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Ashtead Supports Subsea Template Installs

Sep 16, 2019

Subsea equipment solutions specialist Ashtead Technology said it has completed a subsea installation monitoring project for Ocean Installer AS in Equinor’s Askeladd and Johan Castberg fields in the Northern Norwegian Sea.The contract saw Ashtead…

Deepwater ... in the North Sea?

Aug 19, 2019

Once upon a time, many a year ago, the North Sea was seen as a new deepwater exploration frontier. Some may be surprised that it still is.Back in the 1960s, compared with the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico where drillers first got their feet wet…

Ocean Installer Bags West Africa Job

Feb 05, 2019

Norwegian subsea contractor Ocean Installer  has been awarded a contract by an unnamed American client, covering the transportation and installation of subsea products for a project offshore West Africa.The subsea infrastructure consists of a network of drill centers…

Ocean Installer Clinches Johan Castberg Deal

Dec 18, 2018

Norwegian subsea contractor Ocean Installer and Norwegian multinational energy company Equinor ASA have signed a contract that covers the floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO) mooring installation, tow out and hook-up of the Johan Castberg FPSO in the Barents Sea…

Ocean Installer inks Cambo work

Nov 02, 2017

Ocean Installer has been awarded an agreement with Siccar Point Energy and Baker Hughes, a GE company, to support the appraisal and early production phases of the Cambo Project, with the ability to extend into the future developments.   Ocean…

Aker inks Johan Sverdrup, Bauge, Utgard umbilicals

Nov 17, 2017

Aker Solutions has won a contract to provide umbilicals for the Statoil-operated Johan Sverdrup, Utgard and Bauge developments offshore Norway. The order entails delivery of a total of more than 40km of subsea umbilicals.  'By combining…

Ocean Installer bags Statoil Sverdrup work

Jul 06, 2017

Statoil has awarded Ocean Installer a contract for subsea installations and tie-in operations on Johan Sverdrup, Utgard, and Bauge. Normand Vision. Image from Ocean Installer. The…

Ocean Installer to SURF Al Jurf

Jun 20, 2017

Mabruk Oil Operations has awarded Ocean Installer a subsea umbilical, risers and flowlines (SURF) project at the Al Jurf oil field in the Mediterranean. Mabruk Oil Operations is a joint venture (JV) between Total E&P and the National Oil Cooperation (NOC) of Libya…

Slow progress

Jul 01, 2017

Karen Boman assesses the market for West African oil and gas projects, and profiles Total’s Moho Nord development offshore Congo. The tension leg platform and Likouf FPU at the Moho Nord field…

Ocean Installer inks first Australian contract

Jan 26, 2017

Norway-based subsea contractor Ocean Installer has been awarded its first contract offshore Australia. The firm work scope encompasses the installation of flexible risers and flowlines as well as options for additional support work. Ocean…

VIDEO: First offshore installation work on Johan Sverdrup completed

Feb 03, 2017

Ocean Installer has recently completed the first permanent subsea installation at the Johan Sverdrup field, marking the kick-off of the Johan Sverdrup offshore work - see video below. The offshore campaign took place late January, in line with project plans and schedule…

Johan Sverdrup Phase one at $20/bbl breakeven

Feb 07, 2017

Investment costs on the massive Johan Sverdrup development have been further reduced to US$11.64 billion, from $14.76 billion, when the plan for development and operation was submitted.   Break-even costs on the project have also fallen to below $20/bbl for Phase 1…

Subsea Awards - winners revealed

Feb 03, 2017

The Subsea UK awards winners have been officially announced, following an awards dinner at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, during Subsea Expo – Europe’s largest subsea focused exhibition and conference. Hydro Group won the Subsea Company of the Year award…

Subsea UK Awards finalists unvieled

Dec 14, 2016

Industry body Subsea UK has revealed the finalists for its annual awards event, to be held early 2017.  The awards, which seek to recognize companies and individuals who are leading the way in Britain’s £9 billion subsea sector, will…

Less is more

Aug 01, 2016

Unmanned facilities are being given serious consideration offshore Norway. Elaine Maslin reports. Percentage of unmanned platforms per North Sea sector. Unmanned distribution. Image from Ramboll…

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