With the discovery of deepwater pre-salt reservoirs offshore Brazil, national operator Petrobras began complex drilling operations to uncork the massive hydrocarbon reserves under these salt layers, which acted as seals, preventing the oil and gas from escaping…
Severn Glocon Group is revealing a High Integrity Pressure Protection Systems (HIPPS) for oil and gas topside and subsea applications at Subsea Expo in Aberdeen this week. Severn says the subsea HIPPS will be the first to combine independent…
Aquaterra Energy is launching its new riser monitoring system (RMS), analytic equipment that the company says will enhance health and safety, increase asset life extension and deliver cost savings for the industry. Doyle…
Statoil is considering using an unmanned wellhead platform - instead of a subsea development - for a planned extension of the Oseberg field development. Illustration of unmanned wellhead platform. From Statoil…
North-east England subsea vehicle specialists Specialist Machine Developments (SMD) is to be taken over by a Chinese corporation. Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co., which specializes in mass transit electric drive converter and control systems…
Construction on Seanic Ocean Systems’ new, state-of-the-art facility will soon be underway in west Houston. The company’s relocation and expansion will provide extensive space for manufacturing of subsea hardware and tooling, equipment storage and client collaboration…
Statoil's Visund oil and gas field is to benefit from standardized fast-track umbilicals developed by Nexans. The field in the Tampen area of the Norwegian North Sea will be the fifth project to use these standard umbilicals. The standardized…
Gas has been found in great quantities offshore East Africa. What will be the challenges around getting it to shore? Alex Hunt takes a look. The East African coastline. Image from the GRID-Arendal Continental Shelf Programme…
With oil prices depressed, Greg Hale argues that automation could make a much needed difference in the offshore industry. The scenario is set and it is time for everything to play out: automation can come to the rescue of the offshore oil and gas industry…
Heerema Marine Contractor’s new multi-purpose construction vessel Aegir completed its first job in the Gulf of Mexico. Meg Chesshyre reports. Aegir. Images from Heerema Marine Contractors. The…
Teledyne Technologies has acquired Aberdeen-based Bowtech Products through its UK-based subsidiary. Bowtech designs and manufactures harsh underwater environment vision systems. Founded in 1989, Bowtech is a leading supplier of rugged…
Wood Group Kenny (WGK) has secured a contract with Woodside to provide the front end engineering design (FEED) of the flowline system, and associated procurement support, for the proposed Greater Western Flank Phase 2 (GWF-2) development for the North West Shelf (NWS) Project…
Jerry Lee reports on new guidelines for managed pressure drilling operations due out this year from both ABS and API. Pacific Drilling’s Pacific Santa Ana drillship, classed by ABS, has been outfitted…
Sending electricity to offshore installations from onshore has been proven on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, but cost is a factor. Elaine Maslin reports. Total’s Martin Linge development. Image from Siemens…
Area 4 is the jewel in Italian explorer Eni’s African crown. Meg Chesshyre reports on the company’s plans to get its large gas discoveries off Mozambique to market. Map of Mozambique. From EIA. Mozambique’s…