Offshore articles from September 2004

Offshore archives from September 2004

Don't depend on dumb luck when picking drill pipe: depend on Grant Prideco for intelligent, premium drilling products.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Greater drilling depths, more challenging well plans and hostile downhole conditions have created unusual challenges for oil and gas operators. And, all these conditions have put extreme pressures on drill pipe. For many applications,...

Extended reach coiled tubing capabilities unplugged.(Superior Energy Services Inc. developed a thruster system to remove pipeline blockages)
September 1, 2004... CoilTAC[TM] Eliminates Blockage Guesswork Previous technologies to remove pipeline blockages required cutting the line, sometimes more than once, to clean intervals less than 5,000'. Superior Energy Services takes the guesswork out of...

Is your gas lift system out of its depth in deep water? We're going to eXtremes to improve production.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... The XLift * high-pressure gas lift system is specifically designed for deepwater wells. Its 5,000-psi rated working pressure means that in deepwater wells the first injection valve can be placed below the mudline instead of in the riser. The...

Deepwater drilling outlook.(Comment)
September 1, 2004... Look for more growth over the next five years in deepwater drilling and development and in the technology that supports it. That is the consensus of a number of reports in this month's issue. The longer-term trend is for more deepwater...

ConocoPhillips recently received approval from the UK Department of Trade and Industry.(Europe)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... ConocoPhillips recently received approval from the UK Department of Trade and Industry to develop the Saturn Unit area in the southern North Sea. First gas production from Saturn is expected in 4Q 2005 at an initial gross rate of 75...

OAO Lukoil subsidiary, OOO Lukoil-Kaliningradmorneft, started commercial production.(Europe)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... OAO Lukoil subsidiary, OOO Lukoil-Kaliningradmorneft, started commercial production at the Kravtsovskoye D-6 field in the Baltic Sea in early 3Q. A geological survey indicates recoverable reserves of 9.1 million tons. Investments in field...

Santos Ltd. and ConocoPhillips--already joint venturers in the giant Bayu-Undan liquids and LNG projects--have joined forces.(Asia-Pacific)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Santos Ltd. and ConocoPhillips--already joint venturers in the giant Bayu-Undan liquids and LNG projects--have joined forces to explore another Timor Sea prospect. Santos announced that its subsidiary, Santos Offshore Pty Ltd., has concluded a...

Eni has a new discovery in the North Caspian production-sharing agreement.(Central Asia)(ENI Corp.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Eni has a new discovery in the North Caspian production-sharing agreement (NC PSA) contract area offshore Kazakhstan. The first exploration well on the Kairan prospect encountered hydrocarbon-beating intervals and will be evaluated for...

Development offshore Kazakhstan now includes a new drilling facility.(Central Asia)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Development offshore Kazakhstan now includes a new drilling facility. National Oilwell was awarded a letter of intent for designing and constructing a drilling facility for Agip Kazakhstan North Caspian Operating Co.'s (Agip KCO) "D" Island...

Santos Ltd. has expanded into its first North African exploration venture.(Middle East)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Santos Ltd. has expanded into its first North African exploration venture with a farm-in into a joint eight-well exploration program in the Gulf of Suez offshore Egypt. Santos agreed to acquire a non-operated equity position in three...

Dana Petroleum has farmed in to block 8 offshore Mauritania.(Africa)(Wintershall AG to finance Dana Petroleum Inc. for exploration project)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Dana Petroleum has farmed in to block 8 offshore Mauritania. Wintershall AG has agreed to pay all of Dana's costs through the end of the current exploration period, including acquisition, processing, and interpretation of a major 3D seismic...

China pushes for production.(Global E&P)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... CNOOC Ltd. hit oil late in 2Q with wildcat well Huizhou (HZ) 26-3 in the Pearl River Mouth basin of the South China Sea. HZ 26-3-1 lies 170 km southeast of Hong Kong. It was drilled to 3,780 m TD in 10 m water depth. Zhang Guohua,...

Amerada Hess Corp. has received government approval.(Africa)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Amerada Hess Corp. has received government approval to develop Northern block G offshore Equatorial Guinea. The integrated development plan for the Okume, Oveng, Ebano, and Elon reservoirs calls for a combination of two TLPs set in 900 ft...

