Offshore articles from September 2006

Offshore archives from September 2006

Time growing short for Pemex.(COMMENT)
September 1, 2006... Time--and oil--are running out for Pemex. The supergiant Cantarell field, which boasts the highest offshore crude oil production in the world, is seeing what could be a steep decline, hitting Mexico's crude oil production and exports in the...

Global data.(Deepwater drillships)
September 1, 2006... This month Infield Systems reviews the emergence of ultra deepwater (>1,500 m) fields while highlighting some of the key features, implications, and trends within the subsea market of this relatively new sector. The bar graph depicts the...

Trinidad.(Latin America)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Trinidad. First gas production from the Dolphin Deep development to the onshore processing facilities at Beachfield on the south east coast of Trinidad and Tobago, was reported by operator BG Group and partner Chevron Dolphin Deep is 83 km...

Ecuador.(Latin America)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Ecuador. Indonesia and Ecuador agreed to collaborate in the oil and gas sector, say reports from Jakarta Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said the country sent a delegation led by slate-owned oil firm of PT Pertamina to Ecuador....

El Salvador..(CEL )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... El Salvador's state power company CEL plans to hire a consultant to study possible oil deposits some 111 km off the country's coast, said CEL president Nicolas Salume in reports from the area. The consultant would also draft bidding rules...

Dragon Oil Plc.(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Dragon Oil Plc. reports total field production from the Cheleken Contract Area, in the Caspian Sea, offshore Turkmenistan, through mid-2006 was 3.4 MMbbl of oil and the average gross production for the half-year was 18,576 b/d of oil, with...

North Sea.(Europe)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... North Sea. Initial testing of East Causeway well 211/23d-17z in the UK North Sea flowed at multiple stabilized rates up to 7,000 b/d of oil, reports Antrim Energy Inc., operator. The well was drilled at a high angle and horizontally through...

Shetland Islands.(Europe)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Shetland Islands. The Wellington 1 on the UK continental shelf in PL 1368 west of the Shetlands has spudded, according to Sunshine Gas Ltd. In 148m of water, the Bredford Dolphin is drilling the well to a proposed TD of 1,251 m. The...

Egypt.(Africa)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Egypt. RWE Dea AG has signed the North El Amriya Concession Agreement with Egypt, making RWE Dea one of the largest acreage holders in the Nile Delta. North El Amriya is mainly in shallow water in the West Nile Delta. The concession covers...

Nigeria.(Asia/Pacific)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Nigeria. First production from Addax Petroleum's Nda field development program started on July 30. The addition of this Nda field production has raised Addax's gross daily oil production to 102,200 b/d, marking the first time that Addax's...

Lundin acquires Total's Peik field interest.(Total )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Lundin Petroleum AB acquires from Total an interest in the undeveloped Peik gas/condensate field located in the United Kingdom and the Norwegian North Sea. The acquisition includes 50% of NCS block 24/6a, operated by Total, which includes...

Indonesia.(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Indonesia. PT. Berlian Laju Tanker Tbk (BLT) has entered the FPSO business with a five-year contract with Pertamina-PetroChina JOB operating the Salawati field, off Irian Jaya/Papua. It has converted one of its own tankers into an FPSO, an...

New Zealand.(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... New Zealand. Three exploration permits were awarded as a result of the Offshore Taranaki Exploration Permit Blocks Offer. PEP 38 772 was awarded to Hugh Green Energy Ltd. and is a 3,775 sq km block adjacent to the Wanganui coast. Hugh Green...

Denmark pins hopes on newcomers.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)(New bidders for Denmark gas exploration )
September 1, 2006... Exploration activity in Danish waters is set to intensify, following the award of 14 new licenses this year by Denmark's government. In its latest annual review, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) says the combined 6th Licensing Round programs...

Rig constraints stifle exploration.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)
September 1, 2006... Rig shortages have put the brakes on UK exploration drilling, according to a new report from analyst Wood Mackenzie. The company forecasts a total of 63 new exploration and appraisal wells across the UK shelf this year, way below the 2005 tally...

