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    • Volume 75, Issue 8

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    Drilling & Completion

    Jackup designs evolve to operate in harsh conditions

    Aug. 19, 2015
    Jackup rigs have been around for a long, long time. In the evolution of offshore drilling, the only techniques that preceded jackups were submersible rigs and drilling tenders...
    Regional Reports

    Discussion on Britain's future gas supply should focus on North Sea

    Aug. 19, 2015
    Britain's shale gas debate is serving as a huge distraction in the face of more immediate challenges facing the UK's energy sector -- namely the plight of the North Sea oil and...
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    People on the move

    Business Briefs

    Aug. 19, 2015
    PeopleAkastor ASA has appointedKristian Røkke as CEO. He succeeds Frank O. Reite, who will take the position of CFO at Aker ASA.Lundin Petroleum has appointedAlex Schneiter as...
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    Pipelines

    Operators planning more than 6,500 miles of offshore pipelines through 2019

    Aug. 19, 2015
    Operators and developers are studying, planning, and building just over 6,577 mi (10,582 km) of oil and gas pipelines to bring these supplies from offshore fields to onshore markets...
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    Pipelines

    Unconventional methods offer wax remediation options

    Aug. 19, 2015
    In recent years, wax control and remediation have become serious issues in deepwater fields, especially if long tiebacks are involved.

    More content from Volume 75, Issue 8

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    Field Development

    Concept, design key to developing marginal fields

    Aug. 19, 2015
    Last year's Wood Review of oil and gas production in the UK continental shelf (UKCS) highlighted the challenges of a mature basin, with marginal fields which may never be developed...
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    Field Development

    More UK operators submitting plans for platform, subsea removal programs

    Aug. 19, 2015
    Decommissioning activity is accelerating on the UK continental shelf. According to industry association Oil & Gas UK, the number of fields expected to cease production during ...
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    Field Development

    Detailed crane analysis critical to platform life extension, decommissioning

    Aug. 19, 2015
    Understanding structural fatigue in offshore cranes and their overall condition is necessary to safeguard the integrity of deck operations and to comply with safety requirements...
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    Field Development

    Giant Mariner jacket designed for longevity, stability in severe storms

    Aug. 19, 2015
    This summer Saipem is due to launch and install the jacket for the Mariner field platform east of the Shetland Isles.
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    Drilling & Completion

    Downhole deployment valve improves efficiency in underbalanced operations

    Aug. 19, 2015
    North Sea drilling conditions are notoriously challenging, especially with regards to safety, complexity, and cost factors.
    Drilling & Completion

    MWD/LWD advances should help boost a depressed market

    Aug. 19, 2015
    One sector that seems to be retaining its strength in the face of depressed prices is the measurement-while-drilling and the logging-while-drilling (MWD/LWD) market.
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    Geosciences

    Depth domain inversion bridges the divide between seismic imaging, rock properties

    Aug. 19, 2015
    The quest for new sources of hydrocarbons has pushed the exploration and production industry into more geologically complex offshore environments that impose greater challenges...
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    Geosciences

    Baker Hughes, Shell release jointly developed reservoir modeling software

    Aug. 19, 2015
    Accuracy and precision are critical components of the success of any industry. In the offshore industry, however, accuracy and precision can make or break a multi-billion dollar...
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    Geosciences

    Mexico opens up offshore areas for new seismic surveys

    Aug. 19, 2015
    Mexico's National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) recently opened its waters to allow international seismic companies to shoot and sell acquired data, a first in the nation for ...
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    Geosciences

    Industry reassessing potential of Irish Atlantic Margin

    Aug. 19, 2015
    The Irish offshore Atlantic Margin is one of the final frontier regions in northwest Europe and one that is largely underexplored.
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    Regional Reports

    Lundin joining major league of Norway offshore producers

    Aug. 19, 2015
    Lundin Norway is on a steeply upward production curve, after converting its first two major exploration successes offshore Norway into new development hubs.
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    Regional Reports

    UK operators reviewing costs at all levels to sustain future activity

    Aug. 19, 2015
    Britain's North Sea producers face a struggle to remain in business.
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    Regional Reports

    SEMS, safety audits loom large after recent government mandates

    Aug. 19, 2015
    Since the 2010 spill at the Macondo prospect in the Gulf of Mexico, the oil and natural gas industry and government regulators have made tremendous strides to enhance the safety...
    Equipment Engineering

    Topsides standardization initiative shows early signs of success

    Aug. 19, 2015
    The importance of developing a standard topsides interface, including a standard communication protocol, remains paramount for both cost and risk reasons; 2015 might finally be...
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    Geosciences

    GEOSCIENCES

    Aug. 19, 2015
    Petroleum Geo-Services has entered into a sale and leaseback agreement of PGS Apollo, the only non-Ramform designed 3D vessel in the PGS fleet.
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    Drilling & Completion

    Jackup designs evolve to operate in harsh conditions

    Aug. 19, 2015
    Jackup rigs have been around for a long, long time. In the evolution of offshore drilling, the only techniques that preceded jackups were submersible rigs and drilling tenders...
    1209offdp1
    Drilling & Completion

    Jackup designs evolve to operate in harsh conditions

    Aug. 19, 2015
    Jackup rigs have been around for a long, long time. In the evolution of offshore drilling, the only techniques that preceded jackups were submersible rigs and drilling tenders...
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    Vessels

