Mexico's Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has signed an agreement to license data from the WesternGeco Campeche wide-azimuth (WAZ) multiclient seismic survey in the Salina del Istmo province of the southern Gulf of Mexico, said Schlumberger (SLB)…
The UK's Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) has launched its first 'Call for Ideas,' inviting innovative technology concepts and ideas to transform the way that offshore oil and gas wells are plugged and abandoned. The OGTC is planning to invest about US$1…
The oilfield service (OFS) industry can, at times, be intimidating in its complexity and depth. Furthermore, mega-mergers (e.g. GE – Baker, Technip – FMC, Wood Group – Amec Foster Wheeler) have created a supply chain that no-longer has homogenous…
Audrey Leon profiles the Thunder Horse field, speaking with project manager Steve Raymer about the BP-operated field’s most recent expansion project, which came in 11 months ahead of schedule and $150 million under budget. Loading…
In the technology maturity stakes, subsea separation could perhaps be described as one of the ugly sisters in the subsea processing world. But, perhaps Cinderella would be more appropriate. Elaine Maslin reports. Subsea infrastructure at Tordis…
Final preparations are being made for what will be the heaviest ever offshore lift and the first of the once prolific Brent field platforms removals using Allseas’ mega-vessel, the Pioneering Spirit. Elaine Maslin reports. Allseas’…
Susan Gourvenec offers a down under outlook for decommissioning offshore oil and gas facilities. Operating pipelines provide habitat for marine life. Photos from Woodside. Australia’s…
Elaine Maslin reports on a new joint industry project, led by Intecsea, which aims to apply lessons learned to reduce decommissioning costs by building them into the design phase. Decommissioning project team…
Most workers don’t make anything real anymore – they make data. Daniel Brown, of Common Data Access, ponders whether the oil and gas industry can figure out how to turn data into profit. Images from iStock…
Operators have their sights set on digital, but it’s no walk in the park, from unravelling current operating systems to accessing the computing power needed. Elaine Maslin reports. Greg Hickey…
Jerry Lee examines how Schlumberger’s PowerDrive ICE ultraHT RSS enabled Pemex to drill a high temperature well in Mexico’s shallow Sureste Basin. The proprietary electronics in the PowerDrive…
Greg Myers, of GE Oil & Gas, explains how the digital transformation of offshore assets enables a competitive advantage by reducing excessive inspection and maintenance costs and increasing uptime with real-time operational data. Fig…
Dehydration on the seafloor could help build a business case for stranded gas deposits. Elaine Maslin reports. Australia’s SubCool has developed a hybrid solution for stranded gas deposits. The concept would fully process the gas at the…
AFGlobal sheds light on its launch of a key RGH component for deepwater MPD operations. For deepwater, subsea applications, the Active Control Device offers a significant departure from conventional RCDs with a purpose-built…
Jerry Lee reports on the development of Weatherford’s latest advancement in underreamer technology, the RipTide RFID. The premium cutter blocks on the RipTide drilling reamer are designed as a single set to evenly distribute the work…
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