Venture expands gas portfolio.(CH4 Energy)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Venture Production has acquired CH4 Energy, a UK-based gas production company with interests on either side of the Dutch/British North Sea median line. The main asset is the Markham gas complex, developed originally by Lasmo in the early 1990s....

Island breakthrough in Celtic Sea.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... In Ireland's Celtic Sea, Island Oil & Gas has tested gas successfully from its second well in the sector, on the Old Head of Kinsale prospect. Well 49/23-1, drilled by the semisubmersible Petrolia in 296 ft. of water, encountered a Lower...

Petrobras to deploy first FPSO in US GoM.(GULF OF MEXICO)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Petrobras plans to deploy the first FPSO in the US Gulf of Mexico to develop the Cascade and Chinook fields located in the Walker Ridge area in water depths ranging from 7,000-9,000 ft. Petroleo Brasileiro SA subsidiary, Petrobras America...

Deepwater discoveries.(GULF OF MEXICO)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Operators found commercial quantities of hydrocarbons with two deepwater wells since we last reported on Gulf drilling activity in August. Nexen's exploration well on the Ringo prospect in Mississippi Canyon block 546 encountered...

Field developments.(GULF OF MEXICO)(ATP's new oil fields works underway)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... ATP says FEED work is under way for development of four of its newly acquired fields: Telemark (Atwater Valley block 62), Mirage (Mississippi Canyon block 941), Oasis (Mississippi Canyon block 943), and Morgus (Mississippi Canyon block 942)....

Thunder Horse.(British Petroleum Company PLC)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... BP says it expects to achieve first production from its Thunder Horse field in early 2007. According to the company, offshore repair work on the Thunder Horse semi continues, including testing of its subsea equipment in preparation for...

Deep Marine Technology's 240 ft DP MSV, DMT Diamond, performed a wide range of activities during its first year of service in the Gulf of Mexico, including installation of seven ridged jumpers ranging from 55-93 in. in 4,400 ft of water, setting of 11 steel and 14 electrical flying leads, pre- and post-route surveys, riser removal, inspections, commissioning, and module installation on subsea trees.(GULF OF MEXICO)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Deep Marine Technology's 240 ft DP MSV, DMT Diamond, performed a wide range of activities during its first year of service in the Gulf of Mexico, including installation of seven ridged jumpers ranging from 55-93 in. in 4,400 ft of water,...

Genghis Khan.(GULF OF MEXICO)(oil fields)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Anadarko delayed completion operations on its Genghis Khan field over concerns of mooring a rig near its tieback production facility, Marco Polo, and associated subsea infrastructure during the peak hurricane season. Completions operations...

Jack.(GULF OF MEXICO)(oil field)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Market sources indicate that a competitive tender has been launched for selection of a feasible development solution for the Chevron-operated Jack discovery on Walker Ridge block 759 in 7,000 ft of water. At print, partners in the project...

Rig exodus.(GULF OF MEXICO)(Rowan Paris, Gilbert Rowe )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Two more rigs will be leaving the Gulf of Mexico this year for term contracts in the Middle East. Rowan secured contracts for two of its Class 116-C jackups for operations offshore Qatar beginning late 2006 or early 2007. Both contracts...

US Senate vs. house.(GULF OF MEXICO)(Legislation on OCS leasing)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... A conference committee has been assembled to reconcile differences between two separate pieces of legislation on OCS leasing passed by the Senate and House of Representatives. By a vote of 71-25, the US Senate adopted the Gulf of Mexico...

Anadarko completes acquisition of Kerr-McGee.(GULF OF MEXICO)
September 1, 2006... Anadarko has completed the acquisition of Kerr-McGee Corp. in an all-cash transaction totaling $16.4 billion, or $70.50 per KerrMcGee share, plus the assumption of net debt and other liabilities estimated at $1.6 billion. Kerr-McGee's...

Petrobras signs frame agreements for subsea trees.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEM)
September 1, 2006... Petrobras recently signed two nearly identical frame agreements with two different supply companies for subsea christmas trees. The first, with Aker Kvaerner's Subsea Brazil affiliate, is a two-year agreement valued at approximately $84 million...

