The magazine for the Aberdeen and London sections of the Society of Petroleum Engineers SPE Media Pack 2014 spe-adverts@fifthring.com www.spe-uk.org
SPE member profile Top technical interests of SPE members North Sea Region Reservoir performance & evaluation Artificial lift Directional drilling Well testing Horizontal drilling Coiled tubing applications Well planning Formation damage & evaluation Reservoir management Unconventional reservoirs Completions Reserve estimation & economics Subsea developments Production systems Surface & subsea equipment Well integrity Top five technical disciplines of SPE members North Sea Region Reservoir description and dynamics 31% Drilling and completions 29% Production and operations 20% Management and information 10% Projects, facilities and construction 7% Job classification of SPE members North Sea Region Engineer 44.5% Manager 24.5% Consultant 9% Executive 9% Geologist/geophysicist 5.5% Academic 1.5% Student 1% Superintendent/foreman/technician 1% Other 4% SPE Review is a full-colour A4-size monthly publication. We welcome adverts for company products, services and courses, as well as recruitment requirements. Corporate and recruitment advertisements are priced according to size, number of colours and whether they are corporate/ product or recruitment advertising. Additional advertising opportunities include loose inserts, advertising features and a consultants listing. We are also pleased to offer a bespoke advertising design service and editorial support for advertising features and inserts; please contact us for further information. For further details or to book advertising space, please contact: Lorna Ord Fifth Ring Limited St Mary s Court, 47-49 Huntly Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1TH, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1224 628139 Email: spe-adverts@fifthring.com Alternatively, download the advertising booking form from www.spe-uk.org, fill in your details and sent it along with your artwork to the above address. 02
2014 publication deadlines and forward features Issue Month Booking deadline Copy/artwork deadline Publication date 276 January 11 December 13 December 13 January 277 February 20 January 22 January 05 February 278 March 17 February 19 February 05 March 279 April 17 March 19 March 09 April 280 May 21 April 23 April 07 May 281 June 19 May 21 May 04 June 282 July 23 June 25 June 09 July 283 August 21 July 23 July 06 August 284 September 18 August 20 August 03 September 285 October 22 September 24 September 08 October 286 November 20 October 22 October 05 November 287 Dec/Jan 2015 15 December 17 December 14 January The publication dates highlighted in blue are European issues, which will be distributed electronically to Europe members Month January February March April May June/July August September October November Dec/Jan 2015 Forward Features Exploration & Production optimisation Subsea development & equipment Completion Technology Sand Management Reserve estimation & economics Reservoir management Well integrity Well testing Artificial lift Enhanced Oil Recovery Coiled tubing applications Seismic surveys Decommissioning Well planning Production systems Directional and horizontal drilling Formation damage and evaluation Unconventional reservoirs Health and Safety 2015 forecast 03
Corporate / product advertising rates Advert size Colours x1 UK issue x1 Euro issue (Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec/Jan) x3 issues (inc x1 Euro, save 10%) x6 issues (inc x2 Euro, save 20%) x10 issues (inc x4 Euro, save 30%) 1/4 page 1/2 page (inside) (back cover) Solus advert (front page) 2 565 750 1,690 3,010 4,470 4 985 1,195 2,850 5,060 7,480 2 910 1,335 2,840 5,045 7,555 4 1,330 1,785 4,000 7,115 10,585 2 1,600 2,440 5,075 9,020 13,550 4 2,020 2,880 6,230 11,070 16,550 2 1,850 2,700 5,760 10,240 15,330 4 2,275 3,145 6,925 12,300 18,360 4 1,330 1,785 4,000 7,115 10,585 Recruitment advertising rates Advert size Colours x1 UK issue x1 Euro issue (Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec/Jan) 1/4 page 1/2 page (inside) 2 1,100 1,400 4 1,525 1,850 2 2,425 3,410 4 2,850 3,855 2 4,850 6,765 4 5,275 7,215 Payment All prices shown are subject to additional VAT at the prevailing rate. Advertisers will be invoiced in pounds Sterling on publication. Payment terms are strictly 21 days. Agency commission of 10% (15% for overseas) is available on the condition payment is made by the due date. Conditions The publisher reserves the right to refuse acceptance of any advertisement order and does not accept any responsibility for any statements or claims made in advertisements. Cancellation of advertisement bookings must be made in writing at least five days before the copy deadline date. Otherwise Fifth Ring reserves the right to invoice the booking in full. 04
Advert Dimensions Solus front page (bleed) 43mm (h) x 216mm (w) Quarter page 130mm (h) x 92mm (w) Half page portrait 267mm (h) x 92mm (w) Half page landscape 130mm (h) x 190mm (w) 267mm (h) x 190mm (w) (back cover)* 277mm (h) x 190mm (w) (bleed) 303mm (h) x 216mm (w) Trim size 297mm (h) x 210mm (w) * outside back cover advert is available to corporate sponsors only Colour options Advertising colour options are: Two colour: Black plus one colour of choice** Full colour: Unlimited CMYK process colours** ** PANTONE colours are not used in the printing of SPE Review, so any spot colours should be converted to CMYK process before providing artwork. Our system will automatically convert Pantone colours, however we cannot be held responsible if the colour breakdown differs from your guidelines. (bleed) Half page landscape Half page portrait Quarter page Solus front page (bleed) Technical specifications Please supply your print-ready artwork in Adobe Acrobat PDF format, saved as a high resolution, 300dpi, CMYK, printquality file with all fonts embedded or converted to paths. We also accept print-ready artwork in the following formats: Adobe InDesign (CS6 or lower) Provide an.indd file packaged for output with all high resolution (300dpi) images and fonts used in artwork. QuarkXpress (version 7 or lower) Save artwork as.qxd file and provide all high resolution (300dpi) images and fonts used. Images should be supplied as either tif or eps. Adobe Illustrator Provide artwork as.ai or.eps file. All high resolution (300dpi) images should be embedded and fonts outlined. FreeHand EPS (version 11) We can only accept files saved as.eps with all fonts and high resolution (300dpi) images supplied or embedded. Any artwork provided in any other format will require conversion and will be subject to a design charge of 90 per hour. Supplying files Artwork up to 10MB in size may be supplied via email to: spe-adverts@fifthring.com All artwork supplied via email should include a PDF visual reference of the final design (if not providing artwork in print-quality PDF format). Any files larger than 10MB should be uploaded using an ftp site or supplied on CD and sent to: SPE Adverts, Fifth Ring Ltd, St Mary s Court, 47-49 Huntly Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1TH, United Kingdom. All artwork supplied on CD should be accompanied by a full-size printed proof in full colour. A contact name, telephone number and email address of the compiler of the artwork should also be provided. 05
