Issue: August 1999

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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

Special Report

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

DeepStar technology achievements

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

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

How to achieve better hole conditions in deeper, 20,000-ft wells

FPSOs in the U.S. Gulf: A field-tested option

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

Critical design testing for Black Sea pipeline in 7,000-ft water, and others

New buckle arrestor/ anode concept could save money

Concept for deepwater pipelines combines buckle arrestors and anode

New developments in mooring for large floating production units

Industry status with taut leg/ synthetic rope/vertically loaded systems

Pre-installation planning critical to laying Marlin lines

Material, stability, line crossing designs for 20-mi oil/gas pipelines

Progress updates on facilities, regulations, flow assurance

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

Overview of nine-company group's progress on a key new technology

Columns

Editorial Comment

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

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

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

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

Industry At A Glance