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…
OneSubsea has announced the successful commission and start-up of subsea boosting systems installed in ultra deepwaters, located in the Gulf of Mexico. Installed in depths of approximately 7000ft (2100m), the subsea boosting systems consist of three retrievable 3 MW single-phase pump modules…
If topsides asset integrity management is a bane, imagine looking after subsea assets. Elaine Maslin reports on the challenges associated with keeping up with both older equipment and newer, more complex equipment. A subsea field layout…
Aker Solutions and Total agreed to collaborate on research and innovation to develop new cost-effective subsea field technology. The initial four-year technical collaboration agreement will build on earlier cooperation and bring both…
To create meaningful cost reduction – or value creation – the industry will need to be more aligned in its understanding of what exactly terms like standardization and fit-for-purpose mean. Meg Chesshyre reports. The…
Anadarko Petroleum awarded McDermott International a subsea umbilical and flowline installation contract to support Anadarko’s Phase II development of the Caesar/Tonga field in the Gulf of Mexico. Lay…
WFS Technologies (WFS), a provider of underwater wireless instrumentation and control solutions, has announced the launch of Seatooth PipeLogger Thermal Insulation (TI). Designed to deliver a step reduction in the cost of monitoring process…
WFS Technologies demonstrated a wirelessly-enabled OneSubsea Subsea Control Module (SCM) at a recent demonstration at NASAs Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) using Seatooth enabled subsea wireless radio products in conjunction with a Seatooth…
GE Oil & Gas has agreed to acquire Norway's Advantec, a provider of subsea intervention equipment and services, to boost the company’s capabilities to offer cost-efficient products and services. Image from Advantec…
UK supermajor Shell awarded OneSubsea a contract to supply subsea services for the Stones ultra deepwater development project in the Gulf of Mexico. An artist's impression of the Stones FPSO. From SBM Offshore…
A portable Intervention Work Over Control System (IWOCS) deployment system developed by Caley Ocean Systems has been used to successfully test the manifold functions on four deepwater subsea manifolds post installation. Image…
Nexans is at OTC 2015 to launch its next generation SUTA-FLEX subsea umbilical termination assembly. SUTA-FLEX is designed to work in combination with Nexans’ range of umbilicals to provide a complete, single source solution that enables…
Claire Zhao and Dharmik Vadel, of Clarus Subsea Integrity, discuss condition monitoring as a proactive approach to minimizing downtime. Control system failure is one of the top contributors toward unplanned shutdowns in offshore subsea production systems…
Electronic subsea control modules are being designed to go deeper – and be smaller and lighter. John Bradbury takes a look. Aker Vectus control system pulled from Larssen MCE DD 20154 presentation…
German multinational Siemens and Norwegian operator Statoil have jointly developed and qualified a subsea hydraulic power unit (SHPU) for use in offshore oil and gas fields in order to provide hydraulic power right at the well site. The…
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