Jeremy Beckman London Virgin territories figured highly among blocks nominated by oil companies for Norway's 15th licensing round. Of the 150 blocks that gained multiple nominations...
Leonard LeBlanc Houston BP and 26 instrumentation companies will shortly provide results from Phase II field trials of the new fieldbus system, which features closed loop control...
Tang Ke-Lie Singapore Thailand's Adaman Sea aquatory. The 14th Thai Licensing Round is expected to be opened in the first quarter of this year. A total of 20 blocks will be...
Ash Bakshi Brown & Root Focusing on lifecycle costs, Brown & Root collaborated with Alliance members and suppliers to develop a simplified 3D CAD facilities design system, known...
Leonard LeBlanc Houston The first spar-shaped production floater was ordered by Oryx-CNG for the Neptune prospect in Viosca Knoll Block 826 in the US Gulf of Mexico. The water...
Dev George Houston US-Russia Chukchi Sea leasing area. Chukchi Sea exploration and development blocks are to be leased simultaneously by the US and Russia, according to a memorandum...
Bob Cudd Cudd Pressure Control Eddie Goodman Red Adair-Cudd Well Control A contingency chart developed for operators shows all of the services needed for well control planning...
James Griffith Halliburton Energy Services Operators in the US Gulf of Mexico and other offshore areas where wells are completed in extremely deep water have improved conductor...
