MEAs 2013: Now accepting nominations

Measure Your Technology Against the World's Best E&P magazine is now accepting nominations for the 2013 Special Meritorious Awards for Engineering Innovation. Quickly and easily nominate your clients, colleagues and/or business associates for these prestigious awards today! Now in its 43rd year, the Special Meritorious Awards for Engineering Innovation are the industry's oldest and most widely respected awards. They annually honor the world's best new tools and techniques for finding, developing and producing hydrocarbons. MEA entries are judged on their game-changing significance, both technically and economically. Judges are respected professionals with engineering and technical backgrounds and extensive knowledge of the categories they are judging. MEA Categories Geosciences – Including geological, geophysical, and petrophysical hardware and software Drilling operations – Including bits, fluids, drilling systems, and related software Completions – Including fracturing and stimulation technology Production operations – Including artificial lift, sand and water control, and production logging Field development – Including enhanced oil recovery, onshore and offshore production facilities, processing, wellheads, and pad design Systems integration – Including hardware and software that facilitates automation and cyber security HSE – Including hardware, software, and methodologies related to health, safety, and the environment View past winners here. We invite you to enter the 2013 awards competition - entry is free! Winners will be recognized on May 6, 2013, at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston. Deadline for nominations is January 31, 2013. Sincerely, Rhonda Duey Executive Editor E&P magazine 713.260.6459 meainfo@hartenergy.com

List of Recruitment Agencies in Dubai

LIST OF RECRUITMENT AGENCIES IN DUBAI
Please confirm with the agencies about any charges for registration, etc. before you proceed.



Name   Phone Number     Email    Website

Adecco +971 4 351 8596 sivakumar.st@adeccome.com www.adeccome.com

Altaayeen Management Consultants +971 4 324 4933 info@al-taayeen.com www.al-taayeen.com

Rasd +971 4 332 8830 mail@amrop-me.com www.amrop-me.com

Appointments +971 50 474 2648 mercy@appointments.ae www.appointments.ae

BAC Executive Recruitment +971 4 337 5747 recruit@bacme.com www.bacme.com
Bayt.com - - www.bayt.com
Beresford Blake Thomas +971 4 390 0375 techinfo@bbtuae.com www.bbtuae.com

Carmichael Fisher +971 4 430 9309 dubai@carmichaelfisher.com www.carmichaelfisher.com

Charterhouse +971 4 372 3500 info@charterhouse.ae www.charterhouseme.ae

Clarendon Parker +971 4 391 0460 info@clarendonparker.com www.clarendonparker.com

Concur Consultants +971 4 813 5200 careers@concurme.com www.concurme.com

DSA Dubai +971 4 345 6719 dsadubai@emirates.net.ae

Dubai Recruitment +971 50 3822472 enquiries@dubairecruitment.ae www.dubairecruitment.ae

Dulsco +971 4 347 7500 careers@dulscojobs.com www.dulscojobs.com

Duneden M.E. Recruitment +971 4 321 8742 info@dunedenme.com www.dunedenme.com

Edge Executive +971 4 368 9460 edge@edgeexecutive.com www.edgeexecutive.com

Embed HR +971 4 362 4748 admin@emedhr.com www.emedhr.com

EuroJobs Middle East +971 4 609 1500 info@eurojobs-me.com www.eurojobs-me.com

Executive Solutions, ME +971 4 338 9766 info@executivesolutionsme.com www.executivesolutionsme.com

First Select International +971 4 334 3461 info@firstselectuae.com www.firstselectuae.com

Focus Direct +971 4 355 4134 candidates@focusdirect.net www.focusdirect.net

Future Focus +971 4 321 7222 info@futurefocusdubai.com www.futurefocusdubai.com

Gulf Bankers +971 4 332 1716 dubai@gulfbankers.com www.gulfbankers.com

Gulf Connexions +971 4 311 7178 jobs@gulfconnexions.com www.gulfconnexions.com

Gulf Talent www.gulftalent.com

Hays +971 4 361 2882 dubai@hays.com www.hays.com

Headway +971 4 398 7369 enquiries@headway.ae www.headway.ae

Hill McGlynn +971 4 299 0070 dubai@hillmcglynn.com www.hillmcglynn.com

Horizon International +971 4 435 0999 info@horizonintl.com www.horizonintl.com

Ibtikar +971 4 343 8380 luwellyn@imsgulf.com www.imsgulf.com

IQ Selection +971 4 329 7770 cv@iqselection.com www.iqselection.com

Jerry Varghese jobseeker@jvi-global.com www.jerryvarghese.com

Job Track Middle East +971 4 397 7751 jobtrack@eim.ae www.jobtrackme.com

Jobscan +971 4 355 9113 jobscan2@eim.ae www.jobscan.ae

Jobtrack Middle East +971 4 397 7751 technical@jobtrackme.com www.jobtrackme.com

Kershaw Leonard +9714 3434606 kl@emirates.net.ae www.kershawleonard.net

Lobo +971 4 331 3223 lobo@lms.ae www.lobomanagement.com

Ma Foi +971 4 273 7427 rajkumar@mafoi.com www.mafoi.com

Monster Gulf www.monstergulf.com

McArthur Murray +971 4 409 8100 director@mcarthurmurray.com www.mcarthurmurray.com

