May 11, 2011 by offshoreenergy
COSCO and Inocean are partnering to build a more compact and cost-effective deepwater drillship.
INO-80 is a compact dynamically positioned drillship with large free deck areas, designed for year-around operations in ultra deep waters. The vessel has well planned utility arrangement with safe and reliable material handling. The hull is shaped for cost efficient and easy fabrication, as well as for challenging conditions during station keeping and transit. INO-80 features for exploration, appraisal and development drilling.
Design video
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May 10, 2011 by offshoreenergy
U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman in New Orleans today ordered offshore energy regulators to act within 30 days on six pending permit applications filed by companies that have contracts with Ensco Offshore Co., the Louisiana drilling company leading the legal challenge to the government’s offshore drilling bans. Bloomberg
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May 10, 2011 by offshoreenergy
The HSE has told Shell to submit a revised safety case for the Brent Charlie platform after gas was detected on its topsides following leaks on 12 January this year and 27 September 2010, Upstream can reveal.
Shell, which took the decision itself to close the platform after the January incident, has been battling for some time to resolve technically complex issues related to the venting of gas from inside one the platform’s huge concrete legs — Column 1 (C1) — and dispersing it effectively away from the platform.
The operator now expects the ageing Brent field to remain shut down for several more months.
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May 10, 2011 by offshoreenergy
In a report into the future of energy, the influential Committee on Climate Change calls on the Government to scale back plans to build thousands of turbines off the coast of Britain.
Instead, the report calls for hundreds more wind turbines to be built onshore at a lower cost over the next eight years.Daily Mail UK
On the other hand, offshore locations have stronger, more consistent winds, and minimal aesthetic and noise impacts. Is the public going to accept massive onshore wind development?
I continue to be intrigued by the concept of offshore energy units which integrate natural gas and wind projects to ensure consistent power supply. (See slide below from a presentation by George Hagerman, Virginia Tech Advanced Research Institute)
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May 10, 2011 by offshoreenergy
The federal and provincial governments both say they have no plans for offshore oil and gas exploration on B.C.’s coast any time soon. CBS News
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May 9, 2011 by offshoreenergy
Mariel Boatlift
Mariel — the town 30 miles west of Havana that was a departure point for more than 100,000 Cubans who left the island in the 1980 Mariel boatlift — is being remade into a servicing hub for the Cuban oil industry of the future. NPR
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May 9, 2011 by offshoreenergy
The following are significant accidents (based on the consequences or potential for consequences) that have been discussed on BOE, but for which no official company or governmental report has been released. These accidents happened from 8 months to 3 years ago. I’m sure there are many others that we didn’t hear about or discuss. How do you effectively prevent accidents when reports are either not prepared, not released, or not completed in a timely manner?
The following accidents are are too recent (6 were just last month) to expect reports. BOE will publish links to the reports as soon as they become available.
If you are aware of other accidents that you think should be added to these lists, please let me know.
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May 8, 2011 by offshoreenergy
I thought I would draw attention to this Facebook page. 
This is a place for the wives and gf’s and mothers of oilfield workers here in Clarke County. I believe that our oilfield workers should have the same esteem as our military men and women. The way our world is now, these oilfield workers are sacrificing a lot to contribute their part of the oilfield.
I agree with those sentiments!
Best wishes to my mother and wife, and to all other mothers on this special day.
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May 7, 2011 by offshoreenergy
…. and gleeful.
“Is there likely to be litigation over new drilling permits? You bet there is,” said David Petit, a senior attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council.
“We’ll definitely litigate it,” Kieran Suckling, executive director of the Center for Biological Diversity, said of the federal approval of Shell’s plan. “It’s patently illegal.”
Environmental Suits Threaten Gulf Drilling- Wall Street Journal
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May 6, 2011 by offshoreenergy
Congratulations to the many dedicated professionals who contribute to the success of this important conference. 
Attendance at the 2011 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) reached a 29-year high of 78,150, up 8% from last year, as offshore energy industry experts from around the world came together at the world’s largest event for offshore resources development. OTC was held 2-5 May at Reliant Park in Houston.
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