Offshore articles from May 2007

Offshore archives from May 2007

International E&P report.(COMMENT)
May 1, 2007... This issue features our annual International Report--a complete roundup of offshore exploration and production activity worldwide. As she does every May, International Editor Judy Maksoud takes a region-by-region look at what has occurred...

TPG 500 moves outside North Sea.(COMMENT)
May 1, 2007... Production is building at Shah Deniz in the Azeri sector of the Caspian. Under the first phase of the BP-operated development, nine wells will deliver up to 900 MMcf/d of gas and 58,000 b/d of condensate. All production is being exported...

Helix to deploy first ship-shaped DP FPU in Gulf of Mexico.(COMMENT)
May 1, 2007... As Managing Editor David Paganie points out in his feature on Helix Energy Solutions, operators in the Gulf of Mexico continue to find new ways of dealing with challenging field development and operational conditions. Helix is about to...

Time-lapse seismic swaths prove cost-effective.(COMMENT)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... With careful planning, time-lapse seismic technology (4D) swaths can be a cost-effective alternative to full-field 4D seismic acquisition for structurally simple fields and are important in Shell's North Sea 4D strategy. That's the...

Active rig fleet, April 2007.(GLOBAL DATA)
May 1, 2007... Active rig fleet, April 2007 Floaters Jackups US GoM 39 (0) 87 (0) Mex GoM 5 (0) 31 (0) North Sea ...

Gulf of Mexico day rates.(GLOBAL DATA)(Statistical table)
May 1, 2007... Gulf of Mexico day rules Month/Year Minimum Average Maximum Drillship April 2006 $0 $216,401 $289,900 May 2006 $182,000 $233,650 $289,900 June 2006 $182,000 $234,139 ...

GoM drilling permits issued.(GLOBAL DATA)
May 1, 2007... GoM drilling permits issued Drilling permits Sept. 55 Oct. 50 Nov. 53 Dec. 66 Jan. ...

Worldwide offshore summary of projected field development 2007-2011.(GLOBAL DATA)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... This month Infield Systems comments on projects planned and considered foe development between 2007 and 2011. Asia is again strong in the total number of floating platforms planned up until 2011, with 23% of the world totals followed by...

Malaysia's deepwater continues to draw.(Asia-Pacific)
May 1, 2007... Malaysia's deepwater continues to draw international operators. In late March, BHP Billiton Ltd. and Petronas Carigali Sdn. Bhd. committed $156.4 million to explore ultra-deepwater blocks N and Q in 1,600-2,800 m (5,249-9,186 ft) water...

CNOOC Ltd. is still drilling exploration wells in China's Bohai Bay.(Asia-Pacific)
May 1, 2007... CNOOC Ltd. is still drilling exploration wells in China's Bohai Bay. Late in March, the company made an independent discovery in the Yellow River Mouth Sag. Discovery well Bozhong (BZ) 28-2 E-1, south of structure BZ 28-2E in the Yellow...

Niko Resources Ltd. made three new discoveries in two blocks off India's east coast in March.(Asia-Pacific)
May 1, 2007... Niko Resources Ltd. made three new discoveries in two blocks off India's east coast in March. Wells KG-D6-Q1 and KG-D6-P2 are in block D6 in the Krishna-Godavari basin. The KG-D6-Q1 well is 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of the AA-1 gas...

Canadian Superior Energy Inc. is moving the Kan Tan IV semisubmerisble to Trinidad.(Americas)
May 1, 2007... Canadian Superior Energy Inc. is moving the Kan Tan IV semisubmerisble to Trinidad. Maersk Contractors, a part of A.P. Moller--Maersk A/S will manage the drilling rig, which is owned by Sinopec Star Petroleum Co. Ltd. of Beijing, China. ...

Awards are being made for work on the Deep Panuke.(Americas)
May 1, 2007... Awards are being made for work on the Deep Panuke gas project offshore Nova Scotia. Intec Engineering and alliance partner IMV Projects Atlantic have landed a contract for subsea and pipeline design. Front-end engineering and design (FEED)...

In mid-March ONGC Videsh Ltd. signed an agreement to operate in deepwater offshore Libya.(Mediterranean)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... In mid-March ONGC Videsh Ltd. signed an agreement to operate in deepwater offshore Libya. The company signed an exploration and production-sharing agreement (PSA) with National Oil Corp. of Libya for contract area 43. The PSA was part of the...

