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Petrobras contracts WGK for subsea projects

Aug 26, 2014

Wood Group Kenny (WGK) has won two contracts with a total value of over US$2 million with Brazilian operator Petrobras.  In the first, Wood Group Kenny has begun a conceptual engineering study of two alternatives of pipeline heating systems for the Petrobras pre-salt Lapa field…

ONS: Aquaterra launches riser tool

Aug 26, 2014

UK-based engineering firm Aquaterra Energy has launched a Riser Monitoring System (RMS) it believes will revolutionize integrity management and bring improved reliability and accuracy of data acquisition to the offshore oil and gas industry…

ONS: BP/Statoil issue most contracts

Aug 26, 2014

Statoil and BP continue to the most active operators on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) and the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) according to the latest report from the Energy Industry Council (EIC).  Image: Fig 1. The report, based on EICDataStream…

Wood Mackenzie: Upstream investments will focus on incremental projects

Aug 25, 2014

In new analysis prepared for ONS 2014, Wood Mackenzie says the role of incremental projects in Norway is growing in importance, which account for almost half of Norway’s US$200 billion (NKr 1,250 billion) upstream development spend over the next decade…

Petrobras FPSO leaves yard for Lula field

Aug 22, 2014

The Cidade de Mangaratiba FPSO has begun its journey from the BrasFels shipyard in Angra dos Reis to the Iracema South area of Petrobras’ Lula field, offshore Rio de Janeiro. The FPSO will be connected to wells in the pre-salt layer of the Santos basin…

2H Offshore developing Norwegian growth

Aug 22, 2014

2H Offshore appointed Paul Hopkins as principal engineer to develop 2H Offshore’s growing client base in Norway. Hopkins worked for 2H Offshore from 2001 - 2006 on a diverse range of riser projects, including Exxon’s Kizomba A and B developments and BP’s Shah Deniz project…

Tracerco eyes new markets

Aug 22, 2014

Tracerco has started a new phase of development for its Dicovery technology, aimed at targeting new applications for the technology. Discovery was developed for the subsea pipeline industry to take a 360 degree tomographic scans of…

Statoil eyes dry tree alternative

Aug 22, 2014

Statoil has put its money where its mouth is and awarded engineering firm Kvaerner a concept study related to a standardized, unmanned dry tree wellhead platform for the Oseberg Future Development project. Having an unmanned dry tree…

ONS - opens Monday

Aug 22, 2014

One of the biggest oil events in the global calendar opens in Stavanger on Monday, with speakers, exhibitors and delegates expected from all corners of the globe.  The last event, held in 2012, attracted nearly 60,000 visitors, 1264 companies…

BP, Eni begin production in Egypt

Aug 21, 2014

Eni announced the start of production from the Denise-Karawan project (DEKA) with partner BP, through the new subsea well Denise South 6 at a gas rate of 1.8 MMcm/d and approximately 800bbl/d of associated condensates. The Denise South…

ENI inks Angola East Hub FPSO

Aug 21, 2014

ENI has confirmed a contract with Malaysia's Bumi Armada for an FPSO to be used on its deepwater East Hub field, in Block 15/06 offshore Angola.  The contract, worth in total about US$3 billion, is a 12 year charter with eight yearly…

Chariot, Azilat reach farm-in deal off Brazil

Aug 20, 2014

Chariot Oil & Gas Brazilian subsidiary signed a farm-out agreement with AziLat subsidiary AziBras Exploração de Petróleo e Gás Ltda. on blocks BAR-M-292, BAR-M-293, BAR-M-313 and BAR-M-314 in the Barreirinhas Basin, offshore Brazil. AziLat…

Pre-salt Brazil orders for FMC

Aug 19, 2014

FMC Technologies is to provide another five subsea manifolds for Brazil's Petrobras for its pre-salt fields located offshore Brazil. The order represents the balance of the 16 subsea manifolds ordered under a frame agreement signed in 2013…

Harkand wins Apache North Sea work

Aug 18, 2014

Harkand has been awarded a contract to support Apache's North Sea business with inspection, repair and maintenance work (IRM) as well as light construction (LC). The award includes provision of vessels, ROV and diving services for three years…

Multiple contracts for DOF Subsea

Aug 18, 2014

DOF Subsea has been awarded multiple contracts, worth a total NOK830 million.   In Asia Pacific, DOF Subsea has been awarded several contracts including project management and engineering, inspection, maintenance and repair services and subsea installation work…

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