Floating production systems
Marking a major milestone as the Gulf of Mexico’s second 20,000-psi deepwater development, the project underscores how advanced high-pressure technology, management of flow challenges, and the floating production system’s role as a regional hub are helping open the door to more Inboard Wilcox development.
Despite a 2.8% drop in liquefied natural gas exports in 2025 because of lost market share in China, Australia anticipates a 2026 rebound as new North West Shelf capacity comes online. Meanwhile, East Coast operators brace for a tsunami of wells entering the decommissioning pipeline and potential energy shortfalls necessitating LNG imports.
Woodside’s $12-billion gas project offshore Western Australia is expected to produce up to 8 mtpa once it’s complete.
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Both new and old vessels are benefiting from automation processes that can improve operational efficiency, predict downtime, and debottleneck workflows using a flurry of crucial data points. -
A newbuild Fast4Ward hull will be used as part of the Block 58 development set for FID prior to year-end.
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The deepwater Gulf of Mexico project in the Paleogene will require a 20K-psi production semisubmersible.
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Mooring operations underway following arrival of the GTA FPSO on-site at the maritime border of Mauritania and Senegal.
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The massive vessel moved from Aker Solutions quayside to begin sea trials ahead of deployment in the Barents Sea prior to year-end.
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The set of new-generation FPSOs will be delivered in 2029 equipped with technologies that can cut greenhouse emissions by 30% given the unit’s all-electric configuration.
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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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Enhancement to the drillship comes ahead of work commitment on Shell's Sparta development in the US Gulf of Mexico, its first in the Gulf to produce from 20K reservoirs.
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The largest project to date will add a capacity of 250,000 B/D starting in 2025.
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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.
