Aberdeen-based specialist subsea service company DOF Subsea UK has secured a contract with Tullow Oil to provide jumper/spool installation services from its new multipurpose support...
Gazprom has successfully realized some of the world's largest offshore gas transportation systems, with pipelines in the 24-in. (61-cm) diameter range traversing water depths ...
The release of fresh information concerning new subsea equipment for improved/enhanced oil and gas recovery (IOR/EOR) actually to be used or in testing before deployment was a...
Deepwater riser systems are going through a midlife crisis which must be addressed. Operators want to extend riser service life while many of the technologies required for validation...
Aquatic has appointed Dave McKechnie as general manager. McKechnie will oversee the company's European, Middle Eastern, and African projects and service delivery. His responsibilities...
To be more environmentally responsible, Noble Drilling has been looking for a non-toxic hydraulic fluid for use in the exposed areas on its rigs. Noble experienced what many drilling...
Recent discoveries in Brazil ultra-deepwaters and confirmation of its huge potential have started an unprecedented exploratory campaign in water depths exceeding 2,000 m (6,500...
Kicks and fluid losses are common obstacles to drilling offshore, especially in deepwater where (even in the best case scenarios) some 20% of rig time can be spent curing hazards...
As a mature hydrocarbon province, the UK is characterized by declining average discovery size after decades of targeting the largest and lowest-risk prospects. While many studies...
Most of Norway's concrete gravity-base platforms, with the exception of Statfjord A, are to remain in operation for many years to come. However, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate...
McMoRan Exploration Co. has updated its exploration and development activities and also provided an update on its cumulative findings to date from its shallow-water, ultra-deep...
Exploration in the Barents Sea is finally delivering the goods. Following Statoil’s Skrugard discovery earlier this year which opened up a new oil play, two other operators have...
Eight deepwater tracts are now available for exploration off Nova Scotia. The Canada – Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board is inviting bids from companies that have experience...
Deepwater is widely considered to be the world’s most prolific, and prospective, resource play. Shelf reserves are rapidly declining and the Arctic, estimated to hold substantial...
The most recent graphic cards offer dazzling computational power and a large graphic memory capacity suitable for handling 3D seismic data. Powerful GPU computing capabilities...
The inaugural Offshore India and Unconventional Oil & Gas India conference and exhibition will be presented by Offshore and the Oil & Gas Journal at the Bombay Exhibition Centre...
In less than a decade, GE has extended beyond its Nuovo Pignone turbomachinery heritage, building an integrated drilling, surface, and subsea systems franchise that includes VetcoGray...
In an exclusive interview with Offshore, Guilherme Estrella, Petrobras E&P director, recently explained why the Brazilian equatorial margin, the new exploratory frontier where...
Like many new companies attracted to the Norwegian sector over the past decade, Wintershall has achieved a good return for its commitment. The German company has chalked up numerous...
Ireland has witnessed a series of false dawns since exploration started in the late 1970s. All the discoveries were too small, too complex or too remote to warrant development...
