some specific ways to improve prospects for the discipline of petroleum engineering. The opportunity for a near-term recovery is very high as the world overcomes COVID-19 issues, oil demand recovers and the impact of chronic underinvestment in oil and gas production looms. The world's largest producers have very different abilities to respond to a near-term uptick in demand. Energy transition pressures continue to cap growth in demand; however, demand for petroleum engineers is expected to grow under almost every scenario, but not to pre-2015 levels. Increased demand in CCUS and jobs that improve sustainability of oil and gas will continue to outpace conventional jobs. Data analytics will play an increasingly large role in engineering activities. The "Is it the end?" paper started with a question, a question that I first heard asked in 1977 at the SPE Annual Fall Technical Conference and Exhibition in Denver to 1972 SPE President M. Scott Kraemer. I have heard it many times since then and asked it many times. "Would you recommend that your son or daughter study petroleum engineering?" The answer to that question was pretty easy and unanimously positive in 1977. Keep this question in mind as we review what has happened since the prior paper came out.

Parameter identification in large-scale models for oil and gas production

2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 10857-10862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorn F.M. Van Doren ◽  
Paul M.J. Van den Hof ◽  
Jan Dirk Jansen ◽  
Okko H. Bosgra
Keyword(s):  
Parameter Identification ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Oil And Gas Production ◽  
Scale Models

scholarly journals Defining Major Oil and Gas Companies’ Development Strategies in the Era of Energy Transition

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 149-166
Author(s):  
V. I. Salygin ◽  
D. S. Lobov
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Environmental Regulations ◽  
National Level ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Ordinal Scale ◽  
European Economic Area ◽  
Development Trends ◽  
Oil And Gas Production ◽  
Oil And Gas Companies

 The energy market today is turbulent. Nations follow different energy trends and shape their policies towards Energy Transition and sustainable development. To avoid risks and pursue opportunities, oil and gas companies must adapt their longterm strategies to macro-trends and national regulations.The study's objective is to investigate how major oil and gas companies’ development trends correlate with trends and strategies at the national level. The hypothesis is that oil and gas companies’ operations and innovation portfolios are linked to national energy mixes and environmental regulations. To do this, the authors examined the energy markets of 54 countries with the focus on Brazil, Canada, China, EU, Norway, Russia, Saudi Arabia, the UK, the USA, operational indicators, and innovation development trends of 18 major oil and gas companies. The production volumes have been translated into an ordinal scale and analyzed with the use of Spearman correlation.The study confirmed a weak correlation between oil and gas companies' operational indicators and national strategies. Companies operating in countries with strict environmental regulations, primarily in the European Economic Area, have been more likely to adapt their businesses to energy transition while building up oil and gas production; they also have had more diversified innovation portfolios. As more countries moved towards later generations of environmental regulations, the increase in renewable energy investments was found in more oil and gas majors.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT FEATURES OF HIGHER CIVIL ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN SIBERIA (1960-1980)

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 19-24
Author(s):  
Alexey G. Osipov ◽  
Vladimir G. Kicheev ◽  
Alexandra V. Grishanova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Oil And Gas Production ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Production Areas ◽  
Financing Higher Education

The specifics of the development of engineering education in the Siberian region in the context of accelerated industrialization of construction is revealed. Calculations of the amount of financing higher education in the construction industry during its ups and downs were carried out. The article discusses the implementation of the strategy of the 1960s governing bodies to promote personnel training points for the investment and construction complex closer to the places of greatest need for such personnel. It is confirmed that the universities of large administrative centers began to organize their branches, departments, training centers, preferably in the regions of Siberia, where large-scale construction was carried out. It is found that the decline and crisis of construction higher education in Western Siberia in the early 1980s. It did not affect only the Tyumen Region, where the accelerated development of oil and gas production areas took place.

scholarly journals Development of Oil and Gas Projects Based on the Cluster Approach on the Example of the Irkutsk Oil Company

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Chalikova-Uhanova ◽  
Alexey Samarukha
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Production Capacity ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Oil And Gas Production ◽  
Gas Clusters ◽  
Oil Company

Currently, world experience in oil and gas production shows that long-term economic impact of the industry can only be achieved if high value-added production capacity is established. The article analyzed the role of oil and gas industry worldwide and in Russia, noting relatively low level of hydrocarbon processing in Russia. The article analyzed international experience of various forms of state participation in creation and support of oil and gas clusters. Main trends in the development of gas and chemical industry abroad have been identified. We analyzed the current strategy for the development of chemical and petrochemical complex up to 2030. The conclusion is made about the need for state support for large-scale projects to create clusters in the field of oil and gas production and refining. The article described main stages of the project to create an oil and gas cluster in the Irkutsk Region - a gas project of the Irkutsk Oil Company.

