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Natural Gas Industrial Development Based on Energy Revolution and Its Marketization Route Zou Xiaoqin, Wang Dan, Yang Dan, Zeng Cheng 2017, 36(6): 1-4.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1002-302x.2017.06.001 Abstract ( )   PDF (1902KB) ( )   Energy revolution has triggered huge reform of natural gas market. Focusing on natural gas industrial development, this article analyzes comes up with the principles for natural gas marketization management on the basis of the analysis of natural gas consumption, supply and technology as well as restructuring trend. From the angle of marketization of the whole natural gas industrial chain, it also proposes to establish natural gas marketization management pattern in the areas of marketization target, marketization power, marketization structure, mian marketization body, marketization mechanism and marketization route. Finally, it puts forth four main routes for natural gas industrial development and marketized reform – optimizing natural gas market structure and promoting natural gas consumption market reform, spreading new technologies for natural gas production and application to stimulate natural gas industrial upgrading, accelerating natural gas market restructuring to set natural gas on a quick development track, and stepping up all-around cooperation to secure natural gas supply under deregulated conditions.

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Analysis of Technological Innovation Awards Granted by Oil Companies Yuan Lei, Yan Aimin, Qiu Maoxin, Liu Yiqi 2017, 36(6): 5-10.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1002-302x.2017.06.002 Abstract ( )   PDF (2308KB) ( )   Technological innovation awards granted by oil companies are usually non-governmental and characterized with incentive, guidance and continuity. It is one of the important ways to encourage technological professionals for inventions and help technological achievements find a wider application. The awarding system includes a series of essential elements, such as launch of prize items, reviewing criteria, prize-awarding bodies, working procedures and promotions of prizes. Oil companies attach great importance to such awards to create an environment for innovations and improve their innovative capability and market competitiveness. This article uses the elements of technological award to analyze what has been done by Italy’s ENI and domestic oil companies in this area. Based on China’s general situation of non-governmental technological awards and the domestic oil companies’ efforts for innovation-driven development, this article makes analysis and study of the Chinese oil companies’ technological prize-awarding system and further emphasizes the principles of guidance, openness, equality and publicity for technological innovation awards.

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Management of Scientific Research Fund under Full Project System Yang Jing 2017, 36(6): 11-14.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1002-302x.2017.06.003 Abstract ( )   PDF (1769KB) ( )   Based on CNPC’s opinions on trial adoption of full project management system, Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Petroleum and Natural Gas Tubular revised and perfected the technological project management method and scientific research fund management method to inspire technological team for innovation. A project centers the project manager who was appropriately authorized in the areas of fund budget, spending and adjustment, and final settlement of accounts, thus effectively stimulating enthusiasm and initiative of a project manager. Operational efficiency of a project and spending conformity rate of fund budget were improved through a series of measures – establishment of project budget criteria, perfection of expenditure process, and merger of Fmis system with ERP. Some suggestions for implementation of the reform were put forth to focus on new problems appearing in the process of practice, such as research on how project manager examined performance of project members, research on labor cost of intercrossing project members and internal part-time workers, and enhancement of training to improve comprehensive quality of project managers.

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Study and Practice of Knowledge Management at Research Institutes of Oilfields Lu Huimin, Zhou Xinhan, Sun Jinghua, Wang Gang 2017, 36(6): 15-19.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1002-302x.2017.06.004 Abstract ( )   PDF (1735KB) ( )   It is one of the important tasks for a scientific research institute to bring intellectual assets under development, utilization and management. Aiming to serve the research projects, Exploration & Development Research Institute of Daqing Oilfield perfected the intellectual assets management system in highlight of the characteristics of intellectual assets in various types, such as tangible, intangible and external, without changing the original management system. It also created the environment for intellectual management, established the platform for effective development of various intellectual assets and integrated intellectual management into the technological management system. As a result, intellectual assets can be shared and conversed at a high level and acquired effectively, improving the quality of scientific professionals and the overall innovative capability.

