This issue of Offshore contains the 2014 Worldwide Survey of Subsea Processing Systems, the seventh installment of this industry resource, a joint effort between INTECSEA and Offshore magazine.

As the number of offshore installations increases globally and others mature, there is a growing industry requirement for more cost-effective intervention methods.

ConocoPhillips Norge plans an intensive drilling program at the Greater Ekofisk Area in the southern Norwegian North Sea.

Endeavour says a stuck valve in a subsea manifold serving the Rochelle gas/condensate field in the UK North Sea is re-opened.

CNR International says production from the Baobab field offshore Côte d’Ivoire had to be shut down in December following failure of a mooring line on the FPSO.

Petrobras has set a new production record of 40,000 b/d of oil from the Cascade and Chinook fields of the Gulf of Mexico. Cascade has three wells in operation and Chinook has two wells.

SOCO International and its partners have approved a three-rig drilling program offshore southern Vietnam this year.

Petrobras reports that its 2030 Strategic Plan (SP 2030) differs significantly from that of the previous plan, drafted in 2007.

Petrobras reports that, in 2013, oil and natural gas production totaled 2.5 MMboe/d, down 2% on 2012, primarily due to delays in starting up new systems, natural decline of fields, and sale of assets abroad.