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While it has been possible to visualize pre-stack data for some time with some ingenious adaptations of a full multi-attribute 3D viewer, the azimuth component demands specifi c viewing techniques, as well as the support of tools such as illumination ray path features and attributes volumes. 36 DRILLING & COMPLETION Rig deliveries outpace demand, new orders fall .......................................................60 LATIN AMERICA New mobile offshore drilling rigs are being delivered into a market ill-suited at present to absorb new capacity, and some rigs are being delivered with no work prospects in hand. In conjunction, NOCs hold keys to hot pace new rig orders have fallen dramatically over the past year, according to data compiled by ODS- in Latin America .................................34 Petrodata. The waters of Latin America drive the region’s upstream oil and gas business, and the 2010 Worldwide MODU construction/upgrade survey ..............................................62 potential for more success suggests the area will continue to draw attention. How the area will develop depends upon the national oil Global deepwater drilling fl eet posts signifi cant growth fi gures .............................66 companies. The worldwide deepwater (4,000 ft [1,219 m] water depth and greater) rig fl eet has grown signifi cantly since 2008 when Offshore last presented its Worldwide Survey of Deepwater Drilling Geological similarities Rigs. The deepwater rig survey is conducted every other year, with a jackup survey published in with Brazil’s pre-salt alternate years. attract investments to Africa .............44 Available data today, mostly provided by 3D Solid expandables take operators seismic, oil and source rock geochemistry, to previously unreachable deepwater reserves ........................................................68 and 3D basin modeling reveals a close match More than 1,100 installations worldwide in myriad conditions – including over 115 in deepwater between the South American and West African – demonstrate the effectiveness of solid expandable systems in offshore programs. Expandable margin basins with respect to their pre-salt systems can be an advantage in challenging wells where lack of offset data and unknown forma- depositional sequences, including reservoir tions can disrupt the planned drilling program. and source facies of the pre-salt tectono-sedi- mentary sequences. Selecting, sizing, maintaining accumulators for BOPs .............................................70 Gushers may look great in fi lms like 2007’s There Will Be Blood, but like many of Hollywood’s GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS ideas, they are far better on the screen than in real life. Fortunately, drilling is much safer since 1922 when James Smither Abercrombie walked into Harry Cameron’s machine shop in Humble, Time-depth imaging Texas, and explained his idea for a ram-type blowout preventer. offshore India ......................................50 Prestack depth migration (PSDM) projects of regional lines and 3D surveys have a major ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION, & INSTALLATION impact on exploration and development Rapid technological market changes pressure development projects offshore India because the technique of rules for specialized offshore well intervention vessels ......................................72 can reduce risks. 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(cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:6)(cid:7)(cid:7)(cid:3)(cid:8)(cid:9)(cid:10)(cid:7)(cid:11)(cid:9)(cid:10)(cid:5)(cid:5)(cid:3)(cid:12)(cid:9)(cid:13)(cid:4)(cid:6)(cid:12)(cid:3)(cid:14)(cid:12)(cid:15)(cid:6)(cid:7)(cid:2) SUBSEA (cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:6)(cid:2)(cid:5)(cid:6)(cid:7)(cid:2)(cid:4)(cid:8)(cid:9)(cid:10)(cid:11)(cid:5)(cid:12)(cid:13)(cid:14)(cid:11)(cid:2)(cid:15)(cid:12)(cid:11)(cid:5)(cid:2)(cid:16)(cid:17)(cid:18)(cid:2)(cid:19)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:22)(cid:23)(cid:2) Challenges of deepwater development .....................................................................73 (cid:24)(cid:7)(cid:12)(cid:5)(cid:4)(cid:15)(cid:7)(cid:9)(cid:2)(cid:12)(cid:25)(cid:5)(cid:26)(cid:5)(cid:4)(cid:8)(cid:27)(cid:2)(cid:24)(cid:25)(cid:8)(cid:5)(cid:12)(cid:25)(cid:28)(cid:2)(cid:9)(cid:7)(cid:29)(cid:4)(cid:24)(cid:7) Oil and gas companies are extending their operational domain to deep and ultra deepwater; which challenge the performance and operational integrity of conventional subsea technology, jeopardiz- (cid:16)(cid:3)(cid:12)(cid:3)(cid:14)(cid:12)(cid:15)(cid:6)(cid:7)(cid:9)(cid:10)(cid:7)(cid:11)(cid:9)(cid:17)(cid:10)(cid:7)(cid:10)(cid:18)(cid:3)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:7)(cid:12)(cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:6)(cid:2) ing the value proposition of the enterprise and increasing the downside risk to stakeholders. (cid:26)(cid:9)(cid:29)(cid:26)(cid:8)(cid:24)(cid:7)(cid:9)(cid:2)(cid:30)(cid:4)(cid:24)(cid:30)(cid:31)(cid:28)(cid:25)(cid:11)(cid:11)(cid:2)(cid:4)(cid:9)(cid:7)(cid:8)(cid:5)(cid:4)(cid:15)(cid:24)(cid:26)(cid:5)(cid:4)(cid:25)(cid:8)(cid:2)(cid:26)(cid:8)(cid:9)(cid:2) First deepwater horizontal ESP boost set for GoM....................................................75 (cid:12)(cid:7)(cid:11)(cid:11)(cid:10)(cid:12)(cid:7)(cid:2)!(cid:26)(cid:8)(cid:26)(cid:27)(cid:7)!(cid:7)(cid:8)(cid:5)(cid:2)(cid:11)(cid:13)(cid:11)(cid:5)(cid:7)!(cid:11) The fi rst subsea horizontal electrical submersible pumping booster system is scheduled for in- stallation later this year in the Gulf of Mexico. The installation will be the fi rst use of a horizontal (cid:19)(cid:3)(cid:5)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:20)(cid:6)(cid:15)(cid:4)(cid:9)(cid:3)(cid:20)(cid:10)(cid:8)(cid:21)(cid:10)(cid:12)(cid:15)(cid:6)(cid:7)(cid:2)(cid:5)(cid:25)(cid:2)(cid:25)"(cid:5)(cid:26)(cid:4)(cid:8)(cid:2) ESP-based booster system in ultra deepwater. (cid:12)(cid:7)(cid:11)(cid:7)(cid:12)(cid:29)(cid:25)(cid:4)(cid:12)(cid:2)(cid:9)(cid:26)(cid:5)(cid:26)(cid:2)(cid:5)(cid:6)(cid:26)(cid:5)(cid:2)(cid:9)(cid:12)(cid:4)(cid:29)(cid:7)(cid:2)(cid:9)(cid:12)(cid:4)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:4)(cid:8)(cid:27)(cid:2)(cid:26)(cid:8)(cid:9)(cid:2) FLOWLINES & PIPELINES (cid:24)(cid:25)! (cid:28)(cid:7)(cid:5)(cid:4)(cid:25)(cid:8)(cid:2)(cid:9)(cid:7)(cid:24)(cid:4)(cid:11)(cid:4)(cid:25)(cid:8)(cid:11) How BC-10 got its pipes .............................................................................................76 Subsea 7 did the pipeline installation for the Parque das Conchas (BC-10) development, offshore Brazil. (cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:22)(cid:6)(cid:4)(cid:17)(cid:10)(cid:7)(cid:14)(cid:3)(cid:9)(cid:6)(cid:13)(cid:12)(cid:15)(cid:17)(cid:15)(cid:23)(cid:10)(cid:12)(cid:15)(cid:6)(cid:7)(cid:2)(cid:10)(cid:11)(cid:4)(cid:8)(cid:27)(cid:2) Parque das Conchas is operated by Shell on behalf of the BC-10 Joint Venture (Shell 50%, Petrobras (cid:12)(cid:7)(cid:11)(cid:7)(cid:12)(cid:29)(cid:25)(cid:4)(cid:12)(cid:2)(cid:9)(cid:26)(cid:5)(cid:26)(cid:2)(cid:26)(cid:8)(cid:9)(cid:2)(cid:25)(cid:5)(cid:6)(cid:7)(cid:12)(cid:2)(cid:12)(cid:7)(cid:11)(cid:25)(cid:10)(cid:12)(cid:24)(cid:7)(cid:11)(cid:2)#(cid:25)(cid:12)(cid:2) 35%, ONGC 15%). Located 120 km (75 mi) southeast of Vitória, Brazil, north of the Campos basin, the Parque das Conchas in block BC-10 comprises four fi elds: Ostra, Abalone, Nautilus, and Argonauta. (cid:25) (cid:5)(cid:4)!(cid:10)!(cid:2)(cid:28)(cid:4)#(cid:7)$(cid:25)#$(cid:3)(cid:7)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:2) (cid:7)(cid:12)#(cid:25)(cid:12)!(cid:26)(cid:8)(cid:24)(cid:7) SWEDEN Goliat subsea power cable designed for long-distance service in harsh conditions .....80 ABB has won a contract to supply subsea power cables for Eni Norge’s Goliat development in the Barents Sea. The NOK 676-million ($104 million) assignment covers design, manufacture, and installation, the latter scheduled for summer 2013. Crane simulator designed with teamwork focus ......................................................82 Antycip Simulation and CMLabs have teamed to develop offshore crane training simulators for the PNI Training Centre in Norway. The simulators, installed at PNI’s Stavanger base