Multiple zone single trip completion systems have been out there for quite some time. It wasn鈥檛 until the 1990s that Schlumberger started to invest in the time-saving aspects of single-trip multizone completions, Bryan Stamm, technology manager for Schlumberger鈥檚 sand control division鈥
The Crown Estate, owner of the UK鈥檚 coastal seabeds, last month granted rights in Round 3 to energy companies in nine coastal zones to develop the biggest expansion of wind energy seen in the world so far. Meg Chesshyre reports.--Round 3 has鈥
Time is money, and deepwater means more time and more money. Operators, keen to minimize rig time, have been pushing for more efficient ways to complete wells with multiple zones. One method is to carry out multiple completions in one trip,鈥
A new flow assurance solution promises improved accuracy as part of a next-generation integrated production management system and as a standalone engineering tool. OE looks at LedaFlow鈥檚 performance to date and future potential.At 143km, the鈥
BJ Services' new stimulation vessel built for deepwater wells, the Blue Dolphin, made a recent stop in Houston on its way to Louisiana, where it will be based while doing short-term contract work in the Gulf of Mexico. Russell McCulley was on鈥
While a nationwide freeze and the world鈥檚 biggest windfarm licensing round hogged Britain鈥檚 headlines last month, Oil & Gas UK energy policy manager David Odling issued a timely reminder of the need to bolster indigenous gas production.Calling鈥
Lower prices, weak demand and competition from vast onshore shale plays helped put a damper on offshore liquefied natural gas terminal projects in the Gulf of Mexico. Russell McCulley talks to companies that are bucking the trend and pushing through with plans for deepwater LNG ports鈥
云顶赌场老虎机 Arctic seismic exploration is not getting quite such a cold reception these days. Andrew McBarnet explains why.Frozen assets take on a whole new meaning when it comes to considering the purportedly huge oil and gas reserves in the Arctic Ocean region鈥
An array of world leaders, policy makers and energy officials gathered in Abu Dhabi last month to debate the response to global climate change and to rehash the failures, and promise, of last December鈥檚 UN Summit in Copenhagen. Delegates gather鈥
In a development that could have far-reaching implications for oil & gas operators in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, researchers last month released the findings of a two-year study that could help scientists better predict the behavior of the region鈥檚 powerful loop current and its eddies鈥
Two very different reactions were apparent in the latest Schlumberger Business Consulting鈥檚 annual benchmark survey of oil and gas engineer recruitment, unveiled in Paris at the energy sector management consultant鈥檚 human resources summit for energy leaders from some 60 companies鈥
Drilling has long led the industry when it comes to technology, leaving completions with a need to catch up. During the IADC's Completions Conference 鈥 the first one the International Drilling Contractors Association has organized devoted solely鈥
Having launched its Fluor 云顶赌场老虎机 Solutions arm in 2008, Fluor has been busy situating itself to win subsea work when the offshore oil & gas market starts its uptick. The firm most recently announced an alliance with China's 云顶赌场老虎机 Oil Engineering鈥
It's been a year since FMC Technologies acquired a 45% stake in Schilling Robotics for $116 million, with an option to take full ownership of the ROV specialist by 2013. Russell McCulley talks to Schilling Robotics founder Tyler Schilling and鈥
The promised wind farm work bonanza continues to generate excitement among offshore contractors keen to supplement today's patchy oil & gas orders.Heerema Fabrication Group's Hartlepool yard in the UK landed a contract to fabricate and load鈥
