Coping with narrow pressure differentials Subsalt drilling in deepwater is already a problem for many operators as they move exploration drilling operations further off the continental...
Chevron USA Production Company selected the Lo-Cat II hydrogen sulfide oxidation process as part of the natural gas sweetening train for the Mobile Block 864-B production platform...
US Gulf leaseholder BOE revenue vs. wells drilled [40,051 bytes] US Gulf 1999 well forecast [3,531 bytes] US Gulf Top 20 leaseholders ranked by BOE produced [24,317 bytes] US ...
Fugro Structural Monitoring has developed a new subsea instrumentation package (SIP) designed to provide real-time information on the performance of deepwater risers. The device...
Avoiding chemistry upsets in equipment Fluids returned from offshore acid stimulations present a complex challenge to the offshore separation process. When introduced to the normal...
Location of Songo Songo and the planned marine/onshore pipeline route to Dar es Salaam and beyond. [57,781 bytes] Seismic leads in the Kenyan L10 Lamu block. [144,406 bytes] Tanzania...
Case studies show strong differential activation Despite the best efforts of equipment manufacturers, service companies, and operators, a certain percentage of seals, connections...
From complex deepwater pipeline route selection to real-time remote navigation, the days of guesswork offshore may be over. With a combination of StarFix.Nav, global positioning...
When planning pump facilities it is important to recognize that production ships are not the same as tankers. The offshore pump can be ten times the size of the marine pump, which...
Veritas DGC Inc has opened its new Visualization Center, which will allow teams of explorationists to view and interpret large volumes of 3D seismic data gathered by Veritas vessels...
The coiled tubing is installed using a powered reel drive unit which deploys the pipe to a lay ramp normally mounted at the stern of the vessel. [60,852 bytes] The use of coiled...
The proposed pipeline between Papua New Guinea and Queensland may extend to Brisbane. CIPCO's 25 million-ton Karabakh Field. It may be poor timing, but Russia has further ...
Channeling of hydraulics with fiber optics The use of optical sensors for downhole monitoring is being studied more closely now that the technology is showing the capability of...
Development overtaking exploration Activity still continues in the shallower waters of the Gulf of Mexico. (Photo courtesy: Coastal) Deepwater discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico...
Outcome could speed drilling plans across sector Following a multitude of licence signing ceremonies in Baku, now is the time for some action. And BP will provide that, along ...
"There is absolutely no new news now," is what Global Marine President and CEO Bob Rose recently said of reports on the company's search for a merger. According to Rose, the...
Gulf of Mexico subsalt timeline [4,361 bytes] The 46 announced subsalt wells in the Gulf of Mexico. The shaded area represents the subsalt trend. [154,636 bytes] Subsalt celebrating...
Southwest to northeast cross-section from 3D prestack depth migration seismic data. Note the high amplitude reflectors below the salt peak (circled). 3D visualization of the model...
The North Nemba Flare tower is shown being installed with suction pile technology. Chevron is the operator and McDermott-ETPM was the contractor. This three-panel diagram shows...
Salvage of module, block not certain The J. Ray McDermott DB-50 heavy lift vessel shown here lowering the topsides for the Neptune Spar, experienced a cable failure on the Petronius...
Borgland Dolphin,s Ramrig, on the deck of Smitbarge 2 prior to the main lift at Belfast. Two of Smit Transport & Heavy Lift's large floating sheerlegs have visited Belfast...
The proposed merger of Exxon and Mobil will create the world's largest publicly traded integrated petroleum company. Only by combining three or more producers can the super...
Esso Production Malaysia and partner Petronas Carigali have signed a gas production sharing contract with Malaysian state oil company Petronas for the development of new gas fields...
Drilling barge Mr. Chris. Relocating pipelines once fields exhaust Gasfield/processing activity in and around the Canadian side of Lake Erie. [128,501 bytes] When Talisman Energy...
The Knack for successful acquiring [91,000 bytes] Common Elements to examine [53,120 bytes] The four step process [19,552 bytes] Prototype of integration team structure: [51,287...
Tanker owners, eager to meet the fast-growing demand for floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessels, are struggling to accommodate the tougher commercial terms...
Cylinders cope with changing load conditions The Bardex adjustable riser support system was installed on the Oryx Energy Neptune Spar. The Oryx Neptune Spar, positioned in 1,930...
Welcome to the world of open market commodity pricing! When (never if) over-production kicks in, prices drop ? and keep dropping. No mystery there. How do we stop over-producing...
SSCI structures deployed in the US Gulf of Mexico. Typical and SSCI Development Schedule [73,671 bytes] Fig. 1 [33,594 bytes] Collapsing deliveries, fabrication schedules As a...
