Offshore articles from May 2005

Offshore archives from May 2005

Save the wells: superior saves a well and the customer makes a bundle.(Bundled Solutions)(Superior Energy Services Inc)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Situation: The customer called on Superior Energy Services to bring a deep,high-pressure, high-temperature, sour service well back to production. The well, which was more than 22,100 feet in measured depth, had been shut in for five years...

More good news.(COMMENT)(Petroleum exploration and production)
May 1, 2005... Exploration and production budgets are up this year, and the amount of drilling activity reflects the increase. Much of the new spending is coming from aggressive exploration programs by national oil companies. New frontier areas such as the...

When choosing a drilling fluid, why would you accept anything less than the best value?(Baroid Fluid Services)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Baroid Fluid Services offers the best drilling fluids on the market--for any drilling situation or temperature--from a performance, affordability and profitability perspective. Just ask the operators who have tried the rest and chosen...

Active rig fleet, April 2005.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
May 1, 2005... Active rig fleet, April 2005 Floaters Jackups US GoM 34 (+1) 104 (0) Mex GoM 12 (0) 30 (0) North Sea 38 (+2) 31 (0) East Atlantic 2 (0) 1 (0) L. America 33 (0)...

GoM drilling permits issued.(GLOBAL DATA)(Gulf of Mexico )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... GoM drilling permits issued Drilling permits Sept. 77 Oct. 77 Nov. 81 Dec. 78 Jan. 89 Feb. 66 Mar. 87 Source: US Minerals Management Service...

Gulf of Mexico day rates.(GLOBAL DATA)(Oil well drilling equipment)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
May 1, 2005... Gulf of Mexico day rates Month/Year Minimum Average Maximum Drillship Apr 2004 $82,000 $164,577 $205,000 May 2004 $75,000 $149,887 $205,000 Jun 2004 $75,000 $149,028 $205,000 Jul 2004 ...

The subsea tree market is set to grow strongly over the next five years with demand growth forecast at an average of 8% per annum.(GLOBAL DATA)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... The Subsea tree market is set to grow strongly over the next five years with demand growth forecast at an average of 8% per annum. This month Infield Systems looks at the geographic distribution of subsea trees across the world both historic...

Energy companies are showing continued interest in exploring for oil and gas in Alaska's Beaufort Sea.(Americas)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Energy companies are showing continued interest in exploring for oil and gas in Alaska's Beaufort Sea. The Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service received bids on 127 blocks offered at Oil and Gas Lease Sale 195 in Anchorage,...

Newfoundland could soon see a fourth development project in the Jeanne d'Arc basin.(Americas)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Newfoundland could soon see a fourth development project in the Jeanne d'Arc basin. Chevron Canada Resources and its joint venture participants signed a unitization and joint operating agreement in early April that will advance evaluation of...

In late March, Santos Ltd. started production from its Mutineer-Exeter field 150 km north of Dampier in the Carnarvon basin on the northwest coast of Australia.(Asia-Pacific)(MODEC Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... In late March, Santos Ltd. started production from its Mutineer-Exeter field 150 km north of Dampier in the Carnarvon basin on the northwest coast of Australia. This is Santos' first offshore operatorship. Modec's MODEC Venture 11 FPSO, a...

Also off Western Australia, ChevronTexaco Corp.'s Australian affiliate and its JV partners signed a framework agreement to align their equity interests in the giant gas resources.(Asia-Pacific)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Also off Western Australia, ChevronTexaco Corp.'s Australian affiliate and its JV partners signed a framework agreement to align their equity interests in the giant gas resources of the Greater Gorgon Area. The agreement provides the basis...

Saipem won a drilling contract in early April for the semisubmersible Scarabeo 4 to drill offshore Egypt.(Mediterranean)
May 1, 2005... Saipem won a drilling contract in early April for the semisubmersible Scarabeo 4 to drill offshore Egypt. The International Egyptian Oil Co. contracted the rig to drill four wells off Egypt for eight months, with a start date of June 2005. ...

