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IBM celebrates A decade of technological excellence and innovation
IBM has founded its reputation over its long journey as the lead in the world of IT solutions and services worldwide. IBM Egypt has been an integral partner to the Egyptian Society and has led the technological development path in the country. Seizing the occasion of celebrating 100-year anniversary, Eng. Amr Talaat, General Country Manager, IBM Egypt shares with Egypt Oil & Gas his vision and IBM future plan. SKF ”The Knowledge Engineering Company”
For over 100 years SKF has been and still is the world leader in anti-friction bearings. Over the last 40 years SKF Reliability Services division has developed a portfolio of services, products and solutions to help our customers improve performance of their assets and facilities as well as decrease running cost and improve reliability. Oil and Gas 2030, Meeting the growing demands for energy in the coming decades
Despite increasing attention to alternative energy sources, the world can’t forget about oil and gas as it struggles to meet ever-rising demand for clean and affordable energy. Technology is the most important force to increase the supply of more challenging oil and gas, and mitigate the environmental impact of energy production and consumption. Reservoir Pathway Identification in a Fractured Carbonate Heavy Oil Reservoir
The Issaran field, situated in the Egyptian Eastern Desert, is one of the few heavy oil fractured carbonate reservoirs in the world. It has an estimated 700 MMBBLS of 10-12 degree API crude in the Upper and Lower Dolomite reservoirs and the deeper Nukhul reservoir with 10% H2S. Production in 2008 was 5000 STBOPD, forecasted to increase to 6000 STBOPD in 2010. A Cyclic Steam Stimulation (CSS) project was started in Issaran in 2006. Deepwater Surveys Offshore Nile Delta
Until 2000, most offshore exploration activity in Egypt was focused on the shallow waters of the Gulf of Suez. Since then, the industry's focus has gradually switched to the Mediterranean Sea and the search for natural gas. Discoveries have stimulated investment and activity has grown rapidly, moving further offshore into deep water. Efficient compression solution for CO2 Capturing and Sequestration, Enhanced Oil Recovery and Enhanced Gas Recovery
Anthropogenic CO2 emissions are among the most unwanted side effects of civilization. However, industrial solutions are at hand for capturing and sequestration of CO2. Drawing on hundreds of front-end engineering and design studies, Siemens analyzed three general scenarios to identify appropriate re-compression solutions PetroMod Petroleum Systems Modeling Software Reducing Exploration Risk
PetroMod petroleum systems modeling software combines seismic information, well data, and geological knowledge to model the evolution of a sedimentary basin. PetroMod software will predict if, and how, a reservoir has been charged with hydrocarbons, including the source and timing of hydrocarbon generation, migration routes, quantities, and hydrocarbon type in the subsurface or at surface conditions. Innovative technique inhibits post fracturing water productions using relative permeability modifiers
Hydraulic fracturing has proven to be extremely beneficial for almost all different kinds of reservoirs in the Western Desert of Egypt, with approximately 70% of the production resulting out of this stimulation technique. However, a deterrent to fracturing in many cases has been the proximity of the producing zones to underlying (or overlying) water zones, either located near the water-oil contact or the producing zones adjacent to water bearing zones. 
