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  • Volume 80, Issue 1

    • Volume 80, Issue 1

    (Courtesy LLOG)
    Under the revised plan, field development called for two development wells and a 6-mi subsea tieback to the Lucius spar platform.
    Field Development

    Streamlined Buckskin project shows virtues of capital efficiency

    Jan. 22, 2020
    LLOG’s timely completion of its Buckskin project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico provides a case study of how operators can bring their fields online quickly and for less cost...
    (Courtesy Noble Energy)
    Leviathan platform.
    Field Development

    Deepwater Leviathan gas project secures Israel’s energy needs

    Jan. 22, 2020
    Leviathan is Israel’s third offshore natural gas field development and the most ambitious to date for operator Noble Energy.
    (All images by Michal Wachucik/courtesy Equinor)
    The Mariner field development concept includes a production, drilling and quarters platform based on a steel jacket, with a floating storage unit.
    Field Development

    Equinor brings Mariner heavy oil field onstream in the UK North Sea

    Jan. 22, 2020
    Mariner, Equinor’s first operated oil field on the UK continental shelf, began production in mid-August 2019.
    (Source: Evercore ISI)
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    Drilling & Completion

    The upturn accelerates

    Jan. 22, 2020
    Through innovation, cost reductions, reduced cycle times and consolidation the offshore industry is leaner, nimbler, and ready for the long and strong upcycle we believe is under...
    (Source: Energy Maritime Associates’ Global Floating Production Industry Survey)
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    Production

    Floating production market outlook continues to improve

    Jan. 22, 2020
    The floating production sector is clearly the brightest spot in the offshore industry today.

    More content from Volume 80, Issue 1

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    Subsea

    Deepwater sanctioning to fuel the rise of the subsea market

    Jan. 22, 2020
    Fueled by a surge in deepwater sanctioning, Rystad Energy expects subsea to be one of the most promising oilfield services markets in the coming years.
    (All images courtesy Kosmos Energy)
    The Seadrill West Capricorn drilled the Resolution prospect in the Garden Banks area in 4Q 2019.
    Deepwater

    Deepwater Gulf of Mexico still offers tremendous resource potential

    Jan. 22, 2020
    Richard Clark, Senior Vice President and head of Kosmos Energy’s Gulf of Mexico business unit, discusses the state of the E&P market, drilling activities, and future field developments...
    (All images courtesy BSEE, except where noted)
    BSEE published its revision to the “Well Control Rule” in May 2019. The goal, Angelle says, was to “make changes to only those provisions that are overly burdensome but not to compromise safety.”
    Regional Reports

    Innovation, collaboration drive regulatory transformation

    Jan. 22, 2020
    Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Director Scott Angelle discusses its role and remit in offshore oil and gas drilling and production operations; the Well Control...
    (Courtesy Noble Corp.)
    The Noble Don Taylor drilled the Bulleit discovery well in Green Canyon block 21 for Talos Energy.
    Deepwater

    Operators continue to find new oil reserves in deepwater Gulf, despite scaled-back drilling campaigns

    Jan. 21, 2020
    These activities did bring a number of notable discoveries over the past year, most notably in the Miocene and Paleogene plays, in the deepwater Gulf.
    (Courtesy Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V.)
    Boskalis says that the new crane vessel Bokalift 2 will be capable of lifting structures more than 100 m (328 ft) high.
    Vessels

    Offshore industry developing new vessel designs to meet needs of wind power market

    Jan. 21, 2020
    Ship builders, engineering firms and fabrication yards are advancing new vessel designs that are geared toward the unique and growing needs of the offshore wind power market.
    (All images courtesy Saipem)
    The S7000 installing the CA-KU-A1 jacket in the KU-A2 complex.
    Field Development

    Saipem 7000 performs record platform lift at KMZ complex offshore Mexico

    Jan. 21, 2020
    Saipem has installed a new platform and associated tripod structures for Pemex at the Ku-Maloob-Zaab production complex offshore Mexico.
    (All images courtesy Shell)
    A thicker wall steel pipe protected against collapse during installation; and provided greater resistance against buckling during operation.
    Pipelines

    Cognac pipeline stretched the boundary of deepwater

    Jan. 21, 2020
    In the late 1970s, Shell’s Cognac project took deepwater oil and gas development to a new level by quadrupling those water depths.
    (Images courtesy Swagelok)
    A preassembled FK cartridge includes a male nut, two ferrules, and a removable plastic arbor that fit into the female port of the fitting body.
    Equipment Engineering

    New fittings technologies offer leak-tight connections for topsides fluid system applications

    Jan. 21, 2020
    A change in the fittings technology used for medium-pressure fluid system applications can yield major life cycle cost savings for offshore topsides assets.
    (Courtesy Det-Tronics)
    Line-of-sight detectors used to continuously monitor combustible hydrocarbon gas concentrations in harsh environments should include control temperature and obscuration triggers, as found on the Det-Tronics Flexsight LS 2000 LOS IR detector.
    Equipment Engineering

    Fire and gas detection technologies play important safety role in extreme offshore environments

    Jan. 21, 2020
    To perform their vital functions in harsh and remote applications, fire and gas safety systems should be designed to perform despite offshore conditions.
    (All images courtesy Tendeka)
    Sand clean out and screen installation by Filtrex is performed across three key stages.
    Equipment Engineering

    Single-trip thru-tubing sand control system helps revive production

    Jan. 17, 2020
    Tendeka has developed Filtrex, a cost-effective, single-trip thru-tubing sand control solution, which eliminates the need to perform a full workover.
    (Courtesy SEAMOR Marine Ltd.)
    The SEAMOR handheld control pendant is designed to give users the option to step away from the ROV console when needed while still being able to control the vehicle.
    Equipment Engineering

