Riser News

 

2H bags Chevron production riser work

Oct 01, 2015

2H Offshore has been awarded a contract by Chevron to manage a production riser weld qualification testing program.  Image from Chevron. The aim of the development of 20,000 psi…

Claxton installs drilling riser system

Sep 21, 2015

Claxton has installed a high-pressure drilling riser system as part of a multimillion-dollar contract for the Catcher area field development in the central North Sea.  “Claxton was the only company to offer Premier Oil a fully-forged…

Plexus, Aquaterra offer HPHT risers

Sep 08, 2015

Oil and gas engineering services firm Plexus Holdings has signed an agreement with Aquaterra Energy to jointly supply high-pressure/high-temperature dual barrier marine risers utilizing Plexus’ POS-GRIP technology. The new risers will be a new solution for use on jackup rigs…

Petrex completes BW Athena inspection

Aug 25, 2015

Subsea engineering and project management company Petrex Developments has successfully completed the inspection of the BW Athena dynamic flexible riser/umbilical systems, FPSO mooring system and hull for North Sea operator Ithaca Energy. The…

WGK inks FEED deal for Vietnam TLP

Aug 17, 2015

Wood Group has been awarded the front end engineering and design (FEED) contract for the subsea development of the Talisman Energy Ca Rong Do (Red Emperor in Vietnamese) field offshore Vietnam; estimated to contain around 67 MMboe.  Wood…

Fugro concludes wellhead monitoring project

Jun 08, 2015

Fugro completed a year-long wellhead monitoring project for BP Americas measuring BOP stack motions and calculating wellhead fatigue during a deployment in the Gulf of Mexico. The drilling campaign was conducted throughout 2014 in…

Creating a severe-weather riser system

Jun 01, 2015

Jeannie Stell provides an update on BP’s partnership with Wood Group Kenny to design and manufacture an FPSO riser suitable for the “dark and stormy” weather at BP’s Quad 204 redevelopment.   BP…

2H grows team in Aberdeen, Kuala Lumpur

May 11, 2015

2H Offshore is adding strength to its flexible marine riser engineering capabilities by growing its teams in Aberdeen and Kuala Lumpur. Gardner, Ha. From 2H. Flexible riser engineer…

Ocean Installer gets more Statoil work

Mar 10, 2015

Ocean Installer signed amendments with Statoil for umbilical marine installation at the Visund field and for riser replacement at the Troll B field, both in the North Sea. Image of the Normand Vision…

Jumbo installs Ikhwezi riser

Feb 24, 2015

Dutch contractor Jumbo has completed a contract for PetroSA installing a subsea MEG riser on the Ikhwezi development FA platform offshore South Africa.  The contract was awarded by PetroSA on 5 December, offshore installation…

MPD enhances pre-salt drilling

Feb 10, 2015

With the discovery of deepwater pre-salt reservoirs offshore Brazil, national operator Petrobras began complex drilling operations to uncork the massive hydrocarbon reserves under these salt layers, which acted as seals, preventing the oil and gas from escaping…

Aquaterra launches RMS

Feb 09, 2015

Aquaterra Energy is launching its new riser monitoring system (RMS), analytic equipment that the company says will enhance health and safety, increase asset life extension and deliver cost savings for the industry. Doyle…

Claxton increases North Sea’s surface riser stock

Jan 19, 2015

Claxton  is extending its large surface riser inventory to meet operators’ needs as more heavy-duty jackup rigs enter the North Sea. The company is adding new joints in the size and pressure required to interface with the blowout preventer (BOP) stacks on the new rigs…

Statoil using Nexans DEH in Norwegian Sea

Dec 01, 2014

Statoil, on behalf of Wintershall, signed a contract with Nexans for the supply of direct electrical heating (DEH) technology. The DEH riser will connect the Kristin and Maria fields in the Norwegian Sea with the Kristin platform, ensuring the constant flow through pipelines…

Wellube supports isolation project

Nov 09, 2014

Unique Wellube, a division of Unique Maritime Group (UMG), exhibiting at ADIPEC this week, recently supplied Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) with mechanical seal plugs for a significant pipeline isolation project. ADMA-OPCO…

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