During the last 10 years, the oil and gas industry has seen significant developments in seismic acquisition strategies, pushing the boundaries imposed by the technical limits of conventional 3D marine acquisition using narrow-azimuth towed streamers…
In Keathley Canyon, Gulf of Mexico, a 3D seismic data set was sharply focused using transmitted energies to update velocities using long and full azimuth streamer data. Authors S. Mothi, K. Schwarz, and H. Zhu of CGG share how it was done…
Decommissioning is on the rise and the cost to industry will be about US$80 billion over the next 25 years to plug and abandon more than 5,000 wells, clear flowlines, and remove related structures. Is there a way to improve the decommissioning process…
Höegh FLNG awarded pre-FEED Höegh FLNG Ltd. has been awarded a pre-FEED study for a jetty-moored 2MMTA FLNG near-shore barge for a North American LNG export project. The study will be executed in 2H 2013. Meta wins Shell tiebacks Meta Downhole Ltd…
Alaska states Arctic needs Alaska’s Lt. Governor Mead Treadwell stated the case for the state’s needs at the Ice-Diminished Arctic Conference in Washington, D.C. He emphasized the need for safety, security, and economic development in the region…
Houston-based BassDrill Ltd. is changing its name to Atlantica Tender Drilling Ltd. This change is part of a larger rebranding effort designed to reflect the growing strength of the company. “Atlantica is the name given to an ancient continent…
Resolve Marine Group, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida has agreed to acquire Magone Marine Services of western Alaska. The result, say Resolve, will be a greatly expanded, emergency response and marine services company that combines…
The US Department of Energy will invest US$16 million in 17 projects to harness wave and tidal energy. As part of the Obama Administration’s strategy to deploy every available source of American energy, the projects were selected for…
Reef Subsea is to restructure its business into two divisions - one focused on integrated subsea projects and to be led by a new managing director. Reef Subsea Integrated Projects, formed by the merger of Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical and Reef Subsea Norway…
Shell continues to build upon a strong position in the Perdido Foldbelt by adding to its portfolio one strategically located block in the Western Gulf of Mexico during today’s US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Lease Sale 233…
Statoil has made a third discovery of crude oil in the Flemish Pass basin, offshore Newfoundland. The discovery was made on the Bay du Nord prospect (EL1112), located approximately 500km northeast of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador…
Black Elk Energy has released a new, third-party investigative report concerning the fire and explosion on the West 32-E platform that killed three contract workers. The findings take a hard look at the contractors involved in maintenance operations prior to the incident…
Calgary-based BP Exploration (Canada) Ltd. has proposed a 3D seismic acquisition program over Exploration Licenses 2431, 2432, 2433 and 2434 (shown in dark green, center of map at right). The blocks are 230 to 370 km southeast of Halifax…
Shell picked Technip to provide engineering, procurement, and installation services covering subsea infrastructure at the Stones field in the US Gulf of Mexico. The contract's scope includes installation of the subsea production system and Stones lateral gas pipeline…
The Obama administration selected Coast Guard veteran Brian Salerno as director of the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). Salerno previously served as a former Vice Admiral in the US Coast Guard. He will take over the position from James Watson…