Onshore/Offshore Facilities
Flow measurement touches almost every phase of oil and gas operations. Yet the industry still struggles to distinguish between what is directly measured, what is inferred, and what is estimated through models, correlations, or assumptions. That distinction matters. A measurement does not need to be perfect to be useful, but it must be fit for purpose.
The sale of Woodside’s Calypso stake to BP completes the company’s withdrawal from Trinidad and Tobago after decades of operations in the country.
ExxonMobil’s Letter of Intent to begin preliminary engineering and procurement work for Mozambique’s Rovuma LNG project bridges the development to a final EPC contract, which Area 4 partners are expected to award following an FID anticipated by year-end 2026.
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Barzan plant explosion that killed 13 and injured 66 occurred 2 days after production was restarted following a scheduled shutdown in December for routine maintenance. -
In the fourth development phase, a planned tieback would connect resources from two North Sea discoveries to existing infrastructure at the Johan Sverdrup field, pending project sanction.
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Five agreements target more than 11 Tcf of offshore gas and include flare-reduction technology.
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ExxonMobil and QatarEnergy’s MoU with Cairo to monetize Cyprus’ offshore Glaucus and Pegasus natural gas supports Egypt’s strategy to become the Eastern Mediterranean’s leading gas processing and LNG export hub.
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The new technology, recently highlighted at OTC, has received a statement of maturity from ABS.
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The deployment of a new heavy-duty robotic system aims to reduce workforce exposure to high-risk areas while improving detection of potential leaks.
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Production delivered by the subsea artificial lift system will equal that obtained by drilling two new wells, according to BP.
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ABL’s Australia unit will provide marine warranty survey services to support the first phase of Esso’s decommissioning campaign, which aims to recycle 95% of the 60,000 tons of offshore structures targeted for removal.
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Still flowing nearly 40 years after startup, Gullfaks recently delivered its 5,000th cargo of sweet, low-sulfur crude to Sweden, underscoring how Equinor’s aging shelf assets continue to support Europe’s energy supply.
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This paper describes the successful deployment of flexible coiled tubing technology in an oil-producing well of the offshore Frade field in Brazil’s Campos Basin.
