From the Editor: The Deep Blue Sea

A deep look into deepwater finds that more than just templates on the sea floor. Environmental considerations and engineering management are some of the aspects covered in this issue. Discharge of drilling waste is now regulated in most areas of the world, and Statoil’s drilling research and technology division has been working rigorously to qualify new technology that aims to bring discharge rates to zero. We also have a description of how INTEC Engineering has applied its experience providing professional services for deepwater pipelines and production systems to the Simian/Sienna field in the Mediterranean Sea, north of the Nile delta, which boasts the longest subsea tie-back using large-diameter pipe.