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BREEDING SUCCESS - Four years ago Scottish Development International established a mechanism to allow small Scottish startup companies a foothold in the US Gulf of Mexico. Marshall DeLuca checks in on the 'incubator' and assesses the mood among firms making use of its services
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SEMI RISES IN THE VALLEY - TLP contractor Atlantia Offshore has added a new deepwater development concept to its portfolio that goes against its previous stance. Marshall DeLuca speaks with the company on why it changed tactics
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THE A-TEAM - In an already tight engineering market, new start subsea specialist Antares Offshore is making a go of it by banking on years of experience from its top management team and offering companies an alternative to the traditional manhour focused way of doing business. Marshall DeLuca examines its strategy
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DEEP THINKING - Global deepwater activity continued in steady if unspectacular fashion over the past year, although there were yet more additions to that once-exclusive billion-dollar-billion-barrel club, as Global Industries' Marshall DeLuca notes in OE's annual, project-by-project survey
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Q4000 FIRSTS - Huisman-Itrec's alternative to the traditional derrick, the Multi Purpose Tower will be among the industry firsts on view this summer when Cal-Dive's innnovative Q4000 multi-service vessel begins sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico. Marshall DeLuca has the details
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S-S-S STRATEGY TARGETS GULF MARKET SLEEPER - When the FPSO gained acceptance as a Gulf of Mexico production system the stage was set for the introduction of shuttle tankering to the region. As the industry watches and wonders what will be the first such vessel to enter service, Marshall DeLuca talks to one of companies looking to establish early ascendancy in this promising market arena
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WEST AFRICA OFFSHORE - Border disputes have long been a fact of life on the African continent, especially where oil reserves are concerned. Marshall DeLuca reviews the state of play on three of them
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DEEP GULF BLOSSOMS - As contracts for ultra-deepwater field developments in the US Gulf of Mexico start to flood in. Marshall DeLuca looks over the current state-of-play there. He sets the regional scene with comprehensive listings and highlights a dozen of the most high-profile projects currently moving ahead
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ANALYSIS -- MIND THE GAP - Oft-repeated industry warnings of an impending crisis in the US natural gas market seemed to have fallen largely on deaf ears ... until, that is, Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan delivered his verdict to a high-powered congressional committee in June
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DYNAMIC RE-POSITIONING - Marshall DeLuca reports from a state-of-the-art training facility set up in London helping to cultivate next-gen DP operators
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PRIDE OF MEXICO - Thanks to an energy initiative set in train by the government of president Vicente Fox, Mexico has become a new niche in the Gulf of Mexico rig market, offering long-term contracts with good rates. Marshall DeLuca talks to a contractor making good in Mexican waters
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CLAIR-ING THE WAY - A strong US Gulf influence has been incorporated into the development plan for BP's UK West of Shetland Clair field, now going ahead. Marshall DeLuca and Terry Knott report
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SUPPLEMENT: NORWAY OFFSHORE - SAFETY IN NUMBERS - A new member, Weatherford, has now joined the exclusive club that dominates the surface-controlled subsurface safety valve market. Rick von Flatern and Marshall DeLuca assess its prospects
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WEST AFRICA OFFSHORE - Three TLP contractors have high hopes for the region. Marshall DeLuca and Terry Knott assess their systems' applicability
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WEST AFRICA OFFSHORE - Fast-tracking off Equatorial Guinea is no cake-walk, as Ceiba subsea systems supplier Cameron tells Marshall DeLuca
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TALKING COMPOSITES - Marshall DeLuca talks to a leading advocate of composite technology, ConocoPhillips' Dr Mamdouh Salama, about field experience to date and how changing attitudes toward in-service monitoring may be about to give the materials their biggest offshore break yet
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RIG SPECULATION - Building rigs on speculation has been something of a drilling industry taboo since the market collapse of the mid-1980s. But now, with new rig orders placed and spec building becoming a conversation piece once more, some industry observers are questioning whether history may be about to repeat itself. In this month's special report, Marshall DeLuca hears both sides of the story from two eminent drillers and analyses the current and likely future rig-building plans of the leading contractors
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KIEWIT COMEBACK - A matter of months after severing its Gulf of Mexico fabrication partnership with Aker, Peter Kiewit Sons is back in business with a yard all its own - And just along the La Quinta Channel from its former Ingleside base. Marshall DeLuca reviews its prospects
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BRAZIL OFFSHORE - Fifty-seven exploration blocks originally awarded to Petrobras were relinquished as the ANP- imposed 6 August deadline. Marshall DeLuca counts the cost
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MONITORING IN DEEP - As pipeline depths increase, so do potential problems, but operators have limited options when monitoring corrosion and flow assurance on these deep lines. Marshall DeLuca talks with a new JIP's project leaders
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