Deepwater Petroleum Exploration & Production

The new second edition of this authoritative book has retained all the virtues of the best-selling original, explaining the unique challenges of oil and gas exploration and production in the world's deepwater provinces. New chapters on geology and geophysics, rigs, and service vehicles are included, and the engineering and scientific schemes used in deepwater are covered in greater detail. Case studies in several chapters give practical examples, while the final chapter presents the latest technology employed in a ""third wave"" of industry evolution.Contents: Foreword IntroductionA century getting readyLetting go of the pastGeology and geophysicsExploring the deepwaterDrilling rigsDrilling and completing the wellDevelopment systems Fixed structuresFloating productions systemsSubsea systemsTopsidesPipelines, flowlines, and risersOffshore support vesselsTechnology and the third wave