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Developing a retrievable remote open barrier plug

Geir Melhus, Vice President Operations, and Johannes Nesse, Field Service Manager, TCO, Norway, examine the process of developing a new type of shallow set barrier plug, and its implications for upstream technology.

McDermott advances Scarborough EPCIC with successful FPU floatover

McDermott is delivering design, fabrication, integration, transportation and installation of an approximately 30 000 t topside and 37 000 t hull structure, making it the largest floating production facility the company has ever designed and built, and one of the largest semi-submersible production platforms built in offshore history.

TWMA secures major contract with bp in the UK North Sea

Drilling waste management specialist, TWMA, has been awarded a contract with bp to provide drilling waste management services in the UK North Sea. TWMA says this agreement reinforces its position as a trusted provider of innovative solutions to the global energy industry.

Whiptail Midstream completes sale of San Juan Basin gathering systems

Whiptail Midstream says its oil and gas gathering systems in the San Juan Basin played a role in supporting the growth of its producer customers in the Gallup oil play, and MPLX’s ownership will allow for continued investment and growth of the system as activity continues.

BW Energy makes FID on Maromba field development in Brazil

BW Energy has announced the final investment decision (FID) for the Maromba development offshore Brazil based on a capex-efficient development with an integrated drilling and wellhead platform (WHP) and a refurbished FPSO.


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Flow remediation in subsea environments

Leonard Hamill, Operations Director, Pipetech, discusses the issues facing downhole wells in deepwater environments and how the development of new technologies can address these issues.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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