Global oilfield consultancy specialist Oil Plus Ltd has secured a £2.5million contract with a North Sea operator to develop and deliver a proactive topsides maintenance resilience and equipment reliability programme to help enhance operational efficiency from one of its platforms.

A prerequisite for any successful and cost-effective water injection or water disposal process, is a thorough understanding of the chemical and physical composition of the water (or waters) involved, together with a rigorously defined water injection specification, such that sustained injection/disposal, without undue injectivity issues, can be achieved. Only once these parameters have been defined can the most appropriate water treatment system be specified.

Daniel Holloway, a Geology gradate from Imperial College London, joined Oil Plus for the summer – assisting the chemistry team with research analysis.

A round-up of events, key speakers and awards, by technical committee member, Max Frenzel.