Kosmos Energy's Ghanaian affiliate, Kosmos Energy Ghana HC, has signed its first major contract.(Africa)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Kosmos Energy's Ghanaian affiliate, Kosmos Energy Ghana HC, has signed its first major contract for West African acreage with a petroleum agreement for the West Cape Three Points block offshore Ghana. The 1,957-sq-km block lies in the Gulf...

Pan-Ocean Energy Corp. Ltd. had a discovery on the exploration well EAVOM-1.(Africa)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Pan-Ocean Energy Corp. Ltd. had a discovery on the exploration well EAVOM-1, on the Avouma prospect 16.5 km south of the company's producing Etame field offshore Gabon, West Africa. EAVOM-1 is the second discovery made on the Etame permit...

BP Egypt had a new gas discovery in the Western Nile Delta.(Mediterranean)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... BP Egypt had a new gas discovery in the Western Nile Delta. The Polaris 1 exploratory well is the second discovery in the West Mediterranean Deep Water concession, following Ruby in 2002. Polaris 1 is 75 km northwest of Alexandria in 1,162 m...

Recent drilling offshore Cuba has been somewhat disappointing.(Americas)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Recent drilling offshore Cuba has been somewhat disappointing, but won't arrest exploration. Repsol YPF contracted Ocean Rig's Eirik Raude semisubmersible to drill the first ultra-deepwater well off the northwest coast of the island in the...

Statoil hitting production targets.(Offshore Europe)
September 1, 2004... Strike action this summer by Norwegian rig crews should not dent Statoil's 2004 production figures, so said acting CEO Erling Overland during a financial presentation in London last month. A prolonged protest might bring repercussions next...

De Ruyter moving ahead.(Offshore Europe)(De Ruyter exploration project)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... A rare oilfield development is shaping up in the Dutch North Sea. Petro-Canada has awarded an engineering and procurement services contract for its De Ruyter project, in blocks P10 and P11b, to UK contractor Amec, which also undertook front-end...

Subsea phase 3 for Captain.(Offshore Europe)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... ChevronTexaco has kicked off a third phase of its heavy oil Captain development in the UK's Outer Moray Firth, which came onstream in 1997 via an FPSO and a wellhead protection platform. Under a second phase in 2000, targeting reserves in the...

Dong takes stakes West of Shetlands.(Offshore Europe)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Maersk has received the go-ahead from the Danish Energy agency to further develop the Valdemar field with a new platform, bridge-linked to the Valdemar A installation. Eight horizontal producer wells will be drilled into the Lower Cretaceous...

Sales and regulations.(Gulf of Mexico)
September 1, 2004... The US Minerals Management Service has published the final notice of Lease Sale 192 for offshore oil and gas. The MMS estimated the sale, held August 18 in New Orleans, Louisiana, could result in production of 136 to 262 MMbbl of oil and 0.81...

Deepwater, deep shelf.(Gulf of Mexico)
September 1, 2004... Kerr-McGee Corp. has begun first production from the first of two subsea wells at the deepwater Red Hawk field in the Gulf of Mexico. Red Hawk, discovered in 2001, is on Garden Banks block 877 in 5,300 ft of water, Kerr-McGee's deepest field...

Subsea market growth ahead.(Subsea/Surface Systems)
September 1, 2004... The deepwater subsea market can be expected to grow significantly over the next five years, with West Africa, North America, and Europe leading the way in total expenditures, according to a recent study by Infield Systems. Infield sees the...

Newbuild, upgrade for Keppel.(Vessels, Rigs, Upgrades)(Keppel Singmarine Pte. Ltd.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... SMIT Transport & Heavy Lift BV recently exercised its option to build an offshore support vessel with Keppel Singmarine Pte. Ltd. The option is part of the March 2004 contract in which Keppel Singmarine was selected to build two...

Rigdon Marine christens M/V Bourbon.(Vessels, Rigs, Upgrades)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... In mid July, Rigdon Marine delivered the second vessel in its 10-vessel contract to Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co. Inc. in Mobile, Alabama. The M/V Bourbon, like its sister vessel, the M/V Orleans, is a 210 ft x 54 ft x 19 ft, DP-2,...

