Status of Deepwater Production Systems

1991 ◽  
Vol 28 (01) ◽  
pp. 39-45
Author(s):  
Edward E. Horton
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
Oil Exploration ◽  
Exploration And Production ◽  
Near Future

As oil exploration and production moves farther offshore, innovative technology is required to exploit energy resources in ever deeper waters. This paper covers two areas of deepwater production: offshore Brazil and the Gulf of Mexico. The types of wells and their capacity are described as well as the alternative platform designs, both fixed and semisubmersible, being used to recover both oil and gas from depths greater than 1500 ft. The paper outlines why these deepwater regions are of interest now and describes developments that are expected in the near future.

FOREIGN EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES OF POLISH OIL AND GAS COMPANY CAPITAL GROUP

2016 ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Marek WOSZCZYK ◽  
Józef DZIĘGIELOWSKI ◽  
Paweł ZDANOWSKI ◽  
Andrzej KACZOROWSKI ◽  
Iwona MATUSZEWSKA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Western Desert ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Foreign Markets ◽  
Force Majeure ◽  
Sindh Province ◽  
Exploration And Production ◽  
Field Works ◽  
Near Future

One of the key elements of the PGNiG Group business strategies is the expansion of exploration and production activities outside Poland. Gaining access to foreign deposits allows for the expansion of the potential of own resources and entering foreign markets. Article provides a detailed description of the scope of works carried out by PGNiG SA specialists at licenses located abroad, and provides information of issues related to the geology of individual regions. Operations carried out by PGNiG Upstream International on the Norwegian continental shelf are an example of the mentioned activities. The company operates oil as well as oil and gas deposits (Skarv, Snadd, Morvin, Vale, and soon, also Gina Krog), and carries out exploration works in the vicinity of the operated deposits, as well as in the areas that are less recognized from the geological point of view. Another form of the company activities are its operations in Denmark (South Jutland) and Germany (South Brandenburg) where the research focuses on the Main Dolomite (Ca2) reservoir level that is well-known to the Polish geologists. Two of the largest oil and gas deposits in Poland (BMB and LMG) have been discovered, documented and developed for the production by PGNiG SA at this level. In Pakistan, in turn, PGNiG SA successfully conducts exploration at Kirthar license, located in the Sindh Province, where exploitation of Rehman deposit has recently been launched; the exploitation of the newly discovered Rizq deposit will also be launched in the near future. Operations are complemented by activities in Libya and Egypt. The exploration works conducted in Libya by POGC Libya BV are focused in the Murzuq petroleum basin at concession area no. 113, and are continued despite the announced force majeure state that, in practice, means holding up the field works. PGNiG SA has conducted exploration works at the Bahariya license located in the northern part of the Egyptian Western Desert, however, unsatisfactory results led the company to leave this country.

Self-Installed Single Column Floater

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Chou ◽  
John Chianis ◽  
Xinyu Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Deep Water ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Geographical Area ◽  
Current Concept ◽  
Motion Responses ◽  
Production Platform ◽  
Single Column ◽  
Exploration And Production

This paper introduces a novel floating production platform concept for exploration and production of oil and gas in ultra deep water. The developmental effort has been supported by ABB in-house research and development budget. This novel production unit is an enhanced version of ABB Self-Installed Single Column Floater (SISCF) concept. This unit is envisioned to be completely assembled at quayside, towed to location, and be installed vertically to its target draft without the need of a major crane vessel. This enhanced feature reduces the wind load on the deck and hull significantly during wet tow as well as alleviates the uncertainty on the duration of an offshore operation, thereby widens the weather window for installation, hook-up and commissioning offshore. The enhanced SISCF (ESISCF) hull consists of four major components i.e., hard tank with center opening, soft tank with telescoping truss members and opening, permanent-stability ring, and three (3) telescoping support columns. During the installation phase, the telescoping columns are used to guide the permanent-stability ring, which provided needed stability in the installation phase. In addition, because of the way center truss being constructed, the hard tank is collapsed (or sit) right on top of the soft tank during wet tow thus reduced the wind arm (almost 100 ft) and wind forces. In its in-place position, ESISCF motion responses in waves are found to be excellent because of its deep draft. The current concept combines the advantages of a spar and a semi-submersible vessel. The paper will detail the concept, and outline the fabrication to installation scenario. The principal dimensions of a typical ESISCF for a given payload will be presented together with its stability and motion responses in waves based on the sea conditions representing a typical geographical area of Gulf of Mexico. The advantages of this concept will be explained in detail.

scholarly journals Contractual agreements in Ghana's oil and gas industry: In whose interest?

