Subsea Compression and the Ormen Lange Moon Landing
full power, which is quite extraordinary," he said.Richard Crichton, Project Director at Ormen Lange, Shell (Credit: Shell)The Inevitable ChallengeThe Ormen Lange field, Norway's second-largest gas field, has been a cornerstone of Europe's energy supply for over two decades. After years of production, however, the natural reservoir pressure was steadily declining, making it increasingly difficult to recover the remaining gas volumes. This presented Shell, OneSubsea and their partners with a significant challenge: how to maximize recovery and extend the life of a critical deepwater asset.The
Equinor, Partners Bolster Åsgard Production with Subsea Compressors Upgrade
Equinor and partners in Åsgard and Mikkel licenses have started the second phase of Åsgard subsea compression in the Norwegian Sea, with the aim to maintain production from the field by increasing the pressure in the pipelines between the wells and the Åsgard B platform.The first plan for development and operation (PDO) of Åsgard was approved in 1996. The field came on stream with Åsgard A in 1999 and Åsgard B in 2000. In 2012, the PDO for Åsgard subsea compression was approved by the authorities, and the first phase of Åsgard subsea compression came on
SLB Launches New Well Completions Tech to Boost Production
Global energy technology company SLB has launched Electris - a portfolio of digitally enabled electric well completions technologies that boost production and recovery while reducing the total cost of ownership of an asset.Electris completions digitalize control of the entire productive area of the wellbore, providing real-time production intelligence across the reservoir.This enables operators to predict, adapt and act with confidence in response to dynamic production conditions - improving reservoir management over the life of the well and accessing reserves that conventional systems leave behind.
OPINION: Save a Nickel, Kill a Thousand - The Pennies-Wise, Lives-Foolish Effort to Eliminate NOAA
I know how to reduce the federal budget by $7B, if we are willing to kill a few thousand Americans every year, put our economy further into debt, and guarantee the loss of real property around the country.It can also be done without eliminating many services currently provided by the federal government, except you’ll just have to pay hefty user fees (assuming you’re actually allowed access) to a private company to get those services. And this all assumes that someone is also willing to absorb the capital expenses associated with operating their own air force, navy, and space force. The
Baker Hughes Launches All-Electric Subsea Production System
Energy technology company Baker Hughes has launched its new all-electric subsea production system, the industry’s first fully electric topside-to-downhole solution for offshore operations.The modular system allows for existing tree designs to be seamlessly updated for electric operations, while electro-hydraulic trees currently operating in mature assets can be retrofitted for full electrification.This transition will result in enhanced production control, increased reliability and lower carbon emissions throughout the life of the field. The elimination of hydraulics will also result in reduced
Vår Energi Pre-Orders Subsea Systems to Accelerate Oil and Gas Developments
Norwegian oil and gas company Vår Energi has signed a letter of intent with OneSubsea for the delivery of Subsea Production Systems (SPS) to reduce project development time. The pre-commitment will give Vår Energi the ability to shorten subsea tie-back development time by up to one year. The pre-commitment agreement comprises a complete Subsea Production System, which include a standard four-well slot template and a single well satellite structure. The order is to be delivered prior to summer 2027, while parts necessary for drilling will be delivered in 2026.Further, the
TechnipFMC to Supply Subsea Production System for Shell’s Nigerian Deepwater Project
Oilfield services company TechnipFMC has secured a contract with Shell’s subsidiary, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) to supply its Subsea 2.0 production systems for the Bonga North development offshore Nigeria.The contract, valued between $250 million and $500 million, covers the design and manufacture of subsea tree systems, manifolds, jumpers, controls, and services.Shell recently made a final investment decision (FID) on deepwater Bonga North development, which will be a subsea tie-back to the Shell-operated Bonga Floating Production Storage and Offloading
SLB OneSubsea to Deliver Production-Boosting Systems for Petrobras' Búzios Field
Global energy technology company SLB, through its OneSubsea joint venture, has secured a contract with Petrobras for the delivery of two subsea raw seawater injection (RWI) systems to increase production at the Búzios field, offshore Brazil.Under the contract, SLB OneSubsea will provide two complete subsea RWI systems to support Petrobras’ floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels P-74 and P-75, and they will each consist of a subsea seawater injection pump, umbilical system and topside variable speed drive.The subsea RWI systems will help to increase the production of
US Oil Focused on Economics, not 'Drill, Baby, Drill' - Exxon Mobil Exec
U.S. oil and gas producers are unlikely to radically increase production under president-elect Donald Trump as companies remain focused on capital discipline, a senior executive at Exxon Mobil said."We're not going to see anybody in 'drill, baby, drill' mode," Liam Mallon, head of Exxon's upstream division, told the Energy Intelligence Forum conference in London."A radical change (in production) is unlikely because the vast majority, if not everybody, is focused on the economics of what they're doing," he said. "Maintaining the discipline, driving the
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