Kristin hull arrives in Norway.(Vessels, Rigs, Upgrades)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... The hull for Statoil's Kristin platform arrived at the Aker Stord yard south of Bergen, Norway, in early 3Q 2004. Built at the Samsung Heavy Industries yard in South Korea, the hull measures 82 m x 82 m and stands 41 m high. Aker Kvaerner...

Blue Marlin moves PDQ to Texas.(Vessels, Rigs, Upgrades)(production drilling quarters)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Dockwise's Blue Marlin is transporting the Thunder Horse production drilling quarters (PDQ) 16,900 mi from South Korea to Texas. According to Dockwise, the Blue Marlin is now the largest dry tow vessel in the world (with a recent width...

New gyro in MWD.(Drilling & Production)(Measurement While Drilling)
September 1, 2004... With the constant pressure to increase reserves, many operators are choosing to redevelop older fields from existing structures rather than invest huge amounts of capital in new platforms. This drives the need to re-use some of the slots on the...

Gulf of Mexico test.(Drilling & Production)
September 1, 2004... The system can also be used to orient a whipstock inside of casing to mill a window in the desired direction for a re-entry drilling application. Instead of requiring a wireline gyro to be tripped in to orient the whipstock, the whipstock can...

No prospects.(Geosciences)
September 1, 2004... This is the refrain I hear at almost every event, except for the NAPE and APPEX prospect exhibitions. It is the mantra of the present business environment to explain the reduced levels of capex for exploration and production. But, is it...

No significant impact.(Geosciences)(gophysical research)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Researchers from the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University conducted tests in the northern GoM in 2003, using the 20-gnn array aboard their research vessel, Maurice Ewing. Published recently in Geophysical Research...

Spatial 3D.(Technology)(Actuality Systems Inc. launced Perpecta 3D image display system)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Actuality Systems Inc. released Perspecta, the first-ever Spatial 3D system for imaging data into a 360[degrees]-multi-viewer visualization system. Originally developed for the medical industry, the system is being previewed by the oil industry...

Data transcription.(Technology)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... The UK Department of Trade and industry set a compliance date of June 2005 for the oil industry to ensure accurate data catalogs for all offshore legacy data. All UKCS licensees are required to store data in perpetuity, and the DTI is drawing...

Petrobras seeks options for deepwater production: innovative technologies for 3,000-m water depth.(Latin America)
September 1, 2004... Cenpes, the R&D center of Brazil's state-owned Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras), is working on new concepts to make production feasible from new deepwater discoveries. "The program is also geared to reduce costs in production...

Reaching first oil faster: commissioning team facilitates progress.(Latin America)(Forship)
September 1, 2004... In the oil and gas industry, there's a saying among engineers: "Work isn't concluded. It's abandoned." All too often, the delivery date for a project is reached, and the construction and installation firm departs, leaving behind a series of...

'Cleaner' well test vessels improve flaring, recovery in Bay of Campeche.(Latin America)(Pemex Exploracion y Produccion)
September 1, 2004... Pemex Exploracion y Produccion (PEP) is attempting to stem pollution and flaring from its offshore operations, using "ecological" well test vessels. Two purpose-built ships have been engaged on long-term contracts, working mainly in the Bay of...

Shell sets world record with Coulomb tieback: last of Na Kika on production.(Drilling & Completion)(Shell Oil Co.)
September 1, 2004... With an increasing number of new prospects in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, operators continue to improve equipment, shorten project time, and set records. Shell began producing natural gas from its Coulomb development in June. The field boasts...

Deepwater drilling analysis suggests significant increase in activity.(Drilling & Completion)
September 1, 2004... The move to deeper waters has been ongoing for many years with extensive exploration activity, particularly in the "golden triangle" of Brazil, the US Gulf of Mexico, and West Africa. While there is a growing number of new deep-water areas, it...

Ultradeep GoM wells set speed records, reduce waste and exposure, prevent fluid losses.(Grand slam)(Gulf Of Mexico)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 1, 2004... Back-to-back wells, incorporating the ULTRADRIL * system in water depths of 8,957 and 9,101 ft (2,730 and 2,774 m) respectively, reached TD faster than other wells drilled in 7,000+ ft (2,134+ m) of water in the Gulf of Mexico. The water-base...

