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Book Synopsis The Offshore Drilling Industry and Rig Construction in the Gulf of Mexico by : Mark J Kaiser
Download or read book The Offshore Drilling Industry and Rig Construction in the Gulf of Mexico written by Mark J Kaiser and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-08-23 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jackups, semisubmersibles and drillships are the marine vessels used to drill offshore wells and are referred to collectively as mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs). MODUs are supplied through newbuild construction and operate throughout the world in highly competitive regional markets. The Offshore Drilling Industry and Rig Construction Market in the Gulf of Mexico examines the global MODU service and construction industry and describes the economic impacts of rig construction in the United States. The industrial organization and major players in the contract drilling and construction markets are described and categorized. Dayrates in the contract drilling market are evaluated and hypotheses regarding dayrate factors are tested. Models of contractor decision-making are developed, including a net-present value model of newbuilding investment and stacking decisions, and market capitalization models are derived. Jackup construction shipyards and processes are reviewed along with estimates of labor, equipment, and material cost in U.S. construction. Derivation of newbuild and replacement cost functions completes the treatise. The comprehensive and authoritative coverage of The Offshore Drilling Industry and Rig Construction Market in the Gulf of Mexico makes it an ideal reference for engineers, industry professionals, policy analysts, government regulators, academics and other readers wanting to learn more about this important and fascinating industry.
Author :U. S. Department U.S. Department of the Interior Publisher :CreateSpace ISBN 13 :9781505813678 Total Pages :400 pages Book Rating :4.8/5 (136 download)
Book Synopsis Offshore Drilling Industry and Rig Construction Market in the Gulf of Mexico by : U. S. Department U.S. Department of the Interior
Download or read book Offshore Drilling Industry and Rig Construction Market in the Gulf of Mexico written by U. S. Department U.S. Department of the Interior and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-02 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs) are a critical element of the offshore oil and gas industry. Drilling rig markets have a large geographic expanse and are economically important with large labor impacts. The purpose of this report is to describe the MODU industry and the economic impacts of rig construction in the U.S. We emphasize dayrates in the service market and capital expenditures in the newbuild market because these are primary metrics and basic indicators of the industry. The industrial organization and major players in the contract drilling market are described and business strategies among contractors illustrated. Dayrates in the contract drilling market are analyzed and hypotheses regarding dayrate factors are tested. The major shipyards in the newbuild market are described along with the geographic distribution of construction and the status of the market circa 2011. A brief description of the processes of jackup rig construction is provided, including design tradeoffs and the drilling equipment installed. The construction costs of jackup rigs in the U.S. are analyzed and the labor, equipment, and material cost components are estimated. Factors that influence capital costs are discussed and the newbuild and replacement costs of jackups, semisubmersibles, and drillships are analyzed.
Book Synopsis Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon Blowout by : National Research Council
Download or read book Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon Blowout written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-03-02 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The blowout of the Macondo well on April 20, 2010, led to enormous consequences for the individuals involved in the drilling operations, and for their families. Eleven workers on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig lost their lives and 16 others were seriously injured. There were also enormous consequences for the companies involved in the drilling operations, to the Gulf of Mexico environment, and to the economy of the region and beyond. The flow continued for nearly 3 months before the well could be completely killed, during which time, nearly 5 million barrels of oil spilled into the gulf. Macondo Well-Deepwater Horizon Blowout examines the causes of the blowout and provides a series of recommendations, for both the oil and gas industry and government regulators, intended to reduce the likelihood and impact of any future losses of well control during offshore drilling. According to this report, companies involved in offshore drilling should take a "system safety" approach to anticipating and managing possible dangers at every level of operation-from ensuring the integrity of wells to designing blowout preventers that function under all foreseeable conditions-in order to reduce the risk of another accident as catastrophic as the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. In addition, an enhanced regulatory approach should combine strong industry safety goals with mandatory oversight at critical points during drilling operations. Macondo Well-Deepwater Horizon Blowout discusses ultimate responsibility and accountability for well integrity and safety of offshore equipment, formal system safety education and training of personnel engaged in offshore drilling, and guidelines that should be established so that well designs incorporate protection against the various credible risks associated with the drilling and abandonment process. This book will be of interest to professionals in the oil and gas industry, government decision makers, environmental advocacy groups, and others who seek an understanding of the processes involved in order to ensure safety in undertakings of this nature.
