Scandinavian Oil-Gas Magazine - Subsea

Subsea Line Testing Without Disconnects

Fri, 23 Feb 2018 07:15:32 UT

Maintaining and monitoring subsea electrical networks can be a costly and time-consuming task. Several different topside devices are used to support these networks including electrical power modules, controller modules and monitoring devices.

Tags: Viper Innovations

V-IR Network Integrity Monitoring System from Viper Innovations Offers Proven Solution

Thu, 22 Feb 2018 08:06:48 UT

Subsea oil and gas production systems are connected electrically and hydraulically. The electric supply that feeds the subsea distribution network comes from a topside electrical power unit (EPU). Subsea networks...

Tags: Viper Innovations Ltd

NERA Announces Funding for Subsea Equipment Reliability Project

Fri, 16 Feb 2018 06:21:36 UT

National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) is supporting the Transforming Australia Subsea Equipment Reliability (TASER) project, led by Wood and in collaboration with Chevron, Shell and Woodside, by providing AUD 145,000 of funding over 2 years.

Tags: Chevron, National Energy Resources Australia (NERA), Shell, Wood, Woodside

LOC Awarded MWS Services for Hurricane Energy’s Lancaster EPS Development

Wed, 14 Feb 2018 07:50:19 UT

London Offshore Consultants (Aberdeen) Limited, part of the international marine and engineering consultancy LOC Group, has been appointed by Hurricane Energy Plc. to provide Marine Warranty Surveyor services for...

Tags: Hurricane Energy Plc., LOC Group, London Offshore Consultants (Aberdeen) Limited

Trelleborg Helps Ensure the Future of Subsea Storage is Dynamic

Wed, 31 Jan 2018 07:15:09 UT

Capitalising on the strategic alliance agreement between Trelleborg’s offshore operation and Safe Marine Transfer, LLC (SMT) announced last year, the two companies are working to develop a step-change technology...

Tags: Safe Marine Transfer LLC (SMT), Trelleborg

Mark Tool and Elite Elastomers Form MTE Joint Venture

Thu, 25 Jan 2018 06:44:07 UT

Mark Tool and Elite Elastomers have entered into a joint venture focused on the research, development and end-use application for complete elastomeric subsea high temperature thermal insulation systems.

Tags: Elite Elastomers, Mark Tool, MTE

Technology Centre to Tackle Key Challenges and Invest Millions with 2018 “Calls for Ideas”

Thu, 25 Jan 2018 06:42:53 UT

The Oil & Gas Technology Centre plans to launch 10 “Calls for Ideas” in 2018, as it ramps up its efforts and invests millions to tackle key industry challenges.

Tags: Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC)

Teledyne Oil & Gas Releases CAN Bus Active Flying Lead Configurations

Wed, 24 Jan 2018 07:03:50 UT

Teledyne Oil & Gas has added the CAN bus communication protocol to its Active Flying Lead product family. The subsea oil and gas industry has standardised to “fault tolerant” CAN bus communications for sensors and other subsea controls.

Tags: Teledyne Oil & Gas

Aker Solutions Wins Subsea Orders for Troll and Askeladd Projects

Tue, 23 Jan 2018 08:05:40 UT

Aker Solutions has been awarded contracts from Statoil to provide subsea production systems and services for the Troll Phase 3 and Askeladd natural-gas developments offshore Norway.

Tags: Aker Solutions, Statoil

HydroPACT 660 Pipe Tracker and HydroPACT 440 24VDC Upgrade Kit Launched

Fri, 05 Jan 2018 08:26:36 UT

Teledyne TSS, a division of Teledyne Marine, has announced the expansion of its range of subsea pipe and cable detection and tracking products with the launch of the new smaller HydroPACT 660 pipe tracking system.

Tags: Teledyne Marine, Teledyne TSS

Statoil Joins Subsea JIP

Fri, 05 Jan 2018 08:23:41 UT

Norwegian major Statoil is the latest addition to a Joint Industry Project (JIP) set to revolutionise subsea boosting pumps.

Tags: Fuglesangs Subsea, Rystad Energy, Statoil

EnerMech Acquires MInteg Integrity and Inspection Specialist

Fri, 22 Dec 2017 08:29:10 UT

Engineering services group EnerMech has taken a majority stake in Aberdeen-based maintenance, inspection and integrity specialist MInteg Ltd.

Tags: EnerMech, MInteg Ltd

International Exhibitor and Visitor Growth Expected for Oceanology International 2018

Thu, 21 Dec 2017 06:09:14 UT

Oceanology International 2018 (Oi18), the world’s premier conference & exhibition for marine science and ocean technology, is set to welcome even more international exhibitors and visitors than ever before.

Tags: Oceanology International 2018

Record Express AHC Delivery for Salvage Operation

Thu, 21 Dec 2017 06:05:51 UT

Scantrol recently mobilised an Active Heave Compensation (AHC) Upgrade system in less than 4 hours for Aberdeenshire based solutions provider Aleron Subsea.

Tags: Aleron Subsea Ltd, Scantrol AS

Crondall Energy Secures Contract Extension To Support Hurricane Energy’s Lancaster Field Development

Tue, 19 Dec 2017 11:59:50 UT

Crondall Energy, the floating production and subsea engineering specialist, has been contracted to provide engineering support during the Early Production System (EPS) phase of Hurricane Energy’s Lancaster field...

