Deepwater
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May 12, 2015
Tracerco has invested in a number of new mobile reservoir tracer analysis laboratories for use onsite in offshore projects.
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May 11, 2015
AGR and SP Offshore Energy Services have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which AGR will provide a range of exploration services and the drilling of an ultra-deepwater well off the Comoros Islands, between Mozambique and the Comoros.
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May 08, 2015
Experts from the offshore energy industry around the world came together 4–7 May for the 2015 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) at NRG Park in Houston. More than 94,700 attendees from 130 countries gathered at the annual conference, representing the sixth-largest attendance in the OTC’s 47-year history.
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May 08, 2015
Shenzi is BHP Billiton’s flagship project in deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The operator presented a panel of E&P executives at a press, who collectively outlined the exploration, drilling and production aspects of the project and showcased milestones, which classify Shenzi as a world-class development.
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May 08, 2015
Transocean Ltd.’s first-quarter earnings exceeded analysts’ estimates by 86% as the offshore rig owner named new leadership, scrapped vessels and cut costs to handle a drop in drilling demand.
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May 07, 2015
Gazprom and PetroVietnam are to set drill the first deepwater well offshore Vietnam later this year, Moscow-based Gazprom said Wednesday.
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May 07, 2015
Wood Group Mustang has completed engineering services for the two Marine Well Containment Company vessels that can be deployed in the event of a deepwater well control incident in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
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May 07, 2015
EFC Group has been awarded multiple multi-million dollar contracts by major oilfield services company, Weatherford, marking continued success in the US since the Group set up its Houston base in 1995.
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May 06, 2015
The Lower Tertiary Wilcox trend is at the leading edge of the deepwater frontier in the Gulf of Mexico. Following the successes of Shell’s Perdido (120 Mbopd) and Petrobras’ Cascade (40 Mbopd) is Chevron’s Jack-St Malo (JSM) field, which produced first oil on December 1, 2014.
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May 06, 2015
HOUSTON – At a time when the oil and gas industry has laid off more than 100,000 workers, one oilfield engineering firm is welcoming resumes from professionals for high-level technical and management positions.
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May 06, 2015
Proserv has completed the first phase of one of its largest contracts yet, to provide subsea control systems for deepwater projects in Brazil.
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May 05, 2015
A variety of Canadian officials and industry analysts painted a hopeful picture of their country’s upstream market at an OTC Industry Breakfast session.
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May 05, 2015
LONDON -- Ceona, a SURF contractor with heavy subsea construction capabilities, has been awarded a new deepwater contract with Houston-based Bennu Oil & Gas LLC in the Gulf of Mexico on their Mirage field.
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May 05, 2015
HOUSTON -- Emerson Process Management has launched its next generation Roxar subsea Wetgas Meter for accurate production measurement, reduced risk, and improved flow assurance in gas and gas condensate fields.
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May 05, 2015
HOUSTON -- A new subsea company has been launched at OTC in Houston, Texas. Underwater Integrity Solutions (UIS), based in Houston, is an independent company focused on underwater integrity, production assurance and life extension for subsea fields.
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May 04, 2015
At a time when crude oil prices have declined drastically and rig counts are dropping, the chief upstream strategist for IHS offered a hopeful vision for deepwater exploration to OTC delegates.
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May 04, 2015
HOUSTON -- The management of data will emerge as a key component in the future as offshore drilling moves ahead, and must find solutions to the vast amount of it being processed, an industry leader said at an opening session of the 2015 Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas.
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May 04, 2015
Baker Hughes announced the introduction of its Hammerhead system—the industry’s first fully integrated wellhead-to-reservoir ultradeepwater completion and production system— at OTC 2015 on Monday.
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May 03, 2015
HOUSTON – The 2015 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) will kick off on Sunday, May 3, with the Annual OTC Dinner to honor the recipients of this year’s Distinguished Achievement Awards.
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April 30, 2015
Subsea Services Alliance has announced the first joint technology project between OneSubsea and Helix to engineer and manufacture a 15,000-psi intervention riser system.
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April 30, 2015
BP has confirmed the start of oil production from the Kizomba Satellites phase 2 development in Block 15, offshore Angola. Operated by Exxon Mobil, the deepwater project is expected to produce around 70,000 bopd at peak.
