Deepwater
Article
May 2021
There is an increased focus in the oil and gas sector to look further afield to opportunities presented in deepwater locations. Because of this, finding cost-efficient solutions and overcoming the associated challenges that arise below 1,000 ft will be vital for the success of new activity.
News
May 13, 2021
Magma Global announced delivery of the world’s first high-pressure composite riser pipe to HWCG’s storage location on the U.S Gulf Coast, completing its rapidly deployable Offset Flexible Riser (OFR) system.
News
May 10, 2021
CGG has been awarded a major contract by Equinor for the seismic imaging of its Bacalhau 3D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey covering 409 sq km (158 sq mi) currently being acquired in Brazil’s deepwater Santos Basin.
News
May 05, 2021
CGG announced that Sercel and Low Impact Seismic Sources (LISS) have entered into exclusive negotiations for Sercel’s acquisition of LISS.
Article
April 2021
This first of two articles following up Frontier Deepwater’s February 2020 World Oil article clarifies how and why industry’s efforts to develop the massive Wilcox Lower Tertiary trend in the ultra-deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico with subsea hub-spoke systems and strategies have failed commercially.
Article
April 2021
Trifecta hammers U.S. operations
News
April 22, 2021
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a one-well contract by CGX Resources Inc., operator and joint venture partner with Frontera Energy Guyana Corp, for the semi-submersible rig Maersk Discoverer to perform exploration drilling in the Corentyne Block offshore Guyana.
News
April 20, 2021
In what would be the world’s biggest carbon carbon and sequestration project, Exxon, along with a multitude of private and public partners, would build a facility to collect emissions from refineries, petrochemical plants and other industrial facilities along the Houston Ship Channel, Joe Blommaert, president of Exxon’s new low-carbon business said in a blog post.
News
April 20, 2021
The contract is expected to commence in the first half of 2022, with a firm duration of 110 days. The value of the firm contract is approximately USD 34m, including rig modifications and a mobilization fee.
News
April 14, 2021
Talos Energy, along with affiliates of BP and Chevron U.S.A. announced successful drilling results from the Puma West exploration project located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico Green Canyon Block 821.
News
April 14, 2021
The Energy Information Administration forecasts U.S. crude oil production in the U.S. Federal Gulf of Mexico to increase in the next two years, according to the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook. By the end of 2022, 13 new projects could account for about 12% of total GOM crude oil production, or about 200,000 barrels per day.
News
April 14, 2021
Tommy Beaudreau, a veteran of the Interior Department who charted new restrictions for Arctic oil drilling under former President Barack Obama, is being tapped to return to the agency as its No. 2 official.
Article
April 2021
An innovative technological solution has overcome flexible pipe corrosion cracking in high CO2 content fields, including Brazil’s pre-salt offshore developments. The new pipe system is verified to extend service life by at least 50%, compared to standard flexibles.
Article
March 2021
Low-dosage hydrate inhibitors are an alternative technology to thermodynamic inhibitors for preventing gas hydrates from restricting production from deepwater wells. Injecting the correct amount of a high-performance chemical has proven effective at mitigating unplanned shut-ins and the resulting loss of production revenue.
News
March 01, 2021
Forum Energy Technologies has entered into a partnership with Brazil’s Deepsea Technologies Equipamentos Industriais Ltda as part of their long-term growth strategy in South America.
News
March 01, 2021
Classification society ClassNK has released its “Guidelines for ROV/AUV” which summarize the performance and safety requirements for remotely operated underwater vehicles and autonomous underwater vehicles as part of its activities to meet industry needs related to the establishment of safety standards for innovative technologies and third-party certification.
Webcast
Under Pressure: Advanced VAM® Integral Designs Meet Deep-Water & HP/HT Challenges
March 31, 2021
Vallourec
Building on decades of field experience and expertise with widely recognized products, the latest generation of VAM® Flush and Semi-Flush premium connections offers higher-than-ever performances and running reliability, while meeting the most stringent customer requirements.
From large diameter flush surface casings to high-performing intermediate and production strings, VAM® advanced solutions keep addressing increasingly challenging well conditions by offering high clearance and best-in-class sealability ratings, with improved performance envelopes and demonstrated validation on upper-end grades.
This webcast will provide an update of our Premium Integrals portfolio for deep-water & HP/HT applications, with a special focus on VAM® BOLT-II (Flush), VAM® SLIJ-3 (Semi-Flush) and VAM® EPIC (Semi-Flush on upset pipe) product lines.
Article
January 2021
A structured engineering process, combined with efficient execution utilizing an MPD closed-loop system, enabled GOM operators preventing fluid losses and achieving effective zonal isolation during primary cementing operations in extremely narrow operating windows.
Article
January 2021
In the developing world of offshore drilling in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, leaders in well control containment technology must be innovative to keep pace with drillers in the region.
News
January 18, 2021
The total value of the firm contracts is approximately USD $100MM, including rig modifications, integrated services provided, and a mobilization fee for Maersk Valiant. The contracts include various extension options.
News
January 01, 2021
The VAM® SLIJ-3 design is part of the latest generation of VAM® semi-flush premium connections suited for the most critical applications. Developed targeting 20K applications like Chevron's Anchor Project (Gulf of Mexico), and tested to the most stringent industry standards, it offers exceptional performances for deep offshore wells.
