Offshore/subsea systems
The North Sea project, which is sending production to the nearby Ivar Aasen platform, came online 9 months ahead of schedule.
Equinor said it found between 14 million and 24 million BOE with its most recent exploration well in the Polynya Tubåen prospect.
BP sanctioned development of the Kaskida in 2024, with first oil from the high-pressure project expected in 2029.
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The sharp downturn in the offshore oil business has sparked interest in using subsea pumps to add production. If those conversations turn into orders, it may convert this rarely used option into a commonly used tool for extending the life of offshore fields. -
A new blowout preventer design shows potential for delivering much greater shearing power than current BOPs. The design is simpler and more efficient than current BOPs.
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As it has since 1969, the world came to OTC to make critical decisions, share ideas, and develop business partnerships to meet global energy demands.
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A closer look at the design and construction of Statoil’s subsea gas compression systems in the Åsgard and Gullfaks fields, the first of their kind in the oil and gas industry.
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Operators for remotely operated vehicles will be getting more remote in the future as land-based control begins to become a reality.
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Anyone selling something new for offshore exploration and production has to be able to answer a simple question from customers, “How can we save some money?” For Norwegian oil companies, change is coming in many forms: steel, sensors, software, and standards.
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The need to economically invest in offshore exploration and production has inspired a wide range of innovations in Norway to drastically reduce costs, which can lead to changes in offshore operations around the world.
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A new method for accessing and cementing hard-to-reach spaces around complex offshore wells.
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This paper describes the CLOV deepwater megaproject in Block 17 offshore Angola, which cost USD 8.4 billion to first oil.
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The BC-10 asset, located in deep water offshore Brazil, produces heavy oil in the range of 16 to 24 °API. In this article, two examples of production optimization for this field will be provided (further examples are available in the complete paper).
