The Statoil-operated Gullfaks gas field in the Norwegian Sea will use Nexans' innovative power umbilicals combining power, fiber-optic and hydraulic lines in a single cross section. The cables were handed over to Statoil this month. The…
Zeta Energy is offering up US$22.5 million for an unconditional takeover offer for Pan Pacific Petroleum NL (PPP). Map from PPP. The offer equals to $0.04 (A$.05) per share and will be made as an on-market cash offer…
The 22,000-tonne topside for the new offshore platform for the Lundin Norway-operated Edvard Grieg field is ready for delivery, in line with the contract awarded three years ago. Image of the Edvard Grieg project…
Polarcus has secured further industry prefunding enabling the expansion of the Capreolus 3D multi-client project offshore Australia. The additional pre-funding will see the survey expand northwards with an additional 7130sq km to be covered…
Chris Sparrow shows how using inflatable buoyancy for pipelaying operations could result in shallow-water savings. Inflatable buoyancy units during deployment on Wheatstone. Photo from Allseas…
Seaway Heavy Lifting entered into a contract with Cardon IV in Venezuela for transportation and installation of the Perla project gas production platforms complete with tie-in of the subsea infrastructure. The Perla development consists…
When the West Deep Delta Marine development came onstream offshore Egypt in 1999, it was planned to have a 25-year field life. It’s now on its Phase IXa development, with 58 wells, seven with HIPPS, and 14 manifolds. None have been plugged and abandoned yet…
Northern Offshore is delaying the delivery of two of its high specification jackups due to the downturn of the drilling market. The West Navigator. From NADL. Northern was able to…
Trials of a new subsea dredging system, able to move 1-tonne of rocks on the seabed per minute, have exceeded expectations in testing. The Predator Subsea Dredger, a new concept, underwent a number of trials while fitted to the Triton…
Statoil hit big at its eighth discovery offshore Tanzania at the Mdalasini-1 exploration well, with an additional 1-1.8 Tcf of natural gas. Map of Block 2. From Statoil. Mdalasini…
OneSubsea delivered the world’s first subsea multiphase compressor to Statoil for the Gullfaks South field in the North Sea. The subsea multiphase compressor enables boosting of unprocessed wet gas production fluids, while eliminating…
Technip awarded UTEC Survey a three-year master service agreement (MSA). The award confirms a three-year extension to its current North America MSA with Technip, an agreement which encompasses a full range of survey services including…
Several floating wind turbines have been installed in recent years, with operational turbines in Norway, Japan and Portugal. Floating turbines have several benefits over their conventional counter-parts – firstly, they are more economically efficient…
GDF Suez E&P UK made a new discovery at the Dalziel structure in the UK Central North Sea. The Transocean Galaxy II jackup. From Transocean. Well 22/16-6 flowed at rates in excess of 8000…
Adapting to current cost conscious market conditions was the recurring theme of the Aker companies'* open day for investors last week (17 March). Edvard Grieg at Stord yard. Photo from Kvaerner. It…
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