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AUGUST 1999

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L. Cottier, R. Fowler, P. Lynch
United Kingdom
World Trends

Some positive signs are emerging

Features

Five ways to improve onshore/ offshore planning and operations

Controlling sustained casing annuli pressure * Openhole whipstock options to fishing * 3-D views of subsea pipeline projects * THERMIE's SIDWASTE drilling fluids treating system * Surveying for upstream technology needs / solutions
Offshore Europe '99 to focus on new challenges

The biennial European offshore conference and exhibition convenes in Aberdeen, September 7-10, with a 100-paper technical program and five management round tables

Columns

Editorial Comment

Thomas R. Wright, Jr., Editorial Director

August 1999 Vol. 220 No. 8  Editorial  Thomas R. Wright, Jr.,  Editorial Director   In perspective As the U.S. active rig count drifted down to
What's happening in drilling

Robert E. Snyder, Editor

August 1999 Vol. 220 No. 8  Drilling  Robert E. Snyder,  Editor   Deep/deepwater wells, rig attrition, new bits It isnt often, anymore, t
What's happening in production

Perry A. Fischer, Engineering Editor

August 1999 Vol. 220 No. 8  Production  Perry A. Fischer,  Engineering Editor   Welcome to a warmer world; global warmings flip side Rese
What's happening offshore

Robert E. Snyder, Editor

August 1999 Vol. 220 No. 8  Offshore  Robert E. Snyder,  Editor   New construction vessels, subsea activity surge Recent press releases describ

News & Resources

Industry at a glance

August 1999 Vol. 220 No. 8  Industry Stats  International Geophysical Activity Tab
Looking ahead

August 1999 Vol. 220 No. 8  Looking Ahead  U.S. producers receive technical assistance from government. Secretary of Energy, Bill Richardson, announced the names of the first seven companies,
Oil country hot line

August 1999 Vol. 220 No. 8  Hot Line  Transocean, Sedco to merge Schlumbergers offshore drilling unit, Sedco Forex, and Transocean Offshore plan to merge in a $3.2-billion transaction th

Special Report

Contents

August 1999 Supplement  Contents  This third annual issue of World Oil and Pipe Line & Gas
DeepStar technology achievements

Paul R. Hays and James E. Chitwood
Highlights of seven year's of cooperative R&D, Phase I through Phase IV
Deepwater Technology

August 1999 Supplement  Contents  This third annual issue of World Oil and Pipe Line & Gas
Early production sytem optimizes three-phase Roncador development

A. L. de Garcia, J. R. F. Moreira
How a DP FPSO system is flow testing two wells in 6,000-ft water
Equivalent circulation density management in ultra-deep, deepwater GOM wells

John W. Barker
How to achieve better hole conditions in deeper, 20,000-ft wells
FPSOs in the U.S. Gulf: A field-tested option

Peter M. Lovie
Industry/MMS are working toward safe application of proven technology
Fracturing products and additive

Eight-page table lists functions and supplier trade names of 22 categories of additives offered by six major service companies, plus proppant products manufactured by five companies
Large pressure chamber tests ultra-deepwater pipe samples

Tom Zimmerman, Duane DeGeer
Critical design testing for Black Sea pipeline in 7,000-ft water, and others
New buckle arrestor/ anode concept could save money

Tom McPherson
Concept for deepwater pipelines combines buckle arrestors and anode
New developments in mooring for large floating production units

Peter Dove
Industry status with taut leg/ synthetic rope/vertically loaded systems
Pre-installation planning critical to laying Marlin lines

Michael R. Price, Li Tao, Gary Harrison
Material, stability, line crossing designs for 20-mi oil/gas pipelines
Progress updates on facilities, regulations, flow assurance

Allen Verret, Michael L. Edwards and Stephan J. Allenson
A panel in print: Allen Verret - Consortiums are making deep water possible * Michael L. Edwards, Stephan J. Allenson - Flow assurance planning, new chemicals
SubSea MudLift Drilling JIP: Achieving dual-gradient technology

K. L. Smith, A. D. Gault, D. E. Witt, F. R. Botros, C. Peterman, M. Tangedahl, C. E. Weddle, H. C. Juvkam-Wold, J. J. Shubert
Overview of nine-company group's progress on a key new technology

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