    SEAMOR releases new handheld control pendant for ROV navigation

    Jan. 16, 2020
    SEAMOR Marine Ltd. says that it will soon be introducing a new handheld control pendant that will be available to pair with SEAMOR ROVs.
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    Field Development

    Offshore growing at a measured pace

    Jan. 16, 2020
    Offshore E&P activity is expected to continue growing at a measured pace, led by an increase in greenfield project sanctioning.
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    Vessels

    Worldwide offshore rig count and utilization rate

    Jan. 16, 2020
    The total number of jackups, semis, and drillships under contract grew by one unit from 469 units in October to 470 in November.
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    Field Development

    Megaprojects get digital boost

    Jan. 16, 2020
    Most offshore megaprojects, classified as projects with development costs above $4 billion, to come onstream in 2019 have failed to deliver on time or meet approved budgets, according...
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    Vessels

    Sixty-seven FPSOs forecast to start-up by 2025

    Jan. 16, 2020
    South America leads the world for planned and already new FPSOs between 2019 and 2025, according to GlobalData’s Q4 2019 Global FPSO Industry Outlook.
    (Courtesy Equinor)
    Artist's impression of the Bay du Nord FPSO.
    Regional Reports

    Global E&P

    Jan. 16, 2020
    BP has discovered new gas fields offshore Trinidad and Tobago and Mauritania. Woodside has submitted plans for the first-phase development of Sangomar, Senegal’s first deepwater...
    (Courtesy A/S Norske Shell)
    OneSubsea and alliance partner Subsea 7 will engineer and install a subsea multi-phase compression system for the deepwater Ormen Lange gas field.
    Regional Reports

    Momentum grows for power from shore

    Jan. 16, 2020
    Equinor and its partners have ruled out constructing a dedicated terminal in northern Norway for ship-to-ship transfer of oil from fields in the Barents Sea.
    (Courtesy Sembcorp)
    Shell Offshore Inc. has contracted Sembcorp Marine Rigs & Floaters Pte. Ltd. to build and integrate the topsides and hull of a floating production unit (FPU) for the Whale field in the Gulf of Mexico. The agreement precedes a final investment decision for the full Whale project, which is expected to be made this year by Shell. It paves the way for the Whale FPU to move ahead and take advantage of synergies from Shell’s Vito FPU, currently under construction at Sembcorp Marine’s Tuas Boulevard Yard. The Whale FPU comprises a topsides module and a four-column semisubmersible floating hull, with a combined weight of 25,000 metric tons. Slated for completion in 2022, it will operate in the Alaminos Canyon block 772.
    Regional Reports

    BSEE/BOEM report outlines strategy to revive shallow water

    Jan. 16, 2020
    New research released from BSEE and BOEM indicates the need to define the Gulf of Mexico Shallow Water Province to avoid stranding more than $20 billion of oil and gas resources...
    (Courtesy Schlumberger)
    OneSubsea will supply the first fully integrated subsea production system rated up to 20,000 psi for the Chevron-operated deepwater Anchor field in the US Gulf of Mexico.
    Subsea

    OneSubsea receives Anchor, Ormen Lange contracts

    Jan. 16, 2020
    Chevron U.S.A. Inc. has contracted OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company, to supply an integrated subsea production and multiphase boosting system for the deepwater Anchor field in...
    (Courtesy SBM Offshore)
    SBM has five Fast4Ward hulls under construction.
    Vessels

    Fast4Ward program gains momentum

    Jan. 16, 2020
    As construction of the first multi-purpose floater hull in the Fast4Ward program (FPSO Liza Unity) nears completion at the SWS shipyard in Shanghai, China, SBM Offshore has ordered...
    (Courtesy Transocean)  
    Transocean has deployed what it claims is the world’s first hybrid energy storage system aboard the Transocean Spitsbergen.
    Drilling & Completion

    Drilling contractors rapidly moving toward hybrid-power, low-emissions rigs  

    Jan. 16, 2020
    Several global offshore drilling contractors have announced plans to lower CO2 and NOx emissions from their rigs by employing systems that reduce their fuel consumption and increase...
    (Courtesy Equinor)
    Power supplied by the Hywind Tampen development between the Snorre and Gullfaks fields will replace energy currently generated by gas turbines, reducing offshore emissions.
    Field Development

    Offshore Wind Energy

    Jan. 16, 2020
    Equinor has contracted Wood to perform modifications to two platforms in the Norwegian North Sea that will receive electric power from floating wind turbines.
    (Courtesy CGG)
    Map showing the Banda Arc JumpStart region including the BandaSeis 2D multi-client survey.
    Geosciences

    Geosciences

    Jan. 16, 2020
    CGG has completed work on JumpStart multi-client geoscience packages for Australia’s North West Shelf (NWS) and the Banda Arc in the Asia/Pacific region.
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    Business Briefs

    Business Briefs

    Jan. 16, 2020
    The latest personnel changes and company news for the offshore oil and gas industry.
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    Subsea

    The offshore industry needs to move to a more collaborative model

    Jan. 16, 2020
    The future growth and relevance of the global offshore oil and gas industry is reliant on us to continue to reduce project total expenditure (TOTEX).
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    Deepwater

    2020 Status of US Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Discoveries

    Jan. 1, 2020
    Get the latest updates of US Gulf of Mexico deepwater discoveries sorted by field name, year of discovery, water depth, operator, onstream status, and production facility type...