Issue: April 2000
April 2000 Vol. 221 No. 4 Feature Article TECHNOLOGY FROM EUROPE A riser for ultra-deepwater drilling J. Guesnon, C. Gaillard, and E. Laval, IFP The CLIP Riser was developed in F
April 2000 Vol. 221 No. 4 Feature Article TECHNOLOGY FROM EUROPE Big cylinders for big offshore rigs Hydrowa B.V. manufactures some of the world’s biggest cylinders. Several of th
April 2000 Vol. 221 No. 4 Feature Article TECHNOLOGY FROM EUROPE ENERGIE program technology Jonathan Shackleton, Ythan PS, Aberdeen The European Commission has launched a new progr
April 2000 Vol. 221 No. 4 Feature Article TECHNOLOGY FROM EUROPE EUROGIF: Advancing environmentally sound oil / gas technologies Brussels-based European Oil & Gas Innovation Forum
April 2000 Vol. 221 No. 4 Feature Article TECHNOLOGY FROM EUROPE First duty for Smit Pioneer Tony Redding, MIPR Director, SMIT, Rotterdam Smit Pioneer , Smit International’
April 2000 Vol. 221 No. 4 Feature Article TECHNOLOGY FROM EUROPE FPSO export connections tested One of the world’s most noteworthy deepwater field developments is the site for fir
April 2000 Vol. 221 No. 4 Feature Article TECHNOLOGY FROM EUROPE ITF addresses technology needed for North Sea viability Dr. David Ellix, recently appointed managing director
April 2000 Vol. 221 No. 4 Feature Article TECHNOLOGY FROM EUROPE New automated rig gaining acceptance RamRig is a highly flexible concept for drilling and workover packages developed b
April 2000 Vol. 221 No. 4 Feature Article TECHNOLOGY FROM EUROPE Pump design for reduced noise The need to decrease noise to minimize impact on personnel and the environment has been a
April 2000 Vol. 221 No. 4 Feature Article TECHNOLOGY FROM EUROPE Versatile heavy-lift system Peter Verhoef, Mammoet Transport Generally, companies offering heavy-lift and transport
April 2000 Vol. 221 No. 4 Feature Article TECHNOLOGY FROM EUROPE World Deepwater Report, 2000 – 2004 Dominic Harbinson and John Westwood, Douglas-Westwood, Ltd., Canterbury, U
April 2000 Vol. 221 No. 4 Feature Article Agip pursues aggressive E&P program Luciano Sgubini, Chief Operating Officer of Eni’s Agip Division, says his company h
April 2000 Vol. 221 No. 4 Feature Article An alternative to traditional trenching As industry moves into deeper waters, Sonsub, a Saipem Group company with extensive e
April 2000 Vol. 221 No. 4 Feature Article An autonomous underwater vehicle D. Maddalena, Tecnomare SpA and M. Berta, CEOM SpA Deepwater operat
April 2000 Vol. 221 No. 4 Feature Article Aquila-field project overview M. Ciprigno, C. Chimisso and S. Bracchi, Eni-Agip Division The Aquil
April 2000 Vol. 221 No. 4 Feature Article Deepwater J-lay construction vessel Offshore industry market demands are experiencing a sharp change with regard to operation
April 2000 Vol. 221 No. 4 Feature Article Inhibitive mud drills sensitive clays Two water-based mud systems were used for drilling large diameter sections of Well SP 1
April 2000 Vol. 221 No. 4 Feature Article Lean Profile drilling at Val d’Agri A. Calderoni, A. Ligrone and C. Molashi, Eni-Agip Division In the pap
April 2000 Vol. 221 No. 4 Feature Article Remotely monitoring turbomachinery Robert Salemme, GE, Corporate Research & Development; and Leonardo Rosi, GEPS, Nuo
April 2000 Vol. 221 No. 4 Feature Article Agip pursues aggressive E&P program Luciano Sgubini, Chief Operating Officer of Eni’s Agip Division, says his company h
April 2000 Vol. 221 No. 4 Company News Triton Energy Ltd.’s Ceiba field, offshore Equatorial Guinea, will be produced using an FPSO from Norway’s Bergesen DY Offshore AS.
April 2000 Vol. 221 No. 4 Industry Stats International Geophysical Activity Table &n
April 2000 Vol. 221 No. 4 Looking Ahead Gasoline prices set to reach $2 per gallon by summer due to tight supplies. Gasoline prices which jumped 12 cents per gallon in two weeks, are
April 2000 Vol. 221 No. 4 Hot Line BP Amoco lawsuit postponed indefinitely BP Amoco said it believed all of the anti-trust concerns of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requirements
April 2000 Vol. 221 No. 4 People