Success in Germany leads to six more wells.(One down, six to go)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 1, 2004... The operator had been drilling with oil-base mud in offset wells because of shale problems but switched to the ULTRADRIL system. After successfully drilling 7,148 ft (2,179 m) through two intervals, the fluid was stored for six weeks and used...

Operator offshore Italy evaluates ULTRADRIL system to replace OBM.(Making the first move)(On-Board Monitor)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 1, 2004... Looking ahead to more stringent environmental regulations in the Adriatic, an operator tested the ULTRADRIL high-performance, water-base drilling fluid as a replacement for invert systems. The results were very promising--shale inhibition and...

Ultra-results from ULTRADRIL: control your drilling wastes the ultra-smart way.
September 1, 2004... You just can't keep good news a secret! Almost every day, we get reports from around the world of successful wells drilled with the ULTRADRIL high-performance, water-base drilling fluid. Since its introduction, the ULTRADRIL system has...

Environmental drilling & completion fluids directory.(Directory)(Directory)
September 1, 2004... Environmental Drilling & Completion Fluids Directory The 2004 Environmental Drilling and Completions Fluids Directory appearing on the following pages is a listing of industry fluid manufacturers and their individual products. The directory...

The largest liftboat in the world ... at your service.(Liftboat Dixie Patriot)
September 1, 2004... Looking for a piece of equipment that can help your project come in on time and on budget? The MN Dixie Patriot, which is the largest and most technically advanced liftboat in the world, is currently working in the Gulf of Mexico. The Patriot...

New OSVs more sophisticated, economical: Seabulk orders newbuilds for West Africa, Brazil.(Offshore Support Vessels)
September 1, 2004... Seabulk International has been building newer, bigger supply vessels for the international market over the last two years. The Seabulk fleet, like most fleets, is growing older, while the international supply vessel market is growing stronger....

New generation UT vessels offer higher power, speed, comfort, enhanced positioning.(Offshore Support Vessels)
September 1, 2004... Marine activity in Rolls-Royce has expanded in recent years through the acquisition of Vickers, bringing with it well-known names such as Ulstein and Kamewa. Rolls-Royce Marine AS (RRM) is now a leading force in supplying the needs of the...

North Sea standby model to change following BP/Shell review.(Offshore Support Vessels)
September 1, 2004... This spring, BP announced a new search, rescue, and recovery strategy for its UK operations in the central and northern sectors of the North Sea. The 135-million [pounds sterling] program followed three years of trials and consultations with...

Maersk expands fleet to further deepwater aims.(Offshore Support Vessels)(Maersk Supply Service)
September 1, 2004... Deepwater construction projects are providing a steady workload for Maersk Supply Service. "Over the past five years we have added a continuous flow of newbuildings," says a Maersk spokesman. "Our strategy is to focus increasingly on deepwater....

PVT studies provide window into the future: better data will lead to better decisions.(Production)(pressure-volume-temperature)
September 1, 2004... Reservoir fluid pressure-volume-temperature (PVT) studies are nothing new to reservoir engineering. In fact, PVT labs have been around for 50 years or more. They provide a window into the future behavior of hydrocarbon systems by physically...

FPSOs lead strong growth in floating production sector.(Production)(Floating Production Storage and Off-loading)
September 1, 2004... The expansion of the world's floating production fleet has been particularly rapid over the last decade and increasingly dominated by FPSOs. Although FPSO numbers continue to grow, future identified prospects show that other vessel types,...

Autonomous subsea technology expanding its role for future facilities: improved reliability with smarter tools.(Subsea)
September 1, 2004... It is 1 a.m. on Jan. 25, 2009, and the facility has been operating without resident ROVs for more than a year now, but work continues around the clock and in any weather. The Planned Maintenance System (PMS) interrogates the Production...

Electric actuators simplify subsea distribution systems.(Subsea)
September 1, 2004... Electric actuator technology provides simpler subsea distribution systems and eliminates consumption and contamination of hydraulic fluids. A request from Statoil to upgrade the Statfjord subsea production system accelerated FMC Kongsberg...

Petro-Canada investigates flow assurance challenges: regional analysis could yield global solutions.(Pipeline & Transportation)
September 1, 2004... Flow assurance challenges escalate significantly as tieback distance increases and production moves into deeper water. Maintaining production flow is particularly exigent in harsh environments where colder sea temperatures exacerbate common...

