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Case study: HPHT infill well drilled successfully in highly depleted reservoir on UKCS field

Posted on 30 October 2009 in 2008, Innovating While Drilling, July/August, The Offshore Frontier

By L. Fambon, G. Joffroy, TOTAL E&P UK Drilling infill wells on HPHT fields after a significant depletion has occurred represents a difficult challenge. It requires drilling from a cap rock remaining at or close to virgin pressure into a reservoir in which pore and fracture pressures have largely decreased due to production. No mud-weight […]

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Seadrill confident in growth, believes modern fleet will pay off, says CEO Thorkildsen

Posted on 30 October 2009 in 2008, Global and Regional Markets, July/August, The Offshore Frontier

By Jeremy Cresswell, contributing editor In Q2 2008, Seadrill landed one of the most spectacular contracts ever awarded in offshore drilling. The client is Petrobras, the revenue potential is $4.1 billion across 18 rig years, and the rigs to be used comprise a trio of sixth-generation semisubmersibles currently in build. Moreover, strategically, Brazil is set […]

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Exploration on the Atlantic Frontier has been hit-and-miss, but hope lingers for breakthrough

Posted on 30 October 2009 in 2008, Global and Regional Markets, July/August, The Offshore Frontier

By Jeremy Cresswell, contributing editor As IADC members know all too well, patience is a prerequisite for success in the petroleum industry; it’s a basic fact. But some energy provinces take a lot more figuring out than others before the door to the prize is unlocked. A prime example is surely the Europe Union portion […]

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Win-win cooperation between regulators, IADC leads to more efficient moving of MODUs

Posted on 30 October 2009 in 2008, IADC: Global Leadership, Global Challenges, July/August, The Offshore Frontier

By Magne Ognedal, Petroleum Safety Authority Norway Safety regulators in North Sea countries have pursued a fruitful collaboration for several decades through the North Sea Offshore Authorities Forum (NSOAF). Its members hold an annual working meeting where activities are summed up and new tasks are initiated and discussed. Most of the forum’s work is carried […]

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It’s high times, high demand in the North Sea

Posted on 30 October 2009 in 2008, Global and Regional Markets, July/August, The Offshore Frontier

It’s a fact that the North Sea is a mature oil province where exploration finds are often smaller compared with those offshore Africa or in the Middle East. But when oil is selling for $130 per bbl and bringing natural gas prices along with it to historic highs, being “mature” doesn’t seem to matter much […]

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