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Innovation Risks Based on Industry-University-Research Collaborative Innovation and Preventive Measures Liu Qin 2017, 36(6): 20-24.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1002-302x.2017.06.005 Abstract ( )   PDF (1737KB) ( )   Collaborative innovation based on industry-university-research (IUR) coordination is an important pattern for improvement of China’s technological innovation. This is a dynamic development process of multilateral cooperation, which is not only related directly to resource conditions, technological level and economic attributes of cooperative entities but also closely to the attitudes from each party of the innovative alliance. This article focuses on the IUR-based collaborative innovation and systematically analyzes the environmental risks, technological risks, and organizational risks for the innovation process. Based on recognition of risk characteristics, the article comes up with some suggestions on risk preventions in three areas of market, technology and institutional system. It proposes the cooperative principle of “governmental guidance, multilateral collaboration, and sharing of interests and risks.”Guided by the governmental policies, the cooperative environment should be established to benefit collaborative innovation, normalize the IUR-coordinated collaborative innovation, reduce and even eliminate the risks for this kind of cooperation.

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Risks for Deepwater Oilfield Development and Preventive Measures Shang Fanjie, Jiang Bin, Yang Baoquan, Gu Wenhuan, Yuan Zhiwang, Zhang Xin 2017, 36(6): 25-31.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1002-302x.2017.06.006 Abstract ( )   PDF (2992KB) ( )   As compared to onshore and shallow-sea oilfields, deepwater oilfield development faces a series of stern challenges, such as huge development investment, high development risks, and limited adjustment space. How to formulae reasonable risk control measures and bring risks under effective control at the early development stage holds the key to deepwater oilfield development. This article focuses on investigation and summarization of the relative methods and experiences from global oil majors in management of deepwater oilfield development risks, and then briefs about technological risks, non-technological risks and progress risks facing deepwater oilfield development as well as the procedures to identify these three types of risks. In addition, six typical oilfield development schemes are formulated in accordance of the differences in various risks. To highlight technological risks, it is proposed to accelerate acquisition of reservoir information, improve adaptability and flexibility of development plans, adopt the most economical ways to reduce uncertainty of oil reservoirs, and maximize the efforts to eliminate the possible influence caused by development risks.

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Study and Practice of Large Temperature Difference Cementing Technology for Long-cementing Interval Qi Fengzhong, Yu Yongjin, Liu Binhui, Han Qing 2017, 36(6): 32-36.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1002-302x.2017.06.007 Abstract ( )   PDF (2289KB) ( )   With oil and gas exploration and development unfolded continuously, the targets for exploration and development are becoming more and more complicated. The wells with a long open-hole, a large temperature differential, and co-existence of a multiple of pressure systems pose a stern challenge for safety of cementing service and guarantee of cementing quality. A series of problems often appear in cementing service, such as extra retarded set and poor cementing quality, thus affecting safe and high-efficiency development of deep-layer oil and gas resources. Focusing on the technological bottleneck in long-cementing interval of deep well under the large temperature differential condition, CNPC developed special cement slurry fluid loss agents and retarders suitable for cementing under large temperature differential condition, following study of the cement hydrogen mechanism and molecular structural design of cement admixtures. Meanwhile, CNPC also designed a cement slurry system suitable for different temperature ranges. The systematic process technology for large temperature differential cementing was developed by integration of the latest applicable technologies, such as large temperature difference cement slurry system, high efficient flushing spacer, improving displacement efficiency, antichanneling cementing, and safe tripping-in of casing. The process technology has been successfully used for more than 1100 wells in the oil and gas fields of Tarim, Southwest, Changqing and Huabei as well as CNPC’s overseas oilfields in Central Asia, providing the necessary technology for simplification of wellbore structure, cost reduction and improvement of cementing quality. As exploration and development is extending into deep and complicated layers, cementing technology for long cementing interval under large temperature difference condition shows a prominent technological advantage, with a bright prospect for wide application.

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What Cost-effectiveness Means to Innovation Reform under Low Oil Prices Zhang Kang, Yang Guofeng, Jiao Yang 2017, 36(6): 37-42.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1002-302x.2017.06.008 Abstract ( )   PDF (2702KB) ( )   Low oil prices forced shale oil and gas cost to decline sharply in a short period of time. This fact makes us realize that cost-effectiveness of oil and gas operation has been downplayed for a long time. The profit sourcing from high oil prices, to a large extent, has weakened the initiative for cost reduction by means of technological progress. From the angle an enterprise, the main factors influencing cost-effective objectives include corporate development strategy and collaboration for business management in addition to engineering services. Therefore, it is necessary to regard costeffectiveness as the fundamental principles of an enterprise, which should be implemented at various levels and in different links, thus strengthening collaborative innovation of the whole industrial chain and restructuring system at the industrial and State levels. In face of energy structural optimization and the new round of industrial and technological revolution at the present time, we should meet the new challenges on the basis of revolutionary innovation of oil and gas technology.

