Mobile offshore drilling units could be a FPU conversion alternative. Karen Boman sets out the details. InterMoor tows the ATP Innovator FPU from the Gomez field in the Gulf of Mexico.Photo from InterMoor’s Flickr…
Brazil is slowly emerging from one of its worst economic crises with the country’s oil and gas sector no exception, says the EIC’s Pietro Ferreira. Peregrino A platform. Photo from Statoil/ Øyvind Hagen…
Mexico’s energy reform efforts have been realized with recent successes from prior bid rounds. Now, Mexican national Pemex has added a steady schedule of farm-outs in shallow and deep water. Audrey Leon surveys the plays on the agenda. Juan…
With its remote and harsh operations, mining has similar characteristics to oil and gas exploration. Could the industry learn from mining’s efficiencies? Innes Auchterlonie and Andrew Woodward explain. Image from iStock…
Rob Gill and Steve Henzell explain how WorleyParsons intends to make wellhead facilities production cheaper and faster with a design one, build many ethos. Images from WorleyParsons. The…
In advance of OE’s 2017 Global FPSO Forum, held in Houston this month, Audrey Leon chats with the forum’s board members to learn what is in store for the FPSO sector and discover how digitalization may play a role. Aerial…
Diamond Offshore is championing a new Floating Factory concept meant to meet future deepwater challenges, but drumming up support during the downturn may be tough. Karen Boman reports. Photo from iStock…
Finding a way to tap the North Sea’s estimated 3.4 billion of resources currently locked up in marginal pools has become a perennial problem. Elaine Maslin looks at a past solution and ideas for today outlined at an SUT Aberdeen event earlier this year…
While UK North Sea production efficiency has made improvements since diving to a dire 60% in 2012, more can still be done, says Gordon Lawrence from Asset Performance Networks. Image from iStock…
After years of turbulence fueled by scandal and debt woes, Brazil and its oil company Petrobras detailed how they intend to get back on the right track. Melissa Sustaita reports. Fernando Coelho Filho…
NEL’s Damian Krakowiak examines the potential of virtual flow metering technology and how better testing could enable its adoption. Validation needed. Photo from NEL. With the…
Infield Systems’ Catarina Podevyn surveys the FPSO market and discusses recent projects awards. The John Evans Atta Mills MV25 FPSO, operating at Tullow’s TEN project, offshore Ghana. Photo from MODEC…
Petrobras’ insatiable deepwater production plays a significant role when it comes to driving global subsea systems demand. Elaine Maslin speaks with the firm’s subsea systems executive manager Cristina Pinho. Cristina Pinho…
Waxy crude on the Pil and Bue project and topside constraints has led VNG Norge to explore pipe-in-pipe heating systems. Elaine Maslin reports. Statoil’s Njord A facility. Photo by Thomas Sola/Statoil…
Marginal fields don’t always turn out to be that marginal, especially when you have efficient topsides and an ability to find hidden pockets in your reservoir. Elaine Maslin reports. Hummingbird Spirit…
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