Onshore/Offshore Facilities
The impact of orphan wells, both on the environment and on tightening budgets, is a growing concern in the industry. Boom times result in a vast uptick in wells drilled. In bust times, when companies disappear, the liability outlook for these probes gets murky and federal and state governments start looking for answers.
The authors present a monoethylene-glycol-sensing system and validate it in a specially constructed flow loop.
The paper highlights key learnings in well and reservoir surveillance analysis and optimization that have been developed using early production data from the Wheatstone project offshore Australia.
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SwRI’s EZ Flow treatment process is intended to cut down on cost and energy intensity of heavy-crude pipeline transportation. -
Russian oil major Lukoil expanded its Gulf of Mexico presence, acquiring a 50% operator interest in Mexico’s Area 4 offshore license area.
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The latest move by Tellurian signifies a business model change from a financial partnership with LNG users to sales to traders.
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With a boom in offshore wind construction expected to start in 2025, Subsea 7 is dealing now to grab a larger share of this burgeoning sector.
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The first unmanned marine systems certificate has been awarded to SEA-KIT International by Lloyd’s Register, representing an important milestone for the maritime industry.
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The swirling, sea-surface fire near the Ku-C platform was extinguished after several hours.
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The Zama field was once considered the ideal result of Mexico's energy reforms that sought to bolster the country's oil and gas output by inviting private companies to participate in the energy sector.
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The Gorgon gas project will consist of a new floating field-control station and subsea compression infrastructure.
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The authors write that the road to decarbonization will involve several technologies working in concert, not the use of only one at the expense of others.
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This paper describes strategies for mitigating asphaltene deposition using fiberglass-lined production tubing and the successful trials thereof.