Qatar Gas Transport Co. Ltd. (Nakilat) has signed an agreement with Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd.(Middle East)
May 1, 2007... Qatar Gas Transport Co. Ltd. (Nakilat) has signed an agreement with Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. subsidiary KS Investments Ltd. to jointly develop a world-class shipyard facility in the Port of Ras Laffan, Qatar. This agreement is a...

Most of the big West Africa news at the beginning of 2007 was offshore Angola.(Africa)(3Q, Eni signed a production-sharing contract with Nigerian National Petroleum Corp.)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... Most of the big West Africa news at the beginning of 2007 was offshore Angola, but more recently, the spotlight has moved north to Nigeria. In late 3Q, Eni signed a production-sharing contract (PSC) with Nigerian national oil company NNPC...

Offshore Namibia, Tullow Oil is drilling again.(Africa)
May 1, 2007... Offshore Namibia, Tullow Oil is drilling again on the potentially giant Kudu gas field. Exploration and analysis to date suggest reserves of at least 3 tcf, with potential for up to 9 tcf. The parts of the reservoir drilled so far have...

Dragon Oil is embarking on a three-rig development campaign in the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea.(Central Europe/Caspian)
May 1, 2007... Dragon Oil is embarking on a three-rig development campaign in the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea. The project will involve deployment of one jackup and two platform-based rigs. The jackup will drill several wells from the Lain A...

Total pounces on Jura.(Jura gas-condensate field)
May 1, 2007... Total is developing its Jura gas-condensate field in the northern North Sea, just four months after its discovery. With reserves of over 170 MMboe, this appears to be the UK's largest new field development since Nexen's Buzzard. For Total,...

Hydro ups recovery target.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)(contracts with Awilco Offshore for drilling new rigs)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... Hydro has made a small oil discovery southwest of its producing Grane field in the Norwegian North Sea. The semisubmersible Transocean Winner found oil in Jurassic sandstone, but only traces of hydrocarbons in the primary Tertiary target. ...

Hook Head awaits Petrolia.(Providence Resources plans to re-explore Hook Head discovery with Petrolia)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... Providence Resources plans to re-explore Marathon's 1971 Hook Head discovery off southern Ireland. The Dublin-based company has secured the semisubmersible Petrolia for a 50-day slot this summer to drill an appraisal well on the structure's...

Viking set to revive Peak.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)
May 1, 2007... Lundin Petroleum is combining its UK and Norwegian North Sea businesses into a new company, Viking Oil and Gas. Just over half of Viking's shares will be offered to investors via a planned listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange. The new...

Marathon strikes oil.(GULF OF MEXICO)
May 1, 2007... Marathon Oil Corp. hit pay with Droshky No. 1 in Green Canyon block 244 in 2,900 ft (884 m) of water. The discovery well, drilled 137 mi (220 km) south-southwest of Venice, Louisiana, logged 250 ft (76 m) of net oil pay, according to Marathon....

Application filed for LNG port off Florida.(GULF OF MEXICO)(Port Dolphin Energy LLC)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... Hoegh LNG AS subsidiary Port Dolphin Energy Llc. has filed an application with the US Coast Guard for approval to build and operate an LNG port 28 mi (45 km) off the west coast of Florida. The proposed project consists of two submerged...

Deepwater contracts.(GULF OF MEXICO)(subsea contracts awarded by BHP Billiton and Shell oil Co.)
May 1, 2007... BHP Billiton and Shell have awarded subsea contracts for the Shenzi and Princess deepwater developments. BHP issued the Shenzi contract to Saipem America Inc. The contracted workscope includes transportation and installation of subsea...

Range sells shallow water properties.(GULF OF MEXICO)
May 1, 2007... Range Resources Corp. has sold its GoM properties to a private company for $155 million. The properties include Range's interests in 37 platforms in water depths ranging from 11 to 240 ft (3 to 73 m). At year-end 2006, Range estimated the...

Caesar backlog filling up.(GULF OF MEXICO)(Mississippi Canyon block )
May 1, 2007... Helix's latest deepwater construction vessel, Caesar, will have plenty of work lined up when it enters the company's active fleet in late-2007/early-2008. The $138-million vessel is undergoing conversion at COSCO shipyard in Shanghai. The...

