The US Gulf of Mexico (GoM) is no stranger to adversity.
Status of US Gulf of Mexico deepwater discoveries
The US Department of Energy, through its Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA) initiative, working in concert with a consortium of seven deepwater operators, sponsored a joint industry project (JIP) to address perceived gaps in measurement of flow in deepwater.
Alden J. "Doc" Laborde, a graduate of the US Naval Academy and World War II veteran, left his job with Kerr-McGee in 1950 to found the Ocean Drilling and Exploration Co.
Offshore decommissioning is growing more complex and challenging.
McMoRan Exploration continues to build on its successes in its shallow-water, ultra-deep gas play in the Gulf of Mexico.
The wet-tree floater market in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) has been growing, largely due to reservoir properties that favor direct vertical wells, which leads to subsea production; and increased water depth, which makes steel catenary riser (SCR) design easier and top tension riser design more difficult.
As reservoirs mature there is an almost inevitable increase in water cut and associated sand production.
A new high-pressure drill pipe riser for intervention system (DPRIS) was deployed recently on the Cameron/Total Usan project offshore West Africa, and appears to be a cost-efficient solution for subsea operations, workover applications, and well intervention.
The high temperatures and pressures which occur in subsea flowlines induce large compressive axial forces in the pipe wall.
Offshore Solutions B.V. (OSBV), the joint venture between AMEC and Cofely Nederland N.V, recently introduced a free-standing version of its Offshore Access System (OAS).
Along with the introduction of its new QSK95 engine, Cummins Inc. has announced that the engine will be configured as a ready-to-install offshore drilling power module (ODPM) with 2.1 MW output.
Everyone wants to know when activity in the Gulf of Mexico will return to pre-Macondo levels.
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Kenai Offshore Adventures has acquired the jackup GSF Adriatic XI from Transocean, renaming it Endeavour – Spirit of Independence.
Total oil and gas investments on the Norwegian shelf this year could reach a record NOK 184.6 billion ($31.7 billion) according to Oslo-based Statistics Norway, which has been reporting on the sector to the government since 1985.
In mid-December, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 218 in New Orleans.
LLOG Exploration Co. LLC has signed an agreement with FMC Technologies Inc. to design, manufacture, and supply subsea production equipment to support the Who Dat project in the Gulf of Mexico.
Shell and Noble Corp. have brought the Noble Bully 1 drillship into the Gulf of Mexico from Singapore to complete commissioning and acceptance testing.
Moving into the new year, economic indicators point to higher offshore spending by oil and gas operators as the price of oil trends steadily upward, a good sign for the oil services sector in general and offshore drillers in particular.
With the prospects of drilling picking up in the Gulf of Mexico, seismic data acquisition is ongoing.
As the offshore oil and gas production industry evolves, more requirements are being placed on the industry to provide reports and collect data on how it is performing.
Trygve Pedersen has decided to step down as CEO of Rocksource ASA.
It might be said that the industry has little to fear and much to gain from efforts in Brussels to ensure the safety of offshore oil and gas production in Europe.
Sterling prepares Romanian offshore drilling line-upSterling Resources expects to drill its first exploratory wells later this year in the Black Sea offshore Romania. |
Partners agree timing for Norway wellRocksource and the PL 506S, BS, and CS partnership in the Norwegian North Sea have committed to drill an exploration well during the first half of 2013. |
Technical issues halt North Sea Timon drillingAwilco Drilling has suspended drilling operations on the Timon exploration well in the UK northern North Sea. |
Plant modifications slow progress on UK Breagh gas projectRWE Dea’s Breagh gas development in the UK southern North Sea will likely incur cost and schedule overruns, according to partner Sterling Resources. |
Faroe debuts as Norway drilling operatorThe jackup Maersk Guardian has spudded the Clapton prospect exploration well in the southern Norwegian North Sea for Faroe Petroleum. |
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