In February 2011, Maersk Oil's Gryphon FPSO suffered significant damage in heavy storms in the turbulent North Sea. After nearly 20 years of uninterrupted service, the FPSO had to leave the Gryphon field for the first time for repairs and upgrade…
Elaine Maslin speaks with OTC spotlight award winner Fishbones about the company’s new Dreamliner technology aimed at increasing accuracy and efficiency in reservoir stimulation. Fishbones’ stimulation completion technology…
Anyone who doubts high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) developments are a different ball game to normal-pressure, normal-temperature (NPNT) offshore projects should look at a simple example of a 12in ball valve. For a conventional development…
Eliminating the umbilical has been targeted as a way to help make the exploitation of small pools more viable. Elaine Maslin reports on a string of new technologies which aim to do just that. An Exnics collar…
The recent integration of automated real-time seismic hazard detection is the latest development furthering the argument for permanent reservoir monitoring. Aaron Smith, of PGS, sheds light. Fig…
Mastering high-pressure, high-temperature reservoirs has been a UK North Sea challenge for more than a decade. Maersk Oil is taking lessons learned by others and applying them to the Culzean field. The Culzean wellhead jacket under fabrication…
When OE turned 10 in 1985, we invited the leading figures in the offshore industry to reflect on highlights from the previous decade. Now that we’re older and wiser, we decided to yet again reach out to some familiar faces to not only reflect on the past…
Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Aberdeen has all the bells and whistles for working west of Shetland. Elaine Maslin takes a look. Deepsea Aberdeen working west of Sheltand. Photo from Odfjell Drilling…
We’re in tough times, but that also means there’s an opportunity to seek new solutions, according to Proserv’s David Lamont. Elaine Maslin went to hear the CEO’s views. Lamont. In 1982…
Heather Saucier investigates how microseismic monitoring is being used for monitoring field conditions in real time and helping to build better models. Landmark’s 3D models can use reservoir monitoring to improve performance prediction…
Getting HPHT right is a real challenge for today’s industry, involving finding new materials, setting new standards and building competence in the industry. Elaine Maslin reports. Ian Penman, senior global technical advisor…
Det norske oljeselskap has, on behalf of the partnerships in PL 203 (Alvheim) and PL 150 (Volund), awarded an agreement to Transocean Offshore for the lease of the semi-submersible drilling rig Transocean Arctic. The contract scope for drilling of four wells in the Alvheim area…
Premier Oil’s Solan field is due to come onstream by the end of this year. It’s a unique project for the North Sea – a normally unmanned facility with a subsea oil storage tank. Bibby Polaris on location at Premier Solan…
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Lundin Norway a drilling permit for well 16/4-10. Well 16/4-10 will be drilled from the Island Innovator drilling facility in position 58°35’03.08’’ north 02°10’21.95’’ east. The…
ABB successfully commissioned a subsea power link for oil and gas company Eni Norge that will supply power from the Norwegian grid to the new Goliat floating, production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO). The 105.5km subsea power cable system is the longest of its kind in the world…
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