Dear Friends, now available on Amazon the VOLUME II of my book “Logistics Planning for Exploratory Well Projects in Remote Locations”, in two presentations: e-Book and Paperback. After covering the first portion of this study, the first book titled “Logistics Planning for Exploratory Well Projects in Remote Locations, Volume I” which provides a comprehensive description of the conceptual basis for project management based on the PMBOK® Guide together with the information gathered by this research, the experiences by offshore oil & gas drilling companies and my personal professional experience, I now continue my project planning path by carrying on with…
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First of all, let’s start by explaining what does this commercial strategy mean. Bundling is a marketing tactic that involves offering two or more goods or services as a package deal (consolidation of requirements) for a discounted price, which is negotiated and mutually agreed between Buyer and Seller. My broad experience in the field of Purchasing and Logistics Management and Strategic Negotiations, as purchasing leader in offshore well exploratory campaigns in Africa (Tanzania, Namibia, Angola, Benin) and South America (Colombia, Peru), allows me to introduce this innovative strategy for optimizing the exploratory project costs. In 2011, I had the opportunity…
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What you need to know about force majeure clauses. This content is for informational purposes only. Consult an attorney regarding specific legal questions. Explanation and Application With hurricane season upon us, it is a good time to look at the meaning and effect of the force majeure clause in your contract (or purchase order). It is in the boilerplate you have probably skimmed over with all those other standard clauses. If you had a lawyer perform a review, he or she may have listed it and given you some information about its meaning. Texas recognizes parties have a right…
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“The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead When the skies of November turn gloomy” Gordon Lightfoot – The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Explanation and Application In 2015, the Michigan Court of Appeals heard the case of Kyocera Corporation v. Hemlock Semiconductor, LLC in which force majeure was alleged as a defense. The Court stated, “This Court has observed that there is a paucity of cases interpreting force majeure clause in Michigan law. See Erickson, 189 Mich. App at 686, and that remains the case today.” This is a good time to look at the meaning and…
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Monday, 15 April 2019 21:29
English - Portuguese Lexicon of Logistics and Planning
Written by Javier Zambrano Cardozo
A activity attributes atributos das atividades activity cost estimates estimativa de custos das atividades activity duration estimates Estimativa da duração da atividade Estimativa de duração das atividades Activity duration estimates Estimativa da duração da atividade Estimativa de duração das atividades activity list lista das atividades lista de atividades activity resource requirements Requisitos do recurso da atividade alternative analysis análise de alternativas analogous estimating estimativa análoga assumption analysis Análise das premissas assumptions premissas B berth berço porto com bid licitação Bottom-Up Estimating Estimativa Bottom-Up Brazilian Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Institute INSTITUTO BRASILEIRO DE PETRÓLEO, GÁS E BIOCOMBUSTÍVEIS IBP budget orçamento budgeting…
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Monday, 15 April 2019 19:22
Methodology to Define the Logistics Plan for Exploratory Well Projects in Remote Locations Based on PMBOK® Management Philosophy*
Written by Javier Zambrano Cardozo
The need for petroleum-based energy self-sufficiency has led nations to continually seek new discoveries and to maximize hydrocarbon extraction, whether based on optimization and technological improvements in exploration and production processes, or by expanding exploratory horizons to search for hydrocarbons. The 1950s marked a great increase in exploratory activity and the intensification of sea expeditions, made possible by the emergence of new exploratory techniques. Over the years, a wide variety of marine structures have been developed, including vessels and platforms equipped for drilling. Currently, some of these drilling units operate in water depths greater than 3,000 meters. New frontiers in…
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