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Volume 83, Issue 4, July/August 2023
Volume 83, Issue 4, July/August 2023
Marine Inspection & Survey Vehicles Update: Operators look to automate remote data-collection programs
Volume 83, Issue 4, July/August 2023 cover image
Volume 83, Issue 4, July/August 2023
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All images courtesy Blue Ocean Seismic Services
Artist’s depiction of multiple Blue Ocean subsea nodes in operation.
Subsea
Subsea robotic vehicles prove potential for autonomous OBN data acquisition
Aug. 9, 2023
Courtesy Saab
Saab’s Sabertooth underwater vehicle can perform operations up to 3,000 m deep, which the company says makes it ideal for seabed investigations.
Vessels
Operators ramping up AUV/ROV efforts offshore
Aug. 9, 2023
Courtesy Ocean Power Technologies
Sulmara Subsea deployed a WAM-V 16 USV to complete a pipeline inspection survey offshore Trinidad.
Special Reports
Unmanned surface vehicles being deployed for range of applications
Aug. 9, 2023
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Floating Wind
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Industry weighs in on floating project technology, economics
Aug. 9, 2023
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Offshore rigs anchored on a fjord near Invergordon, Scotland.
North Sea & Europe
North Sea investment outlook set for near-term growth
Aug. 9, 2023
More content from Volume 83, Issue 4, July/August 2023
Courtesy Shell
Shell’s Vito semisubmersible employs a simplified and cost-efficient host structure that was redesigned in 2015. The field came online in February 2023.
Field Development
New benchmarking analysis may provide needed recalibration for project cycle times
Data reviewed from six recent semisubmersible FPU projects in the Gulf of Mexico.
Aug. 9, 2023
Courtesy Cerulean Winds
Cerulean Winds says it plans on using the NOV GustoMSC Tri-Floater, coupled with a 15-MW wind turbine generator, as a `standard’ floating offshore wind park design.
North Sea & Europe
Floating offshore wind grid designed to power multiple North Sea platforms
Offshore spoke to Dan Jackson, Cerulean Winds’ Founding Director, to learn more about the company’s proposals.
Aug. 9, 2023
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Equipment Engineering
Wearable technologies helping to protect offshore personnel
PPE and safety gear are part of the equation that many operators include in their HSE initiatives.
Aug. 9, 2023
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Decommissioning
New cost metrics can be used to help predict decommissioning liabilities
Worldwide asset retirement obligations estimated between $311 and $362 billion.
Aug. 9, 2023
Courtesy Intellilift
The InteliAutomate application executes pre-built automation sequences which control the drilling equipment, and includes the ability to execute automation directly from the digital well plan.
Equipment Engineering
New software solution helps streamline well construction process
Automated system helps simplify building drillpipe stands and casing.
Aug. 9, 2023
Courtesy DeepOcean
The autonomous inspection drone was recently deployed on an inspection campaign for an operator on the Norwegian continental shelf.
Equipment Engineering
Underwater drones to lower subsea inspection costs
The combination of autonomous drones and digital twins can offer substantial savings.
Aug. 9, 2023
Source: Esgian
Offshore Drilling Credit Esgian
Drilling & Completion
Data Briefs
At-a-glance statistics and analysis of the offshore energy industry
Aug. 9, 2023
Courtesy MODEC
The FPSO Almirante Barroso is now operating at the Búzios field offshore Brazil.
Field Development
Global E&P Briefs
A compilation of the latest offshore exploration and production updates and projects from around the world
Aug. 9, 2023
Courtesy Saipem
Flat Fish 2
Subsea
Subsea robotics making great strides with introduction of AI
Saipem exec details autonomous underwater drone technologies.
Aug. 9, 2023
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Rigs
Harsh-environment semisubmersible market maxes out
Committed utilization of marketed sixth-generation, harsh-environment semisubmersibles (semis) has jumped 14% over the past six months and is now sold out at 100% utilization....
Aug. 9, 2023
Courtesy SolarinBlue
Artist conception of floating PV units for the Sun’Sète project along coastal southern France.
Renewable Energy
Floating solar technologies being deployed at an increasing pace
Floating solar systems are increasingly in demand as societies look for ways to meet growing power needs with renewable energy technologies.
Aug. 9, 2023
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Business Briefs
Business Briefs
Business Briefs
The latest company news and personnel moves from the offshore industry.
Aug. 9, 2023
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Wireless Connectivity Offshore Oil And Gas
Business Briefs
Investment in connectivity critical for safety, operational efficiency
In a commodity business, the provider with the lower cost structure will have an advantage.
Aug. 9, 2023