Development of Petroleum Resources with Emphasis on Offshore Fields

Ove T. GUDMESTAD, University of Stavanger, Stavanger and Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway Dr. Ove T. Gudmestad holds a M.Sc. degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Tromso (1973) and a Ph.D. in Hydrodynamics from the University of Bergen (1985). He spent two years as a student and visiting scientist at MIT. Dr. Gudmestad has over 20 years of engineering, research and project experience in the petroleum industry, including offshore-related and international experience. He has published books and a number of papers and has filed a number of patent applications. He has taught courses and offered seminars on Marine Technology, Environmental loads, Offshore pipelines, Offshore field development, Arctic offshore field development, Managing the development of an offshore field installation, and Deepwater technology Anatoly B. ZOLOTUKHIN, Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, Moscow, Russia, is the co-author of Introduction to petroleum reservoir engineering (Hoyskoleforl., 2000), as well as a number of papers in the field. Erik T. JARLSBY, Stavanger, Norway, is an advisor and lecturer on energy, economics and strategy.

1 The geology of petroleum resources 2 Reservoir and production engineering 3 Drilling, well design and well completion 4 Flow assurance 5 Processing requirements in oil and gas production 6 Hydrocarbon offtake 7 Overall field design and support facilities 8 The project development process 9 Decommissioning 10 Safety management 11 Environmental management 12 Licensing and fiscal regimes 13 The economics of petroleum operations and investments 14 Responsibilities to society and business ethics