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Wild Well Control Expands in the UK

Jan 17, 2019

Well control and engineering services company Wild Well Control announced it is expanding its Montrose facility at South Ferryden, U.K.Wild Well, a Superior Energy Services company, maintains its WellCONTAINED subsea containment system at Montrose Port…

New Valve Tech for Steam Flooding

Jan 17, 2019

New technology for offshore steam-flooding has taken its next step toward North Sea reality. Aberdeen-based oil and gas production technology business Pragma Well Technology said a successful feasibility study has led to a green light from Pharis…

Swire Seabed Orders a HUGIN AUV

Jan 17, 2019

Bergen based Swire Seabed has ordered its first autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), a HUGIN system configured for commercial survey applications from manufacturer Kongsberg Maritime, the firm announced Thursday.According to Swire Seabed, the…

BV Wins Inspection Contract for Fenja Development

Jan 17, 2019

Neptune Energy has awarded certification agency Bureau Veritas a four-year contract to provide second- and third-party inspection services for the new Fenja oil and gas field development, offshore Norway.The Fenja field in the Norwegian Sea is estimated to hold 100 million barrels of oil…

Subsea Integration Alliance Wins Esso Contract

Jan 17, 2019

Exxon Mobil subsidiary Esso Australia Pty Ltd. awarded integrated subsea engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) contracts to Subsea Integration Alliance, which comprises OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company…

Ocean Infinity to Conduct AUV Surveys for Petrobras

Jan 16, 2019

U.S. based seabed survey and ocean exploration company Ocean Infinity announced Wednesday that its Brazilian partner has been awarded a contract to provide high-resolution hydrographic mapping services to Brazilian national oil company Petrobras…

L&T Consortium Wins EPCI Order from Saudi Aramco

Jan 15, 2019

L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro Limited  (L&T), said that it has, in consortium with Subsea 7, has bagged two projects from the world's largest oil company Saudi Aramco.The company which serves the Oil and Gas sector around the world…

Vryhof Reports New Contracts

Jan 15, 2019

The Netherlands based offshore services provider Vryhof  announced on Tuesday its three businesses Deep Sea Mooring, Vryhof Anchors and Moorlink have been awarded up to $75 million in new contracts to start 2019.The contracts include deals for Vryhof Anchors for the WindFloat Atlantic wind farm…

Access to Pipelines Curbing Norway Forecast

Jan 15, 2019

The latest communique out of Norway to indicate the return of “good times” offshore also warns that post-2014 short-termism may have contributed to conditions requiring, ironically, more haste to keep production from plummeting by 2025.Noting 2018’s higher exploration well count (53 vs…

Seven New Wells Planned at Gullfaks

Jan 15, 2019

Norwegian energy company Equinor announced that the Gullfaks partners have decided to move forward with a NOK 2.3 billion plan to drill seven new wells at Norway’s fourth largest oil field and improve oil recovery by 17 million barrels.“Our…

Equinor to Build CO2 Storage Under the Seabed

Jan 11, 2019

Equinor has won a license to develop carbon dioxide (CO2) storage under the North Sea, Norway's oil ministry said on Friday, part of a push to combat climate change.Equinor is expected to submit a development plan this year, with parliament making a final decision in 2020 or 2021…

Subsea Innovation Achieves DNV GL Type Approval

Jan 11, 2019

SIClamp structural pipeline repair clamp technology from U.K. manufacturer Subsea Innovation is designed to act as a temporary or permanent structural repair clamp for carbon steel pipelines designed for water, oil or gas transport. Emergency…

Optime Subsea Bags Long-term Deal with Aker BP

Jan 10, 2019

Norwegian based Optime Subsea said it has been selected by Aker BP to provide well access system and services on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) for the next two years, with extension options.Aker BP will in the next two years use Optime…

TechnipFMC Names New Chairman

Jan 10, 2019

Oil services group TechnipFMC said on Thursday Doug Pferdehirt would replace Thierry Pilenko as its executive chairman, following Pilenko's imminent retirement.Pilenko was one of the key directors behind the 2016 merger between French company Technip and U…

Seabed Solutions, Swire Seabed Join Forces for Dredging Services

Jan 10, 2019

Norway-based subsea operations specialist Swire Seabed and compatriot provider of comprehensive ocean bottom seismic (OBS) solutions to the global oil and gas industry Seabed Solutions have signed an exclusive cooperation agreement for the provision of subsea dredging services worldwide…

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