Operations & Maintenance
WorleyParsons Nets EPCm Contract for BP’s Caspian Assets
WorleyParsons has been awarded a five year contract for Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCm) services for BP-operated assets in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey. Under the agreement, WorleyParsons will provide EPCm services primarily to BP-operated Sangachal Terminal and pipelin
Cross Group Deploys Its Well Intervention Solution in GoM
Louisiana-based Cross Group has completed subsea live well intervention operations on three TFL template wells in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico using its 3-1/16” 10,000-psi subsea convertible live well intervention package in approximately 549 meters of water. The Cross Group team performed the operation
First Oil Flows from Solan Field Off UK
Premier Oil achieved first oil from the Solan field on April 12, 2016. The Solan field, located in the UK sector of the North Sea, comprises two production wells and two injection wells along with a subsea oil storage tank. The tank can accommodate more than 400,000 barrels of oil under the sea. The
DONG Energy Hires Hughes SSE for OWF Subsea Inspection
DONG Energy has signed a contract with a UK-based Hughes Sub Sea Engineering (Hughes SSE) for the undertaking of a subsea inspection campaign. Merseyside-based firm will conduct a subsea inspection, examining various components of offshore wind turbine foundations and cabling at DONG Energy offshore
Aegion On Track with Appomattox Pipeline Protection Project
Aegion said it is on schedule to begin this fall pipe coating and the application of a pipe insulation material for use on the Shell Appomattox project, located in the deep water of the Gulf of Mexico. In addition, the insulation material vendor for the project, Materia is also said to be on schedul
VIDEO: Juniper Tree Lands on Trinidad and Tobago
The video above shows one of the 5 Juniper subsea trees, weighing about 76 tonnes, arriving at the Piarco International Airport via a cargo aircraft. The Juniper project is bpTT’s first subsea field development, located 50 miles off the south east coast of Trinidad. The Juniper facility will take ga
Polarcus in Indonesia Shoot
Seismic player Polarcus has received a letter of intent (LOI) from an undisclosed client for a 3D marine seismic deal in Indonesia. The survey will be acquired by utilizing Polarcus’ XArray technique, the company said in Oslo Stock Exchange filing on Tuesday. Cameron Astill, senior vice president As
Subsea in March
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. In March, more layoffs were announced in Norway when Aker Solutions informed its employees in subsea division it will cut as many as 600 permanent positions at fa
GE Begins Prelude HPHT Risers Job
GE Oil & Gas has started production of four high pressure, high temperature (HPHT) dynamic flexible risers destined for Shell’s Prelude FLNG facility, located 250km off the coast of Western Australia. GE has partnered with Shell on the project since 2011, following an initial order for turbomachiner
PGS to Nominate Qvam as Chairman
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) informed that Walter Qvam, currently board member of PGS, will be proposed as new chairperson at the upcoming annual general meeting scheduled for May 11, 2016. Qvam has been a PGS Board Member since 2013 and is currently president and CEO of Kongsberg, a position he wil
First Made-in-USA Offshore Wind Service Vessel Delivered
Atlantic Pioneer, the first US-built offshore wind service vessel, was delivered to Atlantic Wind Transfers over the last weekend. The 21-meter crew transfer vessel was built by the Rhode Island-based Blount Boats to service a 20-year crew transfer contract with Deepwater Wind for its 30MW Block Isl
RAN Inspects Sunken Japanese Midget Submarine
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has revisited the final resting place of a Japanese midget submarine M24 as part of a program to preserve the Second World War wreck. Involved in the attack on Sydney Harbour which resulted in the sinking of accommdation ferry, HMAS Kuttabul, the location of the subma
ConocoPhillips Wireline Deal for Archer
Archer has been awarded a five-year contract by ConocoPhillips for the provision of mechanical wireline services for the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The contract was awarded to Archer following a tender process for ConocoPhillips’ well intervention services in Norway. Archer has provided wireline i
Royal Navy Divers Destroy WWII Torpedo in Orkney
Royal Navy bomb disposal team detonated a WWII torpedo found during a routine seabed survey in Scapa Flow, Orkney. The torpedo is likely to have been one of those fired at HMS Royal Oak, as the battleship lay at anchor in Scapa Flow in 1939, Royal Navy wrote. The attack by the German U-boat U47 sank