Book Synopsis Pioneering Offshore by : F. Jay Schempf
Download or read book Pioneering Offshore written by F. Jay Schempf and published by Pennwell Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers over-water petroleum development from its beginnings in the late 19th century through the mid-1960s. This book includes stories from this time period obtained from interviews of more than 125 industry pioneers, providing a historical context for their contributions in the industry's advancement and in the development of its technologies.
Book Synopsis Offshore Pioneers: Brown & Root and the History of Offshore Oil and Gas by : Joseph A. Pratt
Download or read book Offshore Pioneers: Brown & Root and the History of Offshore Oil and Gas written by Joseph A. Pratt and published by Gulf Professional Publishing. This book was released on 1997-11-03 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty years ago, in November 1947, Brown & Root helped Kerr-McGee build the first out-of-sight-of-land offshore platform that produced oil. This history puts a human face on the process of technological change. Using the words of many of those who took part in Brown & Root's offshore activities, this book recounts their efforts to find practical ways to recover offshore oil.
Author :United States. National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :80 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Deep Water by : United States. National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling
Download or read book Deep Water written by United States. National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Synopsis: On April 20, 2010, the Macondo well blew out, costing the lives of 11 men, and beginning a catastrophe that sank the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and spilled over 4 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The spill disrupted an entire region's economy, damaged fisheries and critical habitats, and brought vividly to light the risks of deepwater drilling for oil and gas-the latest frontier in the national energy supply. Soon after, President Barack Obama appointed a seven-member Commission to investigate the disaster, analyze its causes and effects, and recommend the actions necessary to minimize such risks in the future. The Commission's report offers the American public and policymakers alike the fullest account available of what happened in the Gulf and why, and proposes actions-changes in company behavior, reform of government oversight, and investments in research and technology-required as industry moves forward to meet the nation's energy needs. Complementary reports, staff background papers, hearing records, and other materials produced by the Commission are available at www.oilspillcommission.gov.
Book Synopsis Oil Rig and Superbarge Floating Settlements by : Joseph Lim
Download or read book Oil Rig and Superbarge Floating Settlements written by Joseph Lim and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-06-25 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a collection of proposed offshore and nearshore settlements in response to the emerging consequences of climate change. These settlements are counterpoints to megacities with unsustainable ecological footprints. The continuing depletion of natural resources has resulted in displaced communities, prompting the following research questions: What if we floated on sea instead of inefficiently consuming land? Could we use wave energy instead of nuclear energy? How can we replenish food supply and regenerate marine eco-diversity? How would our lives be shaped by new offshore settlements? What would we use as structures for shelter, farming, scaffolding and recreation? Floating cities emerged in the 1960s with Buckminster Fuller’s Triton City and Kenzo Tange’s Tokyo Bay Plan, and current manifestations include Vincent Callebaut’s Lilypad, the Seasteading Institute and the mile-long Freedom Ship housing 50,000 people. As an alternative to these examples, the book proposes the repurposing of three types of marine vessel: jack-up platforms, semi-submersibles and superbarges as sustainable, habitable structures to accommodate 20% of the projected 8.1 billion global population in 2025. The spatially conceived floating settlements include food and energy supplies for housing, recreation, education at sea, post-disaster health care and resettlement for nearshore deployment.
Book Synopsis Petroleum and Marine Technology Information Guide by : J. Hutcheon
Download or read book Petroleum and Marine Technology Information Guide written by J. Hutcheon and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1981 as the Offshore Information Guide this guide to information sources has been hailed internationally as an indispensable handbook for the oil, gas and marine industries.
