Magma Global entered into a joint development agreement with BP and Subsea 7 to qualify Magma’s carbon fiber m-pipe for subsea pipelines. The program is also supported by the National Composites Centre (NCC) and Innovate UK, the government…
Image: Lagos shore end landing/Global Marine Systems Global Marine Systems has just completed a major fiber optic installation project in the Gulf of Guinea. This telecommunications project for customer Huawei Marine Networks (HMN)…
Morgan Advanced Materials has launched a new range of sensors for the oil and gas extraction sector, harnessing the unique capabilities of its proprietary piezoelectric materials which can provide sensing and monitoring in high-temperature environments above 200ºC…
Ezra’s subsea services division, EMAS AMC, finalized a contract with BHP Billiton for the Angostura phase 3 development offshore Trinidad and Tobago in the eastern Trinidadian sector of the Venezuela basin. The total scope of work includes the project management…
Subsea 7 has been awarded a subsea, umbilical, riser and flowline (SURF) contract by Maersk Oil worth more than US$150 million for the Culzean development. The ultra-high-pressure, high-temperature field, one of the largest gas discoveries offshore UK…
Audrey Leon spoke with Infield Systems’ analysts James Hall and Wei Liu to get the bigger picture. According to Infield Systems, the offshore pipeline installation market over the next 12 months will be challenging. Infield has revised…
Van Oord has been taking its engineering expertise in the dredging sector and applying it to the oil and gas business – with much success. Elaine Maslin reports on a first in deepwater and a new market. Van Oord’s new rock installation vessel…
Jeannie Stell speaks with classification organizations ABS and DNV GL to discuss today’s trends in new pipelay vessels. Mike Sano Bigger is better, when the object of discussion is offshore pipelay vessels…
Shell, the operator of the BC-10 field, has awarded a contract to Helix Energy Solutions Group’s robotics subsidiary, Canyon Offshore, to trench and bury over 40km of pipe in 1675m of water in the Campos basin offshore Brazil. The work…
Total has agreed to sell all of its interests in the FUKA and SIRGE gas pipelines and the St. Fergus Gas Terminal in a US$905 million (£585 million) deal. Subject to regulatory approvals, the assets will be bought by North Sea Midstream Partners…
On 21 August the Polarled gas pipeline crossed 66° and 33 minutes north of the equator becoming the first pipeline to take the Norwegian gas infrastructure across the Arctic Circle. This will open a new gas highway from the Norwegian Sea to Europe…
Statoil’s Johan Sverdrup has received the official green light for phase one of its plan for development and operation (PDO) by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Johan Sverdrup field center…
Following the successful completion of a three-year qualification program of subsea flowline for hydrocarbon service, PETRONAS has requested Airborne Oil & Gas to supply a TCP (thermoplastic composite pipe) Flowline for a pilot project, intended to be installed later this year…
The Center for Biological Diversity formally and legally petitioned the US federal government to inspect all of California’s offshore pipelines for corrosion and other damages. Image from APPEA…
Ceona, a SURF contractor with heavy subsea construction capabilities, has expanded its West African reach after entering into a strategic partnership with Interoil Angola. The partnership will see Interoil Angola, which is a key player in offshore support vessel management in West Africa…