RIGZONE - Subsea Technology Expert Guide

Executing a Successful Subsea Project

Deepwater subsea projects are ongoing all over the world. Cameron’s Subsea Systems group is involved in several high profile subsea projects. Executing these projects takes careful planning, testing, and pioneering technology.

CaTS Takes the Guesswork out of Reservoir Connectivity

By installing standard cabled monitoring systems prior to abandonment, reservoir engineers can monitor the well after abandonment.

Subsea Processing Enables Challenging Field Development

Subsea processing has moved traditional topsides fluid processing to the seafloor. These new technologies have made development of deepwater and ultra-deepwater fields in harsh environments a reality.

Subsea Sector Addresses Skills Shortage

Subsea UK has lunched an initiative to attract and train new subsea engineers.

Total, FMC Tackle Rosa’s Subsea Development

Total’s Rosa Field is 135 km offshore Angola on Block 17 and lays under 1,350 m of water, which makes its subsea development a challenge.

Helping Dalia Bloom

The Dalia oilfield development, located offshore Angola, is deemed to be the largest subsea production system ever installed. Kvaerner Oilfield Products helped Total and Sonangol bring the development onstream.

West African Deepwater Activities Ramp Up

Since the first round of biding for deepwater frontier acreage in the early 1990s, enormous fields have been discovered off Angola and Nigeria, which has fueled exploration and production activity. Map of Nigeria.

Angola Operators Aim for 2008 Target

Angola, the second largest oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa is expected to reach 2 MMb/d by 2008. Significant activity in the last year will help the country achieve this goal. Map of Angola.

Beyond the Headlines

Though Nigeria and Angola lead the region in offshore oil discoveries and production, there was significant deepwater activity all along the West African coast in the last year. Map of Congo, Equitorial Guinea, Mauritania, Cote d’Ivoire.

Deepwater GOM Discoveries Hold Steady

Eleven new deepwater discoveries were made in the Gulf of Mexico in 2006. While this number may be expected, it could have been much higher. GOM Map.

GOM Field Development Profiles

Chevron’s Blind Faith Field
Nexen’s Knotty Head Field
BHP Billiton’s Shenzi Field
ChevronTexaco’s Tahiti Field

Shell Succeeds in Deepwater Brazil

The Brazilian deepwater market broke open in the late 1990s when Petrobras signed contracts with outside companies. Only two foreign oil companies have served as an operator offshore Brazil. Shell was the first in 2002.

Great Expectations for Greater Plutonio

BP’s Greater Plutonio project, which is spread over an area of approximately 5,000 sq km, lies in 1,200-1,500 m of water in Block 18 off Angola. It is expected to come onstream this year.

Perdido Project makes Production a Possibility

Shell has unveiled plans to develop Great While as well as its Tobago and Silvertip Fields via a Perdido Regional Development host moored in about 8,000 f of water. First production from Perdido is expected around the turn of the decade.

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