Repsol's Norwegian subsidiary has set out plans to decommission its Rev field in the Norwegian North Sea. The Rev field, in Production Licence 038C, Block 15/12 on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, comprises four seabed installations split into two separate areas…
Subsea contractor Kreuz Subsea has been contracted by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) to mobilize five vessels to deliver subsea completion works on India's Oil & Natural Gas Corp.'s (ONGC) pipeline replacement project (PRP4) and Daman field development…
Tullow Oil has awarded a contract to UK-based carbon composite pipe manufacturer Magma Global for 2.5km of flowline for the deepwater TEN project offshore Ghana. TEN, which comprises the Tweneboa, Enyenra, Ntomme (TEN) fields, came onstream in August 2016 via MODEC’s Prof…
Forties Pipeline System (FPS) operator Ineos says all restrictions on flow through the pipeline have now been lifted following mechanical completion of a repair to the onshore section of the major North Sea export trunkline. 'All restrictions…
Germany's Wintershall has started production from the Maria subsea tieback offshore Norway a year ahead of schedule and 20% under budget. The Maria field development cost about US$1.43 billion (NOK12 billion), $358.9 million below the original budget…
CATS Management, part of Antin Infrastructure Partners, is to buy Premier Oil's stake in the Esmond Transportation System (ETS) pipeline in the UK North Sea. The ETS pipeline was constructed in order to transport gas from Esmond…
Engineering house Wood has started its multi-million dollar, 'evergreen' contract to act as operating partner of the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation (SAGE) system and Beryl pipeline, on behalf of Ancala Midstream Acquisitions. Wood will manage the day-to-day operation of the SAGE system…
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering has been awarded a contract from India's ONGC for Pipeline Replacement Project-4 worth about US$194 million. The project is part of ONGC’s strategy to replace some of its well fluid, gas lift and water…
Bibby Offshore’s Houston-based division, Bibby Subsea, has successfully completed a subsea decommissioning project with Shell Pipeline, a subsidiary of Shell Oil US. Through its strategic alliance with US diving company, Aqueos Corp.…
Elaine Maslin reports on a new solution aimed at converting heat in subsea pipes into power, and then using that power to measure what’s going through those pipes. Hot Ring. Image from Exnics. “Hot…
New figures released by the US Coast Guard (USCG) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) show that approximately 16,000 bbl (672,000 gallons) of oil have discharged from a damaged pipeline, operated by Louisiana’s LLOG Exploration…
The University of Western Australia (UWA) is leading a joint industry project (JIP), supported by the Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF), to provide industry with a better understanding of the mechanism of hydrate growth and blockages…
Magma Global has signed an agreement with Odebrecht Oil & Gas to supply m‐pipe for the CMHR (Composite Multi-‐Bore Hybrid Riser) solution for future deployment in deepwater pre-salt projects in Brazil. Magma’s patented mpipe technology…
Wood Group has led a global project to improve industry knowledge and understanding of flexible pipe integrity management. The findings of the Sureflex joint industry project (JIP) are published today (Tuesday 5 September) in a report…
Bumi Armada has signed a supplementary agreement with Lukoil for additional engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) work at the Filanovsky field in the Russian sector of the Caspian Sea. Aramada Installer…