CALGARY, Alberta --- Husky Energy公司已经开始在加拿大Saskatchewan省Vawn Lloyd Thermal项目进行蒸汽热采。Vawn项目日石油产量为10,000桶，预计将在第三季度初开始产油。
Husky在一项声明中表示：Lloyd thermal项目是将Husky转变为低成本运营企业的关键因素之一。2016年末，Husky公司40%的产品产自低成本运营项目，而2010年仅有8%的产品产自低成本运营项目。
Edam East项目日产油量为10,000桶，于今年4月中旬开始产油。Edam West项目日产油量为4,500桶，将从2016年第三季度开始产油。
Husky首席执行官Asim Ghosh表示：Husky今年将完成三个热采项目，而Vawn Lloyd Thermal项目则是其中的第二个项目。Vawn项目能够在不超过预算的情况下提前完成，这表明Husky发展热采项目的专业技术水平得到提升。石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
来自/World Oil 5月12日消息 编译/赵宁
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CALGARY, Alberta -- Husky Energy has started steam operations at the Vawn Lloyd Thermal Project in Saskatchewan,Canada. The 10,000-bpd Vawn development is expected to produce first oil early in the third quarter.
The Lloyd thermal projects are a key component of Husky's ongoing transition into a low sustaining capital business, the company said in a statement. By the end of 2016, more than 40% of overall production is expected to come from low sustaining capital projects compared to just 8% in 2010.
The 10,000 bopd Edam East development began production in mid-April. The 4,500 bopd Edam West project is set to begin production in the third quarter of 2016.
"This is the second of three thermal projects we will be commissioning this year," said CEO Asim Ghosh. "We are ahead of schedule and under budget with Vawn, an indication of our growing expertise in developing these thermal projects.”
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在MD 250号井传来捷报之后不久，周四，Range Resources Limited公司宣布将在同一钻井区内钻一口开发井，该油井被命名为MD 51-2号井。
MD 51-2号井属于定向井，深度达3,900英尺，能检测到Forest和Cruse含油砂岩层。Range表示将会尽快向Trinidad相关监管部门申请钻井批准。
MD 250号开发井的初步测井评价表明：该区域有多个油气层，预估计净产油层超过140英尺。该区域钻井作业一旦完成，MD 250号井和MD 51-2号井将开始进行试油作业。
Range曾宣布2016年钻井计划，而MD 51-2号井是该计划外的一个附加井。该计划中的其他井包括Morne Diablo的两口开发井、Beach Marcelle的一口开发井和Guayaguayare区块的一口勘探井。MD 51-2号井的钻井公司是RRDSL公司，RRDSL为LandOcean Energy Services旗下的一家独资子公司。石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
来自/Rig Zone 5月12日消息 编译/赵宁
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Following “highly encouraging results” from the recently drilled MD 250 well in Trinidad, Range Resources Limited revealed Thursday that it will drill a follow-up development well from the same drilling pad, named MD 51-2.
The new project will be a directional well that will be drilled to a total depth of 3,900 feet to test the Forest and Cruse sands, which were encountered via the MD 250 well. Range stated in a company release that it will be submitting the relevant approvals to spud the well to the regulatory bodies in Trinidad “shortly”.
Initial log evaluations on the MD 250 development well identified multiple hydrocarbon bearing zones, with an estimated net pay of over 140 feet. Production testing operations of the MD 250 and MD 51-2 wells will be performed once all drilling operations on the pad area are completed.
The MD 51-2 well is an additional well to Range’s previously announced 2016 drilling program. The remaining scheduled wells include two development wells in Morne Diablo, one development well in Beach Marcelle, and one exploration well in the Guayaguayare block. MD 51-2 will be drilled by RRDSL, a wholly owned subsidiary of LandOcean Energy Services Co., Ltd with the same rig that drilled the MD 250 well.
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STAVANGER, Norway -- Wintershall Norge has awarded a four-year service contract to support its exploration and development projects in Norway to Halliburton Norge.
The contract is effective immediately and will be used for drilling-associated services on Wintershall’s Maria development in the Norwegian Sea. The agreement, which contains incentives for efficient well deliveries, can also be used for other Wintershall activities.
