Offshore
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April 2024
Late-life management of oil and gas assets is a careful balancing act where operators weigh many evolving factors, all while tracking cessation of production and potential options that follow. Mistakes can be costly and developing a tailored asset management strategy is crucial to avoid wasting resources and ensure that assets are maximized.
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April 2024
In late March, the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) announced the winners of their 2024 Spotlight on New Technology Award. Per the organization’s announcement, “this esteemed honor is given exclusively to OTC exhibitors who are reshaping the offshore energy sector through their innovation and development of technologies.” Echoing the awards of 2023, 15 technologies were selected for their advancements in the offshore energy sector—five of these are from small companies, a slight decrease from 2023’s seven.
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May 14, 2024
In the more than two years since Russia invaded Ukraine, sending energy prices soaring, Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor has quietly picked up the crown that once belonged to Russia’s Gazprom PJSC. Norway now supplies 30% of the bloc’s gas; Gazprom provided about 35% of all Europe’s gas before the war.
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May 14, 2024
This latest discovery adds further volumes to the area, bringing the total in-place resources to 11 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) since Harbour Energy's initial Timpan discovery in 2022.
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May 14, 2024
From 2024 to 2028, Petrobras will start up 14 floating oil production platforms, which account for a third of the global FPSO orders in this period. There’s also a considerable demand for underwater systems to connect these units.
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May 14, 2024
Venezuela’s armed forces have moved “substantial quantities” of personnel and equipment near the disputed, oil-rich Essequibo region that’s controlled by Guyana, a Washington-based think tank reports, potentially escalating tensions ahead of presidential elections.
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April 2024
Reducing reliance on hydrocarbons for power is critical to achieving near- and long-term sustainability targets. Siemens Energy is collaborating with major offshore operators to implement decarbonization strategies for electrification, automation and digitalization. This article highlights successful implementation of technologies at several projects and discusses other promising concepts under development.
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May 13, 2024
The new standard merges different design methods (Working Stress Design and Load and Resistance Factor Design or partial safety factor) into a unified approach. Through this consolidated method, components are made to withstand different kinds of stresses, and extensive tests will ensure they meet safety standards under specific conditions.
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May 13, 2024
TechnipFMC will design, manufacture, and install the subsea production system, flexible pipe, and umbilicals for the Xena Infill well (XNA03) to support ongoing production from the Pluto LNG Project. The award follows an integrated front end engineering design (iFEED™) study.
Article
April 2024
Unlocking the promise of America’s Great Lower Tertiary Play by adopting a safer, more profitable dry tree approach.
Article
April 2024
A new event detection and management service integrates proven MPD and wired drill pipe technologies for faster detection and resolution of downhole events and safer, more efficient deepwater drilling.
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May 13, 2024
QatarEnergy will acquire a 40% working interest in each of the “Cairo” and “Masry” Offshore Concession Agreements, which were awarded to ExxonMobil in January 2023 and cover an area of approximately 11,400 km2 in water depths of 2,000 to 3,000 m.
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May 13, 2024
Utilizing a new Drill Stem Test (DST) design, the well successfully flowed 47 MMcfd of excellent gas quality and 1,300 bbl of condensate. Although testing was constrained by testing facilities, the estimated well capacity is 80-100 MMcfd and over 2,000 bbl of condensate.
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May 12, 2024
The agreement aims to support the commercialization of a broad range of technological advancements and solutions, green retrofit products and services such as carbon capture, electrification and energy efficiency measures.
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May 10, 2024
Discussions of Guyana’s future as a regional—and global—powerhouse were at center stage in a discussion panel at OTC 2024. From the private sector to government involvement, the panel of speakers from ExxonMobil and the Guyanese government dove into the optic of Guyana’s “outsized role” to play in the global oil and gas industry, despite the country’s small geographic size.
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May 10, 2024
An initial contract was awarded in May 2023 to a consortium including SLB, Subsea Integration Alliance and Saipem for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of the second development phase (2a) of the Sakarya natural gas field.
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May 10, 2024
Preliminary evaluation indicates gross recoverable reserves of 5 - 6 MMbbl of oil and approximately 14 MMbbl of oil in place.
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May 09, 2024
The main production facilities at Bozhong 19-6 include a wellhead platform, with 10 development wells planned to be commissioned. The project is expected to achieve a peak production of approximately 5,800 boed in 2026.
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May 09, 2024
The ExxonMobil-led Liza Unity FPSO project in the prolific Stabroek block offshore Guyana has reached peak production at 252,000 bpd. Exxon anticipates first oil production from their newest vessel, One Guyana, next year.
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May 08, 2024
On Day 2 (Tuesday, May 7) of OTC 2024, Andy Krieger—Senior V.P. for bp’s Gulf of Mexico (GOM) and Canadian businesses—played host for a panel on the company’s operations in the GOM at OTC 2024. Within the broader discussion of the company’s operations in the GOM, a few key topics surfaced: the potential and opportunities of the Paleogene formation layer; current operational prospects for the GOM; and balancing these prior two items with the ever-present push for cleaner, more sustainable operations.
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May 08, 2024
This year, the APA acreage will be expanded by a total of 37 bocks in the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea. Three of the additional blocks are in the northwest of the Norwegian Sea and 34 blocks are in the east of the Barents Sea.
