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We Put You First. and Keep You Ahead A O Previous Page Contents Zoom In Zoom Out Front Cover Search Issue Next Page BEF MaGS Top o eng Botto res Upstream, downstream and around the world, FMC Technologies partners closely with you to overcome a wide range of technical, economic and project life-cycle challenges. We engineer solutions and design, manufacture, supply and service sophisticated technologies. We make ultra-deepwater production feasible, extend the lives of mature fi elds and make everyday processes like custody transfer and fl uid loading safer and more reliable. From exploration to delivery, our innovations maximize performance, minimize costs and optimize bottom line results. We put you fi rst. And keep you ahead. www.fmctechnolo_______________________gies.co © 2010 FMC Technologies. All rights res A O Previous Page Contents Zoom In Zoom Out Front Cover Search Issue Next Page BEF MaGS A O Previous Page Contents Zoom In Zoom Out Front Cover Search Issue Next Page BEF MaGS Under the Patronage of H.E Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Energy and Industry Conference and Exhibition 12 – 14 October 2010 DohaQatar INVITATION TO ATTEND UNIQUELY Register Online Today & Save €100* FOCUSED www.offshoremiddleeast.com Offshore Middle East 2010, the only event dedicated to offshore oil and gas technology in UNIQUELY the Middle East, will enable you to make important connections in the region’s offshore oil and gas industry. The event provides a forum where industry leaders can address technical issues, introduce pioneering technology and share lessons learned about finding, developing OFFSHORE and producing oil in the Middle East offshore regions. 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Leading manufacturer of spoolable composite pipe systems that reduce total pipeline installed costs. Global leader in fi eld-applied coating solutions and application technologies. The Global Leader 5,200 dedicated employees. 70 fi xed and mobile facilities, strategically located in 25 countries. ShawCor Total weld inspection capabilities, backed is the global leader in pipeline products and services. by experienced personnel and the most advanced NDT systems in the industry. Reliable Execution 80 years of experience. Over 300 projects executed every year. Leadership in HSE performance. ShawCor is the industry’s most reliable partner. Integrated inventory, inspection and refurbishment services, providing complete Innovative Solutions OCTG management solutions. 240 active patents. More than 50 leading technologies. 42 researchers at 3 international R&D facilities. 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Quick response solutions for control, instrument and specialty cables. www.shawcor.com A O Previous Page Contents Zoom In Zoom Out Front Cover Search Issue Next Page BEF MaGS A O Previous Page Contents Zoom In Zoom Out Front Cover Search Issue Next Page BEF MaGS International Edition Volume 70, Number 7 July 2010 CONTENTS Celebrating Over 50 Years of Trends, Tools, and Technology New opportunities, new standards with dual-sensor streamer ...............................54 An increasing catalogue of case studies demonstrates that the dual-sensor streamer enables more accurate reservoir description, and, reduces the dependence on well log data. This goes beyond the well-known survey effi ciency, signal penetration, and resolution improvements. Advances in visualization support innovative interpretation ...................................58 The world of volume interpretation and visualization is evolving with the advent of a new param- eter that exceeds the capabilities of traditional systems. While it has been possible to visualize pre-stack data for some time with some ingenious adaptations of a full multi-attribute 3D viewer, the azimuth component demands specifi c viewing techniques, as well as the support of tools such as illumination ray path features and attributes volumes. 36 DRILLING & COMPLETION Rig deliveries outpace demand, new orders fall .......................................................60 LATIN AMERICA New mobile offshore drilling rigs are being delivered into a market ill-suited at present to absorb new capacity, and some rigs are being delivered with no work prospects in hand. In conjunction, NOCs hold keys to hot pace new rig orders have fallen dramatically over the past year, according to data compiled by ODS- in Latin America ................................. 34 Petrodata. The waters of Latin America drive the region’s upstream oil and gas business, and the potential for more success suggests the area 2010 Worldwide MODU construction/upgrade survey ..............................................62 will continue to draw attention. How the area will develop depends upon the national oil Global deepwater drilling fl eet posts signifi cant growth fi gures .............................66 companies. The worldwide deepwater (4,000 ft [1,219 m] water depth and greater) rig fl eet has grown signifi cantly since 2008 when Offshore last presented its Worldwide Survey of Deepwater Drilling Geological similarities Rigs. The deepwater rig survey is conducted every other year, with a jackup survey published in with Brazil’s pre-salt alternate years. attract investments to Africa ............. 44 Available data today, mostly provided by 3D Solid expandables take operators seismic, oil and source rock geochemistry, to previously unreachable deepwater reserves ........................................................68 and 3D basin modeling reveals a close match More than 1,100 installations worldwide in myriad conditions – including over 115 in deepwater between the South American and West African – demonstrate the effectiveness of solid expandable systems in offshore programs. Expandable margin basins with respect to their pre-salt systems can be an advantage in challenging wells where lack of offset data and unknown forma- depositional sequences, including reservoir tions can disrupt the planned drilling program. and source facies of the pre-salt tectono-sedi- mentary sequences. Selecting, sizing, maintaining accumulators for BOPs .............................................70 Gushers may look great in fi lms like 2007’s There Will Be Blood, but like many of Hollywood’s GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS ideas, they are far better on the screen than in real life. Fortunately, drilling is much safer since 1922 when James Smither Abercrombie walked into Harry Cameron’s machine shop in Humble, Time-depth imaging Texas, and explained his idea for a ram-type blowout preventer. offshore India ......................................50 Prestack depth migration (PSDM) projects of regional lines and 3D surveys have a major ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION, & INSTALLATION impact on exploration and development Rapid technological market changes pressure development projects offshore India because the technique of rules for specialized offshore well intervention vessels ......................................72 can reduce risks. PSDM can handle complex Increasing energy demand is pushing well intervention operators to develop new technologies structures and rapid vertical and lateral to improve access to subsea wells, creating a demand for more effi cient subsea well intervention changes in the velocity fi eld, so the resulting systems, including Riserless Light Well intervention (RLWI) units images can enhance interpretations compared to those based on the time processing results alone. Offshore (ISSN 0030-0608)
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