Onshore/Offshore Facilities
This paper identifies opportunities and risks associated with repurposing an offshore oil and gas platform for green hydrogen production. Various technical scenarios were investigated for the case study platform, and their profitability was determined using economic calculations. In addition, all the submodels were compared with standard decommissioning costs for reco…
This paper documents the testing, integration, and field deployment of a metal expandable packer used as an openhole toe isolation plug in a deepwater well under high-pressure, high-temperature conditions.
This paper presents an approach for safe, efficient, and cost-effective legacy well reabandonment.
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Projects from the North Sea, Australia, and Saudi Arabia are in the running.
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Using renewable energy can help the oil and gas industry to reduce emissions while getting a stable, high-quality power supply. The renewable energy system can even be used to help the oil and gas facilities with enhanced oil recovery.
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Shell and Tomson Technologies completed field trials in the Gulf of Mexico using new nanoparticle-enabled phosphonate and polymer inhibitors that improve the treatment lifetime of scale squeezes.
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With all critical components nearly in place, production is set to start this year at the Lingshui 17-2, China’s first ultradeepwater gasfield development project.
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The company will focus on renewables projects such as offshore wind farms and solar farms, gas solutions, production assets, and new energy solutions such as hydrogen and tidal energy.
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With its third capacity increase in 2 years of production, the third-largest oil field on the NCS is proving to be a powerhouse for Norway.
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DNV GL awarded Heerema Marine Contractors Statements of Feasibility for two concepts designed to reduce the noise of offshore structure installation.
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The decision to cancel the nearly 1,200-mile-long project comes less than a year after construction began and is being met with disappointment on both sides of the US-Canadian border. A 60-day halt on new permits for onshore an offshore US federal areas has also been ordered.
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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.
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Driftwood gets the green light, as demand rebounds and the stars align at last.