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Baker Hughes buys into JOA

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 24:00:00 +0100

Service sector major buys into geomodeling software specialist with plans to turn JewelSuite into an integration platform for its own technology including INTEQ logging and communications.

Zeiss Auriga workstation

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 24:00:00 +0100

Ingrain deploys Carl Zeiss 3D crossbeam focused ion beam/scanning electron microscope for nano-scale investigation of gas and oil shales.

SEC reserves rules-from ultra conservative to anything goes?

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 24:00:00 +0100

Listening to speakers at the Society of Petroleum Engineers Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Oil IT Journal Editor Neil McNaughton remembers an earlier life working with an oil and gas promoter when the SECs reserves regulations were extremely restrictive. New rules coming in next year open the door to new and proprietary technologies. He wonders if the SECs loosening of its criteria is a hang over from the pre-Lehman days of deregulation and small government.

Haynesville Gas Shale Technology Symposium, Dallas

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 24:00:00 +0100

SPEs Dallas Section hears of operator data sharing-and warnings of fracture modeling uncertainty.

National Data Repository No9, New Delhi, India

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 24:00:00 +0100

NDR updates from ONGC, Brazils ANP, Pemex, SAIC, UK DECC and Stephenson and Associates.

CSC announces Petroleum Enterprise Intelligence solution

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 24:00:00 +0100

Information Stores Petrotrek Digital Oilfield meets Oracle business intelligence.

East Resources deploys NEC SAN Storage for E and P

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 24:00:00 +0100

iSCSI D3i storage area network cuts server count from 19 to 4.

Venture Production reports successful HSE deployment

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 24:00:00 +0100

eVisions Permit Vision was tuned to North Sea operators requirements.

Schlumberger, Chevron roll-out Intersect

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 24:00:00 +0100

A future release of the next generation reservoir simulator to include Ocean API.

Software, hardware short takes

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 24:00:00 +0100

Kelman, ISS, Emerson, CygNet, EnergyNavigator, EnigmaData, Earthworks, PAS, Matrikon, Octaga, WellPoint.

Pipeline Open Data Standard User Group

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 24:00:00 +0100

CartoPac presents mobile workforce solution. Oneok describes comprehensive PODS deployment.

Society of Petroleum Engineers Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 24:00:00 +0100

A good turnout for the plenary session where the future of international, national oils and service companies was debated. Optimization proved a popular theme-with Delft presenting a novel technique for taking operators psychology into account. Model based optimization of BPs Trinidad Field. Brownfield digital revamp gets traction from Saudi Aramco. Oxy deploys intelligent agents. Total now convinced of digital oilfield business benefits.

Folks, facts, orgs ...

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 24:00:00 +0100

Fugro, AJM, AspenTech, Atos Origin, Chevron, HP, eLynx, ERF Wireless, EuroGas, FT Services, ISS Group, Kowledge Reservoir, Modern Petrotech, Kongsberg, McDermott Will and Emery, NW Natural Gas, OPT, W-Associates, Stingray, Total Safety, Universal Well Site, Azima, Spectrum.

Done Deals

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 24:00:00 +0100

CAPS, Geospatial Holdings, Helix, Ingrain, Energy Ventures, ION, Kelman, Michael Baker, Weatherford...

Invensys EyeSim VR targets newbie training

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 24:00:00 +0100

Stereoscopic headsets give trainees immersive environment powered by first principle simulators.

National Oilwell Varco, Schlumberger team on IntelliServ

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 24:00:00 +0100

New joint venture to develop real-time applications for open access broadband network.

Motorola, Apprion, Industrial Mobility team on wireless

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 24:00:00 +0100

ION wireless network connects MobilOps field mobility solution on Motorola ruggedized systems.

Reality Mobile gets cash injection

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 24:00:00 +0100

Chevron, Energy Ventures, Dobson pony-up $6.5 million.

Sales, contracts and deployments

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 24:00:00 +0100

US NETL, Booz Allen Hamilton, US EPA, SAIC, Paradigm, Santos, ERF Wireless, Platinum Communications, BW Offshore, IFS, ISS Group, Origin Energy, Aramco, Petrobras, StatoilHydro...

Standards Stuff

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 24:00:00 +0100

UK DECC, FoxOpen, International Energy Agency, JODI, W3C product modeling, RDB2RDF...

ASCI gets global inventory management contract from ConocoPhillips

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 24:00:00 +0100

Inventory right sizing leverages optimization technology from Oniqua.

Yokogawa OTS for Skangass LNG, Exapilot for PTT Thailand

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 24:00:00 +0100

LNG plant gets OmegaLand simulator. Operational efficiency improved at Khanom gas plant.

Reliance Gas pipeline compressors tuned by satellite

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 24:00:00 +0100

Dry Low Nox compressor commissioning in India controlled from GE Oil and Gas Florence, Italy HQ.

Gator Tank Rentals tracks GoM assets with Geoforce

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 24:00:00 +0100

GPS-based equipment tracking solution streamlines operations and customer relations.

Schlumberger announces Merak Enterprise Planner

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 24:00:00 +0100

SPE hears of perfect reserves management system ... as commercial offering rolls-out.

Excalibur oil and gas ERP package available as hosted service

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 24:00:00 +0100

P2 Energy Solutions accounting, revenue, land and production accounting offering now online.

Aclaro, Charlotte team on capital allocation optimization

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 24:00:00 +0100

A newly-developed optimization engine is now available in PetroLook Forecast.

Value Assessment Study shows pipeline optimizers worth

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 24:00:00 +0100

Energy Solutions offers a six-week assessment to show the value of PipelineOptimizer.