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Nearly 2 decades after it was dreamed up as a way to do the job of two icebreakers with just a single hull, the oblique icebreaker has been launched into service in the Gulf of Finland. The Baltika, a first-of-its-kind vessel, completed sea trials in March and despite it launching too late in the season to work in heavy ice conditions, it will nonetheless provide a ba…

Extending the drilling season beyond the open water period in the Arctic is the primary driver behind a new jackup concept designed to operate in light ice conditions. The defining feature of the Arctic jackup is its telescopic leg that protects the drillstring from ice loads and is adjustable for depths down to approximately 50 m.

One of the key enabling technologies involved with modern Arctic-going vessels is the azimuth thruster. Azimuth thrusters are favored by the cruise industry because they can be tilted at different angles, which reduces propeller-induced vibrations and shock loads on a ship’s hull, allowing passengers to enjoy a quieter voyage. But in the Arctic, azimuth thrusters have…

The industry’s experience thus far drilling offshore the Arctic is a powerful argument to build a new generation of vessels and drilling rigs purpose built for operations in heavy ice.

Andrew Vaughan, Shell vice president for Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, and Syria, and country chairman for Abu Dhabi, discusses how his company is promoting technology and innovation in the Middle East.

Colorado will become a testing ground for reducing emissions from oil and gas exploration and production (E&P).

Growth in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects using carbon dioxide (CO2) in west Texas could be limited by supplies unless new sources of the gas are found in the ground or from indus- trial facilities.

Oxane Materials has joined the 20,000 club—joining the two makers who have announced they are selling proppant capable of standing up to high pressures.

For those in shale exploration, “fracability” is a real word, a critical property, and a point of contention.

A previous attempt to drill an exploration well in ultradeep water in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) did not reach its objective.