“At an uncertain time for the industry, this contract provides a timely boost for the supplier market while laying the groundwork for efficient construction of our operated development and exploration wells over the rest of the decade,” said Bernd Schrimpf, managing director of Wintershall Norge.
Wintershall and Halliburton will immediately begin collaborating on detailed engineering work prior to the start of drilling for the Maria development in the first half of 2017.
Early next year, Halliburton will provide services supporting the drilling of six development wells on Maria’s subsea templates located at a depth of around 300 m on the Halten Terrace in the Norwegian Sea.
“With this contract, we are further pressing ahead with our first operated development in Norway. By using clear performance incentives, we are creating value for Wintershall, our partners and the Norwegian E&P supply chain,” said Hugo Dijkgraaf, Wintershall’s director for the Maria project.
Through the contract Halliburton will supply drilling services and associated tools, drilling and completion fluids, cementing, and coring. There is also an option for plugging and abandoning services.
The four-year contract contains options to extend for up to four additional years.
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挪威油气行业海洋船舶供应商Island Offshore公司已售出M/V Island Patriot号海洋工程船，买家未公开名称。
周四，Island Offshore Group发布消息表示：双方对这次交易十分满意。被出售轮船将于5月12日发货。
Island Patriot号海洋工程船是一艘海上油气井增产服务船。石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
来自/Offshore Energy Today 5月12日消息 编译/赵宁
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Island Offshore, a Norwegian provider of offshore vessels for the oil and gas industry, has sold the M/V Island Patriot offshore vessel to an undisclosed buyer.
In an announcement from Thursday, Island Offshore Group stated that the sale was on satisfactory terms to both parties. The vessel is expected to be delivered to the buyer today.
The company said the 86 meters long DP2 vessel will still be operated by Island Offshore. The Island Patriot is a well stimulation offshore service vessel delivered from Ulstein Yard in April 2005.
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Political turmoil in Brazil shouldn’t stop Petrobras from completing asset sales it has already opened up to bidders, according to one company vying for the state-controlled driller’s Bauna offshore field.
An impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff that could force her to temporarily step down as early as this week shouldn’t derail any ongoing negotiations, Petro Rio SA Chief Financial Officer Blener Mayhew said. Still, the political uncertainty will complicate any moves by Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as it is formally known, to put new assets on the market, Mayhew said.
"Petrobras will need to put other assets for sale, and political instability will affect that,” Mayhew said in an interview from Houston last week. "For what is already for sale, it makes no difference.”
Petro Rio bid about $500 million for Bauna and expects Petrobras to announce a decision as early as this month, Mayhew said. Petrobras is marketing offshore oil and natural gas fields worth about $2 billion, two people familiar with the matter said last month. Petrobras didn’t immediately provide comment on its divestment program when contacted by phone.
Petrobras, the world’s most indebted oil company, has a $15.1 billion divestment target for 2015 and 2016 as its main plan to reduce leverage. The producer has so far only announced sales worth about $2.1 billion, some of which still need board approval.
Last week, the company announced it had agreed to sell assets in Argentina and Chile for about $1.4 billion as it looks to raise cash and focus on deep-water projects in Brazil.
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Africa Oil Corp. announced Tuesday that estimated gross 2C unrisked resources in Kenya’s South Lokichar Basin have increased by 150 million barrels, or 24 percent, to 766 million barrels of oil, according to an independent assessment completed by DeGolyer and MacNaughton Canada Limited (DMCL).
The largest share of resources falls within the Ngamia field, with unrisked gross 2C estimates of 296.7 million barrels. The Amosing and Ekales fields are believed to hold 151.1 and 104.5 million barrels, respectively. Africa Oil Corp holds a 50 percent working interest in all three prospects, which have an 86 percent chance of commerciality, according to DMCL’s report. The latest resource update in South Lokichar follows Tullow’s announcement Apr. 28, which stated that the group’s recently concluded appraisal campaign and initial assessment in Kenya indicated recoverable resources of up to 750 million barrels of oil in the basin.
