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  • Volume 79, Issue 2

    • Volume 79, Issue 2

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    Drilling & Completion

    Automotive damping system adapted to minimize drillstring vibrations

    Feb. 1, 2019
    The SureDrill Active Vibration Damper is a new drilling optimization development that employs similar technology to that applied to adaptive shock absorbers by the automotive ...
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    Drilling & Completion

    Industry advancing drill rig technology to meet more demanding applications

    Feb. 1, 2019
    As operators seek to develop fields in ultra-deepwater and high-pressure reservoirs, drilling contractors and downhole service firms are responding with an array of new technologies...
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    Drilling & Completion

    Deepwater subsea well spuds on the decline

    Feb. 1, 2019
    In the final part of this five-part series on Gulf of Mexico well trends, subsea wells, also known as wet wells, are examined.
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    Drilling & Completion

    Top 10 offshore drilling rig contractors solidify their positions

    Feb. 1, 2019
    Offshore drilling rig contractors faced considerable change in 2018, but the top 10 contractors (based on the number of rigs managed) solidified their leading positions and managed...
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    Company News

    Business Briefs

    Feb. 1, 2019
    The latest personnel changes and company news for the offshore oil and gas industry.

    More content from Volume 79, Issue 2

    Regional Reports

    Pending regulation expected to have important ramifications for decommissioning oil and gas structures offshore Brazil

    Feb. 1, 2019
    The Brazilian market is currently operating under the expectation of a new regulation to be enacted by the country’s national petroleum agency. The regulation says that the decommission...
    Production

    Smart spending can enhance production from existing infrastructure

    Feb. 1, 2019
    The hunt for oil is often focused on exploration activity. But what if additional hydrocarbons could be found right where there is existing infrastructure? It is a strategy that...
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    Production

    Pragma gets go-ahead for downhole steam valve testing

    Feb. 1, 2019
    Pharis Energy and the Oil and Gas Technology Centre have authorized Pragma Well Technology to pursue manufacture and prototype testing of its Downhole Steam Injection Valve (DSIV...
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    Subsea

    Airborne Oil & Gas wins contract for TCP Jumper off West Africa

    Feb. 1, 2019
    Airborne Oil & Gas B.V. says it has been awarded a contract from Total to supply a TCP (thermoplastic composite pipe) jumper for a deepwater project in West Africa. The field ...
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    Vessels

    More project sanctions expected in 2019

    Feb. 1, 2019
    Dr. Keith Myers, President, Research at Westwood Global Energy forecasts up to 90 potential final investment decisions this year.
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    Vessels

    Offshore rig revival will gain momentum in 2019

    Feb. 1, 2019
    The offshore rig owner fraternity can finally see the silver lining around those dark clouds as more than $100 billion worth of offshore projects are expected to be sanctioned...
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    Subsea

    ROV technology facilitates subsea hardware retrofit job

    Feb. 1, 2019
    Saturation divers traditionally carry out inspection, maintenance and repair work at subsea installations. However, it is not always possible to use divers due to operator safety...
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    Field Development

    Digitalization speeding delivery of complex subsea concepts

    Feb. 1, 2019
    Digitalization advances and emerging visualization techniques are helping EPC contractors to generate multiple field concepts in much shorter time frames for complex subsea projects...
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    Drilling & Completion

    Worldwide offshore rig count and utilization rate

    Feb. 1, 2019
    December was yet another month in which the offshore rig market was nearly unchanged across every category.
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    Field Development

    Offshore field development spend expected to reach seven-year high

    Feb. 1, 2019
    Despite a generally underwhelming end to 2018 that saw the Brent barrel lose over half of its value between October and December, expectations for the offshore supply chain in...
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    Drilling & Completion

    Offshore Wind Energy

    Feb. 1, 2019
    The engineering and technology group SENER will be involved in a large floating offshore wind farm that COBRA is building 15 km offshore from the Scottish coast of Aberdeen.
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    Field Development

    Kvaerner adapts construction methodology for giant Johan Sverdrup jackets

    Feb. 1, 2019
    Norway is undergoing an intense period of offshore development, to the benefit of the country’s major fabrication yards. The focus at Kvaerner’s yard in Verdal has been on four...
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    Field Development

    New methodology helps reduce carryover work, improve project performance

    Feb. 1, 2019
    The goal here is to demonstrate a methodology that can be used to develop probabilistic distributions of the first oil milestone date based on various constrained sailaway dates...
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    Drilling & Completion

    Equinor advances its digitalization strategy

    Feb. 1, 2019
    Equinor reports that it is moving forward with its digitalization strategy with great success, particularly with regard to enhancing production and improving drilling operations...
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    Vessels

    Vessels, Rigs, & Surface Systems

    Feb. 1, 2019
    RigLogix data show that 19 rigs were delivered in 2018, comprised of 15 jackups and four semisubmersibles. Odfjell Drilling has taken delivery of the semisubmersible Deepsea Nordkapp...
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    Subsea

    Subsea Systems

    Feb. 1, 2019
    TechnipFMC highlights its role in the recently onstream ultra-deepwater Egina oil field offshore Nigeria. LLOG Exploration Co., L.L.C. has awarded McDermott International Inc....
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    Field Development

    BP announces Atlantis field expansion, reaffirms commitment to Gulf

    Feb. 1, 2019
    BP says it has approved a major expansion at the Atlantis field in the US Gulf of Mexico and has also identified significant additional oil resources that could create further...
    Drilling & Completion

    Priorities shift as industry enters growth mode

    Feb. 1, 2019
    As the new-year plans unfold and despite the late 2018 dip in oil prices, offshore spending is set to accelerate, and levels may even outpace onshore shale activities. This is...
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    Drilling & Completion

    Offshore Europe

    Feb. 1, 2019
    Forecasts suggest another strong year ahead for exploratory drilling offshore Norway. The Balder/Ringhorne area in the North Sea is set for a major re-development. In Scotland...
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    Drilling & Completion

    Global E&P

    Feb. 1, 2019
    ExxonMobil has discovered more oil in the deepwater Stabroek block offshore Guyana. BP has committed to Phase 1 of the deepwater Greater Tortue Ahmeyim gas project off Mauritania...