Operation Car Wash is the exposure of widespread corruption in Brazil following a federal police investigation into money laundering through a petrol station chain. The core element of this is how collaboration agreements between the accused…
Brazil’s deepwater offers huge opportunities, but also big technology challenges. The Industry Technology Facilitator’s Paddy O’Brien and Arthur Braqa explain. Images from ITF. Offshore…
The safe installation of the first tension-leg wellhead platform offshore Brazil could pave the way for future similar developments, says DNV GL’s Mike Roberts and David Ryan. Chevron’s Papa Terra facility offshore Brazil…
Brazil will need to drill around 300 development wells in deepwater in order to sustain and reach its production target. Douglas Westwood’s Mark Adeosun takes a look at what is at stake. The Cidade…
While much of SPE Offshore Europe focused on the North Sea, there was also a strong global focus, via UK Trade and Industry’s country briefings, as well as keynote sessions looking at global security issues. John Bradbury sat in on the “Security of staff and assets” keynote…
Low oil prices, falling investment and the need to transform the UK exploration and production sector were high on the agenda at SPE Offshore Europe. Elaine Maslin reflects. A packed plenary session during SPE Offshore Europe 2015…
Applying university research to an industry challenge has helped create new solutions for Aberdeen’s Hydrasun. Elaine Maslin reports. Interventor characterization testing at University of Strathclyde…
Subsea robotics firm FMC Technologies Schilling Robotics has a vision, which it thinks could overturn the way subsea equipment is designed. Elaine Maslin found out more from co-founder Tyler Schilling. Schilling Robotic’s HD camera…
Despite rapid progress in the 1980s and 1990s, ROV technology development has ground to a halt, according to some. Are we on the brink of a new era? Elaine Maslin reports. A UHD generation III during offshore deployment…
Jerry Lee investigates the use of hydraulic submersible pumps as an alternative to the common ESP for artificial lift operations. An ultra-high reliability hydraulic submersible pump. Photos from ClydeUnion Pumps - an SPX brand…
Most of the building blocks are in place for the all-subsea solution. But do they offer an attractive proposition? Elaine Maslin looks at DNV GL’s current thinking. Operations during the Åsgard…
Gregory Hale looks at how automation capabilities are removing guess work and allowing for real-time decision-making. The architecture for an automated rig allows for portable, machine independent…
A new offshore play is emerging in the oil and gas exploration business – deepwater contourites. Elaine Maslin spoke to Professor Dorrik Stow about what and where they are and how they were found and how scientific deepwater drilling is helping to unlock their secrets…
Technip Umbilicals Ltd. and Angoflex Ltda., Technip subsidiaries, have been awarded a contract by Eni to supply umbilicals to the Block 15/06 East Hub Development offshore Angola. This field is located approximately 350km north of Luanda…
Statoil, operator of production license 169, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 25/11-28, 13km south of the Grane field in the North Sea. The well is dry, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. The objective of the…