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Contents

GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS 46 Seeing seismic in 3D

Elaine Maslin reports on how Shell’s GeoSigns helped ? nd reservoirs like the pre-salt West Boreas in the Gulf of Mexico.

DRILLING & COMPLETIONS 48 Breaking barriers

Jerry Lee discusses new and improved drill bit designs and technologies with several leading companies.

52 Stinger to optimize pre-salt drilling

Claudio Paschoa discusses Schlumberger’s Stinger conical diamond technology with João Pedro Tocantins.

56 The perils of offshore power quality

Ian C. Evans explains how unacceptable power quality can have signi? cant impacts on safety, operations and pro? tability. 60 Closed-loop drilling

An in-depth look at NOV’s closed-loop drilling automation system, which could help develop North Sea and Arctic assets.

EPIC 62 Bringing process and power together

Feature Focus

Laya Sathyadevan explains how to cut costs through managing process and power through a single integrated control system.

PRODUCTION

FPSO 64 The push for uniformity

Stephen Whit? eld examines well control standards.

26 Point by Point: FPSOs 66 Well surveillance in ultra-deepwater

Audrey Leon discusses topics affecting the

Statoil and Schlumberger discuss a new early detection ? ow

FPSO sector with industry thoughtleaders.

monitoring system and setup for ? oating rigs.

70 Well control for pre-salt production ef? ciency 34 Wireless networking offshore

Baker Hughes and Petrobras are developing completion and well

Networking technology works, but companies control technology for the pre-salt. Claudio Paschoa reports.

need to know the obstacles in order to avoid

SUBSEA snares. Ellen Fussell Policastro reports.

74 Sensing systems

Optical and even quantum sensing is being assessed to help 38 New technologies for changing monitor the subsea oil? elds of the future.

environments and reservoirs 78 Cranking up the power on connectors

SBM Offshore discusses some of the company’s

Siemens is putting a 45Kv wet mate connector designed for up to developing technologies and how it is working 3000m water through its paces. Elaine Maslin reports.

toward unlocking reserves in the Gulf of 82 RoboSub: International AUV competition

Mexico.

Nina Rach details the international student-led RoboSub competition held in California.

42 DNV GL launches regulatory

PIPELINES roadmap for US ? oaters 84 Innovating ? eld joint insulation

DNV GL discusses its roadmap for complying

Dow Chemical discusses the development of non-mercury- with US Coast Guard requirements for operating catalyzed ? eld joint insulation material for subsea pipelines.

FOIs, FSOs and FPSOs in US waters.

86 How to break a pipeline

Neil Parkinson offers an alternative view on pipework vibration management.

GEO FOCUS 90 Lebanon languishes

As its bid licensing round is delayed again, will Lebanon’s offshore industry ever take off? Sarah Parker Musarra reports.

94 Setting sights on Tunisia

ON THE COVERON THE COVER

Audrey Leon takes a look at recent exploration and production activities occurring offshore Tunisia.

Topping off. Topping off. SBM Offshore shares

VESSELS this photo of the ? nal stages this photo of the ? nal stages of construction on the of construction on the Cidade 98 Making an entrance de Ilhabela de Ilhabela FPSO at its 50:50

Alan Thorpe discusses new pipelay vessels entering the market.

joint venture Brasa yard, with joint venture Brasa yard, with 102 Ceona’s Polar Onyx partner Synergy, in Niteroi, partner Synergy, in Niteroi,

Claudio Paschoa takes a look at Ceona’s vertical pipelay vessel,

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The

Polar Oynx, now serving Petrobras offshore Brazil.

1.6MMbbl-capacity FPSO will 1.6MMbbl-capacity FPSO will be stationed at Petrobras’ Sapinhoá ? eld.be stationed at Petrobras’ Sapinhoá ? eld.

106 A new concept in ef? cient pipelay

MacKinnon Marine’s Alex Jackson discusses the merits of a new spiral pre-lay system.

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