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BP

Methane Detection Drone

A pilot project being run by BP a radius of 550 meters for 90 min- combines advanced sensor technol- utes. The drone traveled a total of ogy originally designed by NASA more than 185 kilometers, besting for the Mars Curiosity Rover with a the previous UK record of 100 ki- ? xed-wing remote piloted air system lometers for the longest commercial (RPAS), or drone, to remotely moni- drone ? ight. Throughout the ? ight, tor methane emissions from the UK the RPAS live-streamed valuable supermajor’s offshore assets in the data collected by the methane sensor.

North Sea. Following the trial, BP said it will

The preprogrammed drone, once deploy the drone to all of its North airborne, managed itself autono- Sea assets in 2020, including ETAP mously, circling the Clair platform at and Glen Lyon.

Source: BP

NOV 20K BOP Stacks

National Oilwell Varco (NOV) announced era in the exploration and development of high- in June that it has sold two 20,000-psi (20K) pressure formations,” he said.

blowout preventer (BOP) stacks to offshore According to NOV, Transocean ordered the drilling contractor Transocean. While others new equipment for deployment on a 20K well claim to have developed 20K BOPs – designed in the Gulf of Mexico in 2021.

for use with extremely high-pressure reservoirs Transocean has said it will deploy the ? rst and in ultra-deep waters – NOV said it is the 20K rated drillship, which is currently under ? rst manufacturer to design, engineer and sell construction in Sinagpore, under a ? ve-year such a package. Joe Rovig, President, NOV Rig drilling contract with Chevron.

Technologies, said the sale marks a historic mo- A spokesperson from NOV told Offshore En- ment for the offshore oil and gas industry. “The gineer that the 20K stacks are scheduled to be introduction of NOV’s 20K BOP marks a new delivered sometime in late 2020.

Source: NOV

Schlumberger

TerraSphere

Schlumberger’s new high-de? - resolution borehole images in nition dual-imaging-while-drilling nonconductive mud. This reveals service has been introduced to enhanced details for geological, overcome geomechanics-related petrophysical and geomechanical challenges and provide geological interpretation to uncover subtle characterization in real time. Ter- variations in the subsurface caused raSphere applies a logging-while- by stratigraphic or structural prop- drilling dual-physics imager for erties that impact wellbore stability.

oil-based mud for drilling oil and More than 30 ? eld trials have gas wells. It incorporates electro- been conducted in the Gulf of magnetic and ultrasonic measure- Mexico, Middle East, North Africa, ments that enable multiple high- North Sea and US land.

Source: Schlumberger 58 OFFSHORE ENGINEER OEDIGITAL.COM