    VESSELS, RIGS, & SURFACE SYSTEMS

    Aug. 19, 2015
    New findings show that 50% of crews working on offshore support vessels are willing to compromise safety rather than say "no" to clients or senior management, while nearly 80%...
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    Subsea

    SUBSEA SYSTEMS

    Aug. 19, 2015
    Statoil says the world's first subsea wet gas compressor station is in place on the seafloor near the Gullfaks C platform in the Norwegian North Sea.
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    Regional Reports

    More good news, bad news for Gulf E&P

    Aug. 19, 2015
    Exploration activity in the Gulf of Mexico continues to see new positive milestones, driven by past discoveries and recent field development; and more discouraging ones, owing...
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    Regional Reports

    GLOBAL E&P

    Aug. 19, 2015
    Shell aimed to re-start exploration drilling offshore Alaska last month, assuming sea ice had cleared.
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    Regional Reports

    OFFSHORE EUROPE

    Aug. 19, 2015
    Norway's Parliament (Storting) has approved Statoil's plan for development and operation of the Johan Sverdrup field in the Norwegian North Sea, the country's largest-scale offshore...
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    Regional Reports

    GLOBAL DATA

    Aug. 19, 2015
    This month, Infield Systems looks at offshore aging infrastructure in the northwest European continental shelf (NWECS), with specific focus on offshore fixed platforms. According...
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    Field Development

    Opportunities still to be found in North Sea E&P

    Aug. 19, 2015
    The North Sea is this month's geographic nexus, but operations there range from field abandonment to frontier exploration. In this sense, most every operating arena in the world...
    Company News

    Corporate ocean responsibility calls for collaboration between industries

    July 14, 2015
    The oil and gas industry supports millions of jobs and delivers billions of dollars in annual revenue to governments.
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    Equipment Engineering

    New wellhead system designed for HP/HT environments

    July 14, 2015
    With the higher loads encountered in high-pressure/high-temperature (HP/HT) environments due to large BOPs, taller capping stacks, new rigs, etc., existing industry equipment ...
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    Production

    Integrated Operations Center keeps Shell in sync with deepwater GoM assets

    July 14, 2015
    Some years after the devastating 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, Shell began developing an idea to bring some aspects of offshore platform work to a more controllable environment...
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    Production

    Chain connector configured for diverless installation

    July 14, 2015
    Floating production units (FPUs) are being deployed in increasingly harsh environments, and high-capacity turret mooring systems are fundamental to making this possible.
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    Vessels

    Local content rules, scheduling build up shipyard orderbooks

    July 14, 2015
    Major hull or topsides fabrication for floating production units is currently under way in 42 facilities worldwide.
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    Vessels

    Regulatory, industry initiatives address improved DP safety

    July 14, 2015
    Increasing numbers of offshore floating structures are now equipped with dynamic positioning (DP) for station keeping, and these DP technologies are being applied in a growing...
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    Geosciences

    Automated system allows user greater control over seismic interpretation

    July 14, 2015
    Today, 3D reservoir modeling is at the center of the offshore oil and gas decision-making process, delivering crucial information to operators on their subsurface geologies, oil...
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    Vessels

    New rig orders slow almost to a halt

    July 14, 2015
    Drilling contractors have nearly ceased new orders this year, following on the heels of the latest offshore rig-building boom and in the wake of falling oil prices.
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    Vessels

    Premium jackup fleet weathers short-term uncertainty

    July 14, 2015
    Offshore's 2015 premium jackup rig survey finds a global fleet that has grown considerably, but perhaps too quickly, in the past two years.
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    Regional Reports

    Corruption investigations into Petrobras muddy offshore waters

    July 14, 2015
    Offshore oil and gas operations in Brazil remain confused as governmental investigations into allegations of corruption at Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) continue while drilling...
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    Drilling & Completion

    Falklands wells extending Sea Lion oil play

    July 14, 2015
    Exploration off the Falkland Islands got off to a flying start earlier this year, with two oil discoveries in the first two structures drilled by the semisub Eirik Raude in the...
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    Regional Reports

    E&P activities heat up offshore Colombia

    July 14, 2015
    Colombia has seen a dramatic increase in oil production in recent years following a period of steady decline.
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    Regional Reports

    Mexico issues final model for shallow-water PSC

    July 14, 2015
    On June 9, 2015, the Mexican National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) published the latest model production-sharing contract (the PSC) for the first phase of Mexico's Round One ...
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    Drilling & Completion

    Proposed regulations clarify the meaning of a safe drilling margin in the OCS

    July 14, 2015
    Following the BP spill, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), under the Department of the Interior, issued proposed amendments to well control regulations...
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    Equipment Engineering

    Safety lifecycle management can prove challenging for upstream assets

    July 14, 2015
    Even though mandated by functional and process safety standards such as ISA-84 and ISA/IEC 61511, many automation and safety instrumented systems (SIS) vendors do not provide ...
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    Drilling & Completion

    Placing oil prices in perspective

    July 14, 2015
    As oil hovers at the $60/bbl level, it is interesting to take a look at the long-term effects the downcycle may have on companies, nations, and the market in general.
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    Regional Reports

    GULF OF MEXICO

    July 14, 2015
    Prompted by the ongoing reform of Mexico's oil and gas market, a number of oilfield service providers have begun to ramp up their E&P activities in the Mexican portion of the ...
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    Equipment Engineering

    Construction market in flux

    July 14, 2015
    As witnessed in past cycles, drilling contractors and fabrication yards alike are facing the daunting task of managing an oversupply of rigs, while demand for their services is...