Oil company cuts could be going too far, leading to another period of high cost inflation as the oil price returns and capacity is found to be lacking, a Norwegian industry analyst has warned. Speaking ahead of the Subsea Valley conference…
The future of oil and gas technology looks increasingly automated, digital and smarter according to a new technology outlook report published by DNV GL. Image from DNV GL. The…
Two components are failing 10 times more than they should in the subsea space, says Sture Angelsen, business development manager for certification and risk advisory firm DNV GL; mooring lines and flexible risers and umbilicals, particularly flexible lines under higher pressure…
A joint industry project (JIP) to standardize subsea processing systems has been kick-started by DNV GL with industry partners Petrobras, Shell, Statoil and Woodside. Subsea development projects have been under substantial pressure due to cost inflation and the low oil price…
DNV GL has appointed Ditlev Engel as the new CEO of its energy business area. Starting 4 April, Engel will succeed acting CEO Elisabeth Harstad and report to the group president and CEO Remi Eriksen. Engel will be based at the DNV GL - Energy headquarters in Arnhem…
Subsea processing market projections have consistently overestimated the growth of the market – DNV GL looked into why. Elaine Maslin reports. For the last 15 years a number of market outlooks…
Aquatic Engineering & Construction is working with DNV GL and other organizations in the subsea supply chain, on a joint industry project (JIP) to develop a set of guidelines to be incorporated into new or existing DNV GL Offshore Standards or Recommended Practices…
Norway's DNV GL is planning to carry out what it is calling the oil and gas industry's largest ever controlled release of carbon dioxide from an underwater pipeline as part of research around carbon capture and storage technologies. The…
The results of two DNV GL led joint industry projects (JIPs) and a JIP pre-study commissioned by Statoil are now captured in a new Recommended Practice (RP) on offshore fiber ropes. With a system perspective on mooring performance, DNVGL…
Delmar Systems has announced the availability of an R4 grade subsea connector for high MBL mooring systems. The Delmar subsea connector (DSC) with R4 grade metals increases load capacity by up to 2400 kips from the former R3 version. The…
Centrica signed a string of partnership agreements with three suppliers - Subsea 7, Aibel and DNV GL. The firm says it is looking to create a strategic partner alliance (SPA) model covering all phases of project execution, with duration…
Most of the building blocks are in place for the all-subsea solution. But do they offer an attractive proposition? Elaine Maslin looks at DNV GL’s current thinking. Operations during the Åsgard…
Wintershall Norge awarded DNV GL a US$1.2 million (NOK 10 million), five-year frame agreement for global inspection services for the its developments offshore Norway. The term of the contract is five years, with an option for two, two…
Norway-based technical adviser DNV GL launched a research paper exploring the viability of moving offshore oil and gas processing subsea, including the techno-economics of an 'all subsea' solution. The report, released during this week's Underwater Technology Conference in Bergen…
DNV GL Group appointed Tor Svensen as group executive vice president. Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen will succeed Tor Svensen as chief executive officer of its maritime business area. Both will report to the incoming group president and CEO Remi Eriksen…