“DMCL's independent assessment confirms a significant increase in contingent resources for the South Lokichar Basin in Northern Kenya,” said Africa Oil Corp President and CEO Keith Hill in a company statement.
“Based on the continuing drilling and testing program over the past year our best estimate is now that the company's discoveries in the South Lokichar Basin contain gross unrisked contingent resources of 766 million barrels of oil, an increase of 24 percent on previous estimates, and may contain as much as 1.63 billion barrels of gross oil contingent resources (3C estimate), an increase of 26 percent. The level of these resources gives us confidence that we will exceed the threshold required for development and we continue to push forward for development sanction during 2017," he added.
In a brief research note sent to Rigzone, FirstEnergy revealed that the market reaction to the resource increase was “good news” but warned that Africa Oil needed to take its overall discovered resources to 800 million barrels “by July 2018” to unlock $200 million of its carry from partner Maersk. FirstEnergy stated that this development is now “likely” given that they are only 34 million barrels away from target and emphasized that the 86 percent chance of commerciality on many of the fields was also “good”.
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1. Alberta省总理与能源公司会谈计划恢复生产
Suncor公司首席执行官Steve Williams及其他13家能源公司高管在Alberta Legislature会见了Alberta省总理Rachel Notley，就Fort McMurray火灾对公司生产作业所造成的影响以及何时能恢复生产进行了讨论。
2. 尼日利亚能源供应中断导致油价上升
由于Shell宣布停用尼日利亚一条主要的输油管道，导致尼日利亚能源供应中断再次引发担忧，周三，油价上升。
3. Newfield Exploration计划裁员50人
周二，Texas州Newfield Exploration公司宣布：Newfield计划巩固Texas 州The Woodlands市总部的营运职能。 相关措施包括在Tulsa办公部裁员50人，并把Tulsa的150多名员工重新安置到The Woodlands市。
4. Mohammed bin Salman王子手握重权 沙特-伊朗石油战升温
副王储Mohammed bin Salman王子权势逐渐增强，这一现象值得关注。Salman国王已经授权Mohammed bin Salman王子操控沙特的经济政策以及国防政策。此外，Mohammed bin Salman王子还有权左右石油部门的最终决策。
5. 法国考虑禁止进口美国页岩气
周二，法国能源部长Segolene Royal在议会上表示：法国正考虑禁止进口美国页岩气。Royal称：为了保护环境，法国已经禁止勘探页岩气，因此Royal正在寻求法律措施禁止进口页岩气。
6. Noble Corp取消钻井船合同
Noble Corporation和Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas签订协议，根据协议规定，双方将取消Noble Sam Croftand号和Noble Tom Madden号钻井船的相关合同。
7. ExxonMobil炼油厂恢复生产
周二早晨，ExxonMobil在California 州Torrance 市的炼油厂恢复生产，距离该工厂爆炸事故已有一年。在恢复生产时，ExxonMobil作为预防措施已关闭污染控制设备6小时。
8. Awilco公司公布第一季度财报
今年第一季度，钻井承包商Awilco Drilling公司收益为零，净亏损1870万美元。
9. Maersk Training与Statoil签订钻井模拟培训合同
Maersk Training将为Statoil提供钻井模拟培训服务，合同有效期三年，可延期两年。
10. 肯尼亚石油储量超出预期
肯尼亚石油储量可能超出之前的预测。近期，加拿大能源集团Africa Oil在肯尼亚北部的Lokichar Basin地区发现15,000桶石油，超出之前预测的24%。石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
来自/Oilpro 5月11日消息 编译/赵宁
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Alberta Premier & Oil Sands Company Execs Look Ahead To Restarting Operations.Suncor CEO Steve Williams and the senior executives of 13 other resource companiesmet with Alberta Premier Rachel Notley at the Alberta Legislature to discuss the effect of the Fort McMurray fire on their operations and when they would be able to resume production. [cbc.ca, Oilpro]
Oil Gains On Nigeria Supply Disruption. Oil prices rose on Wednesday as worries about supply disruptions resurfaced after Shell announced the closure of a key Nigerian pipeline. [CNBC]
Newfield Lays-Off 50 Employees From Tulsa Office, Relocates 150 More To The Woodlands, TX. In an 8-K filing on Tuesday, Texas-based Newfield Exploration announced plans to consolidate its operating functions to its headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas. This will involve a workforce reduction in its Tulsa offices of about 50 employees and the relocation of 150 more Tulsa employees to The Woodlands. [Oilpro]
The Saudi-Iran Oil Proxy War Heats Up With Bin Salman's Consolidation Of Power. The emergence of Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as a powerful leader in King Salman's Saudi Arabia is a phenomenon that demands attention. King Salman has given him the authority to steer the country's economic policy, coordinate national defense, and, recently, to render final decisions regarding the oil sector. [Oilpro]
