Well integrity technology, services and engineering solutions provider Unity has launched a new multi-functional, near-surface intervention system following a successful commercial project for a major operator in Northwest Africa.In its first deployment…
Oceaneering International announced Monday that it has taken delivery of a newbuild subsea construction support vessel, Ocean Evolution, built by BAE Systems in the US.The US-flagged, Jones Act-compliant multi-service vessel (MSV) has completed sea trials and received all necessary ABS and U…
North Sea oil and gas operators are failing to make the most from their existing well stocks, with some 30% (600) shut-in and 33 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) lost due to well losses – the equivalent of a new west of Shetland field…
Norwegian offshore shipping company Island Offshore and TIOS (former Island Offshore Subsea, jointly owned by TechnipFMC and Island Offshore) will continue as suppliers of light well intervention services (LWI) for Equinor, with a new agreement signed for the use of Island Wellserver vessel…
Subsea intervention is going to be big in 2019, just not where you were expecting. David Carr, Senior Vice President - International Development at Helix Energy Solutions Group, gives his forecast for 2019.Around this time of year, the papers are full of forecasts…
At Subsea Valley 2017, Jan-Fredrik Carlsen, CEO of the Notodden based Norwegian company Optime Subsea, promised to revolutionize the intervention and controls segment of the subsea oil and gas industry through a new and disruptive technology…
Japanese ship builder Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has terminated a shipbuilding contract with Island Offshore for the building of the Island Navigator light well intervention vessel (artist's illustration, right, from Rolls Royce). The…
Marie Morkved shows how a desire to eschew ‘how we’ve always done it’ helped Maersk Oil take a different approach to well intervention – using coiled hose on its UK North Sea Balloch field. Coilhose…
Well intervention spending has been hit harder than other areas, but it is not due to a lack of opportunities. Elaine Maslin reports. Island Offshore’s Island Frontier. Image from Island Offshore…
TechnipFMC has signed a three-year frame agreement with Woodside Energy in Australia for riserless light well intervention (RLWI) and subsea services, including intervention, installation, and plug and abandonment services. Under the agreement…
While well intervention spending has been hit harder than average industry cuts, the opportunities are still there to be had, not least from mature North Sea assets, delegates at Offshore Network’s Offshore Well Intervention Europe Conference heard this morning…
Helix Energy Solutions Group's Siem Helix 1 light well intervention vessel has started operations offshore Brazil on contract to Petrobras. However, Helix has agreed with Petrobras to started operations at reduced day rates, as it works…
In an industry first, achieved last year, 3M ceramic sand screens were deployed from a light well intervention vessel, Helix’s Well Enhancer. Deploying the screens offshore last year. Photos from 3M…
TechnipFMC inked an agreement with Japan's Inpex for riserless light well intervention (RLWI) services in the Ichthys field, about 220km offshore of Western Australia, for the Ichthys LNG Project. Under the agreement, the first the new firm has announced since launching last week…
Global science-based technology company, 3M has completed a global oil and gas industry first by deploying its Ceramic Sand Screens using a light well intervention vessel instead of a full rig. The North Sea contract was the first time…
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