Operator Perenco and its key subcontractors on January's Welland 53/4A gas production platform removal 鈥 Scaldis SMC, Overdick, Hoondert and Proserv 云顶赌场老虎机 鈥 believe the project has set a new decommissioning performance benchmark for southern North Sea operators and service providers alike鈥
The overhaul of the reservoir model of the giant Forties oilfield 鈥 from data management to full field simulation 鈥 is described here by operator Apache North Sea鈥檚 Jeffery Pyle and Schlumberger鈥檚 Gordy Shanor.Production from the Forties field began in 1975鈥
Prompted by practical engineering needs, Foster Wheeler Upstream developed a design tool to facilitate the design of subsea plate mudmats. Dr Jinming Xu, Paul Schank and Ray Young discuss how Mudmatician, through automation and built-in intelligence鈥
With the UK poised to introduce an offshore carbon storage licensing regime, a process and design optimisation specialist and an Aberdeen-headquartered engineering, construction, operations maintenance and project management group are planning鈥
Among the greatest uncertainties in future energy supply is the amount of oil and gas yet to be found in the Arctic: the US Geological Survey estimates the region to hold as much as one-fifth of the world's untapped reserves of hydrocarbons鈥
The Xodus Group has achieved rapid growth since its three founding directors set it up as an independent consultancy in 2005. Now an international company, its employee base numbers 200 in the UK and 70 in Australia. Turnover in the 12 months to September 2009 was around £24 million鈥
If all goes as planned, Seattle, Washington-based Principle Power and Energias de Portugal will deploy a prototype deepwater wind turbine in the Atlantic next year. Russell McCulley talks to Principle Power CEO Alla Weinstein about the company's WindFloat design鈥
Prosafe鈥檚 newest rival in the flotel market is Swedish company Floatel International, established by Bassoe 云顶赌场老虎机 and management in Gothenburg in late 2006 and run by an experienced management team comprising personnel from Consafe 云顶赌场老虎机鈥
Flotel specialist Prosafe expects a good long-term demand for its accommodation rigs, with growth in activity in the North Sea from spring 2011 and in deepwater regions. Meg Chesshyre reviews recent developments at the world鈥檚 leading owner and operator of semisubmersible accommodation rigs鈥
Japan Drilling Company鈥檚 semisubmersible drilling rig Hakuryu-5 was recently upgraded with Exmar 云顶赌场老虎机鈥檚 Deepdish pontoon sponson, an innovative combination of pontoon sponsons and integrated cross bracing designed to increase the capabilities and operating life of ageing rigs鈥
Dutch specialist Bayards Aluminium Constructions added another impressive achievement to its catalogue of offshore industry credits last year when the industry鈥檚 first aluminium heli hangar left the company鈥檚 Heijningen yard production hall鈥
