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GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS 30 Gaining new access to old wells

Jim Edmunds, of UTEC Geomarine, discusses using the Jim Edmunds, of UTEC Geomarine, discusses using the geoROV system to conduct geotechnical site investigations.

DRILLING & COMPLETIONS 32 Workover-free option restores safety valve functionality

Weatherford’s Brian Marr, Scott Carline and Scott Deyoung discuss how the Renaissance WDCL system enabled the retro? tting of a new control line inside existing tubing to reestablish connection with an SCSSV.

EPIC 34 Multitasking on Malampaya

A new multipurpose vessel will play a key role on Shell’s

Malampaya project offshore Malaysia. Pieter van Hekken explains.

PRODUCTION

Photo: Alan O’Neill – Statoil

Features 36 A CO EOR solution 2

EOR is fast becoming a priority in the Middle East. Elaine

Ocean renewable energy

Maslin chats with Maersk Oil regarding the company’s TriGen Cable-laying capabilities 22 technology, which it is hopes will provide a solution.

Offshore wind is predicted to continue growing, and, with it, expertise in cable laying. Elaine Maslin reports on the challenges and solutions facing offshore wind

SUBSEA farm developers.

40 Riserless drilling makes a comeback

Stephen Whit? eld discusses how riserless drilling systems are

Making waves 26 reasserting dominance in subsea well operations.

Katie Jernigan delves into wave energy’s global potential and how the oscillating water column assists in production.

PIPELINES Dudgeon sees daylight 28 44 Electromagnetic solutions

The Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm is moving forward.

Weatherford shows how surface electromagnetic

Katie Jernigan outlines the details behind the transmissions control downhole mineral scale deposition.

development, located off North Norfolk, England. 48 Chemical injection – maintaining ? ow assurance

Charles Wemyss discusses positive displacement meters and

ON THE COVERON THE COVER how they can bene? t ? ow measurement in chemical injection

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US explorer Hess remains ‘con? dent’ that its billion dollar

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Australian gas project will proceed. Bruce Nichols reports.

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Papua New Guinea is home to the Esso Highlands-operated

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PNG LNG facility, the ? rst of its kind in the country’s history. the project team completed the project team completed

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