Norson uses remote flooding to complete deepwater project.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEM)(Norson Services)(Remote Flooding Module)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Aberdeen-based Norson Services recently completed a deepwater pipeline operation offshore Angola using its subsea remote pipeline flooding and pigging system. The engineering company was awarded a multimillion dollar contract which involved all...

DMT Orders 5 Triton XLS ROVs.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEM)(Deep Marine Technology Inc., Remotely Operated Vehicles)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Perry Slingsby Systems will supply 5 Triton XLS Work Class Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) to Deep Marine Technology Inc. Delivery of these ROVs will begin in April 2007 at a rate of one vehicle per month. The 150-hp, 3,000-m depth rated...

Petrobras secures rigs for long-term contracts.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)
September 1, 2006... Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. secured a $270 million contract with Queiroz Galvao Perfuracoes (QGP) to design and build its first drilling rig for deployment in Brazilian waters for Petrobras. The semisubmersible rig will be built based on...

Drillers playing the slots.(Peak Well Management Ltd. )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Aberdeen-based Peak Well Management Ltd. says a number of its clients, particularly the small and medium sized exploration companies, are taking up available drilling slots from larger oil companies that have rigs on long-term contracts. Peak...

FSO contracts.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)(contracts)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Cosco Corp. Ltd. through subsidiary Cosco Shipyard Group secured its first FSO newbuild and conversion contracts totaling $74.8 million. The newbuild contract is valued at $27.5 million. Construction of the 52,000-dwt, newbuild FSO will be...

Ezra building accommodation/crane barge.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)(Labroy Shipbuilding Offshore Ltd)(Ezra Holdings Ltd)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Ezra Holdings Ltd. subsidiary Lewek Shipping Pte Ltd. issued an $8.85-million contract to Labroy Shipbuilding Offshore Ltd. for delivery of a 300-ft accommodation/crane barge. The barge will come equipped with a heavy-lift pedestal crane,...

Practical wellbore stability prediction.(DRILLING & PRODUCTION)
September 1, 2006... A new joint industry project (JIP) on wellbore stability methodologies is planned by Knowledge Systems Inc. The multi-company research is the latest in a series of JIPs about predicting earth pressure and in-situ stress in order to reduce...

Integrating drilling support with well lifecycle management.(Decision Dynamics Technology Ltd.)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... A new software platform for upstream oil and gas companies is the first in the industry to integrate drilling support with well life-cycle management, improving efficiencies, cost controls, and compliance capabilities for exploration and...

BP installs East Azeri deck.(DRILLING & PRODUCTION)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... The East Azeri platform deck on the AzeriChirag-Gunashli (ACG) field in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea was lowered into position. Statoil has an 8.56% interest in the ACG field, operated by BP. The nearly 16,000-ton topside was...

Cnooc's Chunxiao field online, border dispute continues.(China National Offshore Oil Corp.)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... The China National Offshore Oil Corp. (Cnooc) began first gas production from the Chunxiao field in the East China Sea, an area that is the focus of a drawn-out dispute with Japan. On an inspection tour at the Chunxiao field, a senior...

OHM to conduct CSEM survey in Falklands.(GEOSCIENCES)(Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping Plc. to conduct Controlled Source Electromagnetic survey for Falkland Oil & Gas Ltd.)
September 1, 2006... Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping Plc (OHM) is to conduct an extensive Controlled Source Electromagnetic (CSEM) survey in the South and East Falkland basins on behalf of Falkland Oil & Gas Ltd. (FOGL). Beginning in late 2006, the program will...

Sercel invests in new 4D seismic company.(GEOSCIENCES)
September 1, 2006... Newly formed 4D seismic software services consultancy Reservoir Imaging Ltd. (RIL), has added Sercel as a minority stakeholder. Sercel, a leading seismic acquisition equipment manufacturer, attributes the rapid progress made by the Edinburgh,...

Seismic vessel charter agreements announced.(GEOSCIENCES)(E Forland Shipowners )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Fugro and TGS-Nopec Geophysical Co. ASA separately announced charter agreements that will increase their multi-streamer acquisition capacities beginning in 2007. Fugro's charter agreement with E Forland Shipowners of Norway secures the...

