California-based Teledyne Technologies' Oil & Gas group has been awarded a contract by Aker Solutions for materials and engineering support covering subsea electrical and optical wet-mate interconnects for Total's Kaombo develpoment offshore Angola…
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.…
Claudio Paschoa discusses visualization technology with representatives of TGS, Petroleum Geo-Services, and Schlumberger. Test image of Petrel structural modeling. Photo from Schlumberger. Visualization…
Sarah Parker Musarra spoke with well intervention vessel providers, following a panel discussion at the 2014 Deepwater Intervention Forum, to examine the pros and cons behind using purpose built or dedicated vessels. Helix’s…
Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract in the Ivory Coast by CNR International in support of its Baobab Field Phase III development. The scope of work covers the installation of spools and umbilicals. The effective date of the contract is 25 September 2014…
OceanWorks International has taken delivery of its third node pod from CSnet for refurbishment and upgrade. CSnet's OCB subsea infrastructure, including five seafloor nodes that form the existing seafloor observatory portion of the system…
Kongsberg Maritime’s Hugin autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) will provide offshore operation services to several survey providers including DOF Subsea of Norway, Fugro Geoservices of Lafayette US, Northwest Maritime of Norway and AXA Engehnaria Submarina of Brazil…
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order from Armada Kraken Pte, a subsidiary of Bumi Armada Berhad, a Malaysia-based international offshore oilfield services provider. ABB will provide power and automation technologies for the floating…
The importance of technological innovation in the oil and gas industry has risen over the past two years, according to a survey by Lloyd's Register Energy. Image from Lloyd's Register Lloyd's Register surveyed operators in America…
Houston-based AFGlobal completed its integration of VerdErg Connectors, a customized subsea pipeline and control connection after acquiring the UK-based company in late June 2014. AFGlobal subsea…
Ulstein won the design and equipment contract for Van Oord’s new subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel Bravenes. Van Oord’s Bravenes. From Ulstein Working in close cooperation with Van Oord…
Ocean Installer has been awarded a contract for SURF support work in Brazil for Saipem. The contract, which will see the Normand Clipper in Brazil for eight months, is valued at ca.US$50 million, with options to extend. Ocean Installer…
The UK's recently launched National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) has appointed a chairman and project director and a board. Peter Blake, has taken up the role of chairman of NSRI and Dr Gordon Drummond has joined as project director…
Aker Oilfield Solidtions, a part of newly spun-off firm Akastor, has been notified of a five-year contract extension from Petrobras to use the Skandi Santos, a subsea equipment support Vessel in Brazil. The extension, worth about NOK2…
Subsea 7 discusses its new autonomous inspection vehicle. Find out more about the technology in the October 2014 edition of Offshore Engineer.