Oil and gas industry remains the basic sector of Russian economy playing the key role in shaping revenues of the state budget and the country's trade balance. In 2014 the national crude oil output reached its maximum over the period since 1990. In the second half of the year the sector's...

The crossroads of urban development and improved technology allowing oil and gas development in new areas can result in contentious community issues. The debate over one of the improved technologies – i.e., hydraulic fracturing – can be highly emotional. Consequently, industry must address...

Both the shale gas and oil are the potential sources of energy. This potential is considered ‘game-changer' in the international energy market. Pakistan is ranked among top 10 countries in the world, which has big resources of shale oil and gas, i.e. 9 billion barrel and 105 trillion cubic...

Although oil and gas exploration has been going on in East Africa for decades, until recently exploration activities grew more slowly compared to other regions in Africa. Today, there has been a series of oil and gas discoveries in several East African countries, including Kenya, Madagascar,...

1. Lower Forever -- 2. The OPEX Challenge -- 3. Supply Chain Development in Oil & Gas Industry -- 4. The Missing Pieces -- 5. 12 Modules for Supply Chain Transformation -- 6. When Culture Meets Transformation -- 7. Getting Started.

"This book focuses on economic treatment of petroleum engineering operations and serves as a helpful resource for making practical and profitable decisions in oil and gas field development. This work will be of value to practicing engineers and industry professionals, managers, and executives...