Floating production 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 (BVLOS) flights. JPT Senior Technology Editor Jennifer Pallanich visited Shell Technology Center Houston to see the system in action and learn how autonomous dro…
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.
After launching pre-salt production in Brazil, the ultradeepwater Tupi asset has become one of Petrobras’s most productive.
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Brazil’s ANP extends BW Energy’s contract for the deepwater field from 2031 to 2042, and BW plans to further develop the field. -
SLB will use artificial intelligence-based software to help ensure the delivery of 18 ultradeepwater wells.
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Operator targeting 2029 for first production from the pre-salt gas-condensate discovery off Brazil.
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The production unit for the Balder field in the North Sea is expected to go on-stream in the second quarter of 2025 following the staged tow-out of the FPSO.
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Discovery yields the largest hydrocarbon column to date in the Dussafu Marin license offshore Gabon.
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Mero expects to increase its production capacity to over 700,000 B/D.
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Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.
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Discovered in 2010, the Búzios field offshore Brazil achieved a new milestone with the installation of its sixth production facility.
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The floating production, storage, and offloading vessel is the first in the world with a postcombustion carbon capture pilot system.
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The Tiber FPU is expected to follow the Kaskida hub currently being built in Singapore.
