Elaine Maslin reports on a new solution aimed at converting heat in subsea pipes into power, and then using that power to measure what’s going through those pipes. Hot Ring. Image from Exnics. “Hot…
The Dresser-Rand business, part of Siemens Power and Gas, was awarded two orders to supply power generation equipment for the Penglai and Dongfang projects, offshore China. At China National Offshore Oil Corp.’s (CNOOC) Penglai oil field in Bohai Bay…
MAN Diesel & Turbo has agreed to acquire a 40% participation in Candian company Aspin Kemp & Associates (AKA). AKA based in Montague, Prince Edward Island (PEI), which specializes in power supply, energy management and drive systems for marine applications…
A project to use wind turbines to power water injection facilities on oil fields is to move into a second testing phase, says joint industry project leader DNV GL. The WIN WIN concept includes a floating wind turbine, which supplies…
Tidal power firm Atlantis' first AR1500 tidal stream turbine deployed at its MeyGen project site in the Pentland Firth, Scotland, has successfully exported power to the grid and has operated at full power. The AR1500 system was developed…
Wave power firm Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has formed a strategic alliance with HAI Technologies, with an initial plan to work together on offshore oil and gas subsea chemical injection systems, where persistent power and real-time data communications are critical…
Oil major Shell has completed system testing of the Ormen Lange subsea compression pilot in Norway, technology provider GE Oil & Gas has said. GE says it is the world’s first subsea gas compression system with a full subsea power supply…
Subsea power remains on the agenda for the subsea processing systems of the future. Elaine Maslin surveys the main players’ progress in producing subsea power distribution systems. The subsea factory – as envisioned by ABB…
Aberdeen firm EC-OG (East Coast Oil and Gas Engineering) has secured more than £1 million of external investment from Castle View Ventures and the Scottish Investment Bank, the investment arm of Scottish Enterprise. The investment follows the announcement of a £1…
Vericor Power Systems has developed a new version of the TF Series gas turbine, for pump, compression and portable power generation applications. Rated at over 5000 hp, the TF50F gas turbine is changing the process of hydraulic fracturing…
Longer step-outs, harsher environments, deeper waters all point to an increasing need for power on the seafloor. Statoil and its partners are working on solutions. Elaine Maslin reports. ABB’s power from shore vision…
ABB successfully commissioned a subsea power link for oil and gas company Eni Norge that will supply power from the Norwegian grid to the new Goliat floating, production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO). The 105.5km subsea power cable system is the longest of its kind in the world…
An approach to modeling and simulation combining subsea electrical and fluid systems can facilitate a better understanding of the interaction of long-distance tiebacks supplied by step-outs. ABS’ Milton Korn explains. Subsea pipeline…
ABB received orders from Hyundai Heavy Industries for electrical and telecommunication systems. The order is worth around US$100 million, with about half booked in the 4Q of 2014, almost $27 million in the 1Q of this year and $20 million in 2Q…
A new offshore construction vessel, to be built by Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Co. will be the first to include ABB’s integrated power and automation solution, which consists of the company’s power, propulsion, and 800xA control and safety system…
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