HPHT
News
February 05, 2026
Beacon Offshore’s Shenandoah field is demonstrating how advanced engineering and production chemistry are enabling reliable output from ultra-high-pressure, deepwater reservoirs. Rapid ramp-up and stable early performance highlight new benchmarks for HPHT development in the U.S. Gulf.
News
January 08, 2026
GEOLOG has acquired Quad Ltd and QO Inc., expanding its global wellsite geology, pore pressure and fracture gradient services to support complex drilling, HPHT and deepwater operations worldwide.
Article
November 2025
Operators are under mounting pressure to keep subsea equipment reliable in HPHT environments. Pumps, valves and control systems depend on seals, insulators and connectors designed to endure extremes where traditional materials fail. Advances in thermoplastics and harness assemblies are proving that the smallest parts can redefine offshore reliability.
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April 09, 2025
OSI Renewables, part of the Oil States portfolio, has launched GeoLok™, a high-temperature geothermal wellhead with an integrated tensioning system. The technology improves geothermal well integrity, reduces operational costs and enhances geothermal energy production.
Webcast
Drill Faster, Drill Longer: Take control to mitigate destructive downhole vibrations
May 21, 2025
Baker Hughes
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News
September 27, 2024
The main production facilities include a new fixed production platform and three centralized subsea wellheads, with 12 development wells planned to be commissioned. It is expected to reach peak production of 162 MMcfgd and 3,931 bpd in 2025.
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August 12, 2024
Anchor production marks the successful delivery of high-pressure technology that is rated to safely operate at up to 20,000 psi, with reservoir depths reaching 34,000 ft below sea level.
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May 15, 2024
Kent's responsibilities under this contract include the complete FEED design for the pipeline, tie-in spools, retrofit risers, and subsea power & fiber optics cable.
News
May 06, 2024
Anchor features a unique wellhead system that has undergone rigorous testing and qualifications. With innovative technologies, Anchor will be capable of handling pressures of 20,000 psi and temperatures over 350o F.
News
June 15, 2023
The company will tie back four subsea gas wells in the Carnarvon basin to the existing Julimar subsea infrastructure producing to the Wheatstone platform, using high pressure, high temperature (HPHT) flexible pipe and steel tube umbilicals.
News
January 12, 2023
Trendsetter’s awarded scope includes a multi‐year rental and servicing agreement for the provision of a 20,000 psi Subsea Well Intervention package with anticipated delivery of the system scheduled for Q3‐ 2023. This award follows previously awarded scopes for the initial design and qualification of the system.
News
July 28, 2022
Aquaterra Energy has been awarded a high-pressure high temperature subsea riser contract with oil and gas operator, Umid Babek Operating Company (UBOC), for the exploration of its HP well on the Babek project in Azerbaijan.
News
May 03, 2022
TechnipFMC has been awarded an additional contract and received notice to proceed by ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited for its Yellowtail development in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana.
News
January 28, 2021
Neptune Energy and its joint venture partners bp and JAPEX, announced drilling has commenced on the Seagull project in the UK Central North Sea.
News
December 12, 2019
The equipment that will be deployed in the Anchor project is covered under the 20-year subsea equipment and services master order for Chevron’s development projects in the Gulf of Mexico.
News
November 21, 2019
The increased capability of the XSTMZ system helps increase production and total recovery by driving down abandonment pressure and can save rig time by isolating and treating several intervals with a single trip.
News
July 30, 2019
Shell’s Appomattox project, located in the Gulf of Mexico about 80 miles south of New Orleans, is the first high temperature project to gain BSEE approval and begin production.
News
July 03, 2019
Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) and Halliburton have announced the companies have signed an integrated offshore drilling services contract for six high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) exploration wells on two jackup rigs in the Arabian Gulf.
News
May 14, 2019
The TenarisHydril Wedge 667 connection was designed for HP/HT and deep well applications.
News
April 22, 2019
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions announces the launch of the new XploR S-Seal and XploR FS-Seal that have been developed for demanding high pressure sealing environments, such as those found in oil and gas downhole tool applications.
News
November 09, 2018
Recently, at World Oil’s HPHT Drilling, Completion and Production Conference, National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) President Randall Luthi said in a keynote address that his Washington, D.C.-based lobbying group is committed to providing the oil and gas industry with reliable access to the nation’s government officials. He stressed that NOIA strives to ensure fair regulatory and economic environments for offshore operators.
