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Schlumberger Bags Equinor Contract for Subsea Boosting System

Dec 19, 2018

Norwegian oil and gas firm Equinor has awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company.The contract is for the supply of the industry’s first all-electric actuated subsea boosting system for the Vigdis Field in the Norwegian North Sea…

Japan's Tohoku to Buy Anadarko LNG

Oct 16, 2018

U.S. oil and gas company Anadarko, as operator of Mozambique’s offshore Area 1, has signed a deal for up to 280,000 tonnes per year of liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply with Japan’s Tohoku Electric Power company.'Anadarko and our co-venturers…

Innogy Sells Stake in $2.6 Bln Offshore Wind Project

Aug 13, 2018

German energy group Innogy will sell a 41 percent stake in its 2 billion pound ($2.6 billion) offshore wind farm Triton Knoll to Japan's Electric Power Development Co and Kansai Electric Power Co, it said on Monday.The move helps Innogy secure funding for the project…

Petronas Delivers First LNG Cargo to Hokkaido Electric

Aug 05, 2018

Malaysian state-owned oilcompany Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) through its subsidiary, Malaysia LNG (MLNG) delivered its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo to Japan's Hokkaido Electric Power on August 1st, 2018.This delivery marks the…

Shell in Buying Spree for Clean Energy

Jan 26, 2018

Shell spends $400 mln in recent weeks on renewables, power. Royal Dutch Shell has spent over $400 million on a range of acquisitions in recent weeks, from solar power to electric car charging points, cranking up its drive to expand beyond its oil and gas business and reduce its carbon footprint…

The beginning is nigh

Sep 01, 2017

With a need to find more cost-effective solutions, for more complex systems, converging with the big data era, could it be time for the all-electric subsea system? Elaine Maslin reports. Daniel Abicht…

Moving toward all-electric

Jun 01, 2017

Elaine Maslin dives deeper into the all-electric subsea equation. The K5F-3 subsea all-electric Xmas tree from OneSubsea.Photo from TEP NL (Total E&P Netherlands). All-electric subsea installations have been on the agenda for years…

Schneider Electric, Landmark team up for E&P workflow

Dec 06, 2016

Automation specialist Schneider Electric announced a collaborative project with Landmark, a Halliburton business line, which aims to provide total transparency to (exploration and production) E&P decision makers—from oil field to board room—with a real-time…

Seeing the (electric) light

Sep 01, 2016

While French oil major Total has demonstrated the first all-electric Xmas tree, Norway’s Statoil is eager to do the same. Elaine Maslin examines the subsea all-electric initiative. The Åsgard subsea gas compression system…

Electrifying

Sep 01, 2016

The all-electric subsea Xmas tree, complete with electric downhole safety valve, has finally made its debut. Elaine Maslin spoke to Total’s Frederic Garnaud about the achievement. The K5F-3 subsea all-electric Xmas tree from OneSubsea…

E-volving umbilicals

Sep 01, 2016

The move towards all-electric subsea facilities will precipitate an evolution in umbilical design. Alan Dobson outlines the challenges and what is already available for the market. Technip Umbilicals R&D Center…

Robots in disguise

Apr 01, 2016

Elaine Maslin speaks with Oceaneering about its latest underwater technologies and its thoughts on the future of the ROV and AUV industry. The NEXXUS ROV working in the Gulf of Mexico off the Olympic Intervention IV vessel…

Sparrows, Innovo innovate cable lay

Mar 14, 2016

Sparrows Group has partnered with leading engineering and manufacturing firm INNOVO to provide the offshore industry with the first fully electric-drive flexible cable and pipe lay system for rental.  The wider collaboration between the…

Electric fault hampers Alvheim production

Nov 25, 2015

Due to an electric fault in the high voltage drive motor for one of the gas export compressors, the Alvheim FPSO will be running at reduced production for a period of approximately four weeks while the motor is being replaced. Currently…

Seanic field tests torque tool

Jun 05, 2015

Seanic Ocean Systems has successfully field tested its electric torque tool. The client, a major oil company in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, has reported highly accurate performance of the torque tool and innovative design features over the course of several jobs…

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