• Exploring Modified Alendronic Acid as a New Inhibitor for Calcium-Based Oilfield Scales 

      Mady, Mohamed Fawzy Hamed Attia; Ortega, Rocio Carolina; Kelland, Malcolm Andrew (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02)
      Organophosphorus compounds are well known as oilfield scale inhibitors. Earlier work showed that a series of new and well-known bone-targeting drugs incorporating non-toxic bisphosphonates (BPs) (PO3H2–C–PO3H2) gave good ...
    • Relatedness and the resource curse: Is there a liability of relatedness? 

      Fitjar, Rune Dahl; Timmermans, Bram (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Literature in evolutionary economic geography has emphasized knowledge spillover benefits of co-location with related industries. We draw on resource curse literature to demonstrate that relatedness also comes with costs ...
    • Robust Strategies For Rig Procurement 

      Osmundsen, Petter (Working paper, 2013)
      Scarcity of rigs on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) has led to a number of interesting changes in the procurement of such units and in the relationship between oil companies and rig contractors. Small oil companies ...
    • Study on separation factor models for well anti-collision analysis 

      Madeira, Rafael; Sui, Dan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07)
      Anti-collision analysis has been becoming even more important in the past few years with the increasing amount of wells drilled in highly congested fields. The separation factor (SF) is a critical safety parameter to avoid ...
    • Trends and trade-offs in petroleum tax design 

      Osmundsen, Petter; Løvås, Kjell (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-08)
      How should tax systems be designed to account for the characteristics of the government, the oil companies and the projects in order to maximise welfare for the country's inhabitants? How should vital government characteristics ...