Spotlight Award: GE technology targets BOP problems revealed in Gulf spill
One of the many lessons learned in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe was the need to know exactly what is going on inside the blowout preventer. GE Oil & Gas developed two new systems to fix that. More »
Fluid flow specialist wins OTC leadership award
Thanks in part to University of Tulsa professor emeritus James Brill, what started out as an idea to make the best use of some excess research laboratory space morphed into the creation of technologies to help combat fluid flow issues in pipes and wells. More »
Q&A: Diamond Offshore prepares to staff rapid offshore growth
Diamond Offshore Drilling executives say they are preparing for an era of growth, with the number of offshore rigs expected to jump about 25 percent by 2017. Diamond CEO Lawrence R. Dickerson spoke to FuelFix about the challenges of the rapidly growing offshore industry. More »
In Style: Forgetting a hyphen can land you in deep water
OTC attendees hear a lot about deep water and about deep-water drilling. How come one has a hyphen and the other doesn’t? More »
The coolest technology we’ve seen at OTC
From thermal-vision cameras to massive deep-water “Christmas trees,” check out some of our favorite technology from the Offshore Technology Conference. More »
OTC Spotlight Award: ABB technology optimizes vessels’ fuel use
ABB’s new Onboard DC-Grid — the first exclusively direct-current system in the industry — could fix inefficient electricity delivery while vessels are in dynamic position. More »
Technology monitors riser stress in real time
At the Offshore Technology Conference on Wednesday, Dan Kluk, a mechanical and systems engineer at Houston-based Stress Engineering Services, offered a paper on a real-time riser fatigue monitoring system that has been tested in deep waters. More »
Pemex leader calls for deeper offshore development in Mexico
Mexico’s greater reliance on hydrocarbons for the energy it consumes compared to the rest of the world has created an imbalance between the amount of oil it produces and the amount it is able to put into its reserves, an official with the state-owned oil company said Wednesday. More »
Shell’s chief technology officer talks about his job – and how a child’s toy inspired an offshore idea
Shell Chief Technology Officer Gerald Schotman sat down with FuelFix to talk about the joys and challenges of his job. More »
Salty sea yields a fresh drink of water
The same platforms that produce oil also turn seawater into freshwater by filtering it through fine membranes in a complex process called reverse osmosis. More »
Day 2 at OTC was all around the world
The Offshore Technology Conference’s international character came into focus Tuesday as Petrobras predicted big growth from reservoirs in Brazil, China outlined its long-term plans for harnessing shale gas and France’s Total touted the success of a massive 49-well project off Angola. More »
Improved cementing key for offshore wells
Joe Shine of oil field services firm Baker Hughes discussed at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston methods drillers can use to account for lost circulation in wells. More »
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