Light Well Intervention Vessel News

 

Oceaneering acquires Blue Ocean Technologies

Oct 17, 2016

Oceaneering International has acquired privately-held Blue Ocean Technologies, a provider of riserless light well intervention (RLWI) services, in a US$30 million cash deal. Included in the acquisition are three RLWI systems, two of which are currently under construction…

Helix achieves first riser-based coiled tubing intervention

Aug 18, 2016

Aberdeen-based Helix Well Ops (UK) Ltd. completed the industry’s first riser-based coiled tubing intervention project from a mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) class light well intervention vessel (LWIV). The Well Enhancer…

PSA approves Exxon Sigyn duo

Aug 11, 2016

The Petroleum Safety Authority of Norway (PSA) has granted consent to ExxonMobil to use Island Frontier and Island Wellserver for light well intervention at the Sigyn field, offshore Norway. The Sigyn field is in production license 072…

Changing the game

Aug 01, 2016

In advance of OE’s 2016 Deepwater Intervention Forum, held in Galveston, Texas, Audrey Leon discusses the next game-changing technologies with the forum’s board members. The Helix Well Enhancer…

Well intervention market to grow 4.3% CAGR to 2021

Jul 21, 2016

A new report from Reports and Reports called 'Global Well Intervention Market 2016-2021,' says worldwide, well intervention is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 4.34% from 2016-2021, on account of rising demand in the oil and gas energy along with aging well assets…

Boots & Coots launches new intervention package

Jul 11, 2016

Boots & Coots Services, a Halliburton business, developed the Global Rapid Intervention Package (GRIP), a suite of services to help reduce costs and deployment time in the event of subsea well control events.   GRIP provides well planning…

Magma's m-pipe, IDP light well intervention system

Jun 21, 2016

In this animated video, Magma Global shows how m-pipe and the Magma IDP system can be used for deepwater hydraulic pumping and light well intervention from small vessels.  This short video also includes a fly-around of the IDP system…

Magma m-pipe for light well intervention

May 25, 2016

In this animated video, Magma Global shows how its m-pipe carbon fiber composite pipe provides high flow rate, high-pressure hydraulic pumping for light well intervention in offshore wells and deepwater. Magma m-pipe is designed for light well intervention and hydraulic pumping…

GE, Sapura join forces on well intervention

Apr 14, 2016

GE Oil & Gas and SapuraKencana Well Services have agreed an Asia-Pacific deal to deliver light well intervention services, which they say will unlock previously uneconomic subsea intervention activity. The strategic alliance will enable oil and gas operators to bring wells into production…

Cross Group completes GoM subsea well intervention

Apr 08, 2016

The Cross Group has successfully completed subsea live well intervention operations on three TFL (through-flowline) template wells in the US Gulf of Mexico using its 3-1/16in 10,000 psi subsea convertible live well intervention package in 1800ft of water…

Island lands BP well intervention work

Apr 08, 2016

Island Offshore's mobile offshore unit Island Constructor has been awarded a contract by BP Exploration Operating Co. for the provision of light well intervention services on the UK continental shelf in July this year.  According to the terms of the agreement…

GustoMSC releases NG-3500X jackup design

Mar 23, 2016

The NG-3500X is the latest design in GustoMSC’s series of self-propelled jack-up designs – the NG series. Based on the NG-2500X and NG-1800X designs, the NG-3500X comes in two distinct versions for accommodation, services and well intervention…

Butch drilled using open water coil tubing

Feb 24, 2016

In this video, Island Offshore shows a successful pilot hole that was drilled for Centrica Energy by using open water coil tubing.  Multi purpose offshore vessel, the Island Constructor, drilled a shallow gas pilot hole down to 360m below mudline at the Butch PL 405-field…

Staying ahead of the game

Feb 01, 2016

Despite slower than anticipated demand for well intervention services, service firms are ploughing ahead with new designs and solutions to help operators get more out of their wells. Elaine Maslin highlights some of the activity in the market…

OSD develops new RLWI / IMR vessels

Dec 07, 2015

OSD-IMT, the UK division of Netherlands-based Offshore Ship Designers (OSD), is designing two 120m IMT9120 riserless light well intervention / IMR vessels for Austin Offshore, the shipping arm of Upstream Drilling, Singapore. The…

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