M/V First and Ten.(GULF OF MEXICO)
May 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] M/V First and Ten, a Rigdon 4000-class PSV design, was launched at Bollinger Shipyard's Lockport, Louisiana facility on March 30. The diesel electric-driven vessel is the first of 10 being built at Bollinger for...

US Steel to acquire Lone Star Technologies.(GULF OF MEXICO)
May 1, 2007... United States Steel Corp. will acquire Lone Star Technologies Inc. for $2.1 billion in cash. US Steel says it expects the acquisition of Lone Star to strengthen its position as a producer of tubular products for the energy sector and will...

Hydro contracts riserless mud system.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)(Norsk Hydro ASA awards contract to AGR Group ASA )(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... Norsk Hydro ASA has awarded a NOK 4.5 million ($750,000) contract to AGR Group ASA for riserless mud recovery equipment and services covering one well in the Fram field of the North Sea. This would be the second Norwegian continental shelf well...

Alve PDO approved.(Statoil ASA's plan for development and operation approved)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... Statoil has received ministerial approval of its plan for development and operation of the Alve gas/condensate field in the Norwegian Sea. For the first time, Statoil had submitted a simplified PDO. The plan calls for Alve drilling to...

Maersk Oil Qatar awards pipeline contract.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)
May 1, 2007... Maersk Oil Qatar AS has awarded the National Petroleum Construction Co. of Abu Dhabi the pipeline contract for block 5 development at Al Shaheen field. Scope of work includes design, engineering, procurement, fabrication, offshore...

Subsea 7 lands ROV contracts.(remotely operated vehicle)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... Subsea 7's i-Tech division has won two ROV contracts. One is from Shell Brasil Ltd. for $12 million covering two ROVs for a semisubmersible drilling rig and an anchor-handling tug working for the BC10 project in Campos basin. The contract...

Statoil developing deepwater pipeline repair robot.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)
May 1, 2007... A pipeline repair robot for 1,000 m (3,281 ft) water depths is under development by Statoil. The remotely operated welder is scheduled for testing and emergency response deployment this year. Measuring about 4 m (13 ft) long by 2 m (6 1/2...

Petrobras awards subsea manifolds to FMC.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)
May 1, 2007... Petrobras has awarded $52-million contract for two subsea gas gathering manifolds for the offshore Brazil Plangas project to FMC Technologies Inc. Each of the two manifolds will have eight 10-in (254-mm) inlets and two 16-in (406 mm)...

CPCC wants deepwater technology introductions.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)
May 1, 2007... China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. will be pushing its foreign partners and prospective partners for more introductions to deepwater technological solutions for exploration and production, according to Sinopec's assistant chief engineer. Ge...

Bourbon expands fleet.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)
May 1, 2007... Bourbon is adding to its fleet to serve the offshore industry, placing orders in 1Q 2007 for 46 next-generation vessels to be delivered over the next four years. The additions to the fleet, Bourbon says, are innovative high-productivity...

New heavy-lift vessel for GoM.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)
May 1, 2007... In early 1Q 2007, Crowley Maritime Corp. christened the Marry J, the first of three Heavy Lift 455 series barges under construction at Gunderson Marine in Portland, Oregon. The three 122 m x 32 m (400 fl x 105 ft) deck barges are to be used...

Drillship undergoes upgrade.(Aban Abraham Pte. Ltd.)
May 1, 2007... Aban Offshore Ltd. subsidiary Aban Abraham Pte. Ltd.'s Aban Abraham deepwater drillship is undergoing extensive refurbishment and modification at the Sembawang Shipyard in Singapore. The Aban Abraham was built in Holland in 1976 as a...

Lamprell lengthens order book.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)(Lamprell Energy Ltd.)
May 1, 2007... The UAE's Lamprell Plc. has landed $84.5 million in new contract awards. One of the awards is a rehabilitation project for the Nabors 660 jackup, which was damaged when Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf of Mexico in 2005. The...

Keppel delivers Vietnam's first fully-owned rig.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)
May 1, 2007... Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. subsidiary Keppel FELS Ltd. has delivered the PV Drilling I, a KFELS B Class jackup rig, to PetroVietnam Drilling and Well Services Joint Stock Co. The jackup was delivered two months ahead of time and within...

Global Resources reactivates rig.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)
May 1, 2007... Global Resources Engineering project services division has completed a reactivation program onboard the Essar Oil semisubmersible drilling rig Essar Wildcat, formerly the Transocean Wildcat. Essar Oil awarded the $50-million contract in Dec....

