Russian gas giant Gapzrom is to work with state-owned RUSNANO, a nanotechnology technology commercialization outfit, to develop new technologies and help substitute imported products into Gazprom's production facilities. The firm has also signed agreements with Russian pipe manufacturers…
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) of Norway has given Statoil consent to use subsea facilities, pipelines and control cables at Oseberg Vestflanke until 31 December 2025. Oseberg Vestflanke is part of the Oseberg field and has been…
Nexans has provided to BP the first delivery in what will be the world's largest and most complex direct electrical heating (DEH) system to date, says supplier Nexans. The French firm is supplying a comprehensive subsea DEH system solution…
Statoil and partners are investing US$610 million in its latest fast-track project to develop the Rutil discovery that aims to extend the lifetime of the Gullfaks A platform and provide approximately 80MMboe. Ivar Aasheim…
Statoil has shut its Snohvit LNG plant down because of a gas leak, Reuters has reported. While it is not yet known when the plant will return to production, Statoil Spokesperson Oerjan Heradstveit told the news service: 'The situation is now under control and there is no longer a leak…
Statoil plans to pump an additional NOK20 billion (nearly US$2.9 billion) in its Hammerfest LNG plant in Melkoya to increase its production capacity, Norwegian news service NRK has reported. A new pipeline and compression facility are envisioned for the plant…
Statoil, on behalf of Wintershall, signed a contract with Nexans for the supply of direct electrical heating (DEH) technology. The DEH riser will connect the Kristin and Maria fields in the Norwegian Sea with the Kristin platform, ensuring the constant flow through pipelines…
As development gets deeper, so does pipelay operations. OE asked some of the leaders in the field what they see as the most challenging aspects of deepwater pipelay. EMAS AMC EMAS AMC’s newbuild Lewek Constellation…
GlobalData analyst Gregory Bosunga takes a look at the ten most challenging pipelay jobs around the world. McDermott subsea construction vessel NO102 installed umbilicals totaling 65mi with other related subsea structures for Jack/St…
Technip has won a lump sum contract with Statoil for the Gullfaks Rimfaksdalen (GRD) marine operations pipelay and subsea installation project. The project is an option to the Snøhvit CO2 Solution project awarded in 2013. The GRD project…
Subsea 7 has been awarded a US$50-100 million contract by Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) for installation work in the Gulf of Mexico. The scope of work involves the installation of 27 mi. of 8 in. flowlines and steel catenary risers (SCRs)…
Technip has been awarded a contract for the ongoing development of the Iracema North field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt area, Brazil. The contract, awarded by Tupi BV, a consortium controlled by Petrobras Netherland BV (PNBV, 65%), with partners BG (25%) and Galp (10%)…
BP awarded a US$200 million contract to Bredero Shaw's pipe coating division for the Shah Deniz Stage 2 development project. The contract is scheduled to be executed at the Caspian Pipe Coatings (CPC) plant in Baku, Azerbaijan. The contract…
South Stream Transport, the company charged with overseeing the planning, construction and operation of the South Stream pipeline is ready to start construction on the most complicated part of the project, Gazprom says. Once built, South…
Production could resume as early as 2016 for the Kashagan oil and gas project off Kazakhstan following the replacement of pipeline infrastructure, Total’s President of Exploration and Production Arnaud Breuillac told Bloomberg. Production…
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