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Nontechnical risks, primarily around HSE or social responsibility, increasingly pose risks to project timelines. To manage these risks, companies are seeking systems that can ensure quality performance in these operational areas.

Low prices will constrain maintenance and modifications in the coming year. However, maintenance can only be delayed so long, leading to a long-term outlook of growth in the market for maintenance, modifications, and operations.

An underperforming scrubber that was suffering from too much oil carry-over is described along with options for debottlenecking and improving performance.

Recent investigations underscore the importance of understanding the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, for both US and non-US companies.

Construction costs, contractor involvement, flow assurance, and the integration of new technologies created to improve production are some of the deepwater challenges exacerbated by the current low price environment.

To support subsea processing of heavy crudes, an inline electrocoalescer was tested for separation of water droplets dispersed in the crude oil.

Learn how different inlet designs affect fluid dynamics and ultimately scrubber performance.

An ecosystem-based management program is described to assess the potential sensitivities and contribution of the platform as an artificial reef.

After initial exploration, a prospect deep in the Amazon jungle was declared non-commercial. The authors discuss how the initial project planning contributed to the decommissioning effort by means of life-cycle planning.

The authors discuss the results of a pilot project to capture post-combustion CO2 for purposes of EOR.

Projects are being delayed or deferred due to low oil prices, which is affecting the market for subsea, umbilicals, risers, and flowlines (SURF).

The author muses on oil supply and demand and complexity in projects.