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Chevron extends Blackford Dolphin contract

Feb 01, 2017

Dolphin Drilling has agreed to an extension of its current contract with Chevron North Sea for the semisubmersible Blackford Dolphin in a US$2.6 million deal. The extension covers ongoing operations with Chevron beyond early February…

Subsea Expo: Technology on show

Feb 01, 2017

Subsea technology and innovation goes on show today at this week's Subsea Expo, in Aberdeen. More than 5000 delegates are expected from all over the world at the annual subsea conference and exhibition, running today to Friday, this year themed - Adapting to the New…

Handling sand

Feb 01, 2017

Sand erosion can cost the industry tens of billions of dollars every year. NEL’s Marc Laing looks at what can be done to mitigate the issues. Changes to oil and gas production over past decades have brought about unprecedented challenges…

Beware the GDPR

Feb 01, 2017

George Scott, Director for KPMG’s Cyber & Privacy practice in Scotland, warns companies in the upstream energy sector of impending changes to EU data protection laws in the form of General Data Protection Regulations. The European Union’s (EU’s) new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)…

Green credentials

Feb 01, 2017

Norway already has strong green credentials, with 98% of its electricity coming from renewable energy sources, primarily hydropower. Elaine Maslin looks at initiatives to harness the power of the ocean and to help reduce offshore wind costs…

Cutting completion costs

Feb 01, 2017

The UK North Sea has an industry target to cut well completion costs by 50%. Elaine Maslin reports. Looking up through a derrick. Photo from BP. Well construction accounts for…

A world-class subsea cluster

Feb 01, 2017

More than 100 companies and organizations form GCE Subsea: a cluster, representing a near complete cross-section of the subsea life of field supply chain. When coupled with the innovation ecosystem in the region of southwest Norway, it becomes even stronger…

Pain points, BOPs and enthusiasm for Big Data

Feb 01, 2017

Scott Weeden drills down with NOV’s Hege Kverneland to find out why she is excited about using Big Data to predict component failures before they occur. Kverneland Just how exciting is Big Data…

Aussie tax changes could risk investment

Feb 01, 2017

Although Australia has some of the most progressive fiscal regimes for offshore oil and gas, the country is being short-changed in LNG exports, which is on the verge of further expansion this year. Audrey Raj reports.  Shell’s…

New lease on Beryl

Feb 01, 2017

Apache’s FNT development may appear a bit “vanilla” on the surface, but a fit-for purpose and fast-to-first-oil ethos under the Apache Projects Group Mission Command management system meant the difference between production and stranded reserves…

Giving subsea a boost

Feb 01, 2017

A bid to reduce costs to increase subsea processing deployments is bearing its first fruit. Elaine Maslin reports on the first phase of a subsea processing joint industry project. Subsea infrastructure…

Cable protection

Feb 01, 2017

Using expertise developed for the oil and gas industry, Seaproof Solutions has carved out a market in offshore wind. Seaproof’s J-tube interface. Images from Seaproof Solutions. In a short period of time…

Plenty of fish in the sea?

Feb 01, 2017

North Sea decommissioning is finally happening and it means some difficult questions are starting to be asked about what should be left behind and what might benefit sea life. Elaine Maslin explores the details. Shoal…

Drilling into data

Feb 01, 2017

Imagine a library where the books are written in a language so old, few alive can speak it; and the pages crumble to dust when turned. In data terms, this is the state of the UK oil industry’s 50+ years of exploration archives. Elaine Maslin reports on one project aiming to fix it…

Slow ahead

Feb 01, 2017

The floating production systems market remains challenging. Will cost-cutting measures made over the past two years help projects reach final investment decision in 2017? Infield’s Catarina Podevyn assesses the market. Johan Castberg…

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