While depressed commodity prices lend to pessimism, floating production systems are projected to remain an integral component of offshore field development. Quest Offshore analyst Andrew Jackson explains. The…
No. 1 – Chevron’s Big Foot Chevron’s Big Foot platform being towed to Walker Ridge. Photo from Chevron. Coming in at No. 1 on Infield System’s list of highest capex projects for…
Innovate, collaborate, standardize; lead with lean. One could argue that the future of the global offshore E&P business, particularly deepwater development, is ours to create. Confronted…
Jumbo's heavy lift vessel Jumbo Vision transported subsea pump modules for McDermott International from the OneSubsea facility in Horsoy, Norway to Ingleside, Texas this month. The cargo consisted of several modules with a maximum cargo lift weight of nearly 350t…
Anadarko Petroleum announced that topsides have been lifted onto the Heidelberg spar in the Gulf of Mexico this week. Heidelberg. Image from Anadarko Facebook. Using Heerema Marine Contractor's largest crane vessel…
When developing the Lucius and Heidelberg fields in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Anadarko Petroleum opted for a “design one, build two” strategy. Audrey Leon reports on how the Lucius field, which began production in January, came to be…
Anadarko recently completed the successful upending of its massive 23,000-ton Heidelberg floating spar in 5300ft water depth, in Grand Canyon block 859, about 140mi off the coast of Louisiana. The 80 MMscf/d capacity Heidelberg truss spar is the second of Anadarko’s “design one…
Anadarko's Heidelberg truss spar has set sail from Ingleside, Texas, to its future home at Green Canyon block 859 in the US Gulf of Mexico. The journey is some 390mi off the Texas coast. The US independent confirmed the news via Facebook on Tuesday…
Engineering firm Ramboll is bringing its Danish values to its newly acquired American businesses. Meg Chesshyre sets out the details. When Danish engineering consultancy Ramboll acquired Houston-based Excel Engineering in October 2013…
The Jack/St. Malo development is a bellwether for the Lower Tertiary Trend, Stephen Thurston, vice president of deepwater exploration and projects for Chevron said at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) this week. The Jack and St. Malo fields…
The latest EIC Monitor report once again shows a significant decline in the levels of contracting activity across the global upstream sector in Q1 2015. Despite the overall number of contracts being awarded dropping, the value of some is substantial…
Louisiana-based LLOG Exploration Co. began production from the Delta House floating production system (FPS) in the Gulf of Mexico. Delta House. From LLOG. Delta House is located in Mississippi Canyon 254…
Aqualis Offshore, signed a master service agreement (MSA) with offshore drilling company Atwood Oceanics. The MSA covers jackup rig moving services, towmaster and marine warranty services, and can include condition and valuation services…
InterMoor successfully completed the installation and hook up of the permanent mooring system for the Delta House field floating production system (FPS) in the Gulf of Mexico. InterMoor crew hook up at Delta House…
Offshore oil and gas mega projects are increasing in scale and cost. Some 41% of ExxonMobil’s 2015 capital spending for projects under construction in 2015 is likely to be directed to one project alone. Neda Djahansouzi, Energy Researcher…
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