Volume 68, Issue 4

The combination of an integrated production model with asphaltene and wax thermodynamic models improves flow assurance predictions because it accounts for changes in pressure,...

Vortex-induced vibration (VIV) is a prime cause of failure within many slender structures such as risers or drill pipes, and can lead to an unacceptably short asset life span....

Long deepwater tiebacks create a need for high performance insulation.

Tieback of new fields to existing facilities can be a viable method to develop offshore fields.

With offshore E&P spending projected to approach one-quarter trillion dollars annually by 2010 (up more than $50 billion from 2006), cost-effective operations that simultaneously...

Beginning as a model developed with Scorpion Offshore, National Oilwell Varco’s (NOV) Distribution Services division is putting supply stores, called Rigstores, onto rigs with...

Maersk Contractors is on a $3-billion, five-year fleet expansion and drive to venture into new markets.

Most managed pressure drilling (MPD) practices began in land-based operations.

Engineering analysis that supports a balanced design approach, and covers the entire project life cycle from design to operation, can give independents increased flexibility and...

With global reserves of technically recoverable heavy oil estimated at more than 400 Bbbl, it is easy to see a time in the near future when heavy oil could become a mainstay of...

The closer Shell Brazil Ltda. gets to bringing BC-10 onto production, the more Perdido in the Gulf of Mexico takes shape.

In an effort to sustain its offshore bidding and exploration activity, Australia has contracted magnetic and seismic surveys aimed at oil and gas bidders, and makes that data ...

Sand production management involves different disciplines and departments.

A joint industry project led by DNV Energy is formulating guidelines for submarine pipeline system integrity monitoring.

When Eidesvik takes delivery of the newbuild platform supply vessel (PSV) Viking Ladythis year, the Norwegian ship owner Eidesvik will have a fleet of three offshore vessels fueled...

Electromagnetic data (EM) can be a valuable resource for identifying exploration targets.

In terms of reserves, StatoilHydro’s Gjøa project is the company’s largest new development on the Norwegian continental shelf.

The UniTong power tong from V-Tech International is designed to improve safety and efficiency of drill floor operations.

External scanning of pipelines traditionally is undertaken by divers who require support vessels.

Leed Petroleum successfully drilled the secondary target zone on its Eugene Island A-6 development well.

BG Norge AS has received consent to carry out exploration drilling at well 34/3-1 S using the Bredford Dolphin mobile facility.

Anadarko has appointed Robert G. Gwin as senior VP.

Corporate citizenship is as relevant in the operations of international oil companies as any technical discipline.

Federal OCS lease sales 206 and 224 combined drew over $3.7 billion in high bids.

Topsides installation method offers alternative

With heavy-lift availability at a premium, the market is eager for alternatives to meet the demand.