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Analysis of International Petroleum Majors’ Business Performance and Strategic Orientation He Xinchun, Wang Chao, Li Chunshuo 2017, 36(6): 43-48.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1002-302x.2017.06.009 Abstract ( )   PDF (1898KB) ( )   Influenced by gradual global economic resumption and oil price hike, international oil majors saw a series of characteristics in their business operation in the first half of 2017, such as stable growth in oil and gas production, fall of crude processing amount, dramatic growth in business performance, remarkable enhancement of upstream profit-making ability with downstream business performance becoming divided, continual slide in capital expenditure, “downstream rising while upstream declining” in investment structure on a short-term basis, more importance attached to short-term highreturns projects, business cash flow rising substantially, and free cash flow turning into positive from negative. This article analyzes the strategic orientations adjusted by five international petroleum majors in recent years. They have focused on their advantageous areas for centralization of the assets, converting into “specialized type” from “multi-element type”. They are also in the transition from “oil and gas companies” to “gas and oil companies” to increase investment into natural gas business and from “fuel type” to “fuel type + raw material type” oil refining and chemical companies to optimize refinery assets and accelerate chemical business development. They held different opinions on the future of new energy business. International petroleum majors have adopted a series of strategic measures, such as actively adjusting their strategies, making efforts for conversion of assets and business and focusing on the advantageous areas. Those measures have played an active role in maintaining business stability and competitive position, seeking sustainable development and making response to energy revolution at the time of low oil prices.

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Corporate Venture of International Oil Majors: Current Status and Trend Yang Yan, Si Yunbo, Yuan Lei, Gao Hui 2017, 36(6): 49-56.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1002-302x.2017.06.010 Abstract ( )   PDF (3408KB) ( )   Corporate venture, as a fund-raising and investment pattern combining new technology with finance, remarkably helped big companies with their technological innovation. International oil majors and oilfield service companies have launched their specialized corporate venture funds or organs to invest in technology-based companies, acquiring external technologies on one hand and making profit by means of investment on the other. Corporate ventures in the upstream technological area have continued to drop in recent years owing to the influence of low oil prices, but clean technology investment began to rise again while digital technology investment saw a remarkable growth. The companies acutely relocated the focus of investment in an attempt for higher capital efficiency. This article analyzes operation and development of the corporate ventures owned by Chevron and Shell. It points out that corporate venture is an important way to keep oil companies abreast with contemporary development in the new technological area, promote multi-disciplinary integration and accelerate commercialization of new technology. China’s oil companies should borrow the successful experience from their foreign counterparts, and actively make study of corporate venture mechanism, making contributions for their modernization and sustainable development.

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Governmental Influence on Natural Gas Industrial Development---Take USA and UK for Instance Wang Tiankai, He Wenyuan, Li Feng, Xu Kun, Zhang Xiaoming, Wang Huifu 2017, 36(6): 57-63.  DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1002-302x.2017.06.011 Abstract ( )   PDF (2518KB) ( )   As clean fossil energy, natural gas occupies 23.7 percent of global primary energy consumption. The proportion of natural gas consumption is relatively low in China, 6.2 percent in 2016. The United States and the UK are typical natural gas consuming powers. The natural gas industry has experienced three stages in these two countries – starting stage, development stage and mature stage. As a result, they have perfect market competitive systems and legal supervision systems. The two countries are different in natural gas development time and experiences. As compared to the United States, the UK saw a more stable natural gas development process appropriately dominated and supervised by the government. To promote natural gas industrial development and maintain a rapid and sustainable growth in natural gas consumption, China should bring the effect of governmental guidance into full play. China should draw the lessons of over-supervision from the United States at the preliminary stage of natural gas development, and learn from the UK the experiences in establishment of a stable competitive market dominated by the government, gradually shaping and perfecting a competitive market system in accordance with the country’s natural gas industrial development.