Processing systems/design
The authors of this paper describe a project to develop a virtual sensor to monitor the cooling effect downstream of a subsea choke to avoid hydrate plugs during cold-start operations.
This paper describes the operator’s digital-twin end-to-end production system deployed for model-based surveillance and optimization.
First LNG at Tellurian’ asset known as Driftwood LNG before Woodside’s acquisition last year is expected in 2029.
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The Savvy Separator series continues as we share case studies of troubleshooting separator problems. This article focuses on design issues. Brief problem statements, root causes, and lessons learned are given. -
At the 2024 Offshore Technology Conference, industry giants like ExxonMobil, Equinor, and Petrobras offered a look at the future of low-carbon floating production, storage, and offloading units.
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SponsoredThe oil and gas industry makes up 40% of all anthropogenic methane emissions because of leaks at the wellsite. Fortunately, the well pad is often where methane emissions are easiest to address through a mitigation strategy of optimized maintenance and process control—all enabled by instrumentation insight.
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This paper described the use of digital twin technology to identify design modifications required at an onshore site and visualize proposed offshore assets for a Trinidad and Tobago development.
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The $48.5-billion investment aims to keep the 30-year-old project in western Kazakhstan flowing for years to come.
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Samsung E&A takes home $6 billion of the total amount as EPC contractor.
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This article focuses on the use of an annular injection mixer in vaporizing heavy hydrocarbon fractions into natural gas streams and the evaluation of evaporation performance by computational fluid dynamics.
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This paper describes development of technology with the capability to combust flare gases with a heating value up to 50% lower than existing flare-tip technology.
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This paper describes a chemical-free process with a small footprint designed to capture exhaust from natural gas drive compressors and supporting gas-fueled production equipment.
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The Libra Consortium, led by Brazil’s Petrobras, has developed a method of separating carbon dioxide from reservoir fluids at the seafloor rather than the FPSO topsides.