Advertising features Advertising features provide an editorial platform for showcasing your company s successes, such as winning awards, securing business, developing innovative products/services and attracting new recruits or all of the above! Advertising features will appear in a similar style to that of an SPE Review article and will benefit from supporting images, such as logos and photography. Prices (excluding VAT) UK issue Half page: 1,410 / : 2,120 Euro issue Half page: 1,710 / : 2,600 Word count A half page feature should be no more than 300 words plus imagery. A full page feature should be no more than 950 words plus imagery. The number of words relates to the article content only. Image captions and text within charts and diagrams are additional. SPE Review also offers an editorial service (please apply for price) and reserves the right to edit all copy. Copy deadline See the boxed section Publication deadlines shown on page 2, for further details. Technical specifications The inclusion of full colour company logos, pictures and illustrations, type setting and layout are included in the price, based on the advertiser supplying all elements in digital format. We can accept digital files in the following formats: Microsoft Word (.doc) Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt) Adobe Acrobat PDF (.pdf ) Adobe InDesign (.indd) Adode Illustrator (.ai) or (.eps) Freehand EPS (.eps) Quark Xpress (.qxd) High resolution JPEG (.jpg) or TIF (.tif ) or EPS (.eps) All photographs/images should be supplied as high resolution (300dpi) print quality files in jpeg, tif or eps format. All charts/diagrams/illustrations should be provided with editable text if possible. For further details to book, please contact: Lorna Ord Fifth Ring Limited, St Mary s Court, 47-49 Huntly Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1TH, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1224 628139 Email: spe-adverts@fifthring.com Loose inserts Loose inserts are an opportunity to include more information about your company, event, product or service, and will ensure exclusive attention from the interested reader. Please check with Fifth Ring for final number of inserts to be provided. SPE Review has an A4 trim size of 297mm (h) x 210mm (w). All inserts should be supplied to fit within this format (folded if necessary) and are charged at a standard rate: Up to 10g weight 1,410 + VAT / 10g 15g weight 1,550 + VAT / Over 15g weight 1,690 + VAT All mailing inserts should be sent to: Xpress Image Communications, Graphix House, Wellington Circle, Altens, Aberdeen, AB12 3JG. Tel: +44 (0)1224 878799 A sample copy should be sent to: Fifth Ring Ltd, St Mary s Court, 47-49 Huntly Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1TH, United Kingdom. Tel: +44 (0)1224 628139 06
Advertising online Banner ads Placement: Banner ads always appear in the right hand column, below Contact Us, throughout the website. Homepage banner (appear on the Homepage only.) Recruitment banner (appear on the Job Opportunities page only.) Events banner (appear on either the Aberdeen Events or London Events page.) Technical specifications homepage/recruitment/events: 114 pixel (width) x 80 pixel (height) 72 dpi (dots per inch) Websafe RGB colours Files must be supplied in.gif or.jpeg format. Flash files must be converted to animated.gif files. Any artwork provided in any other format will require conversion and will be subject to a design charge of 90 per hour. Technical queries and final gif/jpeg files should be supplied via email to: spe-adverts@fifthring.com Advert type 1 month 3 months 6 months 12 months Homepage banner 350 995 1,785 3,360 Recruitment banner 250 715 1,275 2,400 Events banner 185 530 945 1,775 Job opportunities / Vacancies All costs are exclusive of VAT Placement: Advertisers can place recruitment vacancy listings on the Job Opportunities page. These listings can take the form of the company name and/or logo, along with the job title with a link to a pdf document, to an HTML page or to the company website. Rates (per listing) 1 month 3 months 6 months 12 months 225 640 1,150 2,160 All costs are exclusive of VAT Technical specifications: Files should be supplied in pdf format. Company name, job title, and either an email or website address should be provided. Company directory The SPE directory is a comprehensive list of suppliers and contractors operating in the oil and gas sector, free to search by SPE members and providing them with useful information, contact details and links. Listing your company in the directory is straightforward and is available at three levels: Bronze Silver Gold Free 400 pa 1,000 pa All costs are exclusive of VAT For information on these options and to register your company, visit: www.spe-uk.org/spedirectory/welcome-to-spe-directory.htm 07
Consultants listing Self-employed consultants who are SPE members may wish to advertise their services in SPE review in the Consultants listing. Please email spe-adverts@fifthring.com with: Up to ten words describing the services offered Contact name Company name and address Telephone and/or fax numbers Email details Prices from 10.00 per month for three lines of copy (as per example). An extra 10.00 per extra line of copy per month applies An example of how your listing would appear in SPE Review: Aidan O Donoghue Specialist pipeline pigging, pipeline commissioning, hydraulics tel: 01416 378093 fax: 0870 051 3697 email: aidan@pipeline-research.com Pipeline Research Ltd, PO Box 5521, Glasgow G46 6YX 08