Helix Energy Solutions Group's dedicated DP3 well intervention unit, the Q5000, semisubmersible entered service last week and is currently on hire for an unnamed client in the Gulf of Mexico, the company announced on 27 October. Helix took delivery of the semisub in May…
Technip has been was awarded the first contract to supply flexibles for the giant Libra field offshore Brazil. The contract will also see the first 8in oil production pipes to be installed in Brazil's pre-salt area. Libra Oil & Gas BV…
Image: Oceanwide S.a.S. selfpropelled hyperbaric lifeboat/Unique Group Unique Group, an integrated subsea and offshore solution provider, has acquired Oceanwide Safety at Sea in a deal that joins two global providers in the diving industry…
Image: Sandvik Sandvik, a developer and producer of advanced stainless steels, special alloys, titanium and other high-performance materials, has announced the opening of its South American…
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate wants unmanned wellhead platforms to be considered more often as an alternative to subsea tie-back in connection with development decisions. Image: The unmanned…
A new study led by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate will look into the benefits and disadvantages of wellhead platforms in a bid to push industry to consider alternatives to subsea tie-backs. The idea is one Norway's Statoil has been considering for sometime…
JX Nippon Oil and Gas Exploration (Malaysia) has awarded Technip a subsea contract for the Layang field, Block SK10, offshore Sarawak, Malaysia. The contract covers the engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation and commissioning of three flexible pipes totaling 9…
Although Houston-based FMC Technologies fell 22% in its 3Q 2015 revenue, the company managed to book US$1 billion in subsea orders, and added US supermajor Chevron to its 20k JIP. FMC ROV. Image from FMC Twitter…
Matt Kirk has been appointed vice president of operations at Wood Group Kenny, joining the regional leadership team in the Americas. With 17 years’ experience in the oil and gas sector, Kirk joins Wood Group Kenny from Xodus Subsea where he was managing director…
Following the fate of the global oil industry, the short-term outlook for the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) market is set to be sluggish – but long-term these machines will play a key role in deepwater development and the technology they use is set for a leap forward…
CGG GeoSoftware has announced new releases to its application suites: Jason 9.0, Hampson-Russell 10.0 and Insight Earth 3.0. Jason 9.0 has a new anisotropic inversion tool for analyzing anisotropy for effective well design and optimum production…
In this video, Aker Solutions talks about the vision of the world’s first subsea gas compression system to the Statoil-operated Asgard field offshore Norway. The NOK 19 billion (US$2.34 billion) Åsgard subsea gas compression project…
Aker Solutions and MAN Diesel & Turbo agreed to form an alliance to develop the next generation in subsea compression systems that can be used at even the smallest oil and gas fields to increase recovery and lower costs compared with conventional platform solutions…
Technip USA, Inc., an affiliate of Technip SA of France and 3D at Depth, a global technology provider of advanced subsea LiDAR systems and solutions, announced that they have signed a joint development agreement to expand and commercialize the LiDAR technology for subsea metrology…
Image: Kaombo Ultra-Deep Offshore Project/Optical Metrology Services Optical Metrology Services (OMS) completed a series of pipe measurement surveys for the Kaombo Ultra-Deep Offshore…
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