In mid-September, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE)/U.S. Coast Guard Joint Investigation Team (JIT) released its final investigative reports...
Statoil is considering lookalike developments for Mariner and Bressay, two of the UK's largest unexploited oil fields, with combined reserves estimated at 500-800 MMbbl. Both ...
Tullow Oil has proven a new play off French Guiana with the Zaedyus oil discovery. The semisubmersible ENSCO 8503 drilled the well in 2,048 m (6,719 ft) water depth, 150 km (93...
Operators in Brazil and West Africa boast some of the most active deepwater development programs in the world. Brazil currently produces 100,000 b/d of oil from its deepwater ...
The first decade of the new millennium brought its share of risks and uncertainties to the international upstream industry. Even before the economic crisis of 2009, many industry...
Direct Electrical Heating systems (DEH) provide a cost-effective and environmentally friendly form of flow assurance. However, one of the challenges associated with these vital...
An estimated 150 bcm of natural gas is flared or vented globally every year (Source: Worldbank). This is equivalent to around 25% of the United States' gas consumption, or 30%...
Riser integrity monitoring systems around the world are at work offshore measuring bending moment and tensile forces on riser towers and steel centenary risers. Data from these...
Increasingly stringent and expanding offshore regulations are pushing service companies to develop innovative technologies that deliver safe and environmentally sound methods ...
Floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) promises to revolutionize the LNG industry, but it also poses huge challenges for shipyards, equipment manufacturers, and class societies...
Drilling dayrates have proven to be resilient in the Caspian Sea and rates could strengthen further if activity increases in the shallow-water eastern sector. But despite the ...
Exploration and development drilling operations are all too frequently impaired by formation fluid influx (kicks), drilling fluid losses (hydraulic fractures), and wellbore instability...
In deepwater, modern 3D seismic surveys intended primarily for exploration and development objectives are proving valuable for investigation of seabed morphology and analysis ...
Following the Macondo incident in the Gulf of Mexico and the subsequent new regulations in both the US and international arenas, the oil and gas industry has responded with a ...
Natural gas is one of the most important considerations for operators seeking to exploit opportunities in the Asia Pacific region. Asia is not just one of the largest consumers...
Offshore West Africa remains one of the world's most recognized exploration and production provinces and one of the most promising regions in terms of future development opportunities...
Management at LLOG Exploration Co. L.L.C., operator of the deepwater Who Dat oil and gas field in Mississippi Canyon blocks 503, 504 and 547 in the US Gulf of Mexico, isn't bashful...
Total has delivered first oil from the Pazflor field cluster in Angolan block 17. This is the company's fourth development in the block, and its sixth operated deep offshore production...
