ROGTEC Magazine Issue 63

EDITORSNOTES
Editors Notes
Dear Readers,
As we head into the final weeks of 2020, I am sure many of
us will be looking forward to putting this year firmly behind us.
2020 has been a humbling year for humanity and a
challenging year for families and businesses across the
globe. This unforeseen Covid-19 pandemic has separated
loved ones, brought grief to so many and has forced small,
medium, and large business to their limits and beyond.
The oil and gas sector like many others have taken a
significant operating impact, affected by travel restrictions,
low oil prices, lower demand, production cuts as well as job
losses. But it simply amazes me to see how resilient and
adaptable the O&G sector is. My congratulations must go out
to all operators, contractors, and services companies, who
implemented their planned policy measures, quarantined crew
rotations to ensure essential workers could do their jobs and
help keep production and operations on track.
2021 will bring a new year, with new challenges - some
challenges will remain from 2020, new ones will surely present
themselves but hopefully the pandemic and associated
restrictions will start to ease.
Here at TMG Worldwide, we have had to adjust to the global
situation and for the first time in our history, we combined
both the RDCR and KDR annual events, to host our first
virtual RDCR & KDR Well Engineering Forum, on the 4th of
December.
The event saw 45 high level presentations from the region’s
leading O&G companies and saw 590 delegates “login” and
participate across the 4 presentation halls and the virtual
exhibition.
The event has generally received positive feedback, but we
must apologize to the participants who faced some technical
problems on the day. A good friend and long-term sponsor
of the event told us, “The first pancake is always lumpy!” We
will use the experience to ensure a smoother experience for
any future on-line event. My hope is that we can put the virtual
events behind us and get back to meeting face to face. With
any luck, I look forward to meeting with you all in person at
some stage next year.
I would like to thank all event sponsors, partners, and
delegates whose continued support ensures we can host the
markets largest annual gathering for the region’s drilling and
production sector. Without your support there is no event.
Moving onto this issue of ROGTEC Magazine, we have
a series of articles looking at licensing issues, from target
selection to fast tracking decision making on development
prospects. I hope you enjoy the issue, and as always, I
welcome your feedback.
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all our
advertising companies who supported ROGTEC throughout
2020 and help ROGTEC Magazine maintain its position as the
region´s leading upstream magazine.
I wish all our readers, their families, and friends, the very best
for the festive period. Have a Happy New Year celebration
and a very Merry Christmas and I wish all of you all the
health, wealth, happiness, and to be Covid free, in 2021 and
beyond.
Daniel Stevenson
Editorial Director
info@rogtecmagazine.com
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