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Lucky for some

Oct 01, 2017

Alpha Petroleum is proving that there’s room for small independents to make their mark in the UK North Sea. Elaine Maslin looks at the firm’s Cheviot field plan. Image from Centrica. Some fields get a second chance…

Autonomous systems hold the key

Oct 01, 2017

Sean Halpin, of Liquid Robotics, shares the benefits awaiting the offshore oil and gas industry if it could only speed up implementation of digital oilfield technologies. Wave Glider tow cable/towbody…

Deep sea mining

Oct 01, 2017

Deep sea minerals have been seen as a potential new source for in demand metals and rare earth elements. Offshore sector firms are eyeing the potential for a new revenue stream. Elaine Maslin reports. Many are looking to a new resource…

Creating a carbon store

Oct 01, 2017

Norway has an ambitious plan to take carbon capture and storage offshore to a level which could potentially see the country becoming a store for other’s emissions. Elaine Maslin reports. Technology Centre Mongstad…

Improving subsea emergency response

Oct 01, 2017

Seanic Ocean Systems discusses the creation of a new subsea dispersant delivery system. Overboard chute. Photos from Seanic. The offshore oil and gas industry is constantly looking…

A balancing act

Oct 01, 2017

Balancing digitalization, decommissioning, and a need to remain relevant and the lower “for the foreseeable future” scenario made for a complex range of topics at SPE Offshore Europe 2017. Bob Dudley…

Barents under the spotlight

Oct 01, 2017

2017 is set to be a record year for exploration in the Barents Sea, with one prospect in particular getting most of the attention. Edison Investment Research’s Elaine Reynolds explores the scene. Tapping Korpfjell: the Songa Enabler…

Experience transferred

Oct 01, 2017

Karen Boman chats with industry veteran Tony Duncan about his plans at Magma Global and experiences selling operators on new technology. Tony Duncan Tony Duncan has faced many challenges in his career in the oil and gas industry…

Heading North

Oct 01, 2017

Despite disappointment at Korpfjell, there’s optimism in the far North. The Christophe de Margerie LNG carrier in icy conditions. Photo from Total. High hopes were pinned on the multi-billion-barrel potential Korpfjell prospect…

Gas to power game changer

Oct 01, 2017

A Dutch initiative is looking to combine gas to power production with CCS to unlock marginal fields on the Dutch Continental Shelf. Elaine Maslin reports. Images from Circular Energy. Like the rest of the North Sea…

Going where no riser repair has gone before

Oct 01, 2017

Connector Subsea Solutions and Hydratight completed the world’s first deepwater riser repair at 1250m depth for BP off West Africa. Pål Magne Hisdal, Andre Midtun and Ivar K. Hanson explain. Image from the installation phase…

Mexico reveals Round 3

Sep 29, 2017

Mexico’s National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) has issued a call for bids for the country’s Round 3, consisting of 35 shallow water areas in the Gulf of Mexico. Image from iStock. The 35 areas cover some 26…

Keppel delivers FPSO to MODEC in Brazil

Sep 29, 2017

Keppel Offshore & Marine's BrasFELS shipyard in Brazil has delivered the Cidade de Campos dos Goytacazes MV29 floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel to MODEC. The FPSO was completed safely, on time and within budget…

PSW deploys Norwegian capping stack

Sep 29, 2017

Norway's PSW Group mobilized and deployed a new capping stack in Fensfjorden, north of Bergen. The deployment, with Wellesley Petroleum, demonstrated PSW's ability to immediately respond to a well control incident.  Wellesley tested…

Wison develops buoyant tower solution

Sep 28, 2017

Wison Offshore & Marine has developed a new buoyant tower solution with condensate or oil storage, adopting Wison’s proprietary buoyant tower technology. The concept provides a new option for the oil and gas development in the shallow- to medium-depth waters…

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