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Environment

Satellites Can Enhance Oil-Spill Detection and Consequence Management

This paper outlines how satellite technology can enhance oil-spill detection and, therefore, consequence management, drawing on a comparative study of options.

June 5, 2019 • HSE Now
Business/economics

Joint-Venture Partners Contract With Anadarko for Mozambique Area 1

Anadarko Petroleum selects JV companies to provide EPC for the onshore LNG development. Saipem scores the biggest contract in its history. Work will begin upon FID, expected this month.

June 4, 2019 • Oil and Gas Facilities
Business/economics

Thirty Firms Awarded Blocks in UK’s 31st Offshore Licensing Round

The round marked a continuation of a recent trend on the UKCS in which lesser-known firms and newcomers have gained stature, replacing more-familiar, bigger operators that have pared down their North Sea positions.

June 4, 2019 • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Well integrity/control

More Tweaks Than Transformation in Rewrite of Well Control Rule

The new well control rule is evidence that memories of the Macondo blowout remain a powerful force for caution. Despite the rhetoric on both sides of this hot-button issue suggesting big changes, the final changes were incremental.

June 6, 2019 • Stephen Rassenfoss • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Onshore/Offshore Facilities

Supply Vessel Collides With Equinor North Sea Platform

The company evacuated 276 people on board Statfjord A after the collision, which happened in connection with loading operations. No injuries were reported, and the total extent of the damage on the platform is being investigated.

June 6, 2019 • Oil and Gas Facilities
Sponsored

White Paper: Increasing Well Delivery Efficiency Through Enhanced Scheduling

Well delivery scheduling is a complex and critical process, with substantial economic impact. It is often done manually using unsophisticated software tools. Actenum Upstream software overcomes the limitations of manual scheduling and is designed for operators and complex operations.

Sponsored by Actenum
Drilling

Dorado Discovery Off Australia Is Bigger Than Expected

After drilling the Dorado-2 appraisal well, operator Santos Energy now expects a big increase in gas resources from predrill estimates, adding to one of the largest oil resources ever found on Australia’s North West Shelf.

June 5, 2019 • Journal of Petroleum Technology
LNG

Tank-Capacity Growth Suggests LNG Boom in Ship Fuel

Exponential growth in LNG tank capacity, fueled by the introduction of LNG fuel in shipping sectors, indicates a possible shift in the fuel mix.

June 9, 2019 • Oil and Gas Facilities
Business/economics

Oilfield Flares Provide a Glaring Reminder of the Drive To Produce More Oil

Oilfield flares are a bright indicator of rapidly rising oil production that exceeds pipeline capacity. And it raises the question: Why are oil companies in such a hurry?

June 9, 2019 • Stephen Rassenfoss • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Emission management

Industrial Methane Emissions Are Underreported, Study Finds

Emissions of methane from the industrial sector have been vastly underestimated, researchers from Cornell University and the Environmental Defense Fund have found.

June 9, 2019 • Cornell University • HSE Now

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