Subsea connector specialist First Subsea, has successfully completed the installation of bend stiffener connections for gas lift and production risers, power cables and umbilicals, for the Goliat FPSO. Operated by ENI Norge, the…
Image: IWCF employees review FORUM/IWCF The International Well Control Forum (IWCF), the independent organization that sets international well control standards, has launched a new online administration system called “FORUM…
Houston-based Oceaneering International is diving further into the subsea sector with the acquisition of a minority interest in the UK’s Viper Subsea Technology. Image from Oceaneering. The deal…
Planning approval for offshore wind energy at Dogger Bank takes the total of consented projects in the North Sea zone to 4.8 Gw, almost equal to all the offshore wind capacity now in operation in the UK. Image…
BP has started a US$1 billion in its Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) in the North Sea as part of a platform renewal life extension project. The investment will see the facilities (pictured), which produce oil and gas from nine different reservoirs…
GE has announced plans to enter the cloud services market with Predix Cloud. Designed specifically for industrial data and analytics, this platform-as-a-service (PaaS) can capture and analyze the volume, velocity and variety of machine data within a highly secure…
LR Senergy’s new process uses computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to model a well and near wellbore — and subsequently identify production optimization options and strategies. Jeannie Stell reports. Michael Byrne…
Designing a tightly packed, complex turret system is one thing. Designing so it can be built and then maintained without causing hiccups is another. Carlo Pellegrino of Italy’s RINA Services explains. FSRU Toscana…
Big data is not just for the seismic segment. Elaine Maslin takes a look at other areas, such as condition monitoring, where the industry could make significant gains. A view of the server room at BP’s Center for High-Performance Computing…
Revamping older offshore rigs with modern technology positions them for more efficient and safer drilling to target depth. Weatherford’s James Onifade and Turkish Petroleum Oilfield Services’ Yilmaz Kum and Benhur Sahin explain. RCD…
Already deployed off Brazil and West Africa, Jerry Lee investigates a new way to intervene on wells — from the drill pipe. Animated picture of the ocean floor properties of Vallourec. Image from Vallourec…
Social collaboration brings context to data and helps find experts. Tom Franklin reports. The pathway to social collaboration for improved productivity. Global integration in…
Despite the downturn, plenty of development is underway in Southeast Asia. Audrey Raj sets out the detail. Bach Ho oil field in Cuu Long basin. Photo from PetroVietnam. Despite the fall in oil prices…
The rewards on offer from subsea boosting technology were spelled out at the MCE Deepwater Development Conference in London this spring by Arne B. Olsen, sales director, pumps and subsea processing at OneSubsea. Meg Chesshyre reports. Gullfaks…
Standardization has been high on the agenda at the Underwater Technology Conference (UTC) in Bergen for the past two years. This year, the focus was “innovating for the next wave.” Elaine Maslin reports on innovations discussed and on show…