John MacDonald and Lee Tran of 2H Offshore discuss a methodology to help operators extend the life of steel catenary risers in order to keep pace with new subsea tiebacks projects. Intelligent PIGS can be used to assess internal corrosion…
Arctic-ready facilities: meeting the engineering challenge for a new era of offshore exploration. Mark Manton explains. The Sable South Centre module being loaded ready for installation at the Sable Offshore Energy Tier II Compression Project…
China's CNOOC has announced first oil on the US$3.3 billion UK North Sea Golden Eagle Area Development (GEAD). The development, comprising separate production and wellhead platforms and two subsea production systems, is producing about 18…
First oil from ExxonMobil’s giant Hebron project off Newfoundland and Labrador is set for 2017. Sarah Parker Musarra received an update on the development from Geoff Parker, Hebron senior project manager, and examines its place in the Canadian energy economy…
EnQuest awarded Technip an engineering, procurement, installation and construction (EPCI) contract for the Kraken development. Technip's Deep Energy. From Technip. Kraken is located in the North Sea…
Technip was awarded a substantial subsea contract by Chevron Indonesia for the Bangka Development, located in Rapak PSC area, approximately 70km offshore the province of East Kalimantan, Indonesia. The contract covers engineering, procurement…
EnQuest awarded Technip a large engineering, procurement, installation and construction (EPCI) contract for the Kraken development located in the North Sea, 400km northeast of Aberdeen and 130km east of Shetland, at a water depth of approximately 120m…
Petrex supported the CNR International's Subsea Project Team during the installation of a multiphase booster pump (MPBP) at the Lyell subsea field in the North Sea. Petrex acted as the CNR International interface for the day-to-day project management of the MPBP vendor…
Norwegian-based subsea contractor Ocean Installer has opened an office in Perth, Australia to meet client demand for subsea construction services. “This is the beginning of our presence in another promising region in line with Ocean Installer’s growth strategy…
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has completed two major offshore projects for China Offshore Oil Engineering Corporation (COOEC). To extend the life of the Hai Yang Shi You III FPSO, the first project involved full mooring system replacement in the Panyu field…
Lundin Petroleum shows how the production platform for the Edvard Grieg field has moved from the drawing board to reality, and is now beginning to resemble a real offshore platform. First oil from the field is scheduled during the 4Q 2015…
McDermott International, Inc. won a transportation, installation and pre-commissioning contract from a subsidiary of PETRONAS, for the Bukit Tua development project in the Ketapang block of East Java, Indonesia. This new contract is for…
US-based Vaalco Energy has started a new, six well, development drilling campaign on the Etame Marin block offshore Gabon following the installation of the Etame platform and the Southeast Etame/North Tchibala (SEENT) platform. Both were installed using EMAS AMC's newbuild flagship…
A2SEA's purpose-built offshore installation vessel the Sea Installer is to be used to installed the 67, 6MW Siemens wind turbines on the 402MW Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm in the UK for Statoil, Masdar and Statkraft. Work will start on the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm…
Eni East Africa SpA awarded the KD consortium, consisting of KBR Inc. and Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), a contract for a front end engineering design (FEED) for a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility for…