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Definition: “Subsea Electrical System” refers to all the solutions to transport and distribute electrical power from the land or an Offshore operating unit, such as platform or FPSO, to supply seabed operating units like compressors, pumps, valves, etc… Comments: Normally electricity and water do not fit too well together, so it may look strange to consider such […]
The Johan Sverdrup giant oil field is the largest oil field discovery in 2011 in the World and the fifth biggest ever in Norway. It is located 140 kM west of Stavanger and sitting by 110 M water depth and about 2000 m deep below the sea level. The Swedish Lundin and Statoil were exploring […]
Definition: “CCS” stands for Capture Compression and Sequestration. This operation is directly related to the Carbone Dioxide (CO²). Comments: As reflected by the acronym, CCS require three different operations: Capture: The Capture of the CO² is not always easy, it depends very much where the CO² comes from, mixed with Oil & Gas, produced out […]
Husky Energy from Canada and CNOOC from China own each of the Madura fields, BD, MDA & MBH, in the Madura Straight on East Java, Indonesia. The remaining 20% belongs to the local Samudra Energy. The Madura BD project is well in progress as decision was made last year to go for a FPSO to process […]
Definition: “Drillship” are ships designed to drill. Comments: These drillships are specially designed to perform drilling operations in deep-sea locations. A typical drillship will have, in addition to all of the equipment normally found on a large ocean ship, a drilling platform and derrick located on the middle of its deck. In addition, drillships contain a hole (or ‘moonpool’), extending […]
To meet the Malaysia oil & gas production targets, Hess and Petronas have decided to speed up the development of the Kamelia and Belud oil fields. On Kamelia in the North Malay Bassin, Hess has awarded a letter of Intend to Emas Offshore Production & Construction (EOCL) to charter a FPSO for a first period of […]
Shell is operating the Malampaya gas field with 45% share, at the same level as Chevron while the local Philippines National Oil Company, PNOC, owns the remaining 10%. The third phase of Malampaya will suppose the construction of an offshore compression platform. This platform should be built in the Philippines and should be the first […]
Definition: “Semisubmersible” or “Semisub-” is referring to Offshore drilling rigs so called because they are combining the advantages of submersible rigs with the ability to drill in Semisubmersible drilling rig. The Semisubmersible drilling rig is made of a floating structure having vertical hollow legs connected to horizontal pontoons used for ballasting with seawater for stability. It also has numerous large heavy anchors which keep it secured […]
