Subsea
Xodus Nets Apache Subsea Contract
Xodus Group has secured a contract with Apache to deliver subsea engineering services for two new infill well developments at the Nevis and Skene fields in the Northern North Sea. The project includes a novel idea of designing and fabricating spools with no requirement for metrology focusing on time
Reach Subsea Hires Havila Subsea
Havila Shipping has entered into an agreement with Reach Subsea for use of the subsea vessel Havila Subsea for three years. The agreement also includes two optional periods, each of one year. Reach will mobilize ROV and survey equipment on board, which constitutes a subsea spread that will be used o
Eidesvik, CGG Reduce Day Rate for Viking Vanquish
Eidesvik and CGG have agreed on changes to the bareboat contract for the seismic vessel Viking Vanquish. The contract expires in November 2020 effective from January 2017. The day rate will be reduced for the rest of the contract, Eidesvik informed. Eidesvik will receive listed senior notes maturing
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 16– January 22). TechnipFMC has started operating as a unified, combined company following completion of the merger of FMC Technologies and Technip. The company, with approximately 44,000 empl
Viper Subsea Introduces V-Supply
Viper Subsea has introduced V-Supply, a topsides electrical power module, which along the provision of a source of electrical power to subsea equipment, incorporates monitoring technology. In addition to control and monitoring technology, V-Supply also provides remote umbilical testing without the n
Statoil to Modify Sleipner for Connection with Utgard Field
Statoil has received consent from Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to make modifications at Sleipner A and T to connect to the Utgard field. The consent is for the necessary modifications to the Sleipner A and T facilities in order to receive and process the well stream from Utgard oil and condensat
PSA Inspects Johan Sverdrup Export Pipelines
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of the export pipelines at Statoil’s Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea. The PSA carried out an audit of Statoil and the installation concept for the two pipelines from Johan Sverdrup. The audit was conducted as a meeting at Statoil
EMGS Inks New Charter for BOA Thalassa
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has signed a new charter agreement for the vessel BOA Thalassa with BOA SBL, the owner of the vessel, at new and improved commercial terms. The new terms are valid through October 01, 2019 with an option to extend the agreement through April 01, 2021. EMGS and the
OneSubsea’s Production System for Statoil’s Utgard Field
OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company, has secured an engineering, procurement and construction contract from Statoil to supply subsea production system for the Utgard gas and condensate discovery in the North Sea. The scope of the contract includes a subsea template manifold system, two subsea wellhead
Scottish Enterprise Supports Enpro Through New Action Plan
Scottish Enterprise has revealed a new subsea engineering action plan. The news comes as Scottish Government Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy, Paul Wheelhouse, visits oil and gas firm, Enpro Subsea, to announce its new £1.5 million investment to support innovation, a key theme of the pla
TGS-EMGS Expand Cooperation
Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) and TGS-NOPEC Geophysical (TGS) have agreed to expand the cooperation agreement in the Barents Sea. TGS will be investing in a 3D CSEM data acquisition project related to the 24th licensing round in Norway. The contribution from TGS will be booked as a red
DBMs for Installation by ROVs Launched
Trelleborg and SubC Partner have joined forces to design, manufacture and test a distributed buoyancy module (DBM) for installation by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The DBM would be installed by an ROV on to a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units’ 12 inch production riser in
Shearwater GeoServices to Work with TGS Off Norway
Shearwater GeoServices has signed agreements with TGS for two surveys, one firm and one optional, to be conducted offshore Norway. The surveys are scheduled to start between March and May 2017 and total approximately 15,000 sq km. Shearwater said that the surveys will be performed by two of the comp
TGS Hires Polarcus for 3D Shoot in Europe
Polarcus has received a letter of award from TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company for acquisition of 30,000 square kilometers of 3D multi-client data in Europe. Approximately 20,000 square kilometers will be acquired in 2017 utilizing two Polarcus vessels and its XArray multiple source acquisition method t