France Reportedly Considers Banning U.S. Shale Gas Imports. France is considering aban on U.S. shale gas imports, French Energy Minister Segolene Royal said on Tuesday in response to a question in Parliament. Royal said she is investigating legal methods of prohibiting the imports, because France has already banned shale gas exploration due to environmental concerns. [Oilpro]
Noble Corp Reaches $540m Agreement Over Drillship Cancellations. Noble Corporation and Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas have come to an agreement over the cancellation of contracts for drillships Noble Sam Croftand and Noble Tom Madden.[Splash 247, Oilpro]
ExxonMobil's Torrance Refinery Restarted More Than A Year After Explosion.ExxonMobil's refinery in Torrance, California, was restarted Tuesday morning, over a year after an explosion rocked the facility. The company shut down a pollution control device for six hours early Tuesday as a precautionary measure during the re-start process. [Oilpro]
North Sea Drilling Outlook Remains Bleak, Says Awilco. Drilling contractor Awilco Drilling posted zero revenues for Q1 this year and a net loss of US18.7 million, thanks toone rig being out of work and another undergoing work. [oedigital, Oilpro]
Maersk Training Signs Global Drilling Simulation Training Agreement With Statoil.Maersk Training has signed a global framework agreement with Statoil to provide drilling simulation training for the next three years with an option to extend for additional two years. [Oilpro]
Kenya May Have A Lot More Oil Than Previously Thought. Kenya may be sitting on more oil than previously believed. Following a new discovery, the Canadian energy group Africa Oil added 150 million more barrels of oil to its reserves in the Lokichar Basin in the country’s north—24% more than earlier estimates. [Quartz]
Meet Chris MacDougall Of Antigonish, Canada. He writes, "After starting my oilfield career on the rigs in Alberta, I was presented with an opportunity to work in the offshore marine seismic industry in 2001, which allowed me to move back to my home town of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada." [Oilpro]
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Premier Oil Plc, an explorer operating on four continents, said it would meet or exceed itsproduction forecast for the year.
The first well brought into production at the Solan project in the North Sea has pumped more than 14,000 bopd and a second well at the field will start up by the middle of the year, Premier said in a statement Wednesday.
The company’s total oil and gas output was 57,300 boed from Jan. 1 to April 30 and is on track to be at or above the upper end of its forecast for the year of 65,000 to 70,000 boed.
The company’s shares rose as much as 6.8% to 74.5 pence, before paring gains in line with the wider market. They traded at 69.75 pence at 8:33 a.m. in London.
Premier’s statement is positive, “with strong productivity from the E.ON assets and Solan the key driver,” Exane BNP Paribas analyst Alex Topouzoglou said in a note.
Another North Sea project, called Catcher, remains on schedule and under budget, according to the statement. Capital expenditure on the field is forecast to be 15% lower due to significant cost savings, it said.
来自/You Oil and Gas News 5月11日消息 编译/张弘引石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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MRC Global Inc. (NYSE: MRC) announced that its subsidiary, MRC Global (US) Inc., has been awarded an agreement to be the primary provider of pipe, fitting and flange products and services to BASF Corporation, the North American affiliate of BASF SE.
The three-year agreement is a first between the two companies and includes maintenance, repair and operations and capital projects.
