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Complexity is the central challenge of executing deepwater major capital projects, and the industry must find ways to reduce it for future projects to be viable, Chevron’s General Manager of Facilities Engineering Mick Kraly told a luncheon audience Tuesday at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston. “Major Capital Projects Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: Is The…

The discovery of the Zohr natural gas field, the largest in the Mediterranean region, has begun to rejuvenate prospects for the Egyptian economy. Located offshore Egypt, the Zohr field holds more than 30 Tcf of gas in place. Onshore site preparation began in March, and first gas to market is expected in December 2017.

Moving oil/water separation equipment from platforms to the seabed looks inevitable, but based on the current rate of adoption it could take forever.

Hubert (Hugh) L. Elkins, an industry pioneer in offshore drilling equipment and technologies, died 18 March 2016. He was 81.

Edgar Rangel-German, SPE, commissioner of Mexico’s regulatory agency National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) and one of the key members behind the implementation of Mexico’s recent energy reform for hydrocarbons, died 23 March. He was 42.

Automated particle-size analyzers are something you will not see on most drilling rigs, but some think this outside-the-oil-field technology will play a big role in the future of the drilling sector.

To survive in the current low-price environment, exploration and production (E&P) companies must better handle the complexities inherent in their projects through practices that promote capital effectiveness and collaboration.

The future of technology in the global energy industry will be driven by cost pressures, the scope of government regulation, and increased digitization

With the recent drop in oil prices, operators are shifting to optimization of existing assets with minimal costs. For mature floods (water, chemical, and CO2), one low-cost optimization strategy is the intelligent adjustment of well-rate targets.

Wellbore position is computed from survey measurements taken by a measurement-while-drilling (MWD) tool in the bottomhole assembly (BHA).