Oil and gas exploration in the sub-salt regions of the earth is not a new trend, but it wasn't until the 1990s that computing and geological knowledge had caught up enough...
Technological Advancement Keep Subsalt Reservoirs Relevant
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Offshore Oil & Gas
Innovation of LNG Carriers Continues
In the late 1950s, engineers put their theories to the test and converted a World War II cargo carrier into a prototype LNG carrier called the Methane Pioneer. After...
Lessons Learned from Deepwater Operations
The challenges of deepwater exploration, drilling, and production are many, including combating cold ambient temperatures and high deepwater pressures that cause hydrates to...
Current Trends in Deepwater Exploration and Production
The first discovery of deepwater oil reserves (more than 1,000 feet deep) was made by Shell in 1975, and some of the first deepwater platforms were implemented in the '80s....
This Summer in Oil and Gas: Record Low Drilling Lease Bids, Hurricane Preparedness, and the Oil Export Ban
As always, big changes are afoot in the industry. This summer is no exception. We have plenty to talk about, so let's dive right in. First, the Bureau of Ocean Energy...
Importance of Offshore Weight Control
It wasn't until the late 1970s that the concept of weight control received greater attention in the realm of offshore topside development, in part due to "costly problems"...
Gauging Safety in the Oil and Gas Industry
A series of offshore platform accidents in 1969 and 1970 in U.S. waters highlighted the importance of environmental and human safety in the oil and gas industry. Where the...
Offshore Platform Decommissioning in the US
Offshore oil and gas wells aren't endless faucets, meaning the extraction infrastructure at some point will become useless once the well is exhausted. Yet the infrastructure...