The Norwegian subsea industry has been an adventure, and there is nothing to suggest that it is over. Due to hard work, innovation and collaboration, companies and research and development institutions have developed great expertise and gained market shares…
Elaine Maslin reports on Saudi Aramco’s work to improve recovery through “smart” completions, thereby simultaneously reducing intervention. Dr Mohamed Nabil Noui-Mehidi speaking at the Society…
Sometimes, new materials and new manufacturing processes fortuitously emerge, just at the time they are needed. At least Magma Global hopes that’s the case. Elaine Maslin reports. m-pipe in production…
BSEE has proposed a new well control rule that the agency says will make operating in the Gulf of Mexico safer. But, the industry disagrees, and now it has two studies to prove it. Audrey Leon sets out the detail. At…
Not all projects for clients come to fruition, but the work done along the way can lead to greater things as Norway’s Inovatum Lifting is finding out. Elaine Maslin reports. Two 150-tonne INOshackles…
The need to innovate, collaborate and standardize existed well before the downturn, and not least in Norway. Elaine Maslin sets out how Transmark Subsea has been doing all three. Work on Murene at Transmark’s facility near Bergen…
Longer step-outs, harsher environments, deeper waters all point to an increasing need for power on the seafloor. Statoil and its partners are working on solutions. Elaine Maslin reports. ABB’s power from shore vision…
Oil and gas has all the resources for a big data revolution – so what’s holding us back? Robert Dickson, Director – field development project excellence at io sets out his view. Image from iStock…
Norwegian universities have a great habit of directing their students towards research that quite often results in a new technology – and new businesses. Elaine Maslin reports on a new business bringing micro-electronic mechanical systems to the subsea business…
Subsea processing market projections have consistently overestimated the growth of the market – DNV GL looked into why. Elaine Maslin reports. For the last 15 years a number of market outlooks…
After completing the world’s first wet gas compressor offshore Norway, OneSubsea looks to continue pushing the technology to new limits. The multiphase compressor station during installation. Photos from OneSubsea…
Oscar Roldan, head of the National Data Repository for Mexico’s National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH), discusses the development of Mexico’s data libraries. One of CNH’s data rooms. Images from CNH…
Elaine Maslin examines some of the potential uses for nanoscale manufacturing in the oil and gas industry. Image provided by Repsol. Source: 'Commercial scale production of inorganic nanoparticles…
The hype around buzzwords like big data and data analytics has created both believers and skeptics. Wary players in the offshore industry have adopted a wait-and-see approach, hoping clear business solutions will solidify. In dealing with disruptive technology…
DNV GL’s Santhosh Mony, Eckhard Hinrichsen, and Pedram Fanailoo offer the regulatory perspective on offshore risk management. Photo from DNV GL. Mexico is recognized as one of the top 10 oil producers of the world…
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