KazMunaiGaz and Agip KCO have signed an agreement that allows KazMunaiGaz to purchase 50% of BG's share in the North Caspian Project.(Central Asia)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... KazMunaiGaz and Agip KCO have signed an agreement that allows KazMunaiGaz to purchase 50% of BG's share in the North Caspian Project. The Agip KCO consortium bought BG's 16.67% stake for $1.8 billion and agreed to sell half to Kazakhstan. ...

The Abu Dhabi Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC) has chosen Exxon Mobil Corp. for final negotiations regarding participation in the Upper Zakum offshore oilfield.(Middle East)
May 1, 2005... The Abu Dhabi Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC) has chosen Exxon Mobil Corp. for final negotiations regarding participation in the Upper Zakum offshore oilfield. SPC issued a statement in early April announcing that ExxonMobil was selected based...

Sonangol and BP have discovered oil with the Ceres-1 well in ultra-deepwater block 31 offshore Angola.(Africa)(Sociedade Nacional de Combustiveis de Angola)(British Petroleum Company PLC)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Sonangol and BP have discovered oil with the Ceres-1 well in ultra-deepwater block 31 offshore Angola. Ceres-1 is the sixth discovery in the block, following Plutao, Saturno, Marte, Venus, and Palas. The well is 32 km southeast of Plutao...

Addax Petroleum produced first oil on the Okwori project offshore Nigeria eight months after spudding the first development well.(Africa)
May 1, 2005... Addax Petroleum produced first oil on the Okwori project offshore Nigeria eight months after spudding the first development well. This is the first green-field development for Addax and is one of the first subsea developments in Nigeria to use...

Norway's Ministry of Petroleum & Energy has approved Hydro's plan for developing and operating the Vilje field.(Europe)(Norsk Hydro ASA)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Norway's Ministry of Petroleum & Energy has approved Hydro's plan for developing and operating the Vilje field in the Norwegian North Sea. Vilje lies north of the Heimdal field and will be developed with two subsea installations on the...

Kristin costs surge.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)(Statoil)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Statoil has warned of a steep rise in the final price of its Kristin development in the Norwegian Sea. Drilling and completion issues have pushed the overall price tag up from NKr1.4 billion to NKr20.8 billion. Contingencies have also been set...

Mixed progress for Hydro.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Hydro, formerly known as Norsk Hydro, expects to lay down shortly the first hardware for its NKr4.6 billion, 60 MMbbl Fram East subsea project. The two subsea templates, ordered last December from Kvaerner Oilfield Products, will serve five...

UK taxes 'advanced'.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)(UK Offshore Operators Association Ltd)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Britain's government seems to be wooing and chastising investors in equal measure. Under the newly announced 23rd offshore licensing round, the whole of the UK North Sea has been opened for exploration for the first time since 1998, with a...

Europe's import challenge.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... At the recent Offshore Mediterranean Conference in Ravenna, Italy, Giordano Serena of Edison Italy's Energy Business Unit predicted that Europe's dependence on imported gas would climb from 40% in 2003 to 70% in 2020. However strong the impact...

Extreme deepwater conditions.(GULF OF MEXICO)(extreme high pressure/high temperature conditions for oil well drilling)
May 1, 2005... While suppliers are increasing their attention to developing equipment for extreme high pressure/high temperature conditions, operators are characteristically cautious about adopting new technology, according to Roy Schilling of BP ...

Lease sales.(GULF OF MEXICO)(Offshore oil fields)
May 1, 2005... Near-record oil and gas prices led to robust bidding in two offshore federal lease sales, the MMS reports. The Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 194 garnered $353,961,798 in high bids from 80 companies for oil and natural gas leases in the Gulf...

Petronius returns to production.(GULF OF MEXICO)(ChevronTexaco Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... ChevronTexaco says its Hurricane Ivan-damaged Petronius platform initiated production in early March. Hurricane Ivan's eye passed almost directly over Petronius last September. Significant damage occurred to the rig crew quarters, production...

Performance for the long run. Conductivity Endurance.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Any frac job will boost your production tomorrow. But what about 6 months for now? How do you keep that post-frac flow and maximize total production over the life of the well? That takes Conductivity Endurance technology from Halliburton. ...

Chevron awards Thailand contract.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)(Chevron Offshore Thailand Ltd)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Chevron Offshore Thailand Ltd. has awarded Aker Kvaerner's subsea business unit a three-year contract for supply of surface wellhead equipment and associated services within its Gulf of Thailand operations. The estimated value of the contract...

