Subsea
Tendeka Demos Its Sand Control Technology
To improve and control flow in water injection wells, Tendeka, has completed a field trial with a major operator to test its sand control technology – Cascade³. Cascade³ is a well screen and flow control completion system which uses intrinsic check-valves built into the lower completion to prevent s
Nexus Installing Final Batch of Borkum Riffgrund 2 Cables
Van Oord’s cable-laying vessel Nexus has loaded the final batch of inter-array cables for the Borkum Riffgrund 2 wind farm and is now installing them in the German North Sea. The expected date of the completion of the works in the field is August 07, 2018, Van Oord’s spokesperson said. Nexus is depl
Trendsetter and Add Energy Patent Well Optimization Hardware in US
Trendsetter Engineering and Add Energy, the co-developers who created the ‘Relief Well Injection Spool’ (RWIS), have announced that their well kill and optimization hardware has been granted a US patent. The RWIS has been designed and built to enable operators to stop a blowout from prolific reservo
Decom North Sea Appoints New CEO
Decom North Sea, the membership organisation for the oil and gas decommissioning sector, has appointed John Warrender as chief executive, starting on August 01, 2018. Most recently John worked as an independent advisor to the industry, applying his specific expertise in corporate governance and perf
PSA Inspects Shell’s Flexible Risers on Draugen
Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of Norske Shell (Shell) focused on the replacement of flexible risers on the Draugen field. The audit focused on the Shell’s work on replacing flexible risers on the Draugen field in the Norwegian Sea. The object of the audit was to ve
Subsea 7 Wins Offshore Transportation and