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The 1988 Piper Alpha disaster – which claimed the lives of 167 men when an explosion destroyed the UK North Sea production platform offshore Scotland – triggered a major transformation of the UK offshore oil and gas industry that ultimately reverberated around the globe...

Most floating offshore assets have to have periodic surveys every 2.5 and 5 years to satisfy class society requirements. This can disrupt normal operations, as the tanks, valves and hull must be made available for inspections at these times. The concept of the “20-year plan” is a direct result of EM&I‘s ODIN diverless Under Water Inspection in Lieu of Drydocking (UWILD) technology, not requiring divers to carry out underwater hull surveys at the prescribed periods, allowing the inspections to be scheduled over a 20-year period. This approach benefits both the operators and class societies, as the operator does not suffer from disruptions to normal operations, and the class society get regular and high-quality information about the asset. Every aspect of the ...

To improve and control flow in water injection wells, independent global completions service company Tendeka, has completed a successful field trial with a major operator to test its sand control technology, Cascade³.

Research, development and training firm GTI is leading a high-profile program on hydraulic fracturing test sites (HFTS) in the Permian Basin, bringing together government and industry to improve recovery, continue enhancing environmentally responsible methods of optimizing production and lowering costs in the Midland and Delaware Basins...