Umbilicals News

 

VIDEO: New umbilicals facility opens in Houston

Dec 05, 2017

Seanamic Group’s Umbilicals International has opened a new quayside manufacturing site in Channelview, Texas – just 30 minutes east of downtown Houston – today (5 December).  Umbilicals International's Channelview facility…

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…

Weighing the options

Nov 01, 2017

Oceaneering’s Joao Melo explains how operators can decide if aged assets can live longer.  Umbilicals and termination assemblies ready for testing. Images from Oceeaneering. Subsea umbilicals…

Aker inks longest ever umbilical contract

Oct 20, 2017

Aker Solutions says it has won a >US$200 million (NOK 1.6 billion) order to deliver the largest umbilicals system ever - without naming the client or project. The contract is for the delivery of 250km of steel-tube umbilicals linking a subsea development to an existing offshore platform…

Aker bags Coral FLNG contract

Jun 26, 2017

Aker Solutions has won a contract to deliver three umbilicals and associated equipment at ENI's Coral South project, Mozambique's first offshore field development. The work scope includes three steel tube umbilicals that will total more…

Saipem wins Liza EPCI, SURF work

May 10, 2017

Saipem has been awarded a new engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for the subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF) package for ExxonMobil's proposed Liza project. Located about 120mi offshore Guyana in 1800m water depth…

JDR to supply ONGC project umbilicals

Feb 15, 2017

Umbilical and power cable manufacturer JDR has been awarded a major steel tube umbilical contract by Cameron, on behalf of operator ONGC, for the 11 Wells of Western Offshore project.    The development involves subsea completion of 11…

Technip inks Gulf of Mexico umbilical contract

Nov 10, 2016

Technip Umbilicals has been awarded a contract by a major operator to supply a subsea control umbilical in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract includes the project management and manufacture of 7km of a static and dynamic unarmored steel tube umbilical…

BP awards Nile Delta contract to Nexans

Sep 13, 2016

BP has ordered about 100km of static umbilicals and associated accessories from France's Nexans for the next stage of its West Nile Delta project. The contract will help BP, and partner DEA (Deutsche Erdoel AG), develop the Giza, Fayoum…

JDR unveils HLM in Hartlepool

Sep 05, 2016

Subsea umbilicals and power cables firm JDR has unveiled its horizontal lay-up machine (HLM) at its Hartlepool manufacturing facility.  The HLM will enable JDR to provide the next generation of reliable and safe subsea connectivity to the oil…

E-volving umbilicals

Sep 01, 2016

The move towards all-electric subsea facilities will precipitate an evolution in umbilical design. Alan Dobson outlines the challenges and what is already available for the market. Technip Umbilicals R&D Center…

Technip bags Greater Enfield EPC work

Jul 27, 2016

Technip has won am engineering, procurement, installation and pre-commissioning contract from Australia's Woodside for the Greater Enfield Project. Greater Enfield is 60km off Exmouth in Western Australia in 340-850m water depth. The…

Aker umbilicals for Zohr, Egypt

Jun 06, 2016

Aker Solutions is to supply its longest-ever umbilicals system to the Zohr offshore gas field in the Egyptian part of the Mediterranean Sea. The agreement, with Petrobel, Egypt, is worth more than NOK 1 billion (US$120 million) and covers…

Statoil picks Technip for Oseberg umbilical

May 25, 2016

Technip’s wholly-owned subsidiary Technip Umbilicals has been awarded a contract by Statoil to supply the umbilical to the Oseberg Vestflanken 2 field offshore Norway. This field is about 8km northwest of the Oseberg field center at block 30/9-30/6 on the Norwegian continental shelf…

McDermott picks JDR for umbilicals

Feb 22, 2016

UK-based subsea power cable and umbilicals manufacturer JDR has been awarded two umbilical contracts by McDermott for two projects in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.    The first project includes three umbilicals with a total combined length of 9km…

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