offshore
Definition: “Jack-up” is the name given to a category of offshore drilling rigs. These Jack-up rigs are easy to recognize by their long steel frame legs supporting the platform. Comments: There are three basic types of offshore drilling rigs, Jack-up, Drilling ships and Semi-submersible. These types have different design and costs, the choice depends on the […]
Converting crude Supertankers or Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC) into FPSOs is part of Petrobras program to speed up offshore oil fields development. The consortium made of Odebrecht, OAS and UTC, called the Enseada do Paraguacu consortium, has been awarded this contract on Lump-Sum-Turn-Key basis for an amount below $1.75 billion. Petrobras acquired last year these […]
Gazpromdobychashelf, the wholly owned Gazprom subsidiary and operator of Shtockman projects, has annouced to expect the completion of the FEED for the offshore pipeline at the end of the year. In parallel, WorleyParsons is making good progress on the FEED of the FPSO, the solution selected for the second and third phases of Shtockman. With a […]
