Increasing domestic oil production has been a long-term goal of the Brazilian government, and recent discoveries of large offshore, pre-salt oil deposits could transform Brazil...
Keppel Offshore & Marine has appointed Chow Yew Yuen as managing director. Based in Singapore, he will assist the CEO in all aspects of Keppel O&M and will continue in his role...
Since 2004, a joint industry project (JIP) has been working to develop the capability to repair 10 to 24-in. ANSI 1500 pipelines in sea water depths from 1,000 to 10,000 ft. During...
The 2010 Macondo oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico led to a number of investigations, reactions, and conclusions about the future of the US oil and gas industry, particularly regarding...
Single-wall risers are being used in situations where a leak could cause a catastrophic blowout. The Macondo well incident has recalibrated industry estimates of the consequences...
Judith Aldersey-WilliamsPartner, CMS Cameron McKennaThe UK Government has been roundly criticized for the March budget tax increases on North Sea oil and gas, taking rates up ...
Even with today's modern seismic acquisition, processing, and interpretation technology, a geological prognosis solely derived from surface seismic data carries a high degree ...
Increasing domestic oil production has been a long-term goal of the Brazilian government, and recent discoveries of large offshore, pre-salt oil deposits could transform Brazil...
The start-up of the Peregrino heavy oil field in Brazil's Campos basin in April marked a major milestone in Statoil's international ambitions. Peregrino is the company's largest...
With oil reserves second only to the Middle East and also with significant gas reserves, Latin America has become a natural focus of oil and gas exploration in recent years. As...
Mexico's offshore oil and gas production comes from five main areas – Campeche Bay, Burgos basin (gas), Golden Lane, Tabasco, and Veracruz, all of which lie in the Gulf of Mexico...
Orders for new mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs) are surging. The upswing began in October 2010 with orders for a total of five jackup rigs placed by established drilling...
Several naval architects and marine engineers have introduced new jackup rig designs that trend toward larger units with deeper water depth capabilities, with one design rated...
The worldwide premium jackup fleet, which includes jackups rated for 350 ft (106 m) of water and greater, grew modestly since July 2009 when Offshore's last survey was taken. ...
Singapore's Keppel FELS says that the global drilling industry has begun to renew its rig fleet, with a wave of orders coming in the last quarter of 2010. More rig building orders...
As Offshore's readers know all too well, designing, constructing, and operating an offshore production facility in a safe and environmentally responsible manner is difficult and...
Shell has announced a multi-billion dollar investment to develop its Cardamom oil and gas field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Cardamom is expected to produce 50,000 boe/d at...
Seadrill says tendering and contracting for ultra-deepwater rigs worldwide has improved significantly this year. Available rig capacity has also been absorbed rapidly.
In a global survey of oil and gas executives, GL Noble Denton, a consulting and engineering company based in Hamburg, Germany, collected the opinions and forecasts of a broad ...
