Offshore/subsea systems
Shell has demonstrated drone-in-a-box operations from its Mars floating production unit, becoming the first operator in the region to secure FAA approval for self-approved offshore beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights. JPT Senior Technology Editor Jennifer Pallanich visited Shell Technology Center Houston to see the system in action.
This paper explores the application of a modular, high-temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactor to a Very Large Crude Carrier-class floating production, storage, and offloading vessel.
This paper describes the potential of combined-cycle technology (use of a gas turbine and a steam turbine together to turn fuel into electricity) in offshore carbon-capture applications.
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The field's massive FPSO is anchored in place and on schedule for first oil prior to year-end. -
Subsea tieback in the Central North Sea expected to produce 20,000 BOED at peak, boosting output to Alvheim FPSO.
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This paper presents an automated underwater robot and a nondestructive testing eddy-current probe for alternating-current field measurement analysis of jacket main welds.
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The goal of the project described in this paper was to test the added value of shear-wave velocity interpreted from underwater multichannel analysis surface waves, particularly as a propagation tool of geotechnical information.
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This paper describes the design of compact carbon-capture modules, including post-combustion CO₂ removal process technology, for applications on offshore facilities.
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Since the late 1930s, the offshore industry has advanced from the first platform in 14 ft of water to the ultradeepwater 20K era. Driven by seismic, drilling, and development breakthroughs, the industry has pushed into deeper waters, high-pressure reservoirs, and new frontiers like Guyana, continually expanding the limits of offshore exploration.
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Chevron looks into using remotely operated vehicles to scrub marine growth from subsea structures.
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At peak, annual production from the two fields offshore Italy is expected to reach 1.5 Bcm.
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The authors examine the elements that contribute to a technically optimized and economically efficient subsea control system for offshore carbon capture and storage developments.
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This paper describes the operator’s culture of circular decommissioning, with the main goal to improve environmental performance by implementing circular-economy principles during the engineering and execution of decommissioning projects.
