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Wood starts SAGE operating role

Nov 20, 2017

Engineering house Wood has started its multi-million dollar, 'evergreen' contract to act as operating partner of the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation (SAGE) system and Beryl pipeline, on behalf of Ancala Midstream Acquisitions. Wood will manage the day-to-day operation of the SAGE system…

L&T inks ONGC pipeline project

Nov 13, 2017

L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering has been awarded a contract from India's ONGC for Pipeline Replacement Project-4 worth about US$194 million.  The project is part of ONGC’s strategy to replace some of its well fluid, gas lift and water…

Bibby completes Shell pipeline decom project

Nov 06, 2017

Bibby Offshore’s Houston-based division, Bibby Subsea, has successfully completed a subsea decommissioning project with Shell Pipeline, a subsidiary of Shell Oil US. Through its strategic alliance with US diving company, Aqueos Corp.…

Circular energy

Nov 01, 2017

Elaine Maslin reports on a new solution aimed at converting heat in subsea pipes into power, and then using that power to measure what’s going through those pipes. Hot Ring. Image from Exnics. “Hot…

LLOG pipeline leaks 16,000 bbl into GoM

Oct 20, 2017

New figures released by the US Coast Guard (USCG) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) show that approximately 16,000 bbl (672,000 gallons) of oil have discharged from a damaged pipeline, operated by Louisiana’s LLOG Exploration…

UWA, ITF join forces to tackle hydrates

Oct 13, 2017

The University of Western Australia (UWA) is leading a joint industry project (JIP), supported by the Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF), to provide industry with a better understanding of the mechanism of hydrate growth and blockages…

Magma inks Odebrecht Brazil deal

Sep 06, 2017

Magma Global has signed an agreement with Odebrecht Oil & Gas to supply m‐pipe for the CMHR (Composite Multi-­‐Bore Hybrid Riser) solution for future deployment in deepwater pre-salt projects in Brazil.  Magma’s patented m­pipe technology…

OE17: Sureflex JIP results published

Sep 06, 2017

Wood Group has led a global project to improve industry knowledge and understanding of flexible pipe integrity management.  The findings of the Sureflex joint industry project (JIP) are published today (Tuesday 5 September) in a report…

Bumi bags Lukoil EPCI in Caspian

Aug 11, 2017

Bumi Armada has signed a supplementary agreement with Lukoil for additional engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) work at the Filanovsky field in the Russian sector of the Caspian Sea. Aramada Installer…

Scale inhibition technology project launched

Jul 28, 2017

A research partnership has been formed between GLINCS and Heriot-Watt University to develop Time Resolved Fluorescence (TRF) technology for scale inhibitors, which are deployed into production wells.  The TRF technology will address current…

Putin visits Pioneering Spirit

Jun 26, 2017

Russia's President Vladimir Putin visited Allseas' mega-vessel, the Pioneering Spirit, to symbolically launch of the alignment of the shallow and deep-water sections of Gazprom's TurkStream gas pipeline in the Black Sea. Putin toured…

Greater Western Flank win for Wood Group

Jun 13, 2017

Wood Group has secured a US$6 million contract with Woodside to support the execution of phase two of their Greater Western Flank (GWF-2) project, on the North West Shelf (NWS), offshore Western Australia. Effective immediately, Wood…

M² Subsea inks Nord Stream 2, Baltic Sea work

May 18, 2017

The Go Electra, from M2 Subsea. M² Subsea secured its first contract award that will see the firm supply the Go Electra vessel, ROVs and personnel to support survey work on the world’s longest subsea pipeline system…

TurkStream construction begins

May 08, 2017

Russia's Gazprom began construction of the TurkStream pipeline’s offshore section. The Allseas Group, contractor for both strings of the gas pipeline's offshore section, started laying the pipes using the Audacia vessel. Construction…

GE upgrades ProSolv wax inhibitor

Apr 27, 2017

GE has upgraded its ProSolv WI8581 wax inhibitor for offshore and onshore oil and gas production. Wax inhibitors help producers maintain an uninterrupted flow of crude oil. GE's upgraded product is highly concentrated and winterized to improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness…

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