Tags: Crondall Energy, Hurricane Energy

Aker Solutions Wins Orders from Aker BP for Offshore Norway Fields

Mon, 18 Dec 2017 09:18:52 UT

Aker Solutions won orders from Aker BP for the Skogul and Valhall Flank West oil fields offshore Norway.

Tags: ABB, Aker BP, Aker Solutions, Kvaerner, Subsea 7

Statoil Awards Long-Term Subsea Contracts on the Norwegian Continental Shelf

Fri, 15 Dec 2017 09:41:03 UT

Statoil has awarded new subsea maintenance framework agreements to Aker Solutions, TechnipFMC and OneSubsea.

Tags: Aker Solutions, OneSubsea a Schlumberger company, Statoil, TechnipFMC

Subsea Variable Speed Drive Completes Successful Shallow Water Test

Fri, 15 Dec 2017 09:22:52 UT

The first full scale prototype of a subsea variable speed drive (VSD) has been successfully tested in a sheltered harbour in Vaasa, Finland, taking the vision of an all-electric subsea processing facility one step closer to reality.

Tags: ABB, Chevron, Statoil, Total

Aker Solutions Secures Subsea Services Agreement With Statoil

Fri, 15 Dec 2017 09:18:57 UT

Aker Solutions secured a framework agreement to provide subsea services for Statoil-operated oil and gas fields offshore Norway.

Tags: Aker Solutions, Statoil

Ashtead Teams Up with Newton Labs to Deliver Underwater Inspection for Subsea 7

Thu, 14 Dec 2017 09:46:36 UT

Global subsea equipment specialist, Ashtead Technology has successfully delivered an advanced subsea laser scanning project for Subsea 7 on Chevron’s Captain field located in the UK North Sea.

Tags: Ashtead Technology, Chevron, Newton Lab, Subsea 7

Well Foundation Technology Under the Microscope

Thu, 14 Dec 2017 09:36:50 UT

The Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF), in collaboration with Maersk Oil, Nexen, Shell, Siccar Point Energy, TechnipFMC and the Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC), is leading a joint industry project (JIP) to investigate an alternative well foundation technology for subsea exploration and production wells.

Tags: Maersk Oil, Nexen, Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC), Shell, Siccar Point Energy, TechnipFMC, The Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF)

Aker Solutions to Provide Subsea Production System for Aker BP’s Ærfugl

Tue, 12 Dec 2017 10:15:30 UT

Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract from Aker BP to deliver the subsea production system for the first phase of the Ærfugl development offshore Norway.

Tags: Aker BP, Aker Solutions

Johan Castberg Plan for Development and Production Submitted

Wed, 06 Dec 2017 10:43:33 UT

Statoil has submited the PDO (plan for development and operation) for the Johan Castberg project on behalf of the partnership with Eni and Petoro.

Tags: Eni, Petoro, Statoil

Aker Solutions Wins Johan Castberg Orders

Wed, 06 Dec 2017 10:41:44 UT

Aker Solutions won key work to help Statoil develop the Johan Castberg field, the largest oil discovery in the Norwegian Barents Sea.

Tags: Aker Solutions, Statoil

Subsea UK and Scottish Enterprise Launch £R&D Funding Call for Underwater Innovation

Tue, 05 Dec 2017 11:04:22 UT

Industry body Subsea UK in partnership with Scottish Enterprise has announced that it has opened an R&D funding call for innovation projects to drive forward research and development projects...

Tags: Scottish Enterprise, Subsea UK

Innovative Rotating Buoyancy Modules Create Safe Buckling Zones

Tue, 21 Nov 2017 07:26:36 UT

Trelleborg’s offshore operation recently developed a new Rotating Buoyancy Module system for buckling mitigation for subsea pipelines.

Tags: Trelleborg

Wintershall Deploys Emerson’s Advanced Downhole Wireless Integrity Monitoring System on Maria Field

Tue, 21 Nov 2017 07:25:08 UT

Emerson’s latest Roxar Downhole Sensor System has been deployed on the Maria field offshore Norway, providing the field’s operator Wintershall with improved well integrity monitoring and offshore safety.

Tags: Emerson, Wintershall

Aker Solutions to Provide Umbilicals for Three Offshore Norway Field Developments

Mon, 20 Nov 2017 08:02:50 UT

Aker Solutions has won a contract to provide umbilicals for the Statoil-operated Johan Sverdrup, Utgard and Bauge developments offshore Norway.

Tags: Aker Solutions, Statoil

Trendsetter Successfully Completes Another Subsea Hydrate Remediation Project

Thu, 16 Nov 2017 07:40:06 UT

Trendsetter has announced the completion of another successful project utilising the subsea hydraulic stimulation system known as STIM.

Tags: Trendsetter Engineering Inc.

Bibby Subsea Delivers Shell Pipeline Agreement

Tue, 07 Nov 2017 08:00:19 UT

Bibby Offshore’s Houston-based division, Bibby Subsea, has successfully completed a significant contract with Shell Pipeline, a subsidiary of Shell Oil US.

Tags: Bibby Offshore, Bibby Subsea, Shell Oil US, Shell Pipeline