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Jonathan Shackleton
Vol. 224 No. 4
Technology
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EC technology round-up
Jonathan Shackleton, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
Oil and gas will continue to provide more than half of Europe’s energy requirements well into th
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Vol. 224 No. 4
Technology
from Europe: France
Comments from IFP’s Panorama 2003
On February 6, 2003, more than 200 people attended Panorama 2003, the 8th international colloquium devoted to the current state of world
energy, or
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Interview, Dominique Maillard, general director of General Directorate for Energy and Raw Materials
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Vol. 224 No. 4
Technology
from Europe: France
Thermal insulation of deep-sea flowlines
The thermal behavior of fluid transport pipelines must be increasingly taken into account in new field developments, to prevent production of
waxe
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Technology
from Europe: France
Trimaran oil recovery vessel
Preliminary design work on the Oil Sea Harvester (OSH), a new anti-pollution trimaran capable of storing 6,000 t of oil, has recently been
carried out by Les
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Vol. 224 No. 4
Technology
from Europe: France
Successful revamp of turbo-expander NGL recovery process
ConocoPhillips is operating a turbo-expander NGL recovery process on its 2/4 J platform in Ekofisk field, offshore Norway. This NGL reco
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Vol. 224 No. 4
Technology
from Europe: France
ROV/AUV concept cuts subsea IRM costs
Traditionally, inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) of deepwater fields is performed using work ROVs deployed from DP ROV support vessels.
These
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Vol. 224 No. 4
Technology
from Europe: France
Latest sea trials for new AUV with payload
The French company, ECA, specializes in design and manufacture of underwater robotics. The company’s affiliate, HYTEC, specializes in
desig
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Vol. 224 No. 4
Technology
from Europe: Italy
The King Kong Project: A challenging subsea tieback in the Gulf of Mexico F. Paone, W. Dooley and D. Beesley, Agip Petroleum Co.
The King Kong gas field is located in 3,900-ft water in Green Ca
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Vol. 224 No. 4
Technology
from Europe: Italy
Recent developments in exploration/ characterization of marine environments F. Gasparoni and D. Calore, Tecnomare SpA
Technology, and technology innovation in particular, introduces new capabil
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from Europe: Italy
Innovative hydraulic drilling rigs P. Alfieri, Soilmec S.p.A.
In the last 30 years, the oil industry has extended its operations in more difficult areas and environments. Starting in the 1970s
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Vol. 224 No. 4
Technology
from Europe: The Netherlands
Active year for Dutch shipyard
The Rotterdam-based maritime contractor Keppel Verolme (KV) is one of the oldest participants at the OTC, in Houston. The company recently
became
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Interview, Mannfred. J. Van der Wal, Managing Director of Keppel Verolme and director of IRO
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Vol. 224 No. 4
Technology
from Europe: The Netherlands
Heave compensation system minimizes offshore installation downtime
The Dutch company IHC Gusto Engineering BV (IHCGE), a member of the IHC Caland Group, announced successful delivery
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Vol. 224 No. 4
Technology
from Europe: The Netherlands
Kizomba A wellhead platform load-outs
The Kizomba A project represents the first development phase of four oil reservoirs in Block 15 offshore Angola, West Africa. This development
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Vol. 224 No. 4
Technology
from Europe: The Netherlands
Pilings for world’s largest windmill park
Hydrohammer used to install 80 foundation piles for windmill park off Denmark.
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Vol. 224 No. 4
Technology
from Europe: The Netherlands
Special winch for handling personnel
Winching people onboard offshore platforms can still be, and regularly is, a cause of dangerous conditions despite observance of all applicable
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Vol. 224 No. 4
Technology
from Europe: The Netherlands
Suction-pile technology simplifies platform installation
Suction Pile Technology bv (SPT), a subsidiary of the Volker Wessels Stevin group NV, has successfully installed the Cal
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Vol. 224 No. 4
Technology
from Europe: Norway/Sweden
Field evaluation shows rotating separator may be an alternative to shale shakers
Environmental requirements for operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), when drilling with o
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Vol. 224 No. 4
Technology
from Europe: Norway/Sweden
First Arctic SAL, shuttle tanker combo operates in Pechora Sea
MSCO’s SAL system has a mooring/fluid swivel that allows the
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Vol. 224 No. 4
Technology
from Europe: Norway/Sweden
Multiphase flowmeter maximizes output, assists reservoir management
BHP Billiton’s Keith oil field was discovered in the 1980s, but its development was pushed into the late 1990s b
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Interview, Gunnar Berge, director general, Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
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Technology
from Europe: Norway/Sweden
Scale inhibitor squeeze life extended through bridging
Norway’s Heidrun field is 175 km (109 mi) offshore the coast in the Haltenbanken area, and has produced oil from a TLP since 1
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Vol. 224 No. 4
Technology
from Europe: Norway/Sweden
Single-arm davit, accommodation containers improve offshore safety and living
This single- armed davit system is available in mode
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from Europe: Norway/Sweden
Well intervention, service vessel concept based on proven semisubmersible structure
A well intervention and service vessel concept for benign environmental waters has been designed by GV
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Staff
As discussed by OTC officials Mark Rubin and Charlie Richards
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World Oil report describes selected technology developments and applications representing more than 20 companies, JIPs and consortia. Also included are interviews with government officials from four countries, who describe developments within their areas
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Vol. 224 No. 4
Technology
from Europe: United Kingdom
Complete subsea hydrocarbon processing system
Considerable progress has been made during the past year in building an autonomous subsea hydrocarbon processing system. As part of a 10-y
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Vol. 224 No. 4
Technology
from Europe: United Kingdom
BHP Billiton found new centralizers beneficial
Unique simulation software proved to be an important factor in the success of BHP Billiton’s casing operation in Lennox field in the
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Technology
from Europe: United Kingdom
TTRD successfully applied in North Sea well
In June 2002, Shell re-entered one of its North Sea wells using Through Tubing Rotary Drilling (TTRD) to drill a 412-in. drain hole into the
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Interview, Brian Wilson, Energy Minister