"I'm honored that BASF has entrusted us with their business," Andrew R. Lane, Chairman, President & CEO, said. "I look forward to the opportunity to put our supply chain and product expertise to work for BASF to create efficiencies and savings while also providing world-class customer service."
About MRC Global Inc.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, MRC Global, a Fortune 500 company, is the largest global distributor, based on sales, of pipe, valves, and fittings (PVF) and related products and services to the energy industry and supplies these products and services across each of the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors.
EMAS Offshore Limited (EMAS Offshore or the Group), an established Singapore-based offshore services provider offering offshore support, accommodation, construction and production services to the oil and gas industry, disclosed Tuesday that since the start of third quarter 2016 (3Q FY2016) beginning March 1, it has secured new awards and letter of intents for charters amounting to approximately $32 million, including options.
These new charters will see EMAS Offshore’s Anchor Handling Tug (AHT), Anchor Handling Tug and Supply (AHTS) and Platform Supply (PSV) vessels supporting National Oil companies (NOCs), International Oil companies (IOCs)” and other offshore contractors on drilling operations and cargo supply runs for offshore oil field projects in their production phases.
Concentrated in Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam, these contracts also comprise of awards from the West Africa region.
Commenting on these recent contract wins, Captain Adarash Kumar, Chief Executive Officer of EMAS Offshore said: “Despite weakness in the offshore support sector and the ongoing volatility in oil prices, our team is working hard to keep utilization at a sustainable level. These contract wins are a testament to the team’s ongoing efforts as well as the strength of our offerings in Southeast Asia and West Africa. Moving forward, we aim to further improve utilization rates and operational efficiencies to tide us through this challenging period."
5月11日消息（路透社） --- 周三，美国重要能源机构EIA发布消息称：由于未来几年消费将持续增长，明年Brent 原油价格将会回升。石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
美国能源信息署（Energy Information Administration）在国际能源展望报告中预测：未来能源消费将会增加，尤其是在亚洲、中东和非洲地区的新兴国家。
这是自2014年9月份之后，EIA所发布的第一份国际能源展望报告（International Energy Outlook report）。EIA表示由于能源供应过剩，美国原油和Brent原油之间的差价将维持在0美元至10美元之间。
EIA预测在2040年之前，原油产量将以3050万桶/天的速度增加。此外，在未来25年中，世界GDP将以3.3%的平均速度增长，而新兴国家的强势经济增长势头对世界GDP增长做出了主要贡献。
来自/Rig Zone 5月11日消息 编译/赵宁
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May 11 (Reuters) - The price of Brent crude oil should rebound in the next year to about $76 a barrel as consumption continues to increase in coming years, a key U.S. energy agency said on Wednesday.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration anticipates increased growth in fuel consumption, largely through growth in emerging economies in Asia, the Middle East and Africa, it said in an international outlook for the energy market.
This is the first EIA International Energy Outlook report since September 2014. The EIA said that due to the glut of supply, it expects the spread between U.S. crude and Brent to remain between $0 and $10 a barrel.
The EIA said it expects liquids production to grow by 30.5 million barrels/day by 2040. It said world GDP growth should average 3.3 percent in the next 25 years, largely due to stronger economic growth in emerging nations.
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Eni, following the start of production from the Nidoco North 1X exploration well and the Nidoco North West 4 development well, brought production from Nooros field, in the Abu Madi West concession, in Egypt's Nile Delta, to around 65,000 boed.
According to Eni, this new milestone, which was achieved just 10 months after the initial Nooros discovery took place, confirms Eni's near field exploration strategy.
Nooros' daily production, consisting of approximately 10 MMcmg and 5,000 bbl of condensates, will help to reduce Egypt’s gas imports and supply low-cost energy for the country’s development.
Eni's next target is to increase production, to 140,000 boed by the end of 2016, through the drilling of additional wells and facility optimization. In addition, Eni will continue its exploration activities within the license area, where more potential was identified.
Eni, through its subsidiary IEOC, holds a 75% stake in the Abu Madi West concession. BP holds the remaining 25%.
