Robert E. Sokoll, Carl W. Sauer, William G. Kelly Conoco Norway Inc. Stavanger A highly iterative and complex process is needed to determine the optimal size and type of subsea wellhead equipment ...

How subsea engineering enables safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible deepwater exploration drilling and well testing at 1,000–3,500 m water depths. Assumptions (estimated): Deepwater ...

Norwegian technology player Electrical Subsea & Drilling (ESD) is developing an alternative to electro-hydraulic blowout preventer (BOP) controls technology with an all-electric BOP control system, ...

Einar Framnes Saga Petroleum a.s. Forus, Norway Joseph R. Roche Hydril Co. Houston The purpose and effectiveness of a ram blowout preventer (BOP) in a worst case situation was illustrated in related ...

While deepwater operators take numerous precautions to maintain the safety and control of their well sites, they must also be prepared to contain an incident or subsea “blowout” if one should occur.