deepwater

Last summer, a pair of semisubmersible rigs were purchased by a limited liability company tied to SpaceX. Around the same time, the commercial aerospace firm announced future plans to launch rockets from offshore platforms.

Citing impacts from COVID-19, Noble Corp. is entering into a prearranged agreement with its bondholders that will give it a fresh start with a new line of credit.

The single independent riser (SIR) is a hybrid riser configuration optimized for ultradeepwater field development. The SIR is composed of a flexible jumper and a rigid part vertically tensioned by means of distributed or continuous buoyancy.

This paper describes an automated work flow that uses sensor data and machine-learning (ML) algorithms to predict and identify root causes of impending and unplanned shutdown events and provide actionable insights.

Four recent deepwater offshore discoveries show exploration is not dead, it is just concentrated offshore.

The Monument well represents the Norwegian operator’s first deepwater drilling project in US waters in 5 years.

Transocean reported a long list of reasons why the deepwater drilling business is coming back strong. Making money is still not one of them.

The Italian oil and gas company has found its second big well offshore Mexico and is setting its sights on several more in the near future.

Wells in deepwater reservoirs show significant rate decline with time as the result of various causes. A diagnostic tool for quantification of factors influencing well-productivity decline is presented in this paper.

The amount of oil and gas resources approved for development last year surpassed 20 billion BOE, the highest level seen since 2011. Telltale signs have emerged that we are entering a new offshore investment cycle.