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Contents

PIPELINES 108

Transporting sour hydrocarbons more reliably

Abaqus FEA helps INTECSEA deliver durable pipe solutions for deepwater oil producers. Kip Hanson reports.

112 Making connections

Alpha Mahatvaraj of GMC discusses how mechanically connected risers could provide a solution for UDW projects.

VESSELS 130 Integrating Ilhabela

Claudio Paschoa visited the Brasa yard in Niteroi to tour

Petrobra’s latest FPSO Cidade de Ilhabela.

138 An unmanned mission to the North Sea

Elaine Maslin examines why unmanned buoy technology is becoming an attractive option for marginal ? eld development.

StimFORCE 146 prowls the Gulf of Mexico

MV Connor Bordelon is the host vessel for Baker Hughes’ new stimulation system. Nina Rach went to see the installation.new stimulation system. Nina Rach went to see the installation.

150 Round and round

Will circular hull FPSOs provide a low-cost solution for Gulf

Geofocus of Mexico production? Audrey Leon spoke with project leads.

OE REVIEW 156 Moving forward from automation awareness

Brazil

Gregory Hale discusses how the industry is trending 116 Surveying Brazil’s equatorial margin towards a stronger automation environment.

Claudio Paschoa visited CGG’s Rio Technology 158 Big data buzz grows louder

Center and spoke with Luiz Braga, CGG Vice

Carol Huff explains how using

President and Latin American Geomarket Director.

real-time analytics hikes collaboration real-time analytics hikes collaboration 124 Petrobras: many new platforms and boosts pro? ts.

Peter Howard Wertheim delves into the details of 166 Automating assets the plethora of platforms coming online through

Ellen Fussell Policastro explains how 2020.

knowing performance levels boosts 126 FMC Technologies boosting Brazil’s asset lifecycle and pro? tability.

subsea installations and boosts pro? ts.

Peter Wertheim interviews Nelson Leite, president 170 Automation growth curve of FMC Technologies Brazil.

RoboPlatform coming to waters near 128 Simulation solutions you, sooner than you think

Audrey Leon spoke with Kongsberg Maritime about simulator training services in Rio de Janiero.

174 OE Review Numerology

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