First production from Maersk Oil's Flyndre field, which straddles the UK and Norwegian North Sea boundaries, started yesterday (26 March). The field is a 25km single well subsea tieback to the Repsol Sinopec-operated Clyde platform, from which it is then exported via the Fulmar platform…
Oil major Shell has awarded TechnipFMC a contract for the subsea production system on its Kaikias deepwater project in the US Gulf of Mexico. Technip will manufacture, install and integrate the subsea production system and subsea umbilicals…
The eelReel Tool is an extended reach solution to clean plugged flowlines and pipelines. With an established track record of resolving a multitude of blockages comprised of hydrates, scale, paraffin, and asphaltenes, the eelReel Tool is a…
Saipem and Siemens have signed a joint development for subsea control systems for Saipem’s Subsea Bus architecture based on Siemens Subsea DigiGrid. Siemens, through its subsea entity, will support Saipem in realizing the Saipem Subsea Bus architecture…
4Subsea won a contract with Statoil to deliver services and research projects related to structural integrity of fixed and floating offshore installations. The deal will see 4Subsea deliver services related to subsea installations from subsea wellheads…
German operator DEA has gained approval from Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy for the US$1.2 billion (NOK 10 billion) Dvalin development plan in the Norwegian Sea, with production set for 2020. Illustration of Dvalin…
Vryhof, a provider of anchoring and mooring solutions, and its business unit Deep Sea Mooring (DSM), a provider of offshore mooring services, have launched a new engineering unit to support the company’s offshore oil and gas, renewables and aquaculture operations across the globe…
Eni’s Jangkrik floating production unit (FPU) is ready to set sail to the deepwater Kutei Basin offshore Indonesia, with first gas forecasted for June. Image of the Jangkrik ceremony, from Eni Twitter…
Oilfield services giant Schlumberger and Subsea 7 have won contracts on BP's Mad Dog 2 deepwater development in the US Gulf of Mexico. Subsea 7 and Schlumberger, under the Subsea Production Systems alliance with OneSubsea, have been awarded a subsea production systems contract…
FES International, a producer of fluid transfer solutions, has been awarded a major contract from National Oilwell Varco (NOV) to supply equipment to be used in the Maersk Oil UK-operated Culzean field in the North Sea. The project includes the design…
In recent years, the speed with which newbuild vessels have entered the market has amplified the subsea vessel demand/supply imbalance. This has been further exacerbated by sustained low oil prices, as operators defer the sanctioning…
Wood Group has won two separate contracts related to BP’s Mad Dog 2 project to provide engineering services to the deepwater project in the Gulf of Mexico. Mad Dog 2 illustration, from BP. Samsung…
Impact Subsea has developed the ISM3D underwater attitude and heading reference system (AHRS). The ISM3D utilizes high grade MEMS (micro-electro mechanical systems) based accelerometers, angular rate gyroscopes and magnetometers all of…
Solstad Offshore in Singapore awarded IKM Subsea Singapore a service contract to provide remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services onboard the derrick lay barge Norce Endeavour for construction support projects offshore in Thailand (hat-trick award from 2015)…
Proserv has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract with Premier Oil for work in Asia Pacific. Proserv will supply a subsea control system and associated equipment for the BIGP (Bison, Iguana & Gajah Puteri) development project, located in the Natuna Sea…