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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…

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…

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…

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…

Digitizing riser inspection

Feb 01, 2017

Elaine Maslin reports on how technologies we’ve come to take for granted in the connected onshore world are making their impact offshore, reducing man hours and increasing insight. The AMOS concept…

Doing things differently

Feb 01, 2017

While cost cutting has been a top priority for many, if not all, in the industry, GCE Subsea members are also look to do things differently – to change the game. Elaine Maslin reports. Coast Centre Base – the centre of the activity…

Bearing the weight

Feb 01, 2017

Operating in HPHT conditions have led to thicker, heavier subsea equipment that can hold up to extreme environments. Atul Ganpatye and Kenneth Bhalla, of Stress Engineering, discuss challenges associated with the design of this equipment…

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…

Flowline firsts

Feb 01, 2017

Norway’s deepest yet oilfield development is bringing a string of firsts to the Norwegian Continental Shelf, not least when it comes to the field’s flowlines. Elaine Maslin reports. BuBi pipe fabrication at Vigra…

21st century visioneers

Feb 01, 2017

Elaine Maslin examines how virtual reality goggles and augmented reality offshore platforms are quickly becoming part of the 21st century oil and gas industry. Simulation solutions. Photo from Aker Solutions…

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…

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)…

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…

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…

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