Shell and its joint venture partners, Pavilion Energy and Ophir Energy, have started its Tanzanian drilling program. The program, covering two wells in Block 1 and 4, in the Mafia Deep basin off Tanzania, will target >1 Tcf of gas, according to Ophir…
WFS Technologies and TSC have launched Seatooth ACFM (alternating current field measurement), a wireless smart non-destructive testing monitoring solution designed to reduce subsea inspection costs. TSC‘s ACFM array probe is a well-established…
DONG Energyawarded UK firm JDR Cables their biggest array cable contract to date, to supply subsea power cables for Hornsea Project One offshore windfarm in the North Sea, off the coast of England. With a capacity of 1.2 GW, when built…
A recently formed subsea services business has secured private equity investment in order to buy a fleet of 32 remotely operated vehicles. Aberdeen- and Houston-based M² Subsea was able to buy the fleet from the administrators of failed…
Solstad Offshore has taken delivery of the Normand Maximus and started it on its eight-year charter contract with Italy's Saipem. The Normand Maximus was developed in close collaboration between Solstad, Saipem and shipbuilder Vard…
EMAS Chiyoda Subsea’s John Meenaghan discusses challenges and solutions employed at three back-to-back tieback projects the company recently carried out in the US Gulf of Mexico The Lewek Constellation during reel exchange operations with the RB1…
Last year was a breakthrough year for subsea compression. Elaine Maslin surveys the projects that came online and discovers what became of Ormen Lange. Subsea compression at Ormen Lange. How it could have looked…
Germany’s Wintershall weighed several concepts for its Maria field development, which sits in a mature area off Norway. Elaine Maslin reports on how the firm drew upon multiple neighbors to select the right solution. A…
Mozambique’s emerging LNG business may be picking up after a quiet period. John Sheehan reports on progress made, including Eni’s Coral FLNG project. An Anadarko employee. Images from Anadarko…
Norway’s government has agreed to a new round of funding into carbon capture and storage technologies. Elaine Maslin reports. Research and testing is set to continue at Technology Centre Mongstad…
Ian Probyn outlines measures taken by Technip Umbilicals to reduce the cost of long-length umbilical projects. A mid-line joint. Despite the low oil price, a number of long-length…
Daniel Sack, of EMAS Chiyoda Subsea, has spent three decades in the oil and gas industry following and participating in the next big step changes in technology – one subsea project at a time. Audrey Leon found out more. Daniel…
More and more heavy oil is coming into production pipelines. Measuring it, in a multiphase flow, is a challenge, says NEL’s David Millington. Heavy Oil. Photos from NEL. Cost…
Hurricane Energy is suspending the Lancaster sidetrack well offshore the UK to develop as a future producer and moving on to its Lincoln well. Technip today also confirmed a win for its subsea joint venture with FMC Technologies, Forsys Subsea…
Aker Solutions has secured two five-year framework agreements for potential future deliveries of subsea production systems and lifecycle services at BP-operated oil and gas fields globally. The first five-year contract covers engineering…