AIM systems ensure that companies are able to maintain the integrity of their assets while adopting cost-effective methods. Having a clear AIM system allows companies to optimize operations, and to ensure safety through analyzing their equipment, infrastructure and workforce.
How can we improve safety standards among local contractors employed in the oil and gas sector? Egypt Oil & Gas spoke to HSE experts to find out what local and international companies can do to ensure high HSE performance throughout the contracting chain.
Mental health of workers in the oil and gas sector is one of the less publicized risks facing workers despite being a very crucial issue. Neglecting the well being of employees leads them to poorly handle the rapid changes that take place in the work environment, which compromises their ability to work under pressure.
How economically viable is it to invest in mature fields? As the economic limit changes from field to field, it is important to consider all the factors that can affect an investment, such as the current oil price, the state of surrounding infrastructure, the projected depletion curve, and the ease of extraction.
Groundwater does not only affect soil, it affects humans, animals, and economy. In many ways, the oil and gas industry could contaminate groundwater; yet, there are some ways to prevent or decrease the pollution.
The Egyptian government is aiming to link 684,000 households across 18 governorates to the national gas grid. This is part of a bigger plan that aims to connect 2.3 million households to the grid by 2021. Egypt Oil & Gas talked to experts who are working on the project in order to know more about the project’s technical aspect and the measures needed to make the connection of overpopulated areas become reality.
How do pipeline negotiations play into global politics, economics, and energy security? Egypt Oil & Gas looks at the importance of pipelines in political relations, and how governments look to use them as a tool of foreign policy.
Smart technology is providing the oil and gas industry with unprecedented visibility and control over pipeline infrastructure. On top of this, intelligent integration can help companies reduce their capital and operating expenditure. We look at how the Industrial Internet of Things is revolutionizing the pipeline industry.
Ensuring the safety and the quality of pipelines is one of the main priorities of the oil and gas sector. Egypt Oil & Gas investigates how companies tackle pipeline corrosion.
Conventional oil and gas operations are becoming just one of many different options. In today’s world of diverse technologies, the decision for each project needs more studies, comparisons, and long-term predictions. The varying parameters have changed to include the expected interventions, the duration of workover, zones’ compatibilities, the selection of monitoring systems, as well as the subsurface structures. The compartmentalization strategy has been upgraded from adjacent wells into smart wells all over the field.
