Onshore/Offshore Facilities

This paper outlines issues to be resolved during facility design and provides guidelines, calculations, and examples for sand-handling steps to be implemented after separation.

It seems that it has been a very productive period for production and facilities. I reviewed a significant number of abstracts on such an interesting variety of topics—new technology developments down- and midstream, improvements in corrosion detection and prediction, new systems for emulsion monitoring, and even downhole drones.

One is on Earth, and one is not. But the knowledge transfer between the oil patch and off-world has fueled meaningful technological advances for all involved.

Players are making big bets in the thriving yet fragile global LNG market with record global trade expected to grow another 25% in the next 5 years.

The contracts awarded by ExxonMobil and Equinor are for work offshore Guyana and Brazil.

The captured carbon dioxide will be permanently sequestered in the Cameron Parish CO2 Hub to be located offshore Louisiana.

As the vessel moves toward a shipyard to be dismantled, the company said it wants to become a global reference in decommissioning, focusing on sustainability, safety, and care for people and the environment.

Shell has tapped the contractor to conduct engineering, procurement, construction, and installation work on the large gas field offshore Trinidad and Tobago.

Suncor Energy brought the Terra Nova FPSO back into production as part of an extensive field life extension project offshore Newfoundland and Labrador.

The job will increase the Heerema vessel’s second main hoist capacity by 1200 mt.