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 supermajor is expected to put off green-lighting the presalt project for up to 2 years. -
The subsea partners secured a contract for the Cypre gas project offshore Trinidad and Tobago.
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Settlement of the maritime border between Israel and Lebanon will unlock new natural gas reserves in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Oil and gas operators around the globe are targeting reductions in offshore carbon emissions, and facilities electrification is the key that will help them meet their goals.
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The Cypre offshore gas project announcement comes the day after the energy company renewed its supply contract with the country’s national gas company.
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First production from the UK North Sea gas field is expected in the second half of 2025.
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Santos will seek an expedited appeal of the Australian Federal Court decision.
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The Angolan project is expected to add 30,000 B/D of oil production by year-end 2024.
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The Rosmari-Marjoram project will be developed utilizing subsea wells and solar power.
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This paper presents a summary of the results of a study of the potential for repurposing legacy oil and gas facilities in the Gulf of Mexico for uses in a blue economy.