WHAM to survey North Sea prospect.(GEOSCIENCES)(WHAM Energy plc, Petroleum Geo-Sciences )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... North Sea oil and gas exploration company WHAM Energy plc has contracted Petroleum Geo-Sciences (PGS) to conduct a detailed 3D seismic survey of one of its major prospects in the North Sea. PGS will shoot 3D seismic over blocks 48/3a and...

Despite falling output, Mexican politics keep foreign operators out.(LATIN AMERICA)(Petroleos Mexicanos)
September 1, 2006... Time--and oil--are running out for state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex). The supergiant Cantarell field, which boasts the highest offshore crude oil production in the world, is seeing what could be a steep decline, hitting Mexico's...

Petrobras' subsalt discovery promises more activity.(LATIN AMERICA)
September 1, 2006... Last July, Petrobras reported to the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) a light oil discovery offshore Brazil at a subsalt site in Santos basin. The well, the first to be drilled in block BM-S-11, is 250 km from the southern coast of Rio de...

Honey comb base bulk storage tanks for drill cuttings improve efficiency, safety in zero discharge operations.(DRILLING & COMPLETION)
September 1, 2006... Current regulations require the containment and removal of drill cuttings generated with oil-based systems, from a drilling rig for ultimate disposal. Proposed legislation may prevent the discharge of water-based cuttings as well, which will...

Integrated fluids, solids control program improves drilling performance: environmental targets met using inverted emulsion mud.(DRILLING & COMPLETION)
September 1, 2006... The environmental and economic impacts of using an inverted emulsion drilling fluid were mitigated by managing mud constituents and treatment to reduce retention on cuttings. An Integrated Fluids Engineering (IFE) concept was employed to...

Preparations for offshore casing directional drilling: rotary steerable system proved practical.(DRILLING & COMPLETION)
September 1, 2006... Conoco Phillips has its sights on using directional casing drilling offshore after applying casing drilling in over 120 wells in the Lobo trend of South Texas to reduce lost circulation, reduce stuck pipe, and ultimately improve drilling...

Flexible joint improvements may aid reliability: complete operating parameters should be defined before unit is designed.(PRODUCTION)
September 1, 2006... Flexible joints (FJs) are being used in more challenging applications now than when they first received industry acceptance in the 1990s as decoupling agents between steel catenary risers (SCRs) and floating platforms. Because of this and some...

Drill pipe riser intervention improvements aim at FPUs: two systems resulted from developments for deep, ultra deepwaters.
September 1, 2006... Petrobras S.A. discovered the Roncador field in 1996 in 1,800 m of water, which accelerated development of a new completion and intervention system. The dual-bore risers used at the time were too heavy for application in this ultra deepwater...

Rig shortage triggers rigless intervention system: alternative for extracting and pre-installing conductors.
September 1, 2006... With rigs becoming increasingly scarce, operators are forced to delay abandonment and drilling plans for weeks, even months. For operators with the foresight to anticipate this shortage, an environmentally friendly hydraulic rigless...

Subsea separation, reinjection system solves problem of produced water.(SUBSEA)
September 1, 2006... Petrobras' research and development center, Cenpes, is working with subsea water separation systems to reinject produced water. "The system is being designed to operate in 2008 at water depths ranging from 800-1,500 m, at the Marlim field...

Torpedo piles show promise as cost-effective solution for deepwater mooring in GoM.(CONSTRUCTION & INSTALLATION)
September 1, 2006... Deploying conventional anchor systems for Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs) and for permanent facilities can be costly. However, decades-old technology, supported by reliable modeling algorithms, may provide a more cost-effective solution...

Optimization of materials in hydrocarbon production.
September 1, 2006... Corrosion has wide-ranging implications on the integrity of many materials used in the petroleum industry. Therefore, the effective and successful use of materials for oil and gas production systems should be an integral part of any strategy....

Extending the design life of an FPSO through cathodic protection.(PIPELINE & TRANSPORTATION)(floating production storage and off-loading)
September 1, 2006... Operators have been using FPSOs for long-term field developments for a number of years. This type of production unit is either converted from an existing tanker or built from scratch to match a field's reservoir characteristics. The...