1970 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 186-208
Author(s):  
Kow Kwegya Amissah Abraham
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Oil Exploration ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Exploration And Production ◽  
Contractual Agreements ◽  
Petroleum Sector ◽  
Periodic Evaluation ◽  
Institutional Capacity Building ◽  
Contractual Agreement

This article examines the history, nature, scope and policy ramifications of the production sharing contract as the core contractual agreement guiding the Ghanaian petroleum sector. It discusses the policy linkages between this form of contractual agreement and the management of the country’s oil exploration activities from 2010 to 2014. The article assesses the extent to which Ghana, as a new oil exporting country, has sought to actualize its resource benefits through negotiated contracts and agreements as well as management policies. The article argues that better negotiated contractual agreements ensure maximum State benefits from oil exploration. Again, production monitoring, periodic evaluation and institutional capacity building are effective ways of securing greater profits from oil resources. Finally, better legal and policy frameworks will also guarantee prudent management of the oil revenues.Keywords: Contracts; policy-making; agreements; oil exploration and production; Ghana.

scholarly journals Field Engineers' Scheduling at Oil Rigs: a Case Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-161
Author(s):  
. Ateekh-Ur-Rehman ◽  
Y. S. Usmani
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Optimization Technique ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Oil Exploration ◽  
Operational Cost ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Chemical Manufacturing ◽  
Exploration And Production

Oil exploration and production operations face a number of challenges. Professional planners have to design solutions for various practical problems or issues. However, the time consumed is often very extensive because of the large number of possible solutions. Further, the matter of choosing the best solution remains. The present paper investigates a problem related to leading companies in the energy and chemical manufacturing sector of the oil and gas industry. Each company’s field engineers are expensive and valuable assets. Therefore, an optimized roster is rather important. In the present paper, the objective is to design a field engineers’ schedule which would be both feasible and satisfying towards the various demands of rigs, with minimum operational cost to the company. An efficient and quick optimization technique is presented to schedule the shifts of field engineers.

Business in the Heart of Darkness: SOCO's Oil Exploration in the Virunga National Park

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Ameet Morjaria ◽  
Charlotte Snyder
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil Exploration ◽  
Oil And Gas Exploration ◽  
The Past ◽  
Heart Of Darkness ◽  
The World ◽  
Exploration And Production

Roger Cagle, the co-founder and deputy CEO of SOCO International, watched the dreary London rain outside his office window one February morning in 2015. Never had SOCO, the oil-and-gas exploration and production player that ranked among Britain’s top 200 companies, experienced such a public backlash against its operations. For nearly 20 years, Cagle had helped steer his company’s projects around the world—often in volatile regions where others feared to tread, such as Vietnam, Russia, and Yemen—while delivering significant returns to investors. But the international uproar surrounding SOCO during the past year had been nothing short of mind-boggling.

Global Economic Crisis of 2008-2009: Sources and Roots

2009 ◽  
pp. 18-31
Author(s):  
G. Rapoport ◽  
A. Guerts
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Trade Deficit ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The Other ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Market Mechanisms ◽  
Production Output ◽  
The One ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Partial Destruction

In the article the global crisis of 2008-2009 is considered as superposition of a few regional crises that occurred simultaneously but for different reasons. However, they have something in common: developed countries tend to maintain a strong level of social security without increasing the real production output. On the one hand, this policy has resulted in trade deficit and partial destruction of market mechanisms. On the other hand, it has clashed with the desire of several oil and gas exporting countries to receive an exclusive price for their energy resources.

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