In the license, operations are being conducted by Petrobel, which is a joint venture between IEOC and the state partner Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation
Technip has been awarded an engineering services contract by Woodside to provide multi-disciplinary engineering services as part of an engineering panel. This contract covers all Woodside operated onshore, offshore and subsea producing assets.
Under the agreement, Technip and Genesis—a wholly owned subsidiary—may provide a comprehensive suite of engineering services, including:
concept select and feasibility studies,
front-end engineering and design (FEED),
detailed engineering,
productionengineering support,
engineering assessment and review, as well as Genesis’ specialist technical services (e.g. flow assurance, technical safety).
“We are delighted to continue our relationship and journey with Woodside in the pursuit of innovative engineering solutions for their existing and extensive onshore LNG facilities, offshore oil & gas assets and subsea infrastructures,” Arnaud Pieton, president of Technip in Asia Pacific, said.
CALGARY, Alberta -- Husky Energy has reached an agreement for the sale of select assets in southwest Saskatchewan for C$595 million to Whitecap Resources.
For the past six years, Husky has been transitioning its Western Canada business from a legacy basin to one with fewer, more material resource plays. Work to progress the planned sale of several other packages in Western Canada continues.
The sale of the southwest Saskatchewan assets and the continued transformation of the Western Canada business are expected to deliver financial efficiencies, allowing capital to be more effectively deployed toward higher-return projects in the company's portfolio.
"Today's announcement is another step in the transition of our Western Canada portfolio into a more focused and efficient business," said CEO Asim Ghosh. "Over the past two months we have made significant progress on three major divestiture initiatives that will materially strengthen our balance sheet and further our transition into a low sustaining capital business."
This is Husky's third asset sale agreement this year. Husky agreed to sell a 65% ownership interest in select midstream assets in April for $1.7 billion, while retaining 35% ownership in a newly formed limited partnership and remaining the operator. Earlier this month, the company reached an agreement under which it will realize $163 million in cash proceeds from the sale of royalty assets in Western Canada.
SYDNEY, Australia --- 周三，AWE Limited公司发布消息称：Lone Star Japan Acquisitions代表Lone Star Fund主动向AWE提交了的一份意向性、条件性和非约束性收购提案，Lone Star Japan Acquisitions在该提案中表示愿以0.8澳元/股的价格收购AWE所有股份。
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SYDNEY, Australia -- AWE Limited said Wednesday that it has received an unsolicited indicative, conditional and non-binding proposal from Lone Star Japan Acquisitions, Ltd, on behalf of a Lone Star Fund, to acquire all of the shares in AWE for a cash consideration of A$0.80 per share.
The proposal was subject to a number of conditions, including due diligence, legal documentation and internal approval conditions.
However, after meeting to consider the proposal, AWE's board decided to reject the offer. The board concluded that the proposal is opportunistic and does not reflect the fair underlying asset value of the company, AWE said in a statement.
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挪威石油安全管理局（Petroleum Safety Authority Norway）分别授权Faroe Petroleum公司和Wintershall公司在北海钻井。
740号生产许可证运营商Faroe Petroleum Norge AS将在37/1区块钻一口勘探井，而这口井则是740号生产许可证下的第一口井。Brasse油井钻井作业将于5月份下半月开始，工期多达57天。该地区水深616英尺，届时将启用Transocean Arctic号中水半潜式平台。
248号生产许可证运营商Wintershall Norge AS公司将在35/11区块的Orion远景区进行钻井作业。该地区水深1,243英尺，钻井作业最早将在五月中旬开始。工期大约长47天至134天，而工期长短取决于是否发现油气藏，否则，还需要钻侧钻井。届时将启用Borgland Dolphin号中水半潜式钻井平台钻主井眼。石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
来自/Rig Zone 5月11日消息 编译/赵宁
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Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has granted Faroe Petroleum and Wintershall consent to drill two separate North Sea wells.
The operator of production license 740, Faroe Petroleum Norge AS, will drill an exploration well in block 37/1, which will be the first to be drilled in the license. Drilling will commence in a prospect named Brasse in the second half of May, with an estimated duration of up to 57 days. Water depth at the site is 616 feet and operations will be performed using the Transocean Arctic (midwater semisub).
