Production Technolgy

Faced with trying to produce 8.6°API crude with viscosity beyond 10,000 cP, PdVSA found innovative solutions to lifting and metering problems.

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Production Technology Video: Ramboll
Friday, June 27, 2008

See how Ramboll used the latest pipeline and subsea systems in the Tyrihan field in the North Sea.

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