The previous article Rigless Origins (OE: March 2014) detailed the Zakum project, which was carried out in 1969 offshore of Abu Dhabi, where all methods of running wireline from a vessel—in open water—were executed and assessed(1) (2). More importantly…
Gall Thomson launched a range of underbuoy breakaway couplings (UBCs) designed to protect single point mooring (SPM) terminals from the potential consequences of vessel collision or extreme weather events. The UBC is designed to activate…
EnergyMakers' Russ Capper interviews SBM Offshore's Group Technology Director Michael Wyllie about the company's very high pressure (VHP) fluid swivel technology. The swivel earned SBM Offshore a Spotlight award at the 2014 Offshore Technology Conference in Houston…
With June 1 marking the beginning of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season, preparation efforts in the US Gulf of Mexico are a necessity for operators such as BP. BP, which operates four developments (Atlantis, Thunder Horse, Mad Dog, and Na Kika) located approximately 140-190mi…
AGR was assigned by OMV to drill a well in the Barents Sea. As a result of establishing different drilling targets and challenging reservoirs, the operation ended with two wells drilled with the Leiv Eiriksson rig. AGR delivered the Wisting…
BMT Group subsidiary BMT ARGOSS has formed a joint initiative with the Met Office, the UK’s national weather service, and Oceanweather Inc, to help support oil and gas majors with offshore engineering design and operational planning in the mid-Atlantic region…
Repeated boughts of bad weather around the UK have caused disruption to offshore oil and gas operations in the North Sea. Endeavour International Corporationsaid today that, due to the continued periods of bad weather, timing of first production from second production well…
Colloquy: Editor’s Column A lot of time and money can be wasted waiting on weather. Down time is expensive. Wave height and period determine vessel motion and when they exceed operating limits, work slows or stops. Working in rough weather can lead to injuries and damage equipment…
Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV) won the second phase of the recent SBRI competition to develop a long endurance marine unmanned surface vehicle (LEMUSV). ASV will undertake the detailed production design, build, commissioning and sea trials of a fully operational…
This event aired on July 16, 2013 Click to AccessJoin marine meteorologists Eric Brozefsky and Francis Kredensor, of Wilkens Weather Technologies LP, a Rockwell Collins Company for a live presentation and Q&A session. Brozefsky and…
Other than economics, logistical planning is the heart of any major project. Weather can have a significant impact on project success or failure, and while it can’t be controlled, it can be managed, even in a relatively remote location. The…
The first section of this article will review the active, and quite unique, North Atlantic hurricane season of 2012. The remainder of the article will detail the North Atlantic basin tropical forecast for 2013. The forecast will examine…
BMT ARGOSS (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has secured a long-term contract to provide an oil major with weather forecasting services for all its North Caspian Sea operations, both offshore and onshore. The scope of BMT’s work includes…
Ocean Power Technologies has received US government approval for a planned 1.5MW wave power station off the coast of Oregon. The licence is the first to be issued by the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for wave power. OPT's plan calls for ten of its PowerBuoy units to be installed 2…
Weather is a major factor when planning offshore drilling campaigns. Asbjørn Stålesen of FMC Technologies says the company's Real Time Operating Limits system has allowed it to increase the time available for carrying out drilling work.The biggest…
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