With the introduction of nanotechnology, energy industries envisage a potential revolutionary change in the field of exploration, development and production. Research by universities into such areas as nanosensors, nanomarkers and nanobots to provide valuable data regarding the reservoir are of great focus due to their large potential return on investment, but have yet to yield substantive prod...

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology has the ability to image surface oil seeps that originate by slow leakage from oiland gas-filled traps. Multi-temporal satellite data over such seeps delineate prospective areas and provide the locations for follow-up surface sampling from which key geochemical information of the reservoir oil can be obtained. Satellite radar can offer the oil industry ...

The aim, in almost all industries, is to have a high level of automation to increase productivity and efficiency. Industrial robots, which have been one important technology enabler in achieving this aim, are designed to perform repetitive, heavy, dirty and dangerous tasks. Within the oil and gas industry, robots have been used in very specific niche applications where the main driver has been ...

Cedar wood oil is ranked the tenth essential oil in the world, it can be obtained from fir wood waste, and high added value Cedar series perfumes are obtained from Cedar wood oil by chemical processing. Their aroma is very unique and cannot be replaced. At present, the cedar wood resources are dwindling; a serious influence had taken place in the flavor and fragrance industry. Study found that ...

Microbial biotechnology is defined as any technological application that uses microbiological systems, microbial organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use (Okafor 2007). Current agricultural and industrial practices have led to the generation of large amounts of various low-value or negative cost crude wastes, which are difficult to treat and va...

For help in preparation of this article, thanks to Dylan Davies, Schlumberger Cambridge Research, Ahmad Madjidi, Schlumberger GeoQuest, Abu Dhabi, UAE; Nabil Mazzawi, Schlumberger Wireline & Testing, Tripoli, Libya; Perry Nice, Statoil, Stavanger, Norway; Barry Nicholson, Schlumberger Wireline & Testing, Jakarta, Indonesia; Daniel Roche, Elf, Bergen, Norway; Philippe Rutman and Derek Stark, Sch...

In oil industry, recovery of crude oil can be improved by injecting aqueous solutions containing surfactants, polymers, and mineral ions into an oil reservoir. This process is called enhanced oil recovery. Water and oil are immiscible, separated by an interface, and their motion through a capillary tube is governed by the surface tension. However, the physics can be more complex during an enhan...