New survey sheds light on Nova Scotia past, future.(Geology & Geophysics)
September 1, 2004... A recent survey off Nova Scotia has yielded more than 3,500 line km of new, ultra-deep 2D seismic data that could dramatically alter perception of the province's offshore. According to GX Technology, NovaSpan is the first program of its...

Predicting permeability distribution in complex fluvial sandstone reservoirs.(Geology & geography)
September 1, 2004... Fluvial sandstone layers can be very complex internally, making them particularly frustrating reservoirs to develop. What appears as a uniform sheet of high-permeability sand may turn out to be riddled with numerous and seemingly random...

Infilling 4C ocean bottom cable surveys: improving OBC-fold possible with 'nodes'.(Geology & Geophysics)(ocean-bottom cables)(Seismic)
September 1, 2004... In recent years, marine "multi-component" seismic (4C) has been steadily gaining acceptance from oil majors as a value-enhancing tool. Reservoir information that is interpreted from a 4C survey is significantly greater than from a conventional,...

Conductor torquing system.(New tools and technology for the offshore industry)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... BJ Tubular Services has introduced the Conductor Torquing System, a new system that offers improved safety and operational efficiency when making up or breaking out conductor-threaded connections. Effective make-up and break-out of threaded...

StarTalk XP for Windows.(New tools and technology for the offshore industry)(Systems software)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Flowserve Corp. has released the Flowserve StarTalk XP for Windows, a software package for the Flowserve StarPac, a valve that controls and measures flow. StarPac uses sensors mounted on the valve body to measure flow, eliminating the need...

Damper seals increase stability.(New tools and technology for the offshore industry)
September 1, 2004... Dresser-Rand has developed a new seal design for Datum centrifugal compressors. The damper seals improve rotor-dynamic stability at high pressures and reduce section-to-section leakage in straight-through and back-to-back compressor...

Altra Energy Ltd.(appoints Steve Duvall and Irina Sokolova-Pirie)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Upstream engineering consultancy Altra Energy Ltd. of Aberdeen has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Steve Duvall and Irina Sokolova-Pirie. Duvall has joined Altra's board as international operations director,...

Transocean.(appoints William G. Henderson)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Transocean has named William G. Henderson vice president and controller. Henderson joins Transocean as a 25-year veteran of public accounting and corporate management positions.

Caledyne Ltd.(appoints Roland Van Dort )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Caledyne Ltd. has appointed Roland Van Dort as managing director. Previously with Wealherford Completion and Production Systems, Van Dort has specific responsibility for product sales and business development.

Wood Group Wireline Services.(appoints Robert "Chuck" Crosby)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Wood Group Wireline Services, a subsidiary of John Wood Group PLC, has promoted Robert "Chuck" Crosby to vice president.

Office of Leasing and Environment in the Gulf of Mexico Outer Region of the Minerals Management Services.(Joseph A. Christopher)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Joseph A. Christopher has been appointed regional supervisor for the Office of Leasing and Environment in the Gulf of Mexico Outer Region of the Minerals Management Service. His responsibilities include managing the region's leasing and...

Husky Energy.(appoints John Lau )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Husky Energy president and chief executive John Lau plans to step down next year.

Knowledge Systems.(appoints James Webster )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Knowledge Systems has named James Webster COO. Webster will lead the company's sales, marketing, and operating divisions.

Ocean Design Inc.(appoints John Flynn and Steve O'Steen)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Ocean Design Inc. (ODD, a subsea fiber optic and electrical connectivity company, has appointed John Flynn director of the D&C Sales and Marketing team reporting to Greg Scull, vice president. Steve O'Steen has joined ODI as director of the...

Offshore Logistics Inc. CEO and President, George M. Small will retire later this year.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Offshore Logistics Inc. CEO and President, George M. Small will retire later this year. Small was named CEO in May 2002 after holding the positions of president since 1997 and COO from 1999 to 2002.

Peak Group.(appoints Matt Abell )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... The Peak Group has appointed Matt Abell performance engineering manager in the Houston office. Abell, who has been working in the Gulf of Mexico for the last three years, will work with various operators on an international scale to help...