Modec to supply KNOC FSO.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)(Korea National Oil Corp)(floating storage and offloading vessel )
May 1, 2005... Modec Inc. has received a letter of intent from Korea National Oil Corp. for the supply of an FSO vessel for KNOC's Rong Doi/Rong Doi Tay fields offshore Vietnam, togather with Petroleum Technical Services Co. (PTSC), a subsidiary of Vietnam...

Petrobras awards $500-million contract.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)
May 1, 2005... Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) has awarded a $500-million engineering, procurement, installation, and commissioning contract to Subsea 7 and Technip. The contract is for the design, supply, and installation of flexible risers and flow lines...

Oceaneering wins umbilicals contract.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)(Oceaneering Multifiex)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Oceaneering Multiflex, a unit of Oceaneering International Inc., has received a $10-million contract from Clough Engineering Ltd. of Australia to supply umbilicals for the G-1 and GS-15 fields offshore Rajahmundry, India. The order is for...

InterMoor wins mooring contract.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)(Enterprise Products Partners L.P.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... InterMoor Inc., an Acteon company, has finalized an agreement with Enterprise Products Partners LP to provide engineering, management, and design services for 12 permanent suction piles for the Independence Hub semisubmersible production...

Sonsub contracts construction vessel.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... In early February, Sonsub Inc. signed a three-year charter agreement with Otto Candies LLC for a newbuild IMR construction vessel. The yet-to-be-named 280-ft, class II DP vessel includes a 100-ton tele-knuckle boom crane, a 20-ft by 25-ft moon...

New jackup for Ensco.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)(ENSCO International Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Ensco International Inc. has announced that one of its principal subsidiaries exercised an option to purchase the remaining nonowned 75% interest in the Ensco 106 jackup. The Ensco 106 is an enhanced KFELS MOD V (B) design built to Ensco's...

Ulstein Verft carries out conversion.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)(Solstad Offshore ASA)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Ship owner Solstad awarded a contract to Ulstein Verft for the conversion of the cable-laying vessel, Normand Clipper. When the conversion is complete, the vessel will be a construction and pipe-laying vessel with a large freight capacity....

Newbuild jackups keep Keppel busy.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)(Keppel Corporation Ltd.)(PetroVietnam Drilling & Well Services Co.)
May 1, 2005... Keppel Corp. Ltd. subsidiary Keppel FELS Ltd. secured a $110-million contract to build a jackup for PetroVietnam Drilling & Well Services Co. (PV Drilling). According to Tong Chong Heong, managing director and COO of Keppel O&M, "Keppel...

Real-time well and reservoir monitoring systems.(DRILLING & PRODUCTION)
May 1, 2005... The Offshore Technology Conference has recognized new tool development in the field of well and reservoir monitoring systems as a Spotlight on New Technology. "The Cableless Telemetry System (CATS) by The Expro Group allows real-time...

High-rate gas wells.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... In high-rate gas wells with large bore completions, it is often not possible to install permanent gauges close to the sand-face, the company says. As result they may be several thousand feet from the producing zones with associated friction and...

Reservoir management.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Discussions on reservoir monitoring have traditionally tended toward offshore fields, since those are typically higher value investments and as such can justify greater resource allocation. The Expro Group says that nearly all-recent...

Opening access.
May 1, 2005... The oil industry has been hobbled for years from operating in certain areas of the world. That is changing with an "opening access" trend gaining strength around the globe. New areas are opening for exploration off Libya, India, South China...

Russian computing.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Paradigm upgraded its seismic data processing centers in Russia with 90-processor computation clusters, based on the intel processors. The new system shortens project completion time and enables pre-stack depth imaging. "The increased...

AVO.(Seismic Micro-Technology Inc released AVOpak )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Seismic Micro-Technology announced a new module for Kingdom 7.5. AVOpak enables users to analyze pre-stack gathers with two button clicks. Highlights include the ability to: * Interpret horizons on gathers and view amplitude response in...

