Wood Group Kenny (WGK) will support the Kebabangan Petroleum Operating Co. (KPOC) in pipeline engineering and flow assurance engineering studies for the Kamansu East (KME) field offshore Sabah, Malaysia. The scope of work will include…
Delta SubSea signed a memorandum of understanding with Zerlux Hungary to intensify collaboration on laser based hydrate remediation technology. Laser based hydrate remediation technology uses “focused warming” to create a relief path…
Emerson Process Management introduces the Micro Motion F100P and HPC010P Coriolis flowmeters to measure accurate flow rates for wellbore chemicals injected at high pressure conditions. Both meters are designed for demanding offshore…
BG Group completed the sale of its wholly-owned 543km pipeline network linking natural gas fields and the Queensland Curtis Liquefied Natural Gas (QCLNG) export facility to APA Group. This transaction has resulted in gross proceeds for BG Group of around US$4…
Saipem awarded Aker Solutions its first order offshore Mexico at the Pemex-operated Lakach deepwater natural gas field. Lakach map. From Pemex. Lakach, Mexico's first subsea gas development with onshore processing facilities…
Wood Group Intetech (WGI) joined forces with Wood Group Kenny (WGK) to develop a new, integrated software package for advanced corrosion modelling of pipelines: Maestro, powered by ECE. WGI’s ECE is an established tool for the…
John Bradbury reports on new equipment designs for risers and umbilicals from DeepFlex and Technip, which the two top-tier players say can stretch the performance envelope. Umbilical spools on Technip Umbilicals’ quayside in Newcastle…
The graph created in MS Excel demonstrates the MTV for rolling changes in the pipeline. It is possible to locate the places where it changes significantly and to calculate how much velocity is required to transport particles at specific sections along the pipeline route…
Modeling flow assurance regimes is no easy task, not least for long distance tiebacks, where the need for accurate modeling is crucial. Alexander Belkin outlines a model he has worked on. During the past several decades, offshore oil…
Statoil and ExxonMobil are seeking ways to develop the multi-trillion cubic feet of gas resources they have found in Block 2 offshore Tanzania. Elaine Maslin takes a look. If you speak Swahili…
Ashtead Technology and Seatronics, providers of subsea equipment rental, sales and services, secured deals with Neptune Oceanographics, adding Neptune’s subsea pipeline leak detection systems and sensors including long range fluorescence and passive acoustics to their rental fleet…
Pipeline repair company IRM Systems opened a new base of operations in Houston, Texas. Rutger Schouten, general manager of IRM Systems said: “The implications of this development are tremendous, bringing with them the need for a new perspective on pipeline inspection…
BG Group announced that operational control of Train 1 at its Queensland Curtis LNG plant has been formally transferred to QGC, BG Group's Australian subsidiary, from Bechtel Australia, which constructed the facility. QCLNG…
Dynamic Industries International received authorization to begin work in Angola. The scope of work includes the fabrication of piping spools for a client’s produced water upgrade project. Roger Westerlind, executive VP and chief…
Exploration in deeper waters is driving technology development, not least in subsea inspection. Meg Chesshyre reports. Diver-based pipeline scanning. Images from FORCE Technology. Denmark’s FORCE Technology…