Pipelines News


Wellube supports isolation project

Nov 09, 2014

Unique Wellube, a division of Unique Maritime Group (UMG), exhibiting at ADIPEC this week, recently supplied Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) with mechanical seal plugs for a significant pipeline isolation project. ADMA-OPCO…

Technip snaps up Malaysian work

Nov 06, 2014

Technip has secured a five-year framework agreement with PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd (PCSB) for engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) or supply-only of flexible pipes for PCSB’s projects in Malaysia. The Deep Orient…

Pemex to build $6 billion LNG plant

Nov 05, 2014

Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) will develop a US$6 billion gas liquefaction facility on the Pacific coast to enhance its export opportunities to Asia. The company said that it is aiming for a 2020 start date. The goal is to take advantage…

Betting on Hebron

Nov 01, 2014

First oil from ExxonMobil’s giant Hebron project off Newfoundland and Labrador is set for 2017. Sarah Parker Musarra received an update on the development from Geoff Parker, Hebron senior project manager, and examines its place in the Canadian energy economy…

InterMoor completes COOEC projects

Oct 22, 2014

InterMoor, an Acteon company, has completed two major offshore projects for China Offshore Oil Engineering Corporation (COOEC).  To extend the life of the Hai Yang Shi You III FPSO, the first project involved full mooring system replacement in the Panyu field…

NEL opens wet gas facility

Oct 21, 2014

NEL has invested more than £0.5 million in the development of its Glasgow-based Wet Gas Facility. The investment has created the UK’s only independent commercial test facility able to test meters to such high flowrates for wet gas conditions…

McDermott wins Indonesian work

Oct 20, 2014

McDermott International, Inc. won a transportation, installation and pre-commissioning contract from a subsidiary of PETRONAS, for the Bukit Tua development project in the Ketapang block of East Java, Indonesia. This new contract is for…

Wood Group Kenny wins CCS pipeline job

Oct 16, 2014

Wood Group Kenny has been awarded the front end engineering design (FEED) for the subsea and pipeline element of the Peterhead Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project in Aberdeenshire. The project, the world's first full-chain CCS project on a gas-fired power station…

Iona, CNR agree on Orlando

Oct 08, 2014

Iona Energy UK Ltd. finalized agreements with CNR International Ltd. for the off-take arrangements for the Orlando field development located in the UK northern North Sea. Map of the Orlando and Kells developments…

DNV GL releasing data to enhance CO2 pipeline design

Oct 07, 2014

The DNV GL-led CO2PIPETRANS joint industry project (JIP) is releasing new data that will focus on the transportation component of carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) projects, to enhance the design of CO2 pipelines. DNV GL is…

DeepOcean completes Liwan contract

Oct 07, 2014

DeepOcean UK completed work on the Liwan 3-2 development offshore China. The project is part of the Liwan gas project, located 300km southeast of the Hong Kong, and includes the Liuhua 34-2 and Liuhua 29-1 fields. All three fields share a subsea production system…

Multiphase corrosion risk analysis

Oct 03, 2014

Paul Ellerton business unit manager at Apollo discusses how to identify corrosion risk using multiphase flow assurance tools. CFD on a tubing hanger. Aging assets have a greater need for more routine maintenance inspections…

AUV’s survey Apache’s assets

Oct 03, 2014

UTEC Survey’s Australian business unit completed a major infield inspection covering 550km of pipelines and 20 infield structures, off northwestern Australia using its Gavia autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV). One of the AUVs in a sling…

Narrating data

Oct 02, 2014

Software that can turn your oilfield data into readable reports is coming to an oilfield near you. Elaine Maslin found out how this technology could help create articulate oilfields. Left: Dr.…

Applus RTD to showcase new pipeline inspection tool

Sep 30, 2014

Applus RTD will showcase its RTD DTI Trekscan pipeline inspection tool at the International Pipeline Conference (IPC) in Calgary, 29 September – 3 October at booth #125. The RTD DTI Trekscan product is being led by Applus RTD’s global product line manager…

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