The SMi Group are delighted to announce Project Financing in Oil and Gas North America. Specifically design to focus on PF our inaugural conference will bring together leading lenders, lawyers and operators to discuss the key developments and issues that surround the industry. SMi’s Project Financing in Oil and Gas North America will give a comprehensive overview of the industry to date discussing PF techniques, reserve base lending, com...

Falling crude prices mean a more competitive crude market in 2015 The global oil market has been presented with a paradigm shift. The price collapse will reshape the economics and logistics of the Americas crude markets as dramatically as they were reshaped by the shale revolution itself. The Argus Americas Crude Summit provides delegates with the insight and information they need to survive and thrive. Issues to be discussed: The impact of OP...

Whether your accommodation is nestled in the world’s far-flung oil fields, mining operations, disaster-afflicted regions or other isolated locations, you can learn from the many players who have successfully developed smoothly running operations. CI Energy Group’s International Camp Logistics and Workforce Accommodation Forum will offer the insights and practical knowledge to help you move your business forward. Gain a detailed per...

With production in the Permian increasing by 93,000 barrels a day year on year and accounting for 68% of overall production in Texas, the basin is without doubt re-establishing itself as one of the most prolific areas within North America for oil & gas exploration. While high liquid rich reserves, horizontal drilling and completions techniques have played a key part in this success, the continued high ultimate recoveries being seen in the...

Following on from the success of Gas to Liquids conferences series in Europe, and building on 16 years' experience working in the GTL industry, the SMi Group is deligthed to announce its Gas to Liquids Conference comes to North America in March 2014. The SMi Group is bringing to you the most respected speakers from companies that are currently developing GTL projects in North America. This is a unique opportunity to hear about GTL advances exp...

Production in the last quarter of 2013 averaged at 7.621 million barrels of crude oil per day - the highest daily average in 24 years and the largest year-on-year production growth between 2012 and 2013. Continuous advances and efficiencies in horizontal drilling has enabled operators to access previously unrecoverable oil and gas reserves and as a result, operators are constantly trying to push the envelope and drill further and faster, with...

Latest reports show that the Eagle Ford is currently producing 1.09 million barrels of oil per day - a staggering number that is even outperforming the Bakken. However, the biggest points of contention surrounding Eagle Ford wells are not how to get them producing large volumes of oil but more critically, how to keep them producing. A recent Wood Mckenzie study shows that most Eagle Ford wells typically drop off between 70 - 80 % in the first...

Reports estimate that an additional 2 million mt/year of propylene will be required by 2015 to keep up with derivative market growth. With petrochemical producers continuing to adopt lighter steam cracker feedslates at a time when refineries are also adjusting production strategies in response to gasoline demand trends, propylene supplies in North America have reached unprecedented levels of shortness and price volatility continues to severely...

An unexpected yet highly prosperous volume of crude condensate is now being produced alongside the vast amounts of oil and natural gas being recovered from North American shale plays such as the Bakken and Utica. The Eagle Ford alone reached 153,322 bpd of condensate in 2013 making up an astonishing 40% of total hydrocarbon production in the play. There is a huge commercial opportunity for E&P companies in producing condensate; the number...

Asset Integrity Management Houston 2013 will focus on the expanding role of the asset integrity manager and as part of an international series of conferences, will draw upon 10 years of research with the global asset management community. The latest in a global series spanning from Aberdeen to Abu Dhabi and Stavanger to Singapore the event will explore the new complexities within this business critical function, highlighting new facets and cha...