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Undercurrents

PUBLISHING & MARKETING

Chairman/Publisher OE OPINION

Shaun Wymes [email protected]

Under the sea

EDITORIAL

Managing Editor

Audrey Leon

OE is proud to produce our ? rst-ever stimulation equipment. [email protected]

Subsea Factory issue. In our August “A number of operators have in-

European Editor 2016 issue, we take our readers through creased production from subsea wells

Elaine Maslin the accomplishments of subsea pro- by removing the near wellbore damage [email protected] cessing while highlighting new tech- from the sand face. The use of a rigless

Asia Paci? c Editor nologies. OE’s European Editor Elaine option again provides for a substantial

Audrey Raj

Maslin looks at solutions for subsea reduction in cost to perform the work,” [email protected] power distribution (p 20), variable speed one board member said.

Web Editor

Melissa Sustaita drives (p 24), and subsea oil storage Of course, while the industry faces [email protected] options (p 30). Rystad Energy and Quest many challenges due to the lowered oil

Contributors

Offshore shed light on the market out- price environment, one board member

John Bradbury look (p 26) and outline current project said that the industry needs to prepare

Meg Chesshyre activity (p 29), respectively. for the emergence of a lack of skilled

John Sheehan

This issue also features a special workers, if training isn’t continued dur-

Editorial Assistant report on the Dutch Offshore sector (pp ing the downturn. “[Training] will assist

Jerry Lee 67-82), with particular emphasis on how in reducing the consequence of the re-

ART AND PRODUCTION the Netherlands is further embracing duction in staff and help many compa-

Bonnie James the offshore renewables market during nies perform safely and ef? ciently,” one

Verzell James this latest downturn. board member said.

CONFERENCES & EVENTS

The intervention market, while af-

Events Coordinator fected by the lowered oil prices, is very

Jennifer Granda “A number of operators have much needed, especially during times [email protected] like these. A new report called “Global increased production from

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special time around OE as we get ready Last, but certainly not least, this issue

CIRCULATION for our annual Deepwater Intervention takes a look at activity in the North Sea,

Inquiries about back issues or delivery problems

Forum on 9-11 August 2016. This issue including the UK and Norwegian sec- should be directed to [email protected] highlights the latest technologies in the tors (p 84). We also present an in-depth

REPRINTS sector, including recent game-changers look at Statoil’s Johan Castberg develop-

Print and electronic reprints are available for an that will be celebrated at the event, held ment (p 16). As the Norwegian oil major upcoming conference or for use as a marketing tool. in Galveston, Texas. Managing Editor strives to bring down costs on the ? eld

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Audrey Leon spoke with the forum’s development, it has moved to deploy removed, our minimum order is a quantity of 100.

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