Subsea
Baker Hughes, Twinza Ink Fullstream Package Deal in Gulf of Papua
Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), has secured a deal with Twinza Oil to provide fullstream support on the Pasca A gas condensate field, located in the Gulf of Papua. The Twinza-BHGE fullstream agreement – an industry first – covers services and equipment during Phase I of the Pasca A field developm
DNV GL Presents Remote Monitoring for Subsea Equipment Production
DNV GL said it has developed a solution for remote surveillance service for subsea equipment manufacturing. According to DNV GL , the primary goal of this new alternative was based on cost savings; improved safety for surveyors; increased flexibility on testing schedules; availability of experts; an
ENGIE Starts Cygnus Bravo Gas Deliveries
First gas has been exported from Cygnus Bravo, the satellite wellhead platform in the Southern North Sea’s Cygnus development, operated by ENGIE E&P UK. On the morning of Tuesday August 1, first gas from Bravo was exported 7km SE to Cygnus Alpha, which itself has been at a plateau of 250 million cub
OGA Presents Outputs from Decommissioning Workshops
The MER UK Decommissioning Task Force has received outputs from workshops arranged by Task Groups in support of the goal to ‘minimise the cost of decommissioning in an appropriate manner with a focus on delivering what would otherwise not be delivered by industry.’ Two workshops were organised, name
Bosch Rexroth Boosts Blue Offshore’s Carousel
Bosch Rexroth from Boxtel was approached by to increase the pulling force of its hydraulic cable tensioner and to upgrade the complete hydraulic installation. “This was a challenging and evenly exciting job,” says Remco Buskens, sales engineer specialized services at Bosch Rexroth. “The complete ins
NZ Scientists in Southwest Pacific Survey
Auckland Museum is leading a six-week expedition to discover more about Southwest Pacific. The expedition started July 27 in southern New Caledonia and tracks through southern Fiji and Tonga, and should end until September 5, in New Zealand via Rangitahua the Kermadec Islands. The 20 strong team of
GoM Dead Zone in Need of Bold New Approaches
The primary finding of a new study show that shrinking the annual Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone down to the size of Delaware will require a 59 percent reduction in the amount of nitrogen runoff that flows down the Mississippi River from as far away as the Corn Belt. The study used four computer models [&
MH370 Search Back On?
The underwater search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 could continue as the US-based seabed exploration specialist reportedly offered to take another stab at the likely search area. The two-year search was suspended in January this year after it failed to find the MH370 flight that va
IAGC Slams BOEM’s GoM Final Environmental Impact Statement
International Association of Geophysical Contractors (IAGC) president Nikki Martin issued a statement after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released its final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for U.S. Gulf of Mexico Geological and Geophysical Activities. In her stateme
Indonesia Preps to Explore Its Offshore Energy Prospects
Indonesia’s Center for Marine Geological Research and Development (PPPGL), the research and development agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), conducted a sea trial of Geomarin III research vessel in the Sunda Strait. This sea trial is a preparation for the identification of
Eni Becomes Part of Siemens Subsea Power Grid JIP
The energy company Eni Norge, a subsidiary of Eni S.p.A. has joined the Siemens Subsea Power Grid Joint Industry Program (JIP). Siemens Subsea is developing a complete subsea power network with a group of partners, led by Chevron and including Statoil, Exxon and Petrobras, as part of a Joint Industr
Shelf Subsea Charters DSV Nusantara from MEO
Miclyn Express Offshore (MEO) has reached an agreement with Shelf Subsea to charter Nusantara, an Indonesian flagged dive support vessel, for a period of 2 years with options to extend. Shelf intends to use the vessel to provide integrated diving and ROV services to clients across Asia Pacific. “We
CGG to Reprocess Gippsland Basin Data
CGG said it has started ‘Gippsland ReGeneration’ 3D reprocessing project in Australia’s premier Gippsland Basin, in South-East Australia. The project should reportedly offer the industry the highest-resolution 3D seismic data available in this area. According to CGG, the Gippsland ReGeneration proje
Woodside in Myanmar Gas Discovery
Woodside informed that the Pyi Thit-1 exploration well in Block A-6 in the Southern Rakhine Basin, located offshore Myanmar, has intersected a gross gas column of approximately 65 metres. A net gas pay interval of approximately 36 metres has been interpreted within the primary target sandstone reser