The South Pars gas field, located in the Persian Gulf between Iran and Qatar, is one of the largest independent gas reservoirs in the world. The estimated 14tcm of gas and 18 billion barrels of gas condensates on the Iranian part of the field…
Border disputes, political upheaval and environmental concerns have helped keep offshore E&P in Central America mostly at bay. But activities offshore Nicaragua could signal a change in direction for some countries in the region. Russell McCulley reports…
Scheduled to arrive in US waters in January, the BW Pioneer will become the first FPSO to operate in the US Gulf of Mexico when it goes into service on Cascade-Chinook, Petrobras America’s first development in the region. It will also extend the FPSO operational water depth record to 8200ft…