Projects

Qatari officials reported a gas discovery in Block-4N has been made after four years of intensive exploration activities, including the drilling of two exploration wells.

Sarmatia International Pipeline Company (ICC) of Warsaw, Poland has filed for an environmental permit for the construction of the Brody-Plock (Adamova Zastava) pipeline with a possible extension to Gdansk or the West.

As the distance of large-scale offshore tie-backs continue to extend, this presents fresh challenges in terms of pipeline design. As pipelines and flowlines are custom-designed, this provides opportunities for re-thinking during the concept, front-end and pre-feed stages of a project. This early investment in overall system design will help avoid nominal design ratings and “standard” designs – which can result in over design - a problem which is all too common.

The worldwide financial crisis and subsequent recession, shale gas implications on U.S. natural gas prices and the aftermath of the Macondo incident have led to significant changes in the outlook for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Despite those obstacles, Quest Offshore's latest market report, Quest Deepwater Review: Gulf of Mexico, predicts a bright future for the GOM with a pronounced recovery expected in all major market segments from drilling to subsea, floating production and marine construction.