CT Offshore will deploy its new trencher remotely operated vehicle (ROV), the CTO 107-1100, in June at DONG Energy’s Gode Wind 1 + 2 Offshore Wind Farms in the North Sea off Germany. The CTO 107-1100…
First production for Chevron’s Big Foot in the Gulf of Mexico is being delayed after its subsea installation tendons suffered damages. Big Foot. From Chevron. The US supermajor…
LLOG Exploration and its partners Ridgewood Energy and Stone Energy Corp. drilled a successful exploration test at the Viosca Knoll 959 “Crown & Anchor” prospect. The initial exploratory well encountered greater than 50ft of net oil bearing sand in a high-quality Miocene reservoir…
John Bradbury reports on new equipment designs for risers and umbilicals from DeepFlex and Technip, which the two top-tier players say can stretch the performance envelope. Umbilical spools on Technip Umbilicals’ quayside in Newcastle…
Following Mexico’s historic energy reforms, Fernando C. Hernandez of Reaching Ultra, discusses what is still needed in order to make Mexico a major deepwater player. Fig. 2: The Perdido Hub as seen from a crew boat…
The graph created in MS Excel demonstrates the MTV for rolling changes in the pipeline. It is possible to locate the places where it changes significantly and to calculate how much velocity is required to transport particles at specific sections along the pipeline route…
Exova Group’s Stuart Bond shows how the company is working to develop testing technologies to ensure SURF components are fit for HPHT and H2S service. Exova’s Dudley, UK, autoclave facility. Images…
Modeling flow assurance regimes is no easy task, not least for long distance tiebacks, where the need for accurate modeling is crucial. Alexander Belkin outlines a model he has worked on. During the past several decades, offshore oil…
Jeannie Stell provides an update on BP’s partnership with Wood Group Kenny to design and manufacture an FPSO riser suitable for the “dark and stormy” weather at BP’s Quad 204 redevelopment. BP…
A milestone is about to be reached in the tidal energy industry off the cold harsh coast of Scotland. Elaine Maslin talked to the project director behind the MeyGen tidal array development. Atlantis Resources’ AR1500…
Statoil and ExxonMobil are seeking ways to develop the multi-trillion cubic feet of gas resources they have found in Block 2 offshore Tanzania. Elaine Maslin takes a look. If you speak Swahili…
At MTS/IEEE OCEANS’15 in Genoa, EvoLogics presented its latest developments with a mobile demonstration kit that combines underwater LBL (Long Baseline) positioning with the company’s unmanned surface vehicle, the Sonobot. The Sonobot…
DeepOcean has been awarded an inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR) contract by GDF SUEZ E&P Norge (GDF SUEZ). The four-year contract covers all ROV-based IMR work for GDF SUEZ on Gjøa field and the associated subsea assets. DeepOcean…
OneSubsea has been awarded a US$330 million subsea production systems contract for a gas project offshore North Africa. The scope of supply for the 13-well development includes subsea production equipment, tooling, and installation and commissioning services…
Ashtead Technology and Seatronics, providers of subsea equipment rental, sales and services, secured deals with Neptune Oceanographics, adding Neptune’s subsea pipeline leak detection systems and sensors including long range fluorescence and passive acoustics to their rental fleet…