Book Synopsis Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill by : Curry L. Hagerty
Download or read book Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill written by Curry L. Hagerty and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On April 20, 2010, an explosion and fire occurred on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM). This resulted in 11 worker fatalities, a massive oil release, and a national response effort in the GoM region by the federal and state governments as well as BP. Contents of this report: (1) Intro.; (2) Setting in the GoM: Oil and Gas Recovery; Weather and Ocean Currents; Biological Resources; (3) Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Technology; (4) Fed. Statutory Framework; (5) Fed. Regulatory Framework; (6) Environmental and Economic Impacts; (7) Labor Issues; (8) Reorganization of Minerals Mgmt. Service; (9) FEMA Issues; Exxon Valdez; Recent Regional Disaster History; (10) Conclusion. Charts and tables.
Author :United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :208 pages Book Rating :4.:/5 (318 download)
Book Synopsis Offshore Oil and Gas Operations Site Clearance and Rig Disposal by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf
Download or read book Offshore Oil and Gas Operations Site Clearance and Rig Disposal written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :162 pages Book Rating :4.F/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Offshore Technology by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf
Download or read book Offshore Technology written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Panama Canal/Outer Continental Shelf Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :368 pages Book Rating :4.F/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Offshore Safety by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Panama Canal/Outer Continental Shelf
Download or read book Offshore Safety written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Panama Canal/Outer Continental Shelf and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Strategy and Implications of the Deepwater Horizon Rig Explosion by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources
Download or read book Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Strategy and Implications of the Deepwater Horizon Rig Explosion written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Mines and Mining Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :64 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Offshore Oil Drilling at Santa Barbara by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Mines and Mining
Download or read book Offshore Oil Drilling at Santa Barbara written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Mines and Mining and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Energy and Sea Power written by Don Walsh and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Energy and Sea Power: Challenge for the Decade is a collection of essays, which were presented as lectures at the Eighth Annual Pacific Coast Sea Power Forum, held at the U. S. Navy Postgraduate School at Monterey, California, in October 1980, covering the topic of energy and sea power. The book contains papers on world energy availability, its use and economic impact, and on more specialized topic areas such as environmental protection, ship construction for energy efficiency, and the question of renewable ocean energy resources. The text also presents papers on the regulatory and environmental aspects of ocean energy activities; the directions over old sea lanes; and marine transportation needs for U.S. energy supply; energy. The military applications and implications of ocean thermal energy conversion systems; the ocean engineering needs for U.S. energy supply; and the energy-efficient ship design are also considered. The further presents a paper on the shipbuilding needs for support of ocean-energy development.
Book Synopsis Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales 189 and 197, Eastern Planning Area by :
Download or read book Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales 189 and 197, Eastern Planning Area written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Offshore Imperative by : Tyler Priest
Download or read book The Offshore Imperative written by Tyler Priest and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-12 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After World War II, the discovery and production of onshore oil in the United States faced decline. As a result, offshore prospects in the Gulf of Mexico took on new strategic value. Shell Oil Company pioneered many of the early moves offshore and continues to lead the way into “deepwater.” Tyler Priest’s study is the first time the modern history of Shell Oil has been told in any detail. Drawing on interviews with Shell retirees and many other sources, Priest relates how the imagination, talent, and hard work of personnel at all levels shaped the evolution of the company. The narrative also covers important aspects of Shell Oil’s corporate evolution, but the company’s pioneering steps into the deepwater fields of the Gulf of Mexico are its signature achievement. Priest’s study demonstrates that engineers did not suddenly create methods for finding and producing oil and gas from astounding water depths. Rather, they built on a half-century of accumulated knowledge and improvements to technical systems. Shell Oil’s story is unique, but it also illuminates the modern history of the petroleum industry. As Priest demonstrates, this company’s experiences offer a starting point for examining the understudied topics of strategic decision-making, scientific research, management of technology, and corporate organization and culture within modern oil companies, as well as how these activities applied to offshore development. “. . . tells a dramatic story of imaginative businessmen and engineers who propelled Shell forward in the search for ways to locate and recover oil from the depths of the sea.”—Southwestern Historical Quarterly “This book’s narrative is sustained throughout by easily understood explanations of the technical details of drilling and production.”—Journal of Southern History
