Operations & Maintenance
Gazprom: Turkish Stream Online in Dec 2016
Ankara has hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Taner Yildiz, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Turkish Republic. Alexey Miller and Taner Yildiz addressed the issues of Russian gas supplies to Turkey, upgrade of the Blue Strea
Heerema Starts Mooring Setup at Ichthys
Mooring installation works have begun at the Ichthys Field in the Browse Basin about 220 kilometres offshore Western Australia as part of the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project’s ongoing offshore installation campaign. The first of 49 foundation piles was safely deployed and driven into the seabed o
GAC Hull Cleaning System in Singapore
GAC EnvironHull’s hull cleaning technology has made its Asian debut at this year’s Sea Asia exhibition, marking its introduction at one of the world’s busiest ports, Singapore. The HullWiper Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) system was launched in late 2013 in the United Arab Emirates and has since be
Nexans Provides Snøhvit CO2 Umbilical
Statoil’s Snøhvit gas field will be equipped with Nexans’ static umbilical that provide hydraulic, electrical and fibre optic services for subsea services. The Snøhvit project development will establish an additional well at a new CO2 injection template as well as prepare for gas production from exi
WATCH: Statoil, OneSubsea on Subsea Compression at OTC
The Video below shows an OTC 2015 executive session presentation on Subsea Compression with Margareth Øvrum, Statoil’s executive vice president for Technology, Projects & Drilling and Mads Andersen, President, Processing Systems at OneSubsea. In March this year, OneSubsea delivered the world’s first
DOF Subsea Hauls Goliat FPSO to Its Location
Eni Norge’s Goliat platform is being towed from Hammerfest in Finnmark to the field location in the Barents Sea. The cylindrical FPSO facility has been lying in the fjord at Ersvika outside Hammerfest for just over two weeks undergoing essential preparations, including final checks and preparations
QED Naval bulks up with new recruits
QED Naval has completed its recruitment drive to enable the company to take on the challenges of the Subhub project and bring further capabilities to the business. QED Naval expanded its team with three new recruits – Craig Salkeld, Alan McIntosh and Jonathan Nicol. Craig Salkeld will join QED Naval
EMGS Swings to Loss
Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has seen its profit slip into the red in the first quarter of 2015 on lower-than-expected revenues due to the weak market. The company has posted net loss of USD 1.2 million, down from an income of USD 8.2 million in the same period of 2014. EMGS recorded
TE SubCom Bags Another Upgrade of South-East Asia Japan Cable
TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. company, has signed a contract to perform another network upgrade to the South-East Asia Japan Cable System (SJC) to be completed by the end of November 2015. The upgrade of the 8,986 km system increases capacity to meet the rising demand for businesses and communic
Flexlife Nets Apache Deal
Flexlife, specialist provider of flexible pipe integrity and engineering services for the oil and gas industry, has won a contract with Apache North Sea Limited. The subsea project management and engineering support contract includes work on the Aviat gas development in the Central North Sea, the Ne
Statoil Hires Aibel for Maria Job
Stavanger-based Aibel has scooped a NOK 860 million (approximately $115 million) EPCI contract for work related to planned water injection from the Heidrun platform to the Wintershall-operated Maria field. According to the company, under the contract, Aibel will increase the water injection capacity
SeaBird Back in Black
Oslo-listed SeaBird, a seismic data provider for oil and gas companies, has bounced back following the company’s financial restructuring. SeaBird posted net profit of $63.3 million for the first quarter of 2015, compared to net loss of $0.6 million in the corresponding period in 2014. The profit was
EFC Secures Weatherford MPD Contracts
Aberdeen-headquartered EFC Group has been awarded multiple multi-million dollar contracts by oilfield services company, Weatherford. According to EFC Group, the company has developed a long-term relationship with Weatherford, leading to multiple contract awards for Managed Pressure Drilling equipmen
Proserv Completes Opening Stage of Brazilian Contract
Proserv has completed the first phase of one of its largest contracts yet to provide subsea control systems for deepwater projects in Brazil. The firm has delivered the initial three of nine control systems that will support drill pipe riser (DPR) intervention services at depths of 2500 metres. The