Friede & Goldman.(appoints Robert W. Fogal Jr.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Friede & Goldman has named Robert W. Fogal Jr. to serve as vice president of marketing and business development.

Rowan Co. Inc.(appoints D.F. McNease, Bob Palmer)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Rowan Co. Inc. has elected CEO D.F. McNease to the added post of chairman. Bob Palmer, non-executive chairman of Rowan, was named Chairman Emeritus for life.

Stabil Drill.(People)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Stabil Drill has named Chip Olds as a new district manager and added Jody Carinhas to its sales team. Olds, based in Corpus Christi, Texas, will market new Stabil Drill products in addition to his management duties.

JP Kenny.(appoints Alan Brackenridge)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... JP Kenny, the Wood Group subsidiary specializing in subsea and pipeline engineering, has appointed Alan Brackenridge to the position of president and COO of JP Kenny Inc. in Houston.

Wood Group Engineering and Production Facilities Holdings has acquired Deepwater Specialists Inc.(Companies)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Wood Group Engineering and Production Facilities Holdings has acquired Deepwater Specialists Inc., a New Orleans-based company that provides facilities commissioning services to the deepwater oil and gas industry.

FMC Measurement Solutions is now doing business as Alliance Measurement Systems (AMS) in Houma, Louisiana expanding its measurement systems capabilities.(Companies)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... FMC Measurement Solutions is now doing business as Alliance Measurement Systems (AMS) in Houma, Louisiana. expanding its measurement systems capabilities. FMC Measurement Solutions provides gas and liquid measurement systems for energy...

Lime Rock Partners and SGAM/4D have purchased Serimer DASA and Serimer DASA North America from Stolt Offshore.(Companies)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Lime Rock Partners and SGAM/4D have purchased Serimer DASA and Serimer DASA North America from Stolt Offshore. Serimer DASA is the world leader for offshore automatic pipeline welding services and also provides onshore welding services. David...

National Oil Co. of Libya has awarded Compagnie Generale de Geophysique the rights to perform a speculative multi-client program over the entire Libyan offshore.(Companies)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... National Oil Co. of Libya has awarded Compagnie Generale de Geophysique the rights to perform a speculative multi-client program over the entire Libyan offshore. CGG expects to start operations in 2Q 2004 with a regional 2D seismic,...

Landmark Graphics Corp., a wholly owned business unit of Halliburton, has been awarded a multi-million dollar, five-year technology and services agreement by Statoil.(Companies)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Landmark Graphics Corp., a wholly owned business unit of Halliburton, has been awarded a multi-million dollar, five-year technology and services agreement by Statoil. Landmark will provide solutions for prospect generation, field development...

The Peak Group has opened an office in Dubai.(Companies)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... The Peak Group has opened an office in Dubai. The Dubai office will offer well engineering and operations management services, as well as the provision of The Peak Group's performance management software to the upstream industry.

Paradigm, provider of advanced petroleum geoscience and drilling technologies, has acquired the assets of the Reservoir Technologies Division (RTD) of Core Laboratories NV.(Companies)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Paradigm, provider of advanced petroleum geoscience and drilling technologies, has acquired the assets of the Reservoir Technologies Division (RTD) of Core Laboratories NV. RTD is a provider of seismic data processing and depth imaging services...

Noble Denton Holdings Ltd., an offshore and marine consulting engineering group, has acquired BOMEL Ltd., a specialist in high quality R&D.(Companies)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Noble Denton Holdings Ltd., an offshore and marine consulting engineering group, has acquired BOMEL Ltd., a specialist in high quality R&D, engineering and project management, health and safety, human and organizational factors, and business...

Canyon Offshore Inc. completed the burial of the Glider field flowline in Green Canyon block 248 for Shell Exploration and Production Co.(Companies)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... Canyon Offshore Inc. completed the burial of the Glider field flowline in Green Canyon block 248 for Shell Exploration and Production Co. The contract work scope included the trenching and backfill burial of the 6.63-in. Glider flowline.

MODEC Inc.(contracts with FMC Technologies Inc)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... MODEC Inc. has chosen FMC Technologies Inc. to design and supply a disconnectable turret mooring system for an FPSO that will be employed offshore Australia. The project's value to FMC Technologies is $50 million in revenue.