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West Africa: The continued story of the “Haves” and the “Have-nots”

Oct 03, 2014

Jeremy Berry examines the trend occurring off West Africa where exploration success continues to be confined to those countries that already have significant production. Fig. 1: West Africa production…

Meeting demand

Oct 03, 2014

GE launched its new technology center and a new deepwater vertical Xmas tree at this year’s ONS. Meg Chesshyre learned more. The inauguration of GE’s new technology solutions center, including a half-size model of its new deepwater Xmas tree…

Mapping while drilling goes live

Oct 02, 2014

In May 2014, Schlumberger announced the introduction of its GeoSphere reservoir mapping-while-drilling service. Claudio Paschoa discussed the new technology with Jean Seydoux, well placement and reservoir positioning program manager for Drilling & Measurements…

An industry look at visualization technology

Oct 02, 2014

Claudio Paschoa discusses visualization technology with representatives of TGS, Petroleum Geo-Services, and Schlumberger. Test image of Petrel structural modeling. Photo from Schlumberger. Visualization…

New fluids system for MWCC

Oct 01, 2014

OceanWorks International delivered a subsea dispersant fluid system (SDFS) to Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC). The system will be an integral part of the emergency response tool kit for a well control incident in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico…

CAMAC increases recoverable resources off Nigeria

Sep 29, 2014

CAMAC Energy's four offshore Nigeria prospects have increased the company’s unrisked P50 recoverable resources to approximately 3 billion boe. Map of Nigerian prospects from CAMAC   The…

Petrobras selects Ocean Installer for SURF support

Sep 29, 2014

Ocean Installer has been awarded a contract for SURF support work in Brazil for Saipem. The contract, which will see the Normand Clipper in Brazil for eight months, is valued at ca.US$50 million, with options to extend. Ocean Installer…

BHP Billiton, Pemex sign tech MOU

Sep 26, 2014

Melbourne-based mining and petroleum giant BHP Billiton and Mexican national Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to exchange oil and gas-related technical knowledge and expertise. In April, Pemex announced…

GE's deepwater vertical tree system

Sep 26, 2014

GE's latest Deepwater Vertical Xmas Tree is designed to reduce delivery lead times, with the objectives of higher reliability and extended service life. Rated for depths of up to 3000m, it is equipped with the SemStar5-R, GE’s next-generation…

Weatherford adds RokDoc software

Sep 24, 2014

Weatherford International licensed the Ikon Science RokDoc RT software system to support its global rig-based real-time pore pressure specialists team.  The RokDoc RT system provides critical modelling tools that allow the pore pressure specialists…

Polarcus Adira begins TGS charter

Sep 24, 2014

Polarcus Adira is in transit from Las Palmas to the Gulf of Mexico to begin a 6-month charter for TGS. It will be Polarcus' first project in the US. The survey for TGS will cover an area of 11,500sq km. It will entail the towing of a…

PTTEP picks up Brazil stake from Shell

Sep 22, 2014

Shell’s Brazilian subsidiary, Shell Brasil Petroleo Ltda., will sell 20% participating interest in concession BM-ES-23, offshore Brazil, to Thailand’s PTTEP. BM-ES-23 is in the deepwater Espirito Santo basin, covering approximately 550sq km…

Delta SubSea secures Hornbeck MPSV

Sep 22, 2014

Delta SubSea (DSS) entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of Hornbeck Offshore Services for the HOS Bayou for deepwater remote operated vehicles (ROV) operations in the Gulf of Mexico. The HOS Bayou is one of Hornbeck’s recently…

TGS gets new GoM deepwater 3D Survey

Sep 22, 2014

TGS is continuing its Explorer series seismic acquisition program in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico with Panfilo 3D. Panfilo 3D will add 11,500sq km to TGS' multi-client library in the Lund and Henderson Central Gulf of Mexico protraction areas…

Total shoots for capital discipline

Sep 22, 2014

Total's production should grow to about 2.8MMboe/d in 2017, as 15 major projects start-up in the period from now, the French super major said today (22 September). But, strict capital discipline will also be key, in addition to selling an additional US$10 billion of assets in 2015-17…

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