Topics from today's show include:

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• Chevron has greenlit its Anchor 20,000 psi deepwater project in the Gulf of Mexico;
  
• Total is beginning FEED studies on its own 20ksi discovery on North Platte in the Gulf of Mexico;
  
• SBM Offshore has signed a 22-year FPSO contract with Petrobras;
  
• Harold Hamm has stepped aside from the CEO role at Continental Resources.
  

Also, following is a link to the World Oil magazine article, "Qualification of a 20,000-psi BOP: A collaborative approach", as discussed on today's show.