Cooperation begins.(China National Offshore Oil Co)(Philippines National Oil Corp)(Vietnam Oil and Gas Corp)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... China National Offshore Oil Co., the Philippines National Oil Corp., and Vietnam Oil and Gas Corp. have agreed to jointly explore areas in the South China Sea over their overlapping claims. The "Tripartate Agreement for the Joint Marine Seismic...

Nodal survey.(Fairfield Industries Inc. acquire )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Fairfield Industries will acquire 145-160 sq km of seismic data for BP across the Atlantis field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico using the company's 900-node Z 3000 system. The system uses self-contained nodes deployed and removed from the...

US West Coast data.(ChevronTexaco Corp donations to American Geological Institute)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... ChevronTexaco Corp. donated thousands of miles of historic 2D and 3D seismic data covering offshore California and portions of the West Coast of the US to the American Geological Institute. AGI has partnered with the US Geological Survey (USGS)...

Norwegian plays.(Norway. Petroleum Directorate`s services)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... New information on eight Norwegian Sea geological plays, defined by Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, is now available online at www.npd.no. The NPD now has information available on the 24 geological plays in the North Sea, Barents Sea, and...

Exploration spending up worldwide: sustained commodities prices bolster optimism.
May 1, 2005... Exploration and production budgets are up this year, and the amount of drilling activity taking place reflects the increase. Commodities prices have hit record highs that have been sustained over many months. In fact, even periodic drops in...

West Africa leads deepwater growth: spending is on the rise.
May 1, 2005... The consensus among analysts is that West Africa will remain at the forefront of deepwater development. Activity in the region was strong over the last year and promises to continue in that vein through 2005. Though Infield Systems...

Exploration drilling picking up: Norway, UK see increasing investment.
May 1, 2005... News offshore Norway last year was not all good. Exploration drilling dropped and there were no sizable new discoveries. On the other hand, more licenses were issued last year than in any year prior. There is optimism that exploration drilling...

Energy hungry Asia-Pacific invests to increase production: domestic demand fuels E&P.
May 1, 2005... Southeast Asia's appetite for energy is growing by leaps and bounds. China and India are investing heavily at home and abroad to meet increasing domestic demand. And new opportunities in deepwater and ultra-deepwater across the region will draw...

Going deep offshore Americas: exploration is picking up.
May 1, 2005... The prolific oil provinces offshore North and South America will keep this region of the world in the limelight in the coming year. Brazil and Mexico have increased their E&P budgets for 2005 and supermajors active in the region are stepping up...

Caspian Sea continues to draw investors: ACG moves into production.
May 1, 2005... The Caspian Sea holds tremendous promise, and new joint development efforts will help bring a number of its fields into production Though cooperative efforts have not yet resulted in agreement on distribution of the sea's reserves among the...

Value of planned installation versus contingency for solid expandable tubulars: pushing technical limits of surface stack drilling into deeper water and deeper formations.
May 1, 2005... Using a solid expandable tubular system in the upper sections of the well design preserves hole size from the onset and allows more casing strings to be run without having to push casing points to the frac-gradient limit. Preserving the hole...

Drill deeper in the Gulf of Mexico: oil industry misses large potential rewards.
May 1, 2005... Oil prices have risen to over $50 per barrel and will likely stay there for the foreseeable future. When oil prices remain at a high relative price level, the economic envelope of opportunities expands. This expanding envelope includes the...

Gravel packing technique cuts costs, improves production.
May 1, 2005... A new gravel packing technique has resulted in cost-effective delivery of high rate, low skin completions. The technique allows the operator to run the gravel pack screens in nonaqueous fluid (NAF), gravel pack the well, and displace the casing...

Subsea camera inspection system offers 360[degrees] viewing.(EV Offshore Ltd. introduces a camera)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... EV Offshore Ltd., a provider of downhole, subsea, and well intervention camera inspection solutions, has introduced the Excalibur, a new subsea camera module that provides even more flexibility to the established CamScanEV[O.sup.3] inspection...

Synthetic rope, new winch system allow deeper subsea deployment.
May 1, 2005... If a pilot test this month in the North Sea concludes as anticipated, it will prove the capability of a combined synthetic rope and winch system as a viable technology for deepwater deployment and retrieval. Subsea development has become...

