Sometimes seen as the weak link in the system, subsea connectors have come a long way. With new challenges, larger throughput requirements, new materials and methods this is an ever-evolving technology, says Hydro Group Systems’ Bill Mildon…
Petrobras’ insatiable deepwater production plays a significant role when it comes to driving global subsea systems demand. Elaine Maslin speaks with the firm’s subsea systems executive manager Cristina Pinho. Cristina Pinho…
Rob Gill and Steve Henzell explain how WorleyParsons intends to make wellhead facilities production cheaper and faster with a design one, build many ethos. Images from WorleyParsons. The…
Waxy crude on the Pil and Bue project and topside constraints has led VNG Norge to explore pipe-in-pipe heating systems. Elaine Maslin reports. Statoil’s Njord A facility. Photo by Thomas Sola/Statoil…
Diamond Offshore is championing a new Floating Factory concept meant to meet future deepwater challenges, but drumming up support during the downturn may be tough. Karen Boman reports. Photo from iStock…
Cost cutting could help push more final investments decisions through this year, giving industry sight of some much-needed work. Steve Hamlen reports. Wood Mackenzie’s Malcolm Dickson. Northeast…
DeepOcean has acquired French company Searov Offshore and has expanded its presence in West Africa. Searov, established in 2008, is an ROV service provider with a strong focus on West Africa. The company owns and operates ten remote…
Statoil and its partners have started production from the US$126 million (NOK 1 billion) Byrding field in the Norwegian North Sea. The project cost is down from the original estimate of $440 million (NOK 3.5 billion). Byrding is an 11 MMboe recoverable field north of the Troll field…
Saipem and Petrobel have finalized offshore contract variations worth US$900 million for engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) activities in relation to the “Optimised Ramp Up” phase of the “supergiant” Zohr field development project offshore Egypt…
Mermaid Maritime has been awarded two subsea contracts with a combined estimated value of US$4.6 million. The first contract award, with work scheduled to begin in Q3 2017, will involve a short ROV campaign for pipeline touchdown monitoring…
Woodside Energy's Persephone project is set for start-up in August 2017, 30% under budget and six months ahead of schedule, the firm said this morning (20 July). The Persephone Project consists of two big bore deviated productions wells…
BW Offshore and Panoro Energy have agreed on a final investment decision (FID) for the Dussafu project offshore Gabon, with first oil set for next year. Map of Dussafu, from Panoro. Panoro…
SA Power Networks has awarded Fugro a contract to install a subsea power cable in South Australia. REM Etive. Image from Fugro. The new 20,000 kVA/33,000 volt cable will replace the existing 10…
TAQA has awarded OneSubsea an engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) contract for a subsea multiphase boosting system for the Otter field in the UK North Sea. Through the EPCIC contract, Schlumberger’s…
The UK's The Welding Institute (TWI) has started a new project to advance the decommissioning of offshore structures thru use of remote underwater laser cutting. Over the next 30 years, some 600 fixed steel structures and 3000 pipelines will need removing from the North Sea…