Dolphin Drilling has agreed to an extension of its current contract with Chevron North Sea for the semisubmersible Blackford Dolphin in a US$2.6 million deal. The extension covers ongoing operations with Chevron beyond early February…
Subsea technology and innovation goes on show today at this week's Subsea Expo, in Aberdeen. More than 5000 delegates are expected from all over the world at the annual subsea conference and exhibition, running today to Friday, this year themed - Adapting to the New…
Apache’s FNT development may appear a bit “vanilla” on the surface, but a fit-for purpose and fast-to-first-oil ethos under the Apache Projects Group Mission Command management system meant the difference between production and stranded reserves…
A bid to reduce costs to increase subsea processing deployments is bearing its first fruit. Elaine Maslin reports on the first phase of a subsea processing joint industry project. Subsea infrastructure…
Using expertise developed for the oil and gas industry, Seaproof Solutions has carved out a market in offshore wind. Seaproof’s J-tube interface. Images from Seaproof Solutions. In a short period of time…
North Sea decommissioning is finally happening and it means some difficult questions are starting to be asked about what should be left behind and what might benefit sea life. Elaine Maslin explores the details. Shoal…
More than 100 companies and organizations form GCE Subsea: a cluster, representing a near complete cross-section of the subsea life of field supply chain. When coupled with the innovation ecosystem in the region of southwest Norway, it becomes even stronger…
Norway already has strong green credentials, with 98% of its electricity coming from renewable energy sources, primarily hydropower. Elaine Maslin looks at initiatives to harness the power of the ocean and to help reduce offshore wind costs…
The UK North Sea has an industry target to cut well completion costs by 50%. Elaine Maslin reports. Looking up through a derrick. Photo from BP. Well construction accounts for…
Elaine Maslin examines how virtual reality goggles and augmented reality offshore platforms are quickly becoming part of the 21st century oil and gas industry. Simulation solutions. Photo from Aker Solutions…
Imagine a library where the books are written in a language so old, few alive can speak it; and the pages crumble to dust when turned. In data terms, this is the state of the UK oil industry’s 50+ years of exploration archives. Elaine Maslin reports on one project aiming to fix it…
Norway’s deepest yet oilfield development is bringing a string of firsts to the Norwegian Continental Shelf, not least when it comes to the field’s flowlines. Elaine Maslin reports. BuBi pipe fabrication at Vigra…
George Scott, Director for KPMG’s Cyber & Privacy practice in Scotland, warns companies in the upstream energy sector of impending changes to EU data protection laws in the form of General Data Protection Regulations. The European Union’s (EU’s) new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)…
Scott Weeden drills down with NOV’s Hege Kverneland to find out why she is excited about using Big Data to predict component failures before they occur. Kverneland Just how exciting is Big Data…
Sand erosion can cost the industry tens of billions of dollars every year. NEL’s Marc Laing looks at what can be done to mitigate the issues. Changes to oil and gas production over past decades have brought about unprecedented challenges…