Subsea UK group sees growth ahead: technology needed to extract remaining reserves.
May 1, 2005... Over the past 30 years, British companies have developed some of the most successful subsea technologies to enable economic and efficient oil and gas extraction, according to David Pridden, chief executive of Subsea UK. "Now that the North...

Frigg contract entrusts Aker Kvaerner with biggest removal project yet.(Aker Kvaerner Offshore Partner )
May 1, 2005... Offshore work is under way in the biggest decommissioning assignment yet undertaken by the offshore industry--the removal and disposal of topsides and jackets as part of Total's Frigg Cessation project. Over the next four years a contractor...

More LNG growth ahead: exporting, importing countries expand capacity.(Liquified Natural Gas)
May 1, 2005... There are large reserves of natural gas throughout the world, much of which are located in countries dislocated from strong demand centers. These "stranded" reserves create the opportunity for substantial growth in the LNG industry. The...

Access on the horizon? A busy year ahead for the offshore industry.
May 1, 2005... On its face, the formulation of energy policy is a complex undertaking. Decision makers must consider a world of ever-rising demand and increasing international competition for supply against requirements to develop new and renewable sources...

A call to action for the offshore industry.
May 1, 2005... It is hard to envision an industry that consistently receives a more inaccurate public representation than the energy industry. As everyone working in the industry well knows, the development of offshore oil and natural gas resources has...

NOIA executive committee.(Newfoundland Ocean Industries Association)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Jon A. Marshall Chairman President and CEO GlobalSantaFe Corp. Christopher T. Seaver Vice Chairman President and CEO Hydril Co. Burt A. Adams President and CEO Oil and Gas Rental Services Dick...

NOIA board of directors.(Newfoundland Ocean Industries Association )
May 1, 2005... Jon A. Marshall Chairman President and CEO GlobalSantaFe Corp. Christopher T. Seaver Vice Chairman President and CEO Hydril Co. Burt A. Adams President and CEO Oil and Gas Rental Services Dick...

NOIA membership.(Newfoundland Ocean Industries Association )
May 1, 2005... Acadian Ambulance Service Inc., Lafayette, LA Acadian Integrated Solutions, Lafayette, LA Adams & Reese LLP, New Orleans, LA Air Logistics LLC, New Orleans, LA Aker Kvaerner Group, Houston, TX Aker Kvaerner, Deepwater...

French contractors forging new links with NOC decision-takers.
May 1, 2005... Two new faces are at the helm of GEE the organization promoting the interests of French oil and gas contractors and suppliers. New President Dominique Michel is a well-known figure in the offshore sector, having served for 20 years as...

Low-motion production concept addresses Gulf of Mexico concerns.
May 1, 2005... Deepwater conditions in the Gulf of Mexico dictate the use of platforms with low motion characteristics. This explains the dominance of spars, TLPs, and semisubmersibles, but each of these concepts has limitations, according to naval architects...

Ormen Lange preparations under way.
May 1, 2005... Subsea telecommunications and power cables and umbilical specialist Nexans recently secured its fourth contract for Norsk Hydro's Ormen Lange development. The Norwegian division of the Paris-based group will provide trenching services for two...

India, Libya driving resurgent seismic sector.
May 1, 2005... Demand for seismic acquisition rallied strongly last year, dispelling the gloom caused by previously idle vessels. One beneficiary was CGG, which raised its offshore revenues 49% to $263 million. According to chairman and CEO Robert Brunck,...

Trenching specialist targeting Middle East pipelay projects.(LD Travocean)
May 1, 2005... LD Travocean, a submarine power and telecommunications cables installation specialist, has re-emerged as a contender in the offshore sector. Last year, the Marseille-based company laid and buried a 40-km power cable between the UTP platform and...

Hidden costs must be addressed in tanker-FPSO conversions.(Floating Production Storage and Off-loading)
May 1, 2005... Owners/operators face numerous dilemmas when converting tankers to FPSOs. Candidate vessels are usually "mature" VLCCs (20 years old or more), and may have hidden defects and weaknesses not always apparent during normal inspection programs. ...

