Deepwater
Deepwater , Renewables , Technology
E&P Offshore: Fixed or Floating Foundations—Which Brings Value for Money in Deeper Water?
An analysis reveals the tipping point between commercial viability of fixed and floating foundations could be at a greater water depth than previously expected.
Deepwater
Petrobras Kicks Off Tender to Build 3 FPSOs in Deepwater Buzios Field
In a securities filing July 24, Petrobras said the three new FPSOs were part of its development plans for the asset, which aim at a total of 12 floating platforms installed by the end of the decade.
Deepwater
Top 12 Recent Gulf of Mexico Discoveries
July 2020: Walker Ridge Block 316 Discovery Hits 200 Net ft of Oil Pay
Deepwater , Renewables , Digital Oilfield
E&P Offshore: Addressing the Challenge of Exporting Power from Deepwater Windfarms
The application of oil and gas know-how to dynamic power cables is transmitting success to deepwater windfarms.
Highlights , Deepwater , Shale Plays
Best of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (July 17, 2020)
Results from four Barnett Shale discoveries made by Lime Rock Resources plus a new development test planned for LLOG Exploration’s Who Dat Field in the Gulf of Mexico top this week’s drilling activity highlights from around the world.
Deepwater
Petrobras Plans to Open Tender for Brazil’s Biggest Platform
The company plans to launch the leasing tender for the floating platform, known as an FPSO, by the end of August, sources say.
Deepwater
Top 20 Cumulative Oil, Gas Producing Wells: Gulf of Mexico
Here are the latest top 20 cumulative oil- and gas-producing wells in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
Deepwater
Top 20 Field Reserves: Gulf of Mexico
Shell's Mars development and BP's Thunderhorse and Kaskida top the list when it comes to the highest field reserves. The fields are located in the Mississippi Canyon and Keathley Canyon blocks.
Public Capital , Deepwater , Drilling
With Contracts Canceled and Debts Mounting, Offshore Oil Drillers Face Another Shakeout
The companies that operate offshore drilling rigs for major oil producers face a second wave of bankruptcies in four years amid a historic drop in energy prices that likely will leave surviving drillers more closely tied to big oil firms.
Deepwater , Drilling
E&P Drilling Spotlight: Stratigraphic Zonation for Model-based Bit Design
A novel application for drilling optimization proves successful in the Brazilian deepwater presalt.