Dr. Sandrea has more than 30 technical publications as well as his book, “Dynamics of Petroleum Reservoirs under Gas Injection”, which was published by Gulf Publishing, 1974. His most recent (since 2003) publications in the Oil & Gas Journal and the Middle East Economic Survey-MEES address global oil and gas reserves, OPEC’s challenges, and an Upstream Opportunity Index he developed to assess E & P investments:Global Oil Reserves – Recovery Factors Leave Vast Target for EOR Technologies, Ivan Sandrea (StatoilHydro) and Rafael Sandrea (IPC), Oil & Gas Journal, Part 1 November 5, Part 2 November 12, 2007
Global offshore assessment: Exploration Trends show continued promise in world’s offshore basins. Growth expected in global offshore crude oil supplies, Ivan Sandrea (OPEC) and Rafael Sandrea (IPC), Oil & Gas Journal, Part 1 March 5, Part 2 March 12, 2007Early New Field Production Estimation Could Assist in Quantifying Supply Trends, Oil & Gas Journal, May 22, 2006Global Natural Gas Reserves – A Heuristic Viewpoint, MEES – Middle East Economic Survey, Vol. 49 - No. 11, March 13, 2006 (Part 1); Vol. 51 - No. 12, March 20, 2006 (Part 2).What About Deffeyes' Prediction that Oil will Peak in 2005?, MEES – Middle East Economic Survey, Vol. 48-No.37, Sept. 12, 2005.An Armchair Audit of World Oil Reserves, February 2005Imbalances Among Oil Demand, Reserves, Alternatives Define Energy Dilemma Today, Oil & Gas Journal, July 12, 2004OPEC's Challenge: Rethinking Its Quota System, Oil & Gas Journal, July 28, 2003.Upstream Opportunity Index Assesses E&P Investments, Oil & Gas Journal, May 19, 2003Several of these articles have been featured in CNN Money and PetroleumWorld.com