Integrity management for offshore installations: Atkins provides holistic approach to managing assets.(PIPELINE & TRANSPORTATION)(Atkins' Oil and Gas Americas Group)
September 1, 2006... Energy companies demand more from their producing assets than ever. As a result of high oil and gas prices and ever-growing demand, companies face the task of keeping their producing infrastructure, from below ground to the platform to the...

Play potential in the deepwater Santos basin, Brazil: recent discoveries open an exciting new frontier.(GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS)
September 1, 2006... Because of its geological similarity to the adjacent and prolific Campos basin, the Santos basin of Brazil is an increasingly important hydrocarbon province. Most exploration in the Santos basin has been in shallow water, where fewer than 100...

First successful offshore installation of permanent in-well optical seicmic sysytem.(GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS)
September 1, 2006... The first ever successful offshore installation of a permanent in-well optical seismic system has been made in BP Norway's G-24 injector well in the Valhall field by Weatherford International Ltd. This is the result of a two-year collaboration...

Newbuild AHTS safeguards crew against winch/anchor accidents: more flexible propulsion and power management.(anchor-handling tug and supply)(Product/service evaluation)
September 1, 2006... Bourbon Offshore Norway has taken delivery from the Ulstein group of Bourbon Orca, a new design of anchor-handling tug and supply (AHTS) vessel incorporating three major innovations--Ulstein's X-bow design, a new safe anchor-handling system,...

New tools and technology for the offshore industry: System monitors multiple forces to guard SPM, tanker maneuvers.(EQUIPMENT & ENGINEERING)
September 1, 2006... Environmental conditions can severely impact operations involving Single Point Mooring (SPM) buoys. Operational requirements for SPM tanker loading maneuvers are complex. The dominant meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) forces acting on...

New fire-resistant cables improve critical systems performance in emergency.(EQUIPMENT & ENGINEERING)(Enter Draka Marine, Oil & Gas International)
September 1, 2006... While offshore drilling rigs and production platforms place high priority on reliable power at all times, this need is critical during dangerous events, such as the outbreak of fire. If critical operational and safety systems go down quickly...

Laser-based gas sensors keep moisture out of pipelines.(EQUIPMENT & ENGINEERING)
September 1, 2006... Because natural gas produced at the wellhead often contains contaminants, including water, it must be cleaned and brought to "Pipeline Quality" before it can be safely delivered to high-pressure, long-distance pipelines. Natural gas that is not...

Schorch supplying largest mud pumps in history.(EQUIPMENT & ENGINEERING)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Mud pumps for AkerKvaerner's two Aker H6-designed, sixth-generation semisubmersible drilling rigs will be supplied by Germany-based Schorch. The mud pumps will be the largest in the industry when the semis go into operation, scheduled for 2008....

GE addresses deep-sea inspection problem.(EQUIPMENT & ENGINEERING)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... GE's Pipeline Solutions developed SmartScan Deep Sea, a new multi-diameter in-line inspection (ILI) tool for deel-sea pipelines, to help overcome obstacles to expanding into previously inaccessible offshore fields. At depths of 1,500-3,000...

Dr. Ian Hudson.(appointment of Ian Hudson)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Dr. Ian Hudson has joined Transocean as corporate environmental advisor, reporting to Jimmy Moore, director of QHSE Services, and Adrian Rose, VP of QHSE. Before joining the company, Hudson headed the Serpent project, a worldwide scientific...

Knight Well Services.(appointment of Bobby Crockett and Randy Gibson)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Knight Well Services, a division of Knight Oil Tools, has named Bobby Crockett as general manager and Randy Gibson as operations manager. Crockett will oversee all day-to-day operations for Well Services while based at Knight's new corporate...

Forrest Singletary, founder and CEO of Offshore Consultants Inc. is retiring after 30 years with OCI.(People)
September 1, 2006... Forrest Singletary, founder and CEO of Offshore Consultants Inc. is retiring after 30 years with OCI. Hank Fuselier, president, and Misty Sonnier, VR, have assumed management of the company as of Aug. 1.