Michael Page +971 4 709 0300 contactmiddleeast@michaelpage.ae www.michaelpage.ae

Millennium Solutions +971 4 338 4944 info@millenniumsolutions.biz www.millenniumsolutions.biz

MIR Recruitment +971 4 390 2238 mir@medicointernational.net www.medicointernational.net

mrl-financial +971 4 425 8100 dubai@mrl-group.com www.mrl-group.com

Naiza info@manpowerdubai.com www.manpowerdubai.com

People Source Management +971 4 351 4567 resume@peoplesource-me.com www.peoplesource-me.com

RP International +971 4 391 0300 dubai@rpint.com www.rprint.com

SOS Recruitment +971 4 396 5600 sosdubai@sosrecruitment.net www.sosrecruitment.net

Standon Chase +971 4 369 3529 dubai@stantonchase.com www.stantonchase.com

Swisslinx +971 4 509 6762 info@swisslinx.com www.swisslinx.com

Ultimate Management Consultants +971 4 343 3737 umc@emirates.net.ae www.umcdubai.com

United Media Entertainment +971 4 433 4244 info@umegroup.net www.umegroup.net

WoodHamill Ingram +971 4 324 2797 profile@woodhamillingram.com www.woodhamillingram.com

Xperts HR Consultancy +971 4 334 4421 jobsdxb@xpertshr.com www.xpertshr.com

Apple Search & Selection LLC +971 4 329 8220 apple@appleselection.com www.appleselection.com

Real Recruitment & HR Consultancy +971 4 399 7606 info@realhrconsult.com www.realhrconsult.com

WoodHamill Ingram +971 4 324 2797 profile@woodhamillingram.com www.woodhamill.com/
Amrop Hever +971 4 332 8830 mail@amrop-me.com www.amrop-me.com/

Executive Solutions, ME +971 4 338 9766 info@executivesolutionsme.com www.executivesolutionsme.com/

Standon Chase +971 4 369 3529 dubai@stantonchase.com www.stantonchase.com/

McArthur Murray +971 4 409 8100 director@mcarthurmurray.com www.mcarthurmurray.com/

Options Group +971 4 509 6651 www.optionsgroup.com/

Carmichael Fisher +971 4 430 9309 dubai@carmichaelfisher.com www.carmichaelfisher.com/

Clarendon Parker +971 4 391 0460 info@clarendonparker.com www.clarendonparker.com/

Korn/Ferry +971 4 204 5777 www.kornferry.com/

Michael Page +971 4 709 0300 contactmiddleeast@michaelpage.ae www.michaelpage.ae/

Principal Search Dubai +971 4 420 3767 psl@principalsearch.com www.principalsearch.com/

News Update for this week

89 injured at Jurong Shipyard
89 workers were hospitalized after a newbuild jack-up under construction at the yard developed a list.

Shelf acquires Transocean rigs
Transocean has completed the sale of 38 shallow water rigs to newcomer Shelf Drilling for $1.05 billion.

Zaedyus-2 disappoints
Tullow fails to find commercial potential at Zaedyus-2 exploration well offshore French Guiana..

PXP finalizes GOM acquisitions
Plains Exploration and Production (PXP) has closed on $6.1 billion worth of Gulf of Mexico assets belonging to BP and Shell

Board: offer undervalues Dockwise
Dockwise's board of directors have announced that it is dissatisfied with an $884 million offer by Dutch dredging company Boskalis.

Study highlights job prospects for minorities
A new API/IHS study says by 2030, 35% of new oil and gas jobs could be filled by Blacks and Hispanics.

Keppel delivers Primus jackup
Keppel FELS has delivered a newbuild jackup to Mexico's Oro Negro

Freeport acquires PXP, McMoRan

International copper and gold mining company Freeport-McMoran has offered to buy PXP and McMoRan Exploration for a combined $9 billion.

Sharjah, Ajman sign deal to jointly develop offshore gas field

Neighbouring emirates of Sharjah and Ajman have signed a production sharing agreement (PSA) for joint development of an offshore oil field between their coastal borders.

Shaikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Chairman of Sharjah Petroleum Council, signed the PSA for the government of Sharjah, while Shaikh Ahmed bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Ajman Ruler's Representative for Administrative and Financial Affairs, signed for the government of Ajman, in the presence of CEO of Dana Gas Rashid Al-Jarwan.  The agreement will further consolidate bonds across the emirates and boost national economic development.

