Shaffer Inc. recently completed construction of a multimillion dollar subsea drilling system for Caspmorneftegas, an operating company in the Republic of Azerbaijan. The subsea stack will be installed ...

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 ...

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 ...

The purpose of this appendix is to identify gaps in industry and regulatory systems that could adversely affect the reliability of subsea bolts in critical service. This appendix highlights recent ...

Nearly seven years ago, federally-mandated testing protocol required operators to test the integrity of their BOP equipment every 14 days. “These stricter protocols are essential to a rig’s safety and ...

Core pathway: complete offshore survival and medical clearances, add well control (drilling route) or marine/installation safety (production/installation route), then ...