Noble Energy and Singapore-based Ezra Holdings’ subsea division EMAS AMC, finalized three subsea tieback contracts worth approximately US$300 million. Image from Ezra. The scope of work includes engineering…
ENI-owned Saipem, UK-based Xodus Group and Japan's Chiyoda Corporation have joined forces to create a new joint venture, Xodus Subsea, focusing on subsea engineering. Xodus Subsea - which will stand alone from the three companies with its own resources and assets - will provide studies…
Subsea Expo 2015 has issued its call for speakers. The conference, organizer Subsea UK’s flagship event, will be held at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre during 11-13 February 2015. Speakers subjects have been announced,…
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…
Yinka Folawiyo Petroleum and joint venture partners made the final investment decisions to develop the Aje Cenomanian oil reservoir in the OML 113 license in Nigeria. Map of the Aje field. From Panoro…
Shell began its first deepwater development in Malaysia with the Gumusut-Kakap floating platform. Shell's Gumusut-Kakap. From Shell. The Gumusut-Kakap field is off the coast of Malaysia…
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…
FMC Technologies' Norwegian subsidiary FMC Kongsberg Subsea has agreed a frame agreement deal with Germany's Wintershall to supply subsea equipment on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, starting with a US$280 million project on the Maria development…
Three ONS innovation awards were presented by Norwegian energy minister Tord Lien at this year’s ONS exhibition and conference, held in Stavanger in late August. Norwegian Energy Minister Tord…
Alan Thorpe examines the latest offshore construction vessels to enter the market. The two Island Offshore vessels in Lloyd Werft. Photo by Alan Thorpe. This Spring, Norway’s…
Technology is there for companies to use and take advantage of, but is it being used as much as it could be to gain insight into operations. Gregory Hale takes a look. With the digital oilfield…
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…
Active magnetic bearings (AMBs) are helping to make subsea gas compression possible. Joaquim Da Silva, François Carrere and Frédéric Ponson of SKF Magnetic Mechatronics, explain the engineering process involved to create the AMBs needed for this complex project…
GE launched its new technology center and a new deepwater vertical Xmas tree at this year’s ONS. Meg Chesshyre learned more. The inauguration of GE’s new technology solutions center, including a half-size model of its new deepwater Xmas tree…
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…