Subsea
Statoil: Gullfaks’ New Loading Buoy to Come On Line in June
Installing new loading buoys is one of several projects intended to extend Gullfaks’ life towards 2040. 2.55 billion barrels of oil from the Gullfaks field have passed through the existing loading buoys since first oil. Statoil has reported that the towing of the first loading buoy, due to come on l
Expro Installs DST ExACT in Live Offshore Well
Expro, an International oilfield services company, has successfully deployed its new design ExACT™ (Expro Annulus-Operated Circulating and Test Tool) in its first live offshore well. The successful operation, a tubing conveyed perforating ‘shoot and pull’, took place on the Vermillion field offshore
ESL: Wave Energy to Power Sensor Bouys
Electro Standards Laboratories, in collaboration with the University of Rhode Island, Kingston, are developing new systems to power remote sensor buoys or other remote ocean platforms using wave energy from the ocean. The accomplishments include two different buoy designs, a Direct Drive System and
Motive Offshore Invests in Subsea Baskets. Gets DNV GL Certified
Motive Offshore, an Aberdeenshire marine equipment specialist has invested a six-figure sum in its subsea equipment in order to achieve industry standards. Motive Offshore, which was launched in 2010 by James Gregg, Dave Acton and Bob Smit, and is headquartered in Boyndie, near Banff, in Aberdeenshi
SBSS Wins Cable Installation Job (Venezuela)
SBSS has signed the contract with LS Cable on the Venezuela subsea cable installation project which includes the installation and burying of 2 subsea cables of 230kV and 40km-length, connecting the Chacopata city and Margarita island as the electricity infrastructure. As planned, Soverengn, the subs
Vissim Strengthens Its Presence in UK
The Norwegian Vessel Traffic Management System supplier Vissim establishes a new UK based entity, “Vissim Renewables”, to serve the growing number of wind farm customers in the region. “This will strengthen our presence in the UK market in line with our growth strategy and will provide improved supp
Fine Tubes to Supply Advanced Tubing for Total’s Egina Project
Fine Tubes, a manufacturer and distributor of precision tubes for critical applications has announced that it has been awarded a major order by FMC Technologies for the supply of advanced tubing for Total’s offshore Egina project. Located some 150km off the coast of Nigeria at a depth of up to 1750m
Wärtsilä Presents New Propeller Concept
Wärtsilä has introduced the FPP Opti Design, a new state-of-the-art fixed pitch propeller (FPP) design concept. The new design offers fuel savings of up to 4 per cent and highly reliable full scale performance predictions. The concept has been developed utilising the latest computational fluid dynam
Wood Mackenzie Recommends Discarding Pipeline in Favour of FPSO for Johan Castberg
Wood Mackenzie’s latest analysis of the Johan Castberg area considers the alternative development concepts under consideration by Statoil and partners Eni SpA (ENI) and Petoro AS. Wood Mackenzie says the Norwegian project could achieve an internal rate of return (IRR) of 15.9% and breakeven of less
NOC Gears Up for North Atlantic Expedition
Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre are preparing to set sail to sub-polar regions on a very technical and scientific challenge, to measure the currents of the northern North Atlantic Ocean from the surface to the seafloor. They hope to discover the key processes that control heat conte
Cal Dive Sells GoM Diving Fleet
Cal Dive International, Inc. has announced the sale of its U.S. Gulf of Mexico shallow water surface diving fleet to a privately held company for cash of $18.5 million and a 19.9% minority interest in the entity acquiring the assets. The assets sold are comprised of eight surface diving vessels and
ASV Tests C-Worker in GoM
ASV’s C-Worker 6 has successfully carried out a seabed transponder calibration in 1300m deep waters. The trials which took place in the Gulf of Mexico were conducted in rough conditions with 2.5m waves. C-Worker is the world’s first unmanned oil and gas workboat. ASV Ltd designed and built the 6m ve
Warning Speeding Mariners Helps Lower Speed in Endangered Whales Areas, NOAA Study Shows
NOAA’s policy of notifying – but not necessarily citing – speeding vessels in protected areas along the East Coast was effective in lowering their speeds through these sensitive areas, protecting the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from ship collisions, while keeping punitive fines
BG Strikes Gas Off Tanzania
Ophir Energy plc has announced the successful results of the Taachui-1 & subsequent Taachui-1 ST1 well in Block 1, Tanzania which has resulted in a new gas discovery. Ophir holds 20% of Blocks 1, 3 and 4. BG Group operates with 60%. The Taachui-1 well was drilled by the Deepsea Metro I drillship clo