Prospectivity of the 2014 offshore acreage release areas for petroleum exploration

2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 383
Author(s):  
Thomas Bernecker ◽  
Dianne Edwards ◽  
Tehani Kuske ◽  
Bridgette Lewis ◽  
Tegan Smith
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Source Rocks ◽  
Petroleum Exploration ◽  
Oil And Gas Production ◽  
Northern Margin ◽  
Petroleum Systems ◽  
Basin Scale ◽  
Northern Carnarvon Basin

The Australian Government formally releases new offshore exploration areas at the annual APPEA conference. Industry nominations provided guidance for the selection of gazettal areas, and in 2014 all 30 areas are supported by such nominations. The release areas are located across various offshore hydrocarbon provinces ranging from mature basins with ongoing oil and gas production to exploration frontiers. Work program bids are invited for two rounds closing on 2 October 2014 and 2 April 2015, while the closing date for four cash bid areas is 5 February 2015. Twenty-nine of the 2014 Release Areas are located along Australia’s northern margin within the Westralian Superbasin, which encompasses the rift-basins that extend from the Northern Carnarvon Basin to the Bonaparte Basin. Evolution during Gondwana break-up established a series of petroleum systems, many of which have been successfully explored, while others remain untapped. Only one area was nominated and approved for release on Australia’s southern margin. The 220 graticular blocks cover almost the entire Eyre Sub-basin of the Bight Basin. In the context of the recent commencement of large-scale exploration programs in the Ceduna and Duntroon sub-basins, this release area provides additional opportunities to explore an offshore frontier. Geoscience Australia’s new long-term petroleum program supports industry activities by engaging in petroleum geological studies that are aimed at the establishment of margin to basin-scale structural frameworks and comprehensive assessments of Australian source rocks underpinning all hydrocarbon prospectivity studies.

Characterizing subseismic faults from SK-2 drilling core (2900–4200 m): Implication for reservoir transmissibility and regional tectonic evolution

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. SG1-SG11
Author(s):  
Shujun Liang ◽  
Wei Gan ◽  
Chengshan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Tectonic Evolution ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Ground Surface ◽  
Seismic Profile ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Songliao Basin ◽  
Oil And Gas Production ◽  
Scientific Drilling ◽  
Regional Tectonic

Undiscernible faults on seismic reflection profiles are referred to as subseismic faults. Although most subseismic faults are undetected, they play a significant role in understanding regional tectonic evolution and can influence the flow of oil and gas. The Songliao Basin in northeast China is a typical Meso-Cenozoic continental petroliferous basin characterized by stable sedimentation, rift-depression dual structure, and large-scale oil and gas production. However, the characteristics of subseismic faults and their effect on petroleum resources remain not well understood. We have examined findings from the SK-2 east borehole located in the Songliao Basin, which is the deepest (7018 m deep below the ground surface) continental scientific drilling borehole in East Asia. We identified 46 subseismic faults at 2900–4200 m depths based on the observations of core-scanning images, macro- and microstructures, and well-logging data. Macro- and microstructural analyses indicate that most of the subseismic faults in the borehole indicate normal slip. These observations suggest that these subseismic faults may form in response to regional extension in the Shahezi (K1sh) period. The cross-cutting relationships among several groups of sheared fault planes or elongated veins filled in the fractures likely reflect multistage faulting. The subseismic faults are considered to be related to the nearby larger scale faulting as interpreted on the seismic profile. The spatial correlation between the observed subseismic faults and elevated hydrocarbon concentrations documented by borehole mud gas logging suggests that the subseismic faults might have controlled gas migration in the study area.

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