Onshore/Offshore Facilities
Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.
The global oil and gas industry is reimagining natural gas processing and handling in response to environmental pressures, economic realities, and technological opportunities. The predominant narrative is one of transition.
This paper describes the operator’s initiative to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and recover additional hydrocarbon, monetizing it as sales gas, by integrating upstream and downstream gas facilities in a unified approach.
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TC Energy said it has is no timetable for restarting the 600,000 B/D pipeline that stretches from Alberta to Texas. -
Rights to five lease tracts offshore California have been awarded to five separate operators.
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The company also recently secured a long-term deal with ConocoPhillips for 5 mtpa of LNG.
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The Evolution Pipeline System will help to mitigate Permian Basin seismicity through produced water recycling and diversion of produced water from areas of high seismicity.
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A successful round of sea trials moved the seismic technology company Blue Ocean Seismic Services closer to operational scaleup and commercial operations of its data-collection network.
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I would like to highlight the following works as promising technological developments for production and facilities: innovative measurement techniques, improvements to drilling safety, new developments in piping inspection, and a very interesting study of triangular vs. circular cross-sectional pipes.
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The paper highlights the importance of adopting good practices when planning for decommissioning throughout the life cycle of a petroleum project.
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This paper presents a survey of air/water and air/water/sand flow through circular and triangular pipes to study potential effects of triangular pipe geometry.
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By 2030, deepwater production is expected to rise 60%, but after that, reduced leasing and exploration could limit this small slice of the sector.
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The standalone FPSO destined for Senegal’s first offshore oil development is on its way to a Singapore yard for topsides integration and commissioning.
