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E&P Highlights: Oct. 24, 2022
Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines including a reserves update in the Western South China Sea and a FLNG conversion announcement from the past week in the upstream oil and gas industry.
LNG an East Africa Possibility If Challenges Are Overcome
Legal, security and infrastructure hurdles stall oil and gas progress offshore East Africa.
FASTsubsea JV Pushes Subsea-Boosting Potential
FASTsubsea, a joint venture (JV) between Aker Solutions and Fsubsea, is developing the world’s first topside-less subsea multiphase boosting system expected to help cut costs, save time and reduce CO₂ emissions.
The ‘Holy Grail’ of Oil and Gas Data
Here’s how oil companies can go beyond the data lake by using a unified data model to integrate operations, production and back-office information for better and more timely decision-making.
US Land Drillers: Drilling Faster, Reaching More Resources
Here’s how Big Data is informing intelligent design for drilling operations, according to experts from U.S.-based land drilling companies Patterson-UTI and Helmerich and Payne.
E&P Highlights: Oct. 17, 2022
Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, including new contracts and product announcements from the past week in the upstream oil and gas industry.
West Africa Outlook: E&P Activity off Nigeria, Angola on the Wain
However, Ivory Coast and Namibia are emerging as West Africa’s new oil and gas lands of opportunity, including what analysts say could be the next Guyana.
‘Modest’ Growth in Land Rig Demand Outlook
Specifically, in the U.S., the land drilling rig market is currently highly competitive and fragmented, a Westwood analyst said discussing the firm’s world land drilling rig market forecast.
Gulf of Mexico Rig Market Thrives, Dominated by Drillships
Despite fluctuating oil and gas prices, the Gulf of Mexico rig market remains strong with a few of the majors holding a monopoly over rigs within the region.
Optimizing High-Pressure Gas Lift through Automation
Gaining traction among shale operators—including in the Permian Basin, the high-pressure gas lift (HGPL) method focuses on injection depth, injection rate, cross-sectional flow area and flowing wellhead pressure to maximize the value of wells.
Recent Offshore Discoveries in South Africa, Namibia Pave Different Paths
Despite recent oil and gas discoveries, these neighboring African countries look to be headed in different directions, energy experts say.
E&P Highlights: Oct. 10, 2022
Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines including a new Algerian project going onstream, a commercial gas find offshore Israel and regulatory updates from Australia, the U.S. and Norway from the past week in the upstream oil and gas industry.
The New Approach to Safety in Oil and Gas
Leaders in the oil and gas industry from Chevron, BP and vPSI Group discuss the power of operational learning at ATCE and offered tactics on how to implement the new approach to safety.
Proposed Offshore Leasing Plan Worries Oil Industry
Oil industry leaders on an Oct. 6 call urge the Biden administration to quickly approve all 11 potential offshore lease sales in the 2023-2028 proposed plan for the Outer Continental Shelf.
Fresh Look at North Sea Dry Holes
Machine learning and related technologies are speeding up the time-consuming task of well analysis, allowing speedy processing of vast volumes of data in the Norwegian North Sea.
ATCE: Industry Must Make Progress in Emissions
It’s possible to produce more oil and gas while achieving net-zero emissions, said executives from Baker Hughes, Oxy, Nomadia Energy Consulting and more at ATCE.
AI, Biosurfactants Help Drain Oil Reservoirs
Two companies have developed new ESG-friendly EOR methods to help operators produce more barrels.
Reliability Offshore at Forefront of Interior’s Well Control Rules
While the new well control rules proposed by the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) have a focus on offshore equipment reliability, some in the oil and gas industry deem the changes unneeded and pricey.
E&P Highlights: Sept. 26, 2022
Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, including a project approval off Equatorial Guinea and product announcements from the past week in the upstream oil and gas industry.
Aquanauts En Route to Norway, Scotland, Gulf of Mexico
Space-age thinking makes it possible to control a subsea robot without an umbilical for subsea oil and gas inspection, maintenance and repair work.
Data Mining, AI Spearhead Energy ESG Solutions at Rice University Event
Entrepreneurs gathered to pitch innovative and sustainable solutions to energy investors at a recently held energy tech venture forum by Rice University.
TechnipFMC Snags Large Subsea Contract for TotalEnergies Project
The value of the subsea contract by TotalEnergies was not disclosed, but TechnipFMC noted that the company considers a “significant” contract to be worth between $75 million and $250 million.
NOV, Hewlett Packard Talk Optimizing Operations through Tech
Technology can optimize operations, but requires buy-in from those using the tools and processes, experts from NOV and Hewlett Packard Enterprise said at the API Houston General Meeting.
Defending OT from Cybersecurity Attacks in Oil and Gas
As the oil and gas industry increases connectivity to the IoT, new strategies are needed to maintain cybersecurity.
Robotic System Inspects Offshore Caissons
A bespoke caisson cleaning and inspection tool developed by Nexxis has been deployed for Woodside offshore Australia.
E&P Highlights: Sept. 12, 2022
Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines including a planned field decommissioning and contract announcements from the past week in the upstream oil and gas industry.
Tax Incentives Driving Activity Offshore Norway
Westwood expects the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to approve 25-30 plans for development and operation for offshore projects by the end of 2023.
E&P Highlights: Sept. 6, 2022
Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines including a new FID for a deepwater Malaysian sour gas project and the sail away of the process module bound for Tyra in the Danish North Sea from the past week in the upstream oil and gas industry.
Offshore UK Activity on Uptick
The offshore sector in the U.K. is starting to rebound with projects planned and utilization rates on the upswing.
Deepwater Oil and Gas Exploration Keeps Paying Off
IMAGE panel: the oil and gas industry has overcome many challenges and technological barriers to turn deepwater prospects into producing projects.