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With Norwegian authorities giving the go-ahead for startup, oil shipments from the massive Equinor-operated North Sea field could begin as soon as October, one month ahead of schedule.

Oceaneering has contracted Airborne Oil and Gas to supply thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) flowlines for an unnamed operator’s project in West Africa. Under the terms of the deal, Airborne will provide a 2.5-mi, 7.1-in. ID, 160-bar design pressure TCP flowline for water injection, replacing existing corroded flowlines in the field. TCP is a lightweight, non-metallic…

The complete paper discusses a study in which the authors propose a joint field-development and well-control-optimization work flow using high-performance parallel simulation and commercial cloud computing.

Australia's largest independent has commissioned production from its $1.9 billion offshore project. Greater Enfield is expected to produce 41 MMboe for Woodside, contributing to its targeted annual production of 100 MMboe next year.

Enbridge Offshore Facilities has contracted Balltec to supplu its PipeLOK pipeline recovery tools and flangeless subsea PIG launchers for the Vito deepwater project in the US Gulf of Mexico. THe equipment will be rented for contingency purposes during subsea installation of the 18-in. oil and 10-in. gas export pipelines, as well as the 14-in. and 10-in. steel catenary…

McDermott Marine Construction has contracted Nexans to supply approximately 62 miles of subsea umbilicals and components for BP's Greater Tortue Ahmeyim gas project offshore Mauritania and Senegal. Nexans' scope covers management, procurement, engineering, manufacturing, and testing activities for the consignment. The company will manufacture electrical cables and fib…

Digital technologies serve as a primary theme of this year’s group, with a few environmentally conscious firms included in the mix.

New Mexico’s Lujan Grisham pushes an ambitious pro-environment agenda for an industry whose receipts dominate the state budget.

This paper presents one company’s experience developing sound technical specifications for prefabricated temporary safe refuges (TSRs). It also details the specifications and presents their implementation and the detailed studies conducted on cost-effective conversions of existing buildings to TSRs.

The completion of the subsea installation marks another major step for one of several projects scheduled to tie back to the Gjøa platform in the Norwegian North Sea. Production for the Wintershall Dea-operated project is expected to start up in 2021.

The berth project would accomodate an increased number of carriers arriving at the LNG export terminal in Louisiana, minimizing delays caused by adverse weather or ship traffic and removing bottlenecks associated with LNG loading.

Following a 42-day journey from Singapore, the Liza Destiny has arrived at the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, where it is expected to produce up to 120,000 gross boe/D from the ExxonMobil-operated deepwater project upon startup.