Italian offshore contractor Saipem has won an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract on the supergiant Zohr gas field off Egypt. The contract, won of a number won jointly worth more than US$1.6 billion Euros…
Subsea services firm Bibby Offshore has secured a contract with BP for the diving support vessel Bibby Topaz. The 15-day project, due to start next month, will see the vessel working on four BP operations across three of its North Sea assets…
EnQuest’s Eagle oil discovery in the Greater Kittiwake area (GKA) in the North Sea is getting some heat from Dana Petroleum, after the company said that EnQuest did not have the authority to drill the well. Image from EnQuest…
Subsea mooring specialist First Subsea was awarded a contract by Shell Offshore to supply Ballgrab subsea mooring line connectors for the Appomattox development in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The semisubmersible four-column production…
ExxonMobil has received consent to use a new subsea well on the Balder field. ExxonMobil is the operator of the Balder field, in block 25/11 in the Norwegian North Sea, around 190km west of Stavanger. The Balder field belongs to production licence PL 001…
Penspen and Dar Al Handasah, operating as a joint venture, have been awarded a new project management contract by Kuwait Gulf Oil Co. to manage the engineering, procurement and construction of a new gas and condensate pipeline. The…
Eni Congo has awarded Italian firm Rana an extensive underwater inspection, maintenance and repair campaign covering some 17 platforms. Rana has chartered the dive support vessel Toisa Paladin, which is now mobilizing in Ravenna, Italy…
Olso, Norway-based SubseaDesign has developed a self-aligning subsea connector, a metal to metal seal for 3in to 40in pipes, called SeAlign. SeAlign 18in diver assisted connector. Photo from SubseaDesign…
Quest Offshore's Andrew Jackson discusses how the depressed global market dynamics are affecting one of the world's premier deepwater basins. Oil from the Bonga North West underground reservoirs…
Floating offshore wind projects are gaining momentum in Europe and elsewhere, including Japan. But, the concepts on offer still vary. Elaine Maslin reports. Hywind schematic. Images from Statoil…
Pipeline flushing is being given a breath of fresh supercritical CO2, thanks to technology developed by Denmark’s Ocean Team. A SCCO2 unit from Ocean Team. Photo from Ocean Team. Pipeline…
The Bevel 360 tool in operation. Photos from OMS. In deepwater pipeline projects, welding fatigue-sensitive steel catenary risers (SCR), corrosion resistant alloy (CRA) pipes and flowline pipes to tight specifications is critical…
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has extended rig integrity support for the Deepwater Invictus drilling rig. The company’s expertise in blow-out preventors (BOPs) and rig integrity will be used to provide confidence in how risk is managed for deepwater drilling and well exploration…
Australia's safety regulator has published details of an incident which saw a dive vessel lose position while diving was active near a platform. The vessel drifted off location by about 40m and was initially noticed by the diver when…
Classification society ABS is pursuing multiple major joint development projects (JDP) with Keppel Offshore & Marine Technology Centre (KOMtech) covering topics such as special purpose rigs, data analytics, and subsea technology. Senior…
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