Pipelines News


Rosneft files lawsuit against Sakhalin consortium

Jul 07, 2014

Russia’s OAO Rosneft has filed a suit against the Gazprom-led Sakhalin Energy consortium to obtain access to the Sakhalin-2 gas pipeline, RIA Novosti reported 7 July. Rosneft is developing a 5mtpa LNG terminal with ExxonMobil in the Far East that was scheduled to launch 2018…

Cutting through the dark

Jul 07, 2014

Maritime’s Single Camera Metrology System (SICAMS) can be used to measure a variety of subsea elements. Images from Parker Maritime. Some service providers are looking to the past to provide new solutions for subsea metrology operations…

First gas achieved under the Domestic Swap Agreement, Indonesia

Jul 02, 2014

Premier announced today that the first gas under the Domestic Swap Agreement (DSA) commenced on 1 July.  Premier will supply up to an additional 40BBtud (gross) from its operated Natuna Sea Block A offshore Indonesia to the domestic market…

Technip and DeepOcean awarded Statoil contract

Jun 27, 2014

Statoil announced it has awarded a joint venture contract to Technip and DeepOcean for Pipeline Repair System (PRS) Pool services. The contract was sent out on competitive tender by Statoil in December 2013 and will replace the existing one…

Tenaris tapped for Rota 3 pipelines

Jun 26, 2014

The 2014-2018 Petrobras Business Plan foresees the allocation of US$10 billion in the oil and gas sector, including projects related to pipelines for gas transportation from the presalt area, such as Rota 3. Last week, Tenaris was awarded the supply in this important project and will provide…

Wood Group Mustang's pipeline business receives ISO 9001:2008 certification

Jun 25, 2014

Wood Group Mustang’s Pipeline Business Unit has received ISO 9001 certification for its quality management system. Certification was awarded following a rigorous audit by ABS Quality Evaluations, the certification auditing agency. About 1200…

First subsea piling services operation completed in Norway

Jun 18, 2014

Conductor Installation Services Ltd (CIS), an Acteon company that provides hammer services to install conductors and drive piles, announced that it successfully completed its first subsea piling services contract.  CIS used its new remotely operated Subsea Piling System…

BG sells North Sea pipeline stake

Jun 17, 2014

BG Group has agreed to sell its equity interest in the Central Area Transmission System (CATS) gas pipeline in the UK North Sea and associated infrastructure to Antin Infrastructure Partners for £562 million (US$954 million). Under the agreement…

Key role for Barents gas

Jun 11, 2014

Resources in the Barents Sea could play a key role in maintaining Norwegian gas output in the 2020s and beyond, according to a Gassco report on new gas transport and processing facilities. Planned exploration activity up to 2017 is expected…

It's all in the pipeline: Transporting sour hydrocarbos more reliably

Jun 11, 2014

Typical offshore deepwater field development. Image from INTECSEA.  Abaqus FEA helps INTECSEA deliver durable pipe solutions for deepwater oil producers. Kip Hanson reports. It's not that the world is running out of oil…

Proficient processing

Jun 11, 2014

Penetrator. Image from TE Connectivity.  TE Connectivity's Josselin Legeay examines the approaches and components of subsea processing necessary to keep brownfield developments operating successfully…

Designs on the future

Jun 04, 2014

Copenhagen's Ramboll Group pocketed two intricate Statoil pipeline contracts and announced a new office in Houston. Sarah Parker Musarra discussed the company's latest developments with Project Manager Jan Bohl Andersen. Two major Statoil projects are scheduled to come online in 2017…

Swiber wins Latin American EPIC contract

Jun 02, 2014

Swiber Holdings Ltd. announced it has won an US$80 million engineering, procurement, installation and construction contract in Latin America. The client is undisclosed, but the contract covers subsea development work including pipeline tie-ins…

Total exits Shah Deniz

May 30, 2014

Total will exit the Shah Deniz field, following an agreement the French explorer reached with Turkish state-owned oil company TPAO. Total will sell its 10% interest in Azerbaijan field and associated South Caucasus pipeline for US$1.5 billion…

Saipem wins Caucasus E&C contracts

May 28, 2014

Saipem has been awarded a new engineering and construction contract in the Caucasus region and some new drilling contracts in the Middle East, for a total value of about US$750 million. In the E&C onshore sector, Saipem has been awarded by the Shah Deniz consortium…

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