Wintershall Norge AS, the operator of production license 248, will drill the Orion prospect in block 35/11. Water depth at the site is 1,243 feet and drilling is scheduled to start in mid-May at the earliest, according to PSA Norway. The estimated duration of operations is between 47 and 134 days, depending on whether a discovery is made which in turn will entail drilling sidetrack wells. The initial well will be drilled by the Borgland Dolphin (midwater semisub).
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About two months before OTC, we wrote a preview piece predicting that 75,000 attendees would show up to the 2016 event.
Actual attendance was just shy of our estimate at 68,000 visitors, the conference organizers said in a recent trade show recap.
The 2016 decline from last year was about the same as the 1986 drop in number of visitors (not as bad on a percentage basis).
2016 attendance was down about 27,000 people (-28%) from 2015, when 94,700 folks showed up. 1986 attendance was down about 29,000 people (-51%) from 1985, when 56,400 folks showed up.
The last time attendance was this low was 2009, when oil prices were also below $40 in the weeks before the conference.
This isn't the biggest drop in conference history though. In the early-1980s, foot traffic fell by 49,000 and 56,000 visitors in successive years. If oil prices stay lower-for-longer (sub-$50), we'd be looking for another drop next year, probably to around the 50,000 level or below.
The all-time high was reached in 2014, just two years ago, when over 108,000 visitors showed up.
This year’s conference had about 2,600 companies exhibiting, down only slightly from last year. While the number of companies was the same, there were some notable absences this year, as replacements stepped up to take vacated slots.
In our OTC preview, we expected a little over 2,600 exhibitors - about flat with last year - despite the foot traffic drop, writing:
"While foot traffic will be down, the number of exhibitors will be similar to last year. Exhibitor totals are stickier than visitors in slumps (chart) because there is a waiting list that organizers turn to for substitutes when regulars drop out. Right now, OTC 2016 has 2,659 confirmed exhibitors, down only 112 from last year (-4%).
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With the current climate leading to OPEX cuts and reduced staff, there is an increased pressure on all operators to have more lean production operations in order to remain profitable. Under such circumstances, operators like Chevron, Marathon and Anadarko are increasingly seeing the value of leveraging technology to allow them to stay afloat and are partnering with companies like GE, IBM and EMC.
The benefits of leveraging digital technology are clear: by ensuring the right data is delivered to the right people at the right time, operations staff are able to make more effective decisions which will have a positive impact on their production. As BP recently wrote: a time of lower prices, revenues and capital spending, digital technologies – including sensors, data analytics and automated systems – stand out as the leading contributors for reducing costs. Key areas of focus for operators to reduce costs lie in running effective remote operations centers, leveraging data and software to give them operational visibility. Another key priority is in leveraging analytics and IOT to understand the condition of their equipment and prevent failures, therefore cutting costs.
Analysts forecast the global big data market in the oil and gas sector to grow at a CAGR of 30.67% during the period 2016-2020 and Rigzone recently declared that big data scientists and software engineers were one of the few job opportunities set to grow in oil and gas. All of these facts point towards an area of the industry which continues to provide opportunities to operators and service companies alike during tough times.
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In an 8-K filing on Tuesday, Texas-based Newfield Exploration announced plans to consolidate its operating functions to its headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas.
This will involve a workforce reduction in its Tulsa offices of about 50 employees and the relocation of 150 more Tulsa employees to The Woodlands. That leaves fewer than 10 employees in the Tulsa office, the Associated Press quoted Newfield spokeswoman Cindy Hassler as saying Tuesday.
Newfield also notified its workforce of a broader reorganization expected to affect its headquarters and certain company field offices. The AP cited Hessler as saying that the company plans to keep open field offices in Okarche, Lindsay and McAlester.
Hassler added that the lay-offs are primarily in the marketing, accounting and record-keeping divisions of the company. Newfield estimates that one-time charges associated with the consolidation and reorganization will be approximately $30 to $36 million, consisting primarily of severance payments of approximately $18 to $23 million.
Newfield expects the consolidation and reorganization to be completed by the end of 3Q16.
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