Dan Gas runs the oilfield, located about 40 kilometres off the coast of Ajman and Sharjah.

The PSA will see Sharjah and Ajman governments developing the already discovered gas field by horizontal drilling, building an offshore processing platform and extending a 25 km pipeline to transport gas.

API sues EPA over biofuels mandate

The American Petroleum Institute (API) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia late Monday against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its decision to mandate the use of 1.28 billion gallons of biodiesel in 2013, a 28 percent increase from the 2012 requirement. API also filed a petition for administrative reconsideration of the 2013 biodiesel mandate with EPA.

"EPA's overzealous 2013 biodiesel mandate is unworkable, could raise the costs of making diesel fuel, and should be reduced," said Bob Greco, API group downstream director. "In its final rule, EPA admitted the costs of increasing the biodiesel volume requirement for 2013 outweighed the benefits by as much as $425 million. Furthermore, fraudulent biofuel credits that have plagued the system since last year and have yet to be resolved could inhibit industry's ability to meet EPA's higher biodiesel mandate."

EPA has uncovered more than 140 million invalid renewable fuel credits, known as RINs, generated by three biodiesel companies, representing between 5 and 12 percent of the biodiesel market.

"The fraudulent RIN problem is having, and will continue to have, significant impacts on the biodiesel marketplace that make it more difficult for companies to comply with EPA's mandate," Greco said.

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How Does Gas Injection Work?

Typically, a well will produce at its highest production rate at the beginning of the production cycle; and then production will wane. In an effort to increase production from both oil and natural gas wells, secondary production methods are employed. A type of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), secondary production includes water flooding and gas injection

Secondary Production: Gas Injection

Secondary production methods are employed to increase production by boosting depleted pressure in a formation. As the oil or natural gas in a formation is produced, the hydrocarbons remaining in the reservoir may become trapped because the pressure in the formation has lessened, making production either slow dramatically or stop altogether

A form of secondary production, gas injection is used on a well to enhance waning pressure within the formation. Systematically spread throughout the field, gas-injection wells are used to inject gas and effectively sweep the formation for remaining petroleum, boosting production.

Somewhat similar to water injection, or water flooding, gas injection is a pressure maintenance program that can be employed on a reservoir at the start of the production process or introduced after production has already started to lessen. Here, gas is injected into the gas cap of the formation, whereas in water injection, the water is injected directly into the production zone

Cycling in a Natural Gas Reservoir

Sometimes known as cycling, gas injection can entail re-injection of produced natural gas. In this instance, as the pressure drops in a natural gas field, the condensate separates from the dry gas in the reservoir. The condensate liquids block the pores within the reservoir, making extraction practically impossible.

Cycling is used to prevent the condensate from separating from the natural gas in the reservoir. In this process, the natural gas liquids (condensate) are stripped from the gas on the surface after it has been produced from the reservoir, and the dry gas is then re-injected into the reservoir through injection wells. Again, this helps to maintain pressure in the reservoir while also preventing the separation within the hydrocarbon.

Natural Gas Disposal Solution

Additionally, gas injection can serve as an economical way to dispose of uneconomical gas production on an oil reservoir. While in the past, low levels of natural gas that were produced from oil fields were flared or burned off, that practice is discouraged in some countries and against the law in others

Additionally, gas injection can serve as an economical way to dispose of uneconomical gas production on an oil reservoir. While in the past, low levels of natural gas that were produced from oil fields were flared or burned off, that practice is discouraged in some co Now, the low levels of natural gas that are produced from prolific oil fields are re-injected into the formation as form of disposal, as well as pressure maintenance. Here, produced wet gas from oil fields are stripped of their natural gas liquids, compressed and pumped into an injection well.

If the oil field is highly saturated, the natural gas is injected in the free gas cap; but if the oil field is under-saturated, the gas is injected directly into the oil reservoir.

Gas Injection, Gas Lift & Gas Miscible Process

Although the terms are sometimes interchanged, gas injection and gas lift are two separate processes that are used to increase production. While gas injection is a secondary production method, gas lift is a type of artificial lift.

Artificial lift is another way to increase production from a well by increasing pressure within the reservoir. The main types of artificial lift include gas lift and pumping systems, such as beam pumps, hydraulic pumps and electric submersible pumps.

While gas injection is achieved by injecting gas through its own injection well, gas lift occurs through the production wells. In gas lift, compressed gas is injected down the casing tubing annulus of a production well, entering the well at numerous entry points called gas-lift valves. As the gas enters the tubing at these different stages, it forms bubbles, lightens the fluids and lowers the pressure, thus increasing the production rate of the well.

Furthermore, a type of EOR employed on a well in the tertiary production process, a gas miscible process can be used to increase production. The difference in this recovery method is that the gases introduced into the reservoir are not naturally occurring. In a gas miscible process, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and LPG are injected into the reservoir.