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E&P Highlights: Aug. 1, 2022
Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines including company updates from the past week in the upstream oil and gas industry.
Tapping into Seismic Imaging Advances
Reprocessing existing data with new technologies reveals more in seismic imaging for oil and gas operators around the world.
Ecopetrol, Petrobras Report Deepwater Gas Find Offshore Colombia
The deepwater gas discovery reported by Ecopetrol and Petrobras offshore Colombia confirms the importance of the Caribbean region and increases the possibility for developing a new E&P frontier off northern South America.
E&P Case Study: Predicting Proppant and Fluid Flow Leads to Better Fracs
The oil and gas industry has long assumed that sand and fluid flow uniformly together through casing. However, surface tests conducted by GEODynamics with six shale operators in the U.S. unequivocally proved otherwise.
ZEDEDA Software: Taking Computing to the Edge
The orchestration and management software is like an operating system for the edge, and oil and gas companies are using it to handle data heavy tasks in wide-ranging locations, ZEDEDA’s CEO and co-founder tells Hart Energy.
Inspection Robots Invade Oil and Gas Space
Autonomous inspection robots, which have been proven through recent pilot programs to detect leaks and corrosion problems during routine inspections at onshore oil and gas sites, could soon debut offshore.
E&P Highlights: July 25, 2022
Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines including new appointments and product announcements from the past week in the upstream oil and gas industry.
TotalEnergies Definitively Withdraws from Myanmar
TotalEnergies filed a six-month withdrawal notice on Jan. 21, 2022, from its Myanmar operations due to the growing political unrest in the country.
Subsea Firm Proves Acoustic Hydrate Detection in Deep Water
Now that a ROV-propelled acoustic sensor has proven the ability to locate blockage in a deepwater pipeline, TSC Subsea is looking into other use cases, such as detecting the buildup of hydrates and wax deposits before a plug form.
E&P Case Study: Impact of Autonomously Controlling Injection Fluids Conformance
Tendeka and Petroleum Expert performed an extensive dynamic reservoir simulation study evaluating the impact of pressure, temperature and flow variations of injection fluids on the performance of injection wells with various completions.
TechnipFMC Inks FEED Deal in Brazil Worth over $1 Billion
The FEED “study will finalize the technical solution for the proposed gas and condensate greenfield development in the presalt Campos Basin” before Equinor makes its FID, TechnipFMC said in a press statement.
Biden Administration Releases Proposed Offshore Leasing Plan
The release of the proposal by the Biden administration is only the second part of a three-step process to finalize “whether or how many” lease sales will be held in the five-year plan.
Sembcorp Delivers World’s First 8th-gen Ultradeepwater Drillship
The world’s first eighth-generation drillship, the Deepwater Atlas, is expected to begin operations at the Shenandoah project in the Gulf of Mexico later this year, according to a Transocean release.
How Shale Producers Can Deliver Oil and Gas for the Future
Because oil and gas will still be part of the energy mix, executives said it also makes sense to incentivize lower-carbon basins like the Bakken.
A ‘Completely Different’ Approach to Well Intervention
Expro’s Octopoda technology allows for leak remediation and intervention in pressurized annulus and, deployed on more than a dozen projects so far, has helped operators economically regain their wells.
Digitalization Improves US Shale Operations but Can Compromise Cybersecurity
Expanding the interface between information technology and operational technology makes cybersecurity more challenging and more critical than ever, Siemens Energy cybersecurity expert Sam Miorelli warned shale operators at DUG East.
Eni Achieves First Gas from Coral South FLNG Offshore Mozambique
On behalf of its partners, Italian oil and gas company Eni revealed that the Coral South Project had safely achieved the introduction of hydrocarbons to the Coral Sul FLNG offshore Mozambique.
Enhanced Subsea Gas Tieback Project Targets Cutting Costs, Emissions
Advanced simulations indicate separating the production stream with a pseudo dry gas system could enable longer gas tiebacks. Here’s more about the project being led by Intecsea, Worley’s specialist subsea business.
Sour Service Finds Feasibility with New Riser System
Sour service riser could be deployed next year from a jackup as new 15K riser system helps make marginal shallow-water wells with sour service more economic.
New Discoveries May Tie Back to Johan Castberg FPSO
Production to Johan Castberg FPSO set to begin in 2024; newer finds could be added later to keep the unit at capacity.
First Multi Domain Air-water Drone Poised to Revolutionize Offshore Inspections
Here are the three main technological breakthroughs that SubUAS CEO Javier Diez said made the Naviator drone possible.
How-to for Frackers: Increase Oil Production, Lower Carbon Emissions
Dr. Megan Pearl of Locus Bio-Energy Solutions and Catalyst Energy Services COO Seth Moore share ways shale producers can increase oil production efficiency while maintaining ESG-friendly operational practices.
West White Rose to Bloom Again After East Coast Oil Project Revived
Cenovus Energy and its partners are set to restart the West White Rose project off the Atlantic coast of Canada that had been shelved during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Outlook: Current Oil and Gas Boom Cycle Opposite ‘in Every Way’
In an industry of cycles, here’s why the current oil and gas boom is unique and what experts at a recent industry event in Houston say operators need to figure out before the next bust.
Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Industry Faces Active Hurricane Season
An early outlook by The Weather Co. forecasts an active North Atlantic hurricane season, which could affect oil and gas supply due to shut-in production at platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
Popularity for Longer Laterals Grows in Permian Basin
With inflation playing a sizable role in Permian Basin operators’ spending, longer laterals could be a solution to offsetting inflationary costs, says Rystad’s Cole Wolf.
Remote Subsea Monitoring Utilizing High Bandwidth Optical Data Telemetry
New technology developed by Ashtead Technology and Hydromea utilizing high bandwidth optical data telemetry is proving to be a game changer for remote subsea structure monitoring systems.
Dynamic Routing: A New Shale Operating Model
Eagle Ford Shale operator Ensign Natural Resources has taken the operate by exception model a step further into the future, by developing what the company refers to as a dynamic routing operating model.
Decommissioning: Taking a Cleaner, Greener Approach to Subsea Retrieval
DOF Subsea is on the case with an impressive 99% recycling and reuse rate in North Sea decommissioning project
Executive Q&A: How Unified Data Solutions Increase Upstream Efficiency
Datagration’s vice chairman Ike Epley shared how the company’s software platform boosts efficiency, safety and revenue through unified data solutions.