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Contents

GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS 34 Improved reservoir monitoring using towed-streamer seismic

Patrick Smith reviews technological developments that are increasing the accuracy of 4D seismic reservoir monitoring.

DRILLING & COMPLETIONS 36 Keeping the ‘window’ open

Bruce Nichols reports on two initiatives by Chevron and Statoil to battle the narrowing drilling window between pore pressure and formation strength in the Gulf of Mexico.

40 Mapping while drilling goes live

Claudio Paschoa take a look at Schlumberger’s GeoSphere reservoir mapping while drilling service.

EPIC 44 The third (3D) industrial revolution?

Elaine Maslin discusses how 3D or additive printing has caught the world’s imagination.

Feature 50 A stabilizing in? uence

When the Varg A monotower offshore Norway required stabilization, IK came up with a novel, remote, subsea solution.

Visualization

PRODUCTION 54 Telecommunications of the future 24 An industry look

Meg Chesshyre reports on the rapid expansion of oil and gas at visualization technology telecommunications systems.

Claudio Paschoa discusses visualization 58 Adding bandwidth technology with representatives of TGS,

Andrew Lucas discusses how advanced VSAT capabilities are

Petroleum Geo-Services, and Schlumberger.

essential for offshore communications.

SUBSEA 28 Narrating data 60 Testing the waters

Elaine Maslin report on new software, based

Elaine Maslin reports on Subsea 7’s new autonomous inspection on natural language generation, that can turn vehicle and an AUV speci? cation that has been put out for tender your oil? eld data into readable reports.

by French major Total. 64 30

Meeting demand Changing realities

GE launched its new deepwater vertical Xmas tree at this year’s Audrey Leon looks into why oil and gas

ONS. Meg Chesshyre learned more. companies are turning to new high-tech gadgets and apps for workplace solutions. 66 Collaborative design with magnetic bearings

Joaquim Da Silva, François Carrere and Frédéric Ponson explain the engineering process involved in creating active magnetic bearings.

ON THE COVER

PIPELINES

Let’s get visual. OE’s October issue is chock Let’s get visual. OE’s October issue is chock 72 Multiphase corrosion risk analysis

Paul Ellerton discusses how to identify corrosion risk using full of interactive multiphase ? ow assurance tools. material, including our material, including our cover, which features cover, which features

FOCUS: WEST AFRICA

Paci? c Drilling’s Paci? c Drilling’s Paci? c 76 Upstream prospects stay bright for West Africa

Santa Ana Santa Ana drillship.

N. Foster Mellen analyzes West African transactional activity and

The vessel began a The vessel began a drilling rig data, which indicates a promising future for the region.

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West Africa: The continued story

Chevron in the Gulf of Chevron in the Gulf of of the “Haves” and the “Have-nots”

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Jeremy Berry examines the trend occurring off West Africa Jeremy Berry examines the trend occurring off West Africa 36 for more). 36 for more). Cover photo where exploration success continues to be con? ned to those where exploration success continues to be con? ned to those courtesy of Paci? c Drilling.courtesy of Paci? c Drilling.

countries that already have signi? cant production.

Scan the cover with the Scan the cover with the 82 Paenal shipyard takes shape

Actable app and discover Actable app and discover

SBM Offshore’s Paula Farquharson-Blengino provides a deepwater formation animation a deepwater formation animation an inside look at the Paenal shipyard in Angola, a joint courtesy of Houston-based design courtesy of Houston-based design venture between SBM Offshore, Sonangol and DSME.

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VESSELS

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Alan Thorpe examines the latest offshore construction smart phone or tablet.smart phone or tablet.

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