Superior Offshore International.(People)
September 1, 2006... Superior Offshore International has named Gerard Ledet as its new marine technical manager. Ledet will serve as the fleet-wide liaison for all of Superior Offshore International's marine superintendents, port engineers, and project managers...

Noble Energy Inc.(appointment of David L. Stover)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... David L. Stover has been appointed executive VP and COO of Noble Energy Inc. Stover is responsible for all of Noble Energy's EXP activities. Noble has also appointed Rodney D. Cook and Ted D. Brown as VPs. Cook is responsible for operations in...

Ross W. Gallup.(appointment of Ross W. Gallup )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Ross W. Gallup has joined Noble Corp., a provider of drilling-related products and services, as VP of Tax at Noble Drilling Services Inc. Gallup recently served as tax director at Pride International Inc. He has also served as manager of tax at...

Teledyne Technologies Inc., through subsidiary Teledyne Instruments Inc., has agreed to acquire a majority interest in Ocean Design Inc. for $30 million.(Companies)
September 1, 2006... Teledyne Technologies Inc., through subsidiary Teledyne Instruments Inc., has agreed to acquire a majority interest in Ocean Design Inc. for $30 million. ODI is a manufacturer of subsea, wet-mateable electrical and fiber-optic interconnect...

Expro International Group Plc has completed its acquisition of PowerWell Services, a supplier of well testing and other flow management products and services, for $674.5 million.(Companies)
September 1, 2006... Expro International Group Plc has completed its acquisition of PowerWell Services, a supplier of well testing and other flow management products and services, for $674.5 million. The acquisition will enable Expro to accelerate its growth and...

Emerson Process Management.(Companies)(Total)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Total has chosen Emerson Process Management as main automation contractor for Total's FPSO vessel for the Akpo field development. The Akpo field is located 200 km off the coast of Nigeria in water depths of 1,100-1,700 m. The Akpo FPSO is 310 m...

M-I Swaco has acquired Specialised Petroleum Services Group Ltd. (SPS). SPS International offers a line of patented clean-up tool technology as well as its Wellbore Assurance process.(Companies)
September 1, 2006... M-I Swaco has acquired Specialised Petroleum Services Group Ltd. (SPS). SPS International offers a line of patented clean-up tool technology as well as its WELLBORE ASSURANCE process. The company's products and services are designed to minimize...

Sondex Plc has formed a new company, Sondex Drilling Tools Inc., to market its measurement while drilling (MWD) and logging while drilling (LWD) instruments.(Companies)(Sondex Drilling Tools Inc)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Sondex Plc has formed a new company, Sondex Drilling Tools Inc., to market its measurement while drilling (MWD) and logging while drilling (LWD) instruments. The move follows the recent acquisition of Bluestar Tools, a Canadian-based business...

Peter Brotherhood, a designer and manufacturer of steam turbine driven generator sets for FPSO vessels, has secured two orders from Single Buoy Moorings (SBM).(Companies)(contracts)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Peter Brotherhood, a designer and manufacturer of steam turbine driven generator sets for FPSO vessels, has secured two orders from Single Buoy Moorings (SBM). Peter Brotherhood will design and manufacture two condensing steam turbine driven...

IHS Inc. and Petrotechnical Open Standards Consortium Inc. (POSC) have signed a letter of intent to establish a service to provide a global industry standard for unique well identifiers for all known oil and gas wells.(Companies)(Petrotechnical Open Standards Consortium Inc)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... IHS Inc. and Petrotechnical Open Standards Consortium Inc. (POSC) have signed a letter of intent to establish a service to provide a global industry standard for unique well identifiers for all known oil and gas wells. Since no global...

Model every well, all the time.
September 1, 2006... As an industry, E&P rarely relies on rigorous reservoir modeling in the development phase, and even less during exploration. Reservoir modeling is not just for mature reservoirs anymore. Technology exists today that will bring E&P modeling into...

2006 environmental drilling and completion fluids directory.(FLOCCULANTS)(Table)
September 1, 2006... 2006 Environmental Drilling and Completion Fluids Directory Product name Description FLOCCULANTS AMBAR AMFLUS Surfactants and flocculants STARDRILL NP-110 ...