Hydro to charter FPSO for Peregrino field.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)
May 1, 2007... Hydro and Anadarko agreed early this year to charter an FPSO to develop the Peregrino field offshore Brazil. AP Moller-Maersk A/S will build the FPSO, which will be operated and maintained by one of the company's Brazilian subsidiaries. ...

Petrolia drilling gets semi contract.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)
May 1, 2007... Petrobras has signed a five-year drilling contract with Larsen Oil and Gas Ltd. of Aberdeen Scotland for the newbuild deepwater semisubmersible drilling rig PetroRig 2, rated for 2,400 m (7,874 ft) water depth. Operations are scheduled to...

Coiled tubing logging head.(DRILLING & PRODUCTION)
May 1, 2007... AnTech Ltd has developed a new coiled tubing logging head (CTLH). This device has a remotely operated emergency electrical disconnect that makes it possible to carry out a controlled release from the coiled tubing. Running electric logging...

Removing wellbore scale build-up.(DRILLING & PRODUCTION)
May 1, 2007... Aker Kvaerner Well Service engineering effort helped solve industry's search for an answer to removing wellbore scale build-up. The result was the development and commercialization of the Cone Crusher scale mill tool. The tool, run in...

Clean N Cor technology.(DRILLING & PRODUCTION)(Nalco Company develops cleaning and corrosion inhibitor treatment program)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... The Nalco Company has developed a cleaning and corrosion inhibitor treatment program, Clean N Cor technology, designed to protect and maximize production from oilfields with oil sludge deposition challenges. The deposition of sludge, often...

Petrel technology.(Norsk Hydro selects Schlumberger's Petrel software)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... Norsk Hydro has chosen Schlumberger's Petrel software as its workflow tool for subsurface reservoir characterization. Hydro exploration and production asset teams worldwide will use the Petrel software to develop and refine workflows across...

OverDrive system.(DRILLING & PRODUCTION)(Weatherford International Inc.)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... Weatherford's OverDrive system was developed to enhance the safety and efficiency of top-drive casing running and drilling operations. The system is made up of several components, primarily the TorkDrive heavy duty and modular tools, which...

Rocksourse contracts ElectroMagnetic GeoServices.(GEOSCIENCES)
May 1, 2007... Rocksource ASA has awarded a NOK 70 million ($11.4 million) survey on the Norwegian continental shelf to ElecgtroMagnetic GeoServices (EMGS) AS. The survey covers 25 lines, but can be increased at Rocksource's option to 50 lines. The work is...

North Sea cable installation under way.(Global Marine Systems Ltd. signs contract with Venture Production Plc.)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... Multi-Transient Electromagnetic has contracted Global Marine Systems Ltd. to install cable for the Venture Production Plc. "oil finder" project. This is the first time MTEM technology will be used offshore to seek oil and gas. Global Marine's...

Barbados 2D campaign complete.(GEOSCIENCES)
May 1, 2007... Acquisition of 2D long-offset seismic offshore Barbados by Wavefield Inseis is complete. The project, done in cooperation with the Ministry of Energy and the Environment, covers the entire Barbados shelf. The government is expected to announce...

Nido identifies structures off Palawan Island.(Nido Petroleum Ltd.)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... Nido Petroleum Ltd. has completed seismic acquisition programs in SC 54 and 58 offshore North West Palawan and says preliminary data interpretation, coupled with existing seismic results, has identified 675 structures with a range of play types...

Automated handling system contracted.(GEOSCIENCES)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... Eastern Echo (Dubai) has awarded a NOK 200 million ($32.7 million) contract to ODIM ASA for automated 3D seismic handling systems. The contract covers complete back-deck hardware for four vessels handling 10 streamers each. Most of the...

Aker contracts work off Norway.(Aker Exploration signs up ElectroMagnetic GeoServices)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... Aker Exploration has contracted ElectroMagnetic GeoServices to conduct seabed logging on the Norwegian continental shelf. Offshore field survey and interpretation work is scheduled to begin this month. The results will be used in choosing...

GoM to see $7 billion in deepwater drilling: Petrobras ups domestic exploration spending.(INTERNATIONAL REPORT)
May 1, 2007... The US Minerals Management Service estimates undiscovered Gulf of Mexico reserves at 50 Bboe. Estimated capex for 2007 of $7 billion for deepwater developments alone will contribute to uncovering new GoM reserves. Canada's east coast...

