Rosneft and North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. (NADL) executed multiple long-term offshore drilling contracts at the end of July, just before the newest round of European Union (EU) and US-issued sanctions were enacted. Rosneft committed to six offshore drilling units until 2022…
The Cygnus Alpha wellhead platform during installation offshore. Photo from GDF Suez E&P. A new impetus to explore the UK North Sea could help to unlock some of the basins’ underexplored plays…
Daniel Camerini at Ativatec’s workshop at UFRJ’s Technology Center in Rio de Janeiro. Photo by Claudio Paschoa. Claudio…
In advance of OE’s 2014 Deepwater Intervention Forum held in Galveston, Texas, Managing Editor Audrey Leon spoke with representatives of Helix Energy Solutions, FMC Technologies, and consultant Robert Keith of R.J. Keith & Associates, to discuss topics affecting the intervention sector…
Ellen Fussell Policastro examines how video surveillance meets DCS integration for faster event response. Video surveillance sees use for monitoring coastal traffic monitoring and preventing vandalism…
There is no doubt networking plays a vital role in the offshore oil and gas industry right now and it will be even more important in the future. With the potential of remote management of multiple platforms from an onshore location, as well…
New specialist vessels have the potential to change the face of the decommissioning sector, but will they solve all the issues activity in this area continues to face? Alan Clifton takes a look. The Pieter Schelte…
Huisman’s 900-tonne RL-KBC with long outreach. Photos from Huisman. Subsea 7’s Seven Arctic is due for delivery in 2016. Its 900-tonne capacity crane was developed in close cooperation with Huisman…
Internal and external rupture disks. Photos from Halliburton. Halliburton’s Antônio Mataruco…
IHC Engineer Business’ Hi-Traq trenching system, launched in May. Photos from Royal IHC. Elaine Maslin spoke to Bram Roelse, the CEO at Royal IHC—the new name for Dutch firm IHC Merwede. Last…
Seaway Heavy Lifting’s crane vessel Stanislav Yudin installing a topside. Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) will be involved in one of the biggest lifting campaigns in the North Sea…
Sander Vergroesen, IRO’s managing director Dutch offshore suppliers are innovating to keep ahead, providing solutions in ever deeper and colder waters globally. IRO’s Sander Vergroesen spoke to Elaine Maslin…
Fig. 1: Illustration of riser acceleration vs. wave height. Images from 2H Offshore. Michael Long Ge and Himanshu…
As a part of creating production, here is a subsea production tree that mounts at the well head. Source: FMC Technologies Peter Welander examines how the challenges of networking disparate elements are intense…
ENI’s Goliat FPSO. Image from ENI Norge. Offshore lifting combines heavy offshore assets with detailed analysis and product care. Elaine Maslin found out more at the North Sea Offshore Crane and Lifting Conference…