July 30, 2009—Kumano Basin off Kii Peninsula, approximately 58 km southeast of Japan— Despite harsh weather and ocean conditions, and complex geological characteristics of its drill site, the deep-sea ...

ABS awarded China Merchants Industry (CMI) Approval in Principle (AIP) for its self-developed Deep-sea Mining Riser and Lift System.The AIP follows ABS awarding AIP for CMI’s deep-sea mining system ...

ABB Vetco Gray has developed a unique approach to the MCI joining issue for its composite drilling riser design. Originally developed for the aerospace industry by Northrop Grumman and licensed to ABB ...

The oil and gas industry innovates to exploit hydrocarbon resources in harsh environments or locations where access is difficult. In recent years, the focus of these operational challenges has been on ...

July 30, 2009—Kumano Basin off Kii Peninsula, approximately 58 km southeast of Japan— Despite harsh atmospheric and ocean conditions, and complex geological characteristics of its drill site, the deep ...

The first of 17 production top tension risers (TTR) have been installed on Total E&P’s Moho Nord field offshore Congo (Brazzaville). Total started production at Moho Nord field earlier this year. The ...

Similar to pipelines or flowlines, risers transport produced hydrocarbons, as well as production materials, such as injection fluids, control fluids and gas lift. Usually insulated to withstand ...

This appendix presents background information regarding bolting preload and safety factors used in bolting design. A marine drilling riser is an unpressurized conduit through which drilling operations ...

Results of an evaluation clearly show that deepwater technology development for benign environments has limited use in the hostile waters of the Atlantic margin. For such environments, developers need ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) and Oil States Industries, Inc. today announced a strategic collaboration that combines two award-winning technology sets to provide customers ...

Nigeria has been classified as a major crude exploration hub in Africa, driving the global offshore drilling riser market estimated to reach $4.1 billion by 2023 and $4.9 billion by 2033. The biggest ...