North Sea holds steady: Mediterranean exploration targets frontiers.(INTERNATIONAL REPORT)
May 1, 2007... Though there has been resurgence in E&P in the UK North Sea, there is some skepticism about whether the level of investment will continue. High rig rates and a lack of new tax incentives could cause companies to rein in their drilling plans....

International investment pours into Africa.(INTERNATIONAL REPORT)
May 1, 2007... Billions of dollars in international investment have flowed into West Africa in the last few years, expanding exploration drilling and moving a number of world-class fields into production. Investment in West Africa's offshore is growing...

Caspian fields boost regional production: Middle East invests in gas.(INTERNATIONAL REPORT)
May 1, 2007... Shah Deniz, one of the largest oil and gas fields in the world at an estimated 1.5-3 Bbbl of oil and 50-100 bcm of gas, came onstream last December. Full production could reach 37,000 b/d of condensate and 20 MMcf/d of gas. Spending for...

Growing economies stimulate Asia-Pacific E&P: deepwater draws more drilling dollars.(INTERNATIONAL REPORT)
May 1, 2007... Exploding economies in China, India, and much of Southeast Asia are creating an increase in oil and gas demand gas. The region is expected to lead the world in offshore spending in 2008. China Last year, China National Offshore Oil...

Delivering the digital oilfield: access, timeliness among keys.(E-TECHNOLOGY)
May 1, 2007... The digital oilfield is all about enhancing asset value and optimizing operations, production, and reserves through application of information technology and practices. It is about improving safety, lowering costs, and increasing revenue by...

New impact technology could revolutionize wireline logging: moving intervention into a new zone.(DRILLING & COMPLETION)
May 1, 2007... Since the introduction of slickline technology for wellbore intervention, there has been a need for a measurement device that can determine not only the strain on the wire, but the forces applied to the toolstring. Today, what stands...

High-resolution LWD image logs versus wireline image logs.(DRILLING & COMPLETION)(logging-while-drilling)
May 1, 2007... Wellbore stability analysis using wireline borehole images is well established. Today, high-resolution logging-while-drilling (LWD) images are available, and they offer information in real time, as well as the opportunity to acquire time-lapse...

Oil-based mud imaging tool meets challenges: overcoming a persistent limitation.(DRILLING & COMPLETION)
May 1, 2007... With advancements in drilling technology have come equivalent advancements in the fluids used with this technology. Improved oil and synthetic based drilling fluids (muds) have been developed and are being used to drill wells in hostile...

Shah Deniz in full flow following complex platform set-down: first application for TPG 500 outside North Sea.(PRODUCTION)
May 1, 2007... Production is building at Shah Deniz in the Azeri sector of the Caspian. Under the first phase of the BP-operated development, nine wells will deliver up to 900 MMscf/d of gas and 58,000 b/d of condensate. All production is being exported...

$38 billion to go to floating production during 2007-2011: FPSOs lead the pack.(PRODUCTION)
May 1, 2007... Recent years have seen a rapid expansion of the world's FPSO fleet, prompted in part by an increased demand for drilling units that has reduced the number of semisubmersible rigs available for conversion to production platforms. International...

Developing the 'right' concept for offshore developments.(PRODUCTION)(front end engineering design )
May 1, 2007... Selecting the "right" concept for producing an offshore field can have a major impact on the success of the project. In light of that fact, the conceptual phase needs to be scrutinized thoroughly. It ultimately becomes the stepping stone for...

Providing answers for un-testable wells: combination tool can give results.(PRODUCTION)
May 1, 2007... Well testing has been a critical step in well evaluation since the 1920s. It has always been the first real measurement of reservoir volumetrics and potential performance. Described as a temporary completion, well testing gives the...

Full load test addresses concerns over Kashagan [H.sub.2] gas compression.(PRODUCTION)
May 1, 2007... Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methodologies face increasingly extreme challenges when handling gas streams characterized by high levels of contamination, as is the case with the giant Kashagan oilfield development offshore Kazakhstan. To...

World's first subsea processing system headed for Norway: slated for Tordis in North Sea.(SUBSEA)
May 1, 2007... The final weld has been made on the separation unit for the world's first commercial subsea processing unit bound for the North Sea's Statoil-operated Tordis field. In mid-March the improved oil recovery (IOR) project reached a milestone when...

