With more than US $43 billion forecast in capital expenditure on floating production systems in the 2008 to 2012 period, and a projection that shallowwater projects will see noticeable growth during the same time frame, there is an industry-wide need to know what is going on around the world in offshore E&P.

Extending the Productive Life of Mature Assets reviews cutting edge technology for sustaining and increasing production in mature fields, including remediation techniques, refracturing, fluid and solids shut off, cementing solutions and stimulation and recompletion.

Intelligent Operations details progress in the industry’s move toward intelligent development and operation of wells, facilities and fields. Included are discussions of monitoring and modeling technology, real-time operations centers and D-2-D technology, as well as the intelligent operations value proposition and the path ahead.

With the growing difficulty in discovering new oilfields it means demand for oilfield chemicals has increased dramatically. We look at the latest chemicals used in the fields

Hart’s 2008 R&D Reference Guide, the sixth in the series, is the industry’s only review of research and development in the international oil and gas industry. It details directions and advances in R&D for exploration, drilling and production.

Demand for natural gas increases faster than oil because it's a cleaner fuel. We look at how demand is out reaching supply and the challenges faced by low-permeability reservoirs

Careers, the fourth volume in an award winning series on careers, discusses employment opportunities, recruiting and retention in an industry facing severe personnel shortages in coming years.