The Offshore Frontier Archives - 三昇体育 /departments/os Get the latest oil drilling news with 三昇体育 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:46:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 202015461 Subsea7 and SLB OneSubsea awarded EPCI contract for BP Ginger project /subsea7-and-slb-onesubsea-awarded-epci-contract-for-bp-ginger-project-72916 /subsea7-and-slb-onesubsea-awarded-epci-contract-for-bp-ginger-project-72916#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:46:48 +0000 /?p=72916 Subsea was awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract by bp to Subsea Integration Alliance (SIA) for the Ginger project offshore Trinidad and Tobago. The award falls under the new global framework agreement between BP and Subsea Integration Alliance partners SLB OneSubsea and Subsea7. Subsea7 will supply a diver-installed tie-in system, a flexible …

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]]> /subsea7-and-slb-onesubsea-awarded-epci-contract-for-bp-ginger-project-72916/feed 0 72916 Strategic upgrades likely to sustain offshore rig fleet in foreseeable future /strategic-upgrades-likely-to-sustain-offshore-rig-fleet-in-foreseeable-future-72704 /strategic-upgrades-likely-to-sustain-offshore-rig-fleet-in-foreseeable-future-72704#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:59:07 +0000 /?p=72704 By Stephen Whitfield, Senior Editor The combination of strong oil demand and high oil prices during the offshore drilling upcycle in the early 2010s spurred a wave of orders for newbuild rigs, particularly for high-spec jackups and deepwater and ultra-deepwater floaters. Then, when oil prices collapsed following the 2014 downturn, the market became oversaturated. Many …

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]]> /strategic-upgrades-likely-to-sustain-offshore-rig-fleet-in-foreseeable-future-72704/feed 0 72704 Automated fluids monitoring helping to unlock value and efficiency in deepwater drilling /automated-fluids-monitoring-helping-to-unlock-value-and-efficiency-in-deepwater-drilling-72727 /automated-fluids-monitoring-helping-to-unlock-value-and-efficiency-in-deepwater-drilling-72727#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:59:06 +0000 /?p=72727 By Jon Bartholomew and Charles Thompson Jr, Baker Hughes The pace of deepwater exploration and production has advanced significantly in the past few decades, driven by the growing global demand for hydrocarbons and dwindling onshore and shallow-water reserves. However, developing deepwater subsea reservoirs is a high-cost, high-risk and lengthy process, necessitating technological advancements to ensure …

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]]> /automated-fluids-monitoring-helping-to-unlock-value-and-efficiency-in-deepwater-drilling-72727/feed 0 72727 Alternative, optimized rig power systems among key ingredients to drilling emissions reductions /alternative-optimized-rig-power-systems-among-key-ingredients-to-drilling-emissions-reductions-72729 /alternative-optimized-rig-power-systems-among-key-ingredients-to-drilling-emissions-reductions-72729#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:59:06 +0000 /?p=72729 By Stephen Whitfield, Senior Editor Even as the energy industry transitions into a low-carbon future, oil and gas still figures to be an important part of the energy mix. With that in mind, drilling and well competencies can and should be a catalyst to a successful green transition.  According to a panel of industry representatives …

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]]> /alternative-optimized-rig-power-systems-among-key-ingredients-to-drilling-emissions-reductions-72729/feed 0 72729 Offshore drilling evolves with closed-loop controls, MPD, vibration mitigation /offshore-drilling-evolves-with-closed-loop-controls-mpd-vibration-mitigation-72721 /offshore-drilling-evolves-with-closed-loop-controls-mpd-vibration-mitigation-72721#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:59:06 +0000 /?p=72721 By Stephen Whitfield, Senior Editor Digitalization and automation have become critical developments in offshore drilling in recent years, as OEMs work with operators and drillers to develop technologies that can improve rig operations. But even as digital software and apps are taking greater precedence in the tech space, advanced hardware and their associated systems are …

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]]> /offshore-drilling-evolves-with-closed-loop-controls-mpd-vibration-mitigation-72721/feed 0 72721 Automated advisory system aims to provide accurate predictions for optimized fluids management /automated-advisory-system-aims-to-provide-accurate-predictions-for-optimized-fluids-management-72793 /automated-advisory-system-aims-to-provide-accurate-predictions-for-optimized-fluids-management-72793#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:59:01 +0000 /?p=72793 By Stephen Whitfield, Senior Editor The management of drilling fluid properties has long been neglected as a method of increasing drilling performance, partly due to the complexity involved. Even best practices and engineering manuals give general concentrations to aim for or to maintain, rather than prescribing a precise course of action. Furthermore, due to the …

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]]> /automated-advisory-system-aims-to-provide-accurate-predictions-for-optimized-fluids-management-72793/feed 0 72793 US BOEM takes first steps on new OCS leasing program /us-dept-of-interior-announces-new-ocs-leasing-program-72839 /us-dept-of-interior-announces-new-ocs-leasing-program-72839#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:16:06 +0000 /?p=72839 The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will begin a public engagement process to develop a new schedule for offshore oil and gas lease sales on the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Notably, BOEM’s jurisdiction on the OCS has recently changed. A new planning area offshore Alaska — the High Arctic — is being …

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]]> /us-dept-of-interior-announces-new-ocs-leasing-program-72839/feed 0 72839 TotalEnergies announces first oil from the Ballymore Offshore Field /totalenergies-announces-first-oil-from-the-ballymore-offshore-field-72683 /totalenergies-announces-first-oil-from-the-ballymore-offshore-field-72683#respond Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:37:37 +0000 /?p=72683 TotalEnergies announces the start of production from the deepwater Ballymore field offshore US, in which the Company has a 40% interest alongside operator Chevron (60%). Located 120 km off the Louisiana coast and launched in May 2022, Ballymore has a total daily gross production capacity of 75,000 barrels of oil per day (boed) and 50 …

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]]> /totalenergies-announces-first-oil-from-the-ballymore-offshore-field-72683/feed 0 72683 ADNOC Drilling awarded five-year integrated drilling services contract /adnoc-drilling-awarded-five-year-integrated-drilling-services-contract-72659 /adnoc-drilling-awarded-five-year-integrated-drilling-services-contract-72659#respond Thu, 17 Apr 2025 12:23:41 +0000 /?p=72659 ADNOC Drilling received a letter of award for a $1.63 billion, five-year contract for integrated drilling services from ADNOC Offshore. The contract covers the provision of directional drilling, drilling fluids, cementing, wireline logging and tubular-running services. The award incorporates advanced engineering and technical support for the effective delivery of extended-reach and maximum reservoir wells offshore.

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]]> /adnoc-drilling-awarded-five-year-integrated-drilling-services-contract-72659/feed 0 72659 BP makes oil discovery in US Gulf of Mexico /bp-makes-oil-discovery-in-us-gulf-of-mexico-72626 /bp-makes-oil-discovery-in-us-gulf-of-mexico-72626#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:25:16 +0000 /?p=72626 BP announced an oil discovery at the Far South prospect in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico. Both the initial well and a subsequent sidetrack encountered oil in high-quality Miocene reservoirs. Preliminary data supports a potentially commercial volume of hydrocarbons. BP drilled the exploration well in Green Canyon Block 584, located in western Green Canyon …

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