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April 14, 2024
In a session entitled, "Electrification of Subsea Developments and Brownfield Infrastructure," at the 2024 Marine, Construction & Engineering/Deepwater Development Conference in Amsterdam, panelists from SLB, Saipem and FASTsubsea addressed what is one of the more intensive efforts in upstream oil and gas—electrification of deepwater assets.
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April 11, 2024
The opening session of the MCEDD 2024 conference (Marine, Construction & Engineering/Deepwater Development) and its exhibition in Amsterdam got off to a fast start on Tuesday, April 9. MCEDD 2024 is hosted by Gulf Energy Information and its business lines, World Oil and Petroleum Economist. The conference’s overall theme this year is Deepwater Synergy: Next-Generation Solutions for a Sustainable Future.
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April 09, 2024
The United States Maritime Administration issued a license for the Sea Port Oil Terminal, which will allow Enterprise to move forward with construction of the terminal. The SPOT terminal will be only the fourth in the U.S. to load supertankers, the ships that make long-haul voyages to clients in Asia more economical.
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April 01, 2024
The divestment includes Beacon’s 18.7% interest in the Buckskin producing field, 17% interest in the Leon development, 16.15% interest in the Castile development, 0.5% interest in the Salamanca FPS/lateral infrastructure, and 32.83% interest in the Sicily discovery.
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March 01, 2024
The new tube product represents the next generation of super-duplex seamless tubing developed specifically for the offshore oil and gas industry. It builds on the success of the SAF 2507 (UNS S32750), which has become the industry standard.
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March 01, 2024
The ultimate convergence of visionaries, innovators, and leaders in the deepwater oil and gas industry is almost here. Happening on March 5, 2024, at the luxurious Omni Houston Hotel, the Deepwater Executive Summit (DES) 2024 stands as the only one of its kind, focusing squarely on the strategic insights of global operators in the deepwater sector.
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February 26, 2024
Helix will provide the Q4000, a DP3 riser-based semi-submersible well intervention vessel, a 10k Intervention Riser System (IRS), remotely operated vehicles, project management, and engineering services to cover fully integrated well intervention services from production enhancement to plug and abandonment.
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February 20, 2024
Sitting on an estimated 203 Tcfg, Nigeria is on a mission to monetize its natural gas resources and become a leading LNG exporter to global markets. Yet to accelerate exports, the country requires substantial investment in deepwater natural gas projects and infrastructure development.
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January 16, 2024
The pipe’s lightweight properties allowed it to be transported by a small, multi-purpose vessel and installed by local contractors, greatly reducing carbon emissions and costs.
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December 22, 2023
The so-called Extended Continental Shelf covers about 1 million square kilometers (386,100 square miles), predominantly in the Arctic and Bering Sea, an area of increasing strategic importance where Canada and Russia also have claims.
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December 21, 2023
Valaris Ltd. has exercised its options and taken delivery of newbuild drillships VALARIS DS-13 and DS-14 for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $337 million.
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December 20, 2023
Shell Offshore Inc., a subsidiary of Shell plc, has made a final investment decision (FID) for Sparta, a deepwater development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico that represents our competitive approach to simplifying and replicating projects.
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December 15, 2023
Odfjell Drilling Ltd. has announced an extension of the firm contract with Aker BP for the Deepsea Nordkapp.
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December 15, 2023
SBM Offshore has secured a $210 million revolving credit facility to finance the construction of Fast4Ward Multi-Purpose Floater (MPF) hulls, the company said on Dec. 15.
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December 13, 2023
After completion of this campaign in April 2025, these wells collectively are expected to produce up to 22,000 boed at peak rates.
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December 12, 2023
The ANP is offering a total of 602 oil blocks that span areas on land in the Amazon basin to deepwater regions in northeastern and southern Brazil under concession contracts, with minimum signing bonuses totaling 259 million reais ($52 million).
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December 11, 2023
Halliburton Company has announced that it will work with Libra Consortium, lead by Petrobras, to develop a digital twin for a pre-salt field system in Brazil.
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November 2023
This article presents mechanical and sour corrosion test results for X80 seamless pipes and girth welds. Four-point bend tests were carried out on parent pipes and weld joints, using samples taken at the ID surface to assess the material’s sulfide stress cracking resistance. Results highlight the possibility of using X80 heavy-walled seamless pipes for risers in a mild sour environment, using cost-effective welding.
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November 29, 2023
DNV has issued a Statement of Qualified Technology for Strohm’s 6-inch EGF-PE pipe, as per the DNV-ST-F119 standard, for its use as a flowline or jumper in deep waters. It is the first time the verification body has granted an accreditation of this kind.
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November 20, 2023
The U.S. Coast Guard is still trying to find the source of an oil leak estimated to have dumped 26,000 barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana.
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November 06, 2023
In the rapidly evolving landscape of the energy sector, innovation is more than a buzzword: It's a necessity. As the industry grapples with tighter margins, workforce shortages and the imperative of the energy transition, the role of digital technologies in simplifying and optimizing multiple activities in the industry has become increasingly pivotal. This article explores how next-generation digital technologies are reshaping this sector, driving efficiency and generating greater economic returns.
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