Helix to deploy first ship-shaped DP FPU in Gulf of Mexico: to include disconnectable transfer system.(CONSTRUCTION & INSTALLATION)
May 1, 2007... Operators in the Gulf of Mexico continue to evolve every possible mechanism capable of extracting the region's rich resources to adapt to challenging field development and operational conditions. Helix Energy Solutions is about to launch the...

Jumbo shipping flexes muscles with 'all-in-one' concept: 2J-class vessels operational, 2 on order.(CONSTRUCTION & INSTALLATION)
May 1, 2007... The Netherlands-based Jumbo Shipping has completed a full year's work with its J1800-class Jumbo Javelin and Fair-partner DP-2, heavy-lift, transportation, and installation vessels, the first two of four vessels planned for the class. ...

Hull strength, fatigue analysis critical during design/conversion phase: plans call for 15-20 years on location.(CONSTRUCTION & INSTALLATION)
May 1, 2007... FPSOs are generally designed to remain at their offshore location for 15-20 years, without the need for dry-docking. Over the past few years, orders for newbuild FPSOs have risen significantly, in particular for use in harsh environment zones...

High-pressure flexible pipe, the next frontier.(TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS)
May 1, 2007... The arrival of high-pressure applications above API 10,000 psi represents a challenge for large diameter flexible pipes. The first API 15,000 psi (103 MPa) flexible line for kill and choke applications was produced in 1976 with a 2.5-in...

Newly merged seismic super-group plans global expansion.(CGG Veritas' Christophe Pettenati-Auziere)(Interview)
May 1, 2007... It is eight months since CGG and Veritas announced their intention to merge, creating the world's largest seismic group, with a combined turnover in 2006 of around $2.6 billion. Offshore asked CGGVeritas' Christophe Pettenati-Auziere,...

Time-lapse seismic swaths prove cost-effective alternative to full-field 4D: important to Shell's North Sea strategy.(GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS)
May 1, 2007... With careful planning, time-lapse seismic technology (4D) swaths can be a cost-effective alternative to full-field 4D seismic acquisition for structurally simple fields and are important in Shell's North Sea 4D strategy. The portfolio...

Offshore energy education must begin with the public and politicians.(NATIONAL OCEAN INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION)
May 1, 2007... Over the past 25 years, if one thing has proven true it's that one Presidential Administration cannot change our dependence on imported oil. Today, the United States continues to import 60% of our oil and we're more dependent on sources...

NOIA represents all phases of offshore energy.(NATIONAL OCEAN INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION)
May 1, 2007... The National Ocean Industries Association is the only national trade association representing every segment of the offshore energy exploration and production industry. Comprising more than 300 companies, NOIA represents offshore drillers,...

The first step toward energy independence?(NATIONAL OCEAN INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION)
May 1, 2007... As I watched the President's State of Union address in January, I was struck that he, like Presidents before him, was making a promise for energy independence. In more than 20 of the last 34 State of Union addresses since 1973, Presidents have...

Buoyant French contractors open to global business opportunities: cooperation improves results.(FRANCE)(Interview)
May 1, 2007... France's upstream/downstream contractors and suppliers are in general thriving and keen to penetrate new markets. Offshore discussed prospects with GEP chairman Dominique Michel, also vice-president of drilling engineering contractor Dietswell,...

Submarine fiber-optic and DC power solution for ultra-long tieback: new concept closes technology gap.(FRANCE)
May 1, 2007... The submarine telecommunications industry has deployed the core of the global fiber grid by setting up full duplex telecommunications solutions between continents. These solutions rely on fiber-optic cables, equipped with high reliability...

Cryogenic floating flexibles widen options for LNG transfer.(FRANCE)
May 1, 2007... A group of oil and gas majors is supporting the development of cryogenic floating flexible pipelines for LNG transfer operations. The venture is a direct follow-on from the qualification of such flexibles in aerial architectures through the...

SEDI Fibers Optique.(optical fiber connectors)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... SEDI Fibers Optique has introduced a range of optical fiber connectors that address hermetic feedthrough issues associated with harsh environment sensor and data communications applications. These include ST connectors for all types of silica...

Insfitut de Soudure.
May 1, 2007... Institut de Soudure, France's national welding institute, has established a new welding center at the Qatar Science & Technology Park. This is providing research, training and export services to assist forthcoming oil and gas projects in the...