In the technology maturity stakes, subsea separation could perhaps be described as one of the ugly sisters in the subsea processing world. But, perhaps Cinderella would be more appropriate. Elaine Maslin reports. Subsea infrastructure at Tordis…
Mega mergers like FMC Technologies and Technip, Schlumberger and Cameron, and GE Oil & Gas and Baker Hughes have changed the subsea industry landscape forever, says Mike Beveridge, managing director at Simmons & Co. International. And…
Canada's Cellula Robotics has completed factory acceptance testing of its third CRD100 seafloor drill for Fukada Salvage & Marine Works and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)…
Daniel Sack, of EMAS Chiyoda Subsea, has spent three decades in the oil and gas industry following and participating in the next big step changes in technology – one subsea project at a time. Audrey Leon found out more. Daniel…
Aker Solutions has secured two contracts worth at least US$112 million (NOK 900 million) from DEA Norge to deliver the subsea production system, maintenance and services at the Dvalin natural gas development offshore Norway. Dvalin illustration…
The Gullfaks subsea multiphase compression project made waves last year, becoming the first of its kind. In June, four people involved in the project won the Underwater Technology Foundation’s Subsea Award at the Underwater Technology Conference…
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…
The oil price crash brings subsea processing opportunities, says Rystad Energy’s Jon Fredrik Müller. The Åsgard subsea compressor manifold station was installed in summer 2013 with the Saipem 7000…
Subsea power remains on the agenda for the subsea processing systems of the future. Elaine Maslin surveys the main players’ progress in producing subsea power distribution systems. The subsea factory – as envisioned by ABB…
Joint integrity specialist Hydratight completed an upgrade project on a section of subsea pipeline for the John Brookes joint venture, on the North West Shelf of Western Australia. Connector being lowered for John Brooke's project…
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…
If topsides asset integrity management is a bane, imagine looking after subsea assets. Elaine Maslin reports on the challenges associated with keeping up with both older equipment and newer, more complex equipment. A subsea field layout…
Unmanned marine systems software firm SeeByte's CoPilot system has been integrated into the workclass ROVs on Subsea 7's Normand Oceanic. CoPilot is an advanced, plug-and play software that makes piloting any ROV a much simpler task…
For subsea separation and produced water re-injection or discharge to really take hold, technology gaps in subsea water quality measurement must be closed. Progress is being made, says NEL’s Ming Yang. Marlim Subsea Separation System…
In this video, Aker Solutions talks about the vision of the world’s first subsea gas compression system to the Statoil-operated Asgard field offshore Norway. The NOK 19 billion (US$2.34 billion) Åsgard subsea gas compression project…
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