Moored LNG import terminal stabilizes offload operations.(Liquified Natural Gas)
May 1, 2005... Doris Engineering is working on new concepts designed to improve the efficiency and economics of LNG transfer offshore--both fixed and floating. During the 1990s, Doffs pioneered the notion of an LNG reception terminal resting on the...

Test center evaluates scouring and squall impact on production operations.
May 1, 2005... Early this year, Oceanide completed a six-month anti-scouring study for PetroCanada's new De Ruyter field development in the Dutch North Sea. De Ruyter will be a look-alike to the same company's Hanze oilfield project, involving a platform with...

Fabricator focusing on Africa/North Sea workover solutions.
May 1, 2005... A low-cost drilling/workover technique will soon be applied for the first time offshore Libya. The E.S. 1250 Fast Moving Workover Rig (FMWR), built by Eiffel in Fos-sur-Mer, southern France, was shipped to North Africa this winter for use in...

TIDEEP re-assessing requirements for deepwater flowline insulation.(French Research Institute for Ocean Utilization `S exploration)
May 1, 2005... Production from deep offshore oil and gas fields requires good thermal insulation to limit the risk of hydrate formation or wax deposition. The deepest field developments in water depths exceeding 1,500 m are particularly sensitive to these...

Access and maintenance lifts.(Alimak AB services)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Alimak specializes in rack and pinion-driven lifts for industrial locations and has more than 30 years' experience in offshore applications. The modular-built lifts are adaptable in size and capacity and do not need a machine room or lift...

Clean air solutions for turbo-machinery.(Camfil Farr offer services)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Gas turbines, compressors, and engines depend on clean, filtered air to perform efficiently. Camfil Farr, which has 30 years of experience in supplying air intake and acoustic systems for turbo-machinery, offers complete systems for all types...

Optimized turbine cleaning.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Gas Turbine Efficiency (GTE) is a leader in gas turbine engine cleaning and related products. The markets it supplies are the offshore, marine, industrial, and aerospace sectors. Regardless of the application, all engines exhibit improved...

Hydraulic drives.(Hagglund och Soner AB)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Hagglunds' hydraulic drive systems are engineered to perform under severe conditions and to provide reliable power to applications above or below the water line. The company's high torque, low speed motors have a very low moment of inertia and...

Hot isostatic pressing.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Metso Powdermet has won several challenging contracts in recent years from the offshore sector. The company supplies near net shape products produced using the world's largest hot isostatic pressing facility, in Surahammar, Sweden. Main...

Reliable mooring chains and accessories.(Ramnas Bruk )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Ramnas Bruk specializes in offshore mooring chain--stud link and studless--which includes chafe chain and accessories. The company has been producing chain in Ramnas, Sweden since 1876, and has nearly 40 years' experience serving the offshore...

Spill-free handling.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Todo has been manufacturing and supplying couplings and valves for the oil and chemical industries for over 30 years. Its most notable product is the Todo-Matic Dry Break coupling, designed for spill-free connection and disconnection where...

Titanium heat exchangers.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Coiltech, a member of the Eco Group, specializes in heat exchangers for air and fluids. Recently, it has developed a new titanium system in response to demands for more corrosion-resistant materials and longer lifespans for heat exchangers. In...

Gulf of St. Lawrence emerging as future frontier: new petroleum resources could feed New England markets.
May 1, 2005... Two large, virtually unexplored basins lie within the Guff of St. Lawrence region, close to a 30-in. pipeline that carries gas from the Scotian Shelf direct to Boston. The Anticosti basin (Ordovician to Silurian) underlies the northern part of...

Delta-front deepwater areas good for oil and gas generation: Jurassic/Cretaceous age source, deltaic clastics, source maturity are key.
May 1, 2005... Large delta systems are the result of continental-scale structures on large cratons, which connect large provenance areas to large-scale drainage basins. Ultimately, these drainage systems debouche onto continental shelves. These systems have...

Filtration techniques add a new dimension to wet laying ocean pipelines.(Filtration Technology Co. Ltd developed large pipelines)
May 1, 2005... Extending from terminals onshore through High Island and then to offshore platforms in Garden Banks and Ship Shoal, GullTerra/ Valero's 375-mi Cameron Highway Pipeline presented engineers and designers with a number of challenges. Allseas,...