Natural Gas Hydrates News

 

OFG completes gas hydrate survey

Sep 01, 2015

Ocean Floor Geophysics Ltd. (OFG), in cooperation with Fukada Salvage and Marine Works Co. Ltd. (Fukada), has completed another high resolution CSEM survey of near surface gas hydrates using the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Vulcan…

WGK secures KPOC work

Jun 17, 2015

Wood Group Kenny (WGK) will support the Kebabangan Petroleum Operating Co. (KPOC) in pipeline engineering and flow assurance engineering studies for the Kamansu East (KME) field offshore Sabah, Malaysia. The scope of work will include…

Delta SubSea, Zerlux sign laser technology MOU

Jun 10, 2015

Delta SubSea signed a memorandum of understanding with Zerlux Hungary to intensify collaboration on laser based hydrate remediation technology.  Laser based hydrate remediation technology uses “focused warming” to create a relief path…

Delfin proposes first GoM FLNG

May 11, 2015

Delfin LNG submitted an application to construct, own and operate the Delfin LNG project (Port Delfin) in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) under the Deepwater Port Act (DWPA). Map from Delfin.  The…

OTC15: Emerson launches subsea wet gas meter

May 04, 2015

Emerson Process Management launched its next generation Roxar subsea Wetgas Meter for accurate production measurement, reduced risk, and improved flow assurance in gas and gas condensate fields. Subsea wetgas meter…

Looking further afield

May 01, 2015

Italian engineering companies could offer competitive engineering, procurement and construction services in the Mediterranean Sea, should activity pick up, but West Africa is currently the hot spot for contracts. Litchendjili…

Putting hydrates under high-pressure

May 01, 2015

While methanol/glycol cleaning could be considered the primary removal method, its efficiency in open water is limited. BOURBON has started using high-pressure water jet cleaning as an alternative. The…

Delta SubSea and VEGA to develop hydrate localization tool

Apr 30, 2015

Delta SubSea signed a development agreement with VEGA to develop a subsea gamma ray hydrate localization tool known as EUREKA. The EUREKA will be developed to locate hydrate plug formations. The tool will use a non-contact technology…

OTC Spotlight Awards reward technological advances

Apr 29, 2015

This year’s OTC Spotlight Awards showcases innovation in offshore seismic, drilling, subsea operations, inspection, performance maintenance and monitoring, and more. Congratulations to the recipients!   MultiNode…

What lies beneath

Apr 09, 2015

Most of the Mexican side of the Gulf of Mexico remains unexplored. Dan McConnell explores the geotechnical knowns and unknowns in the basin. Acquiring geotechnical data for platform foundation design in Mexico’s Bay of Campeche…

What lies beneath

Mar 01, 2015

Most of the Mexican side of the Gulf of Mexico remains unexplored. Dan McConnell explores the geotechnical knowns and unknowns in the basin. Acquiring geotechnical data for platform foundation design in Mexico’s Bay of Campeche Image from Fugro…

Severn unveils new HIPPS

Feb 10, 2015

Severn Glocon Group is revealing a High Integrity Pressure Protection Systems (HIPPS) for oil and gas topside and subsea applications at Subsea Expo in Aberdeen this week. Severn says the subsea HIPPS will be the first to combine independent…

Applying offshore class experience to subsea mining

Dec 01, 2014

Scientific drilling confirmed the presence of natural gas hydrates on the North and Central American continental shelves in late 1970s and early 1980s, but it was only recently that researchers began to seriously assess methane hydrate development…

EMGS gets 3D Brazil contract

Nov 24, 2014

Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) received a contract worth US$1.5 million for a research project in Brazil. The project will use 3D EM data to map shallow gas hydrates in the Pelotas basin using the EM Leader vessel. The project…

Kongsberg aids gas hydrate project

Oct 30, 2014

Kongsberg Maritime Embient, with KONGSBERG partner company Contros Systems and Solutions, has been selected to develop and deliver innovative technologies and strategies for environmental monitoring during gas hydrate exploration and production…

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