in June, will help the company address increasing demands for the training of personnel in offshore lifting operations. Asymmetric plates block wax ....................................................................................85 Tranter International faced an unusual challenge when asked to supply heat exchangers for (cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:6)(cid:7)(cid:8)(cid:9)(cid:6)(cid:10)(cid:7)(cid:11)(cid:6)(cid:9)(cid:7)(cid:6)(cid:12)(cid:10)(cid:13)(cid:4)(cid:14)(cid:15)(cid:6)(cid:9)(cid:7)(cid:6)(cid:9)(cid:10)(cid:15)(cid:6)(cid:16)(cid:15)(cid:12)(cid:8)(cid:17)(cid:15)(cid:6) Eni’s fi eld FPSO offshore Nigeria. The fi eld’s crude has a waxing point of 37 ºC (98.6 ºF), well above the usual temperature of 30 ºC (86 ºF). (cid:11)(cid:13)(cid:18)(cid:6)(cid:9)(cid:7)(cid:6)(cid:5)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:20)(cid:13)(cid:6)(cid:21)(cid:15)(cid:9)(cid:9)(cid:15)(cid:17)(cid:6)(cid:11)(cid:13)(cid:18)(cid:6)(cid:9)(cid:7)(cid:6)(cid:5)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:19)(cid:19)(cid:22) D E P A R T M E N T S %(cid:4)(cid:11)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:2)(cid:26)(cid:3)(cid:10)(cid:12)(cid:27)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:22)(cid:6)(cid:4)(cid:11)!(cid:14)(cid:6)(cid:17)%(cid:17)(cid:15)(cid:14)(cid:4)(cid:6)&(cid:21)(cid:30)(cid:2)(cid:25)(cid:12)(cid:2) ___________________ Online ....................................................6 Vessels, Rigs, & Surface Systems ......26 (cid:24)(cid:25)(cid:8)(cid:5)(cid:26)(cid:24)(cid:5)(cid:2)(cid:13)(cid:25)(cid:10)(cid:12)(cid:2)&(cid:7)(cid:26)(cid:5)(cid:6)(cid:7)(cid:12)#(cid:25)(cid:12)(cid:9)(cid:2)(cid:12)(cid:7) (cid:12)(cid:7)(cid:11)(cid:7)(cid:8)(cid:5)(cid:26)(cid:5)(cid:4)(cid:29)(cid:7)’ Comment ...............................................8 Drilling & Production ..........................28 Data .....................................................10 Geosciences ........................................30 "(cid:27)(cid:3)(cid:9)(cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:6)(cid:7)(cid:9)(cid:26)(cid:15)(cid:8)(cid:8)(cid:9)(cid:11)(cid:6)(cid:9)(cid:25)(cid:6)(cid:21)(cid:9)(cid:18)(cid:6)(cid:6)(cid:11)#$ Global E&P ..........................................12 Business Briefs ...................................86 Offshore Europe ..................................18 Advertisers’ Index ...............................91 (cid:26)(cid:3)(cid:10)(cid:12)(cid:27)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:22)(cid:6)(cid:4)(cid:11)!(cid:14)(cid:6)(cid:17) Gulf of Mexico .....................................22 Beyond the Horizon ............................92 _____________ Subsea Systems .................................24 (cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:6)(cid:5)(cid:3)(cid:7)(cid:8)(cid:9)(cid:10)(cid:11)(cid:8)(cid:12)(cid:13)(cid:14)(cid:12)(cid:15)(cid:16)(cid:3)(cid:17)(cid:18)(cid:18)(cid:3)(cid:12)(cid:19)(cid:20)(cid:11)(cid:10)(cid:21)(cid:3)(cid:12)(cid:8)(cid:21)(cid:8)(cid:12)(cid:22)(cid:8)(cid:15)(cid:16)(cid:3)(cid:3) (cid:23)(cid:24)(cid:25)(cid:14)(cid:12)(cid:26)(cid:14)(cid:12)(cid:9)(cid:10)(cid:8)(cid:21)(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:12)(cid:14)(cid:26)(cid:12)(cid:19)(cid:8)(cid:10)(cid:9)(cid:12)(cid:27)(cid:3)(cid:9)(cid:24)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:26)(cid:9)(cid:10)(cid:8)(cid:24)(cid:10)(cid:8)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:7)(cid:8)(cid:9)(cid:10)(cid:11)(cid:8)(cid:12)(cid:13)(cid:14)(cid:12)(cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:10)(cid:8)(cid:25)(cid:11)(cid:24)(cid:14)(cid:18)(cid:14)(cid:20)(cid:27)(cid:16) O PreviousPage Contents Zoom In Zoom Out Front Cover SearchIssue Next Page ABEMaGS F O PreviousPage Contents Zoom In Zoom Out Front Cover SearchIssue Next Page ABEFMaGS __________________ ____________ O PreviousPage Contents Zoom In Zoom Out Front Cover SearchIssue Next Page ABEMaGS F O PreviousPage Contents Zoom In Zoom Out Front Cover SearchIssue Next Page ABEFMaGS PennWell 1455 West Loop South, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77027 U.S.A. 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