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Premier Oil awards GE Anoa field decommissioning

Aug 16, 2016

GE Oil & Gas subsidiary, PT. VetcoGray Indonesia, has been awarded a field decommissioning contract with Premier Oil Indonesia, to support the shut-down of four subsea wells in the Anoa field, offshore Indonesia.  The deal will see GE…

Enhancing production

Aug 01, 2016

Oceaneering’s Justin Pizzitola discusses the use of an open water dual coiled riser based system for rigless stimulation. Back deck of an Oceaneering vessel. Images from Oceaneering International…

OneSubsea wins Woodside supply

Jul 14, 2016

OneSubsea has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract totaling approximately US$300 million from Woodside Energy. OneSubsea will supply a subsea production system and a dual multiphase boosting system for the Greater Enfield Project…

Snorre B up 30% from triple well result

May 26, 2016

Old and partly lost slots that were given up as providers of new production triggered new solutions for Statoil’s Snorre B. The result was three wells with an average price of US$21.6 million (NOK 170 million), compared to NOK 490 as reference base…

ThinJack wins largest Egypt project

May 24, 2016

Aberdeenshire-based ThinJack has entered into a deal with a Middle East oil and gas company for the removal of multiple well Christmas trees on surface platforms in the Gulf of Suez, Egypt.  The deal could be ThinJack’s largest ever agreement in the region…

bpTT's Juniper subsea tree delivery

May 23, 2016

In this video, BP shows the delivery of its five subsea trees required for the Juniper project offshore Trinidad and Tobago. The subsea trees, which weigh 76-tonne each, were delivered on using an Antonov 124 cargo aircraft. The trees were built with materials from Singapore…

Balmoral releases HT thermal insulation systems

Apr 29, 2016

Balmoral Offshore Engineering has introduced a range of high temperature thermal insulation systems suitable for use on subsea Christmas trees, manifolds, spool pieces and jumpers, etc. High temperature-rated silicone, urethane alloy…

Aker opens Brazilian subsea facility

Apr 20, 2016

Aker Solutions has opened its new subsea plant in Curitiba, Brazil. The facility will employ about 850 people and is dedicated to machining, welding, surface treatment, assembly and testing of christmas trees and other subsea equipment. It…

Lundin signs Aker for Alta Gohta study

Apr 20, 2016

Aker Solutions is to carry out a study on a design for a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for Lundin's Alta and Gohta oil development in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway. The work is under a new three-year framework…

Prelude takes shape under the sea

Apr 18, 2016

Shell shows a video of its giant Prelude is taking shape deep beneath the sea, in the waters offshore Western Australia.  With construction of the Prelude FLNG facility well underway in the shipyard in Geoje, Shell is now at the coast of Western Australia…

BP's Juniper gets subsea trees

Apr 01, 2016

BP Trinidad and Tobago (BPTT) has received delivery of all five subsea trees required for the Juniper project offshore Trinidad and Tobago. Image of Juniper's subsea tree, from BPTT. Juniper…

OneSubsea bags BP West Nile Delta subsea gig

Mar 14, 2016

OneSubsea was awarded a contract from BP Exploration (Delta) and partner DEA (Deutsche Erdoel AG), to supply subsea production systems for the West Nile Delta Giza/Fayoum and Raven fields, situated offshore Egypt. The scope of supply…

QGEP, Shell sign COSA

Oct 26, 2015

QGEP Participações has announced that Queiroz Galvão Exploração e Produção has signed a Crude Oil Sales Agreement (COSA) with Shell Western Supply and Trading for the early production system (EPS) of the Atlanta Field. This contract refers to QGEP's 30% share in the production from the field…

Dry tree vs subsea tree on NCS

Oct 23, 2015

A new study led by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate will look into the benefits and disadvantages of wellhead platforms in a bid to push industry to consider alternatives to subsea tie-backs. The idea is one Norway's Statoil has been considering for sometime…

Wet tree vs. dry tree criteria

Jul 01, 2015

For offshore field development planners, the selection between wet or dry tree completion systems represents a key planning decision. Granherne compares the two and Jeannie Stell captures the details. Robert…

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