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Prysmian to Deliver Cables for French Offshore Wind Farm

Mar 05, 2020

Italian marine cable installation specialist Prysmian has won a contract worth over €150 million (around $167 million) to deliver cable systems for an offshore wind farm in France.Prysmian said Thursday the contract was awarded by Réseau de…

TGS Delivers Utsira OBN Data

Mar 05, 2020

Norwegian offshore seismic data company TGS has said that processing of the northern half of its landmark ocean-bottom node (OBN) multi-client Utsira survey in the Norwegian North Sea is complete and has been delivered to pre-funding customers…

A Road to Residency

Mar 05, 2020

The last 12 months has seen a long-envisioned concept in field resident subsea finally make it mainstream. The idea now features in talks by chief technology officers at major industry events, instead of just being the focus of a smaller subsea side events…

Protecting Offshore Production Innovations

Mar 04, 2020

Answers to six key questions regarding protection of offshore production innovations.Congratulations! You’ve just redesigned the subsea isolation valve control system (SSIV) that your company sells for use as part of an emergency shutdown system for an offshore production site…

Ocean Infinity Wraps 'First in Industry' Survey Offshore Angola

Mar 04, 2020

Marine robotics and offshore survey specialist Ocean Infinity, has completed a survey contract with the French oil major Total, in Angola, achieving what it describes as a first such survey in the industry.'The project was the first time that geophysical…

Island Victory Vessel in Barents Sea Debut

Mar 04, 2020

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Island Offshore has informed that its Island Victory installation vessel – delivered in February – has finished mobilizing for its first campaign in the Barents Sea.Island Offshore said that the versatile vessel…

Powering the Seabed

Mar 04, 2020

In November 2019 ABB announced the commercial availability of its new subsea power distribution and conversion technology system. Jointly developed with Equinor, Chevron and Total, the tech aims to see the majority of the world’s offshore hydrocarbon…

Equinor gets OK for Topaz Rig Use on Heimdal

Mar 04, 2020

The Norwegian energy company Equinor has received a regulatory consent to use the Topaz modular drilling rig at the Heimdal field in the North Sea, offshore Norway. More specifically, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has given its approval for the Equinor to install…

Malaysia: Uzma in Offshore P&A Gig with Shell

Mar 04, 2020

Malaysian energy services firm Uzma has a contract with Shell for plugging and abandonment work offshore Malaysia.Under the letter of award signed with Shell's subsidiaries in Malaysia, Uzma will provide platform wells plug and abandonment campaign…

Cameroon: TechnipFMC Clinches Etinde FEED

Mar 04, 2020

Oilfield services giant TechnipFMC has won a front end engineering design (FEED) contract for the development of the offshore IM gas condensate field at Etinde, Cameroon. The Etinde Permit (former Block 7) lies in shallow water in the Rio del Rey Basin…

Sandvik Wins Mero Steel Tube Umbilical Order

Mar 03, 2020

Sandvik reports it has won the first large-scale stainless steel umbilical tube order in Brazil’s pre-salt Mero oilfield.Mero is an expansive pre-salt oilfield in the Santos Basin offshore Rio de Janeiro with immense oil production potential…

Welaptega Inspects FPSO Moorings in Nigeria

Mar 03, 2020

Subsea inspection services firm Welaptega has said it has recently completed mooring inspection projects for FPSOs owned Eni and ExxonMobil in Nigeria.Welaptega undertook inspection services on ENI’s Abo FPSO, on the western edge of the Niger Delta…

InterMoor Installs New ESP on Mampu-1 FPSO

Mar 03, 2020

InterMoor has recently transported and installed a new electric submersible pump (ESP) system as part of the MaMPU-1 FPSO upgrade for a wellhead platform project in Malaysia.The work for MISC Offshore Floating Terminals Dua Ltd included project management…

Wintershall DEA Gets OK for Island Constructor Use

Mar 03, 2020

Wintershall DEA Norge has received consent to used the Island Constructor well-intervention vessel at its Vega and Maria offshore fields in Norway.The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway said Monday that its consent applied for the use of the…

Brazil: PGS Begins Campos Basin Seismic Shoot

Mar 03, 2020

Norwegian marine seismic acquisition company PGS has begun a multiclient 3D seismic survey in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil.The company started the survey on February 25, using its Ramform Titan vessel. According to PGS, Te Campos Deepwater GeoStreamer X project will deliver high-quality…

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