Equipment
C-Kore Provides Testing Tools to Shell
Shell UK has signed a supplier agreement with C-Kore Systems, for its subsea testing tools. The new subsea technology was utilised on Shell’s Corrib field. The C-Kore units found the root cause of multiple IR faults, allowing the field to be brought back to full performance. Tim Overfield, managing
Aquamarine Subsea in Songa Offshore Frame Deal
Aquamarine Subsea has been awarded a frame agreement with Songa Offshore for provision of a ‘Continuous Class Program’ for the high pressure manifolds on the four CAT D rigs. The duration of the contract is 5 years with an option of 5 additional years. The scope is to be responsible for the continuo
Statoil Gets Nod to Use Sigyn Subsea Facilities
Statoil has received consent from Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to use the Sigyn subsea facilities. The Sigyn field is in production licence 072, for which Statoil Petroleum AS is the operator. The field contains gas, condensate and light oil. Production on the field began in 2002. Sigyn h
Airborne Oil & Gas Delivers Shell TCP Flowline Qualification Project
The Netherlands-based thermoplastic composite pipe technology specialist Airborne Oil & Gas said it has completed a qualification program for a TCP Flowline according to the Shell Design and Engineering Practice (DEP) for flexible composite pipe systems. In February this year, Shell awarded a qualif
Halliburton buys Summit ESP
Oilfield services company Halliburton has acquired Summit ESP, a supplier of electric submersible pump (ESP) technology and services. Halliburton said the acquisition of Summit’s artificial lift offerings and “industry-leading customer service” strengthened Halliburton’s artificial lift portfolio fo
Rhosonics Slurry Density Meter Proves Success in Belgium
DC Dredging recently completed a two-months trial with the Rhosonics Slurry Density Meter (SDM) at their hopper dredging vessel RIO, Rhosonics said in its latest case study. The SDM was used during a beach filling project in front of the Belgium coast in early 2017. “Originally, the ship RIO was equ
MainOne Wraps Up Submarine Cable Repair
MainOne said it has repaired its submarine cable system that experienced a fault at a water depth of some 3400 meter in the international waters outside Senegal. The cable laying vessel, Pierre De Fermat, was commissioned to conduct the repair. The vessel traveled to Portland, UK, where it picked up
MacGregor to Provide Equipment for New Research Vessel
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has signed a contract to supply oceanographic winches and Triplex deck handling systems to a new research vessel being built by the Fassmer shipyard in Berne, Germany. MacGregor equipment deliveries are planned for completion by the end of the first quarter of 2019. The
Bluestream Scores ONEgas Subsea Inspection Contract
Bluestream Offshore has secured a five year contract plus two-year extension with ONEgas, the combined business unit of Shell UK and the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM) for the gas production on the Southern North Sea. The contract is a so-called ‘ROV subsea structural inspection services co
Aquamarine to work on Songa’s Cat D rigs
Aquamarine Subsea has been awarded a frame agreement with offshore drilling contractor Songa Offshore for classing of high-pressure manifolds on Songa’s four Cat D rigs. Aquamarine said that the duration of the contract was five years with an option to extend the deal for an additional five years. T
Minesto Terminates GBS Foundation Supply Deal; Seeks New Supplier
Minesto has decided to engage a new supplier for the construction of a gravity-based structure (GBS) foundation for the company’s first Deep Green installation in Holyhead Deep, as a consequence of the discontinuation by current supplier Ocean Resource. “We have taken immediate actions to ensure the
GE Oil & Gas and Baker Hughes Finalize Merger
GE has completed the previously announced combination of GE’s oil and gas business with Baker Hughes. Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE) is the first and only company to bring together industry-leading equipment, services and digital solutions across the entire spectrum of oil and gas development, GE
Elia Bags €100M EIB Loan
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Elia, the operator of the Belgian high-voltage grid, have concluded a loan agreement for 100 million euros with a tenor of 7 years. This loan will be used primarily for financing the Stevin project; this includes bringing ashore the wind energy produced at sea
Trelleborg Nets Johan Sverdrup Deal
Trelleborg’s engineered products operation has been awarded a contract for the supply of elastomeric bearings for Statoil’s Johan Sverdrup oil field, offshore Norway. Located on the Utsira Height in the North Sea, 160 kilometers west of Stavanger, the Johan Sverdup oil field will be operated by elec