Inflow control valves and in-well fiber-optics have given Nexen far greater visibility of what’s going in and out of their reservoirs on the Golden Eagle field. Elaine Maslin reports. Golden Eagle with the Safe Caledonia alongside…
Oceaneering International’s acquisition of Blue Ocean Technologies is set to reap returns in terms of new technology. Elaine Maslin reports. IRIS and BORIS. Images from Oceaneering. When…
In an industry first, achieved last year, 3M ceramic sand screens were deployed from a light well intervention vessel, Helix’s Well Enhancer. Deploying the screens offshore last year. Photos from 3M…
With large-scale projects on hold, subsea tiebacks are accounting for 75-80% of sanctioned projects. Will it last? Elaine Maslin shares Wood Mackenzie’s view. Statoil’s Bryding tieback layout…
Cutting and sealing has been combined into a neat package in Interventek’s Revolution valve design. Elaine Maslin reports. An in riser valve assembly, above, and landing string system, right. Images from Interventek…
Even though the downturn has changed many operator’s initial plans, subsea tiebacks have emerged as the economical way to develop many Gulf of Mexico fields. Karen Boman reports. The North Ocean 105 lay vessel…
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has acquired the operations and assets of Insight Marine Projects Ltd., a specialist survey company headquartered in Cornwall, that will be rebranded this year to form the subsea surveying division of marine projects at JFMS…
Eni's Goliat reserves are set to increase by 1.2 MMcm or 7.5 MMbbl, following the approval to tie in the Snadd discovery in the Barents Sea, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD). Two wells will be drilled from Goliat…
Senior figures from Mexico’s national oil company Pemex have been discovering the secrets of the UK subsea sector’s success and how it has revolutionized the way in which hydrocarbons have been extracted from beneath the seabed during a fact-finding visit to Aberdeen…
Specialist subsea manufacturer, L&N Scotland has expanded its product portfolio with its latest product and service offering, the Synthesis system, to combat the current constraints faced by subsea operators during product integration stages…
First production from Maersk Oil's Flyndre field, which straddles the UK and Norwegian North Sea boundaries, started yesterday (26 March). The field is a 25km single well subsea tieback to the Repsol Sinopec-operated Clyde platform, from which it is then exported via the Fulmar platform…
Oil major Shell has awarded TechnipFMC a contract for the subsea production system on its Kaikias deepwater project in the US Gulf of Mexico. Technip will manufacture, install and integrate the subsea production system and subsea umbilicals…
The eelReel Tool is an extended reach solution to clean plugged flowlines and pipelines. With an established track record of resolving a multitude of blockages comprised of hydrates, scale, paraffin, and asphaltenes, the eelReel Tool is a…
Saipem and Siemens have signed a joint development for subsea control systems for Saipem’s Subsea Bus architecture based on Siemens Subsea DigiGrid. Siemens, through its subsea entity, will support Saipem in realizing the Saipem Subsea Bus architecture…
4Subsea won a contract with Statoil to deliver services and research projects related to structural integrity of fixed and floating offshore installations. The deal will see 4Subsea deliver services related to subsea installations from subsea wellheads…
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