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Special reports

Developing a retrievable remote open barrier plug

Geir Melhus, Vice President Operations, and Johannes Nesse, Field Service Manager, TCO, Norway, examine the process of developing a new type of shallow set barrier plug, and its implications for upstream technology.

 

Flow remediation in subsea environments

Leonard Hamill, Operations Director, Pipetech, discusses the issues facing downhole wells in deepwater environments and how the development of new technologies can address these issues.

 
 
 
 

FPSO reliability and filtration

Pete McGuigan, Global LNG Market Manager, Filtration & Energy Solutions Division, Parker Filtration Group, explores the critical factors in selecting air intake filtration equipment for FPSO applications.

 
 
 
 

US crude oil exports reached a new record in 2024

US crude oil exports in 2024 surpassed the previous record set in 2023, exceeding an annual average of 4.1 million bpd. Despite this new record, crude oil export year-over-year growth slowed to 1% in 2024, compared with 14% in 2023 and 21% in 2022.

 
 
 
 
 

Low risk, high rewards

Jeff Forsyth Jan Frieling and Fraser Smith, StimStixx, Canada, explore working with in-situ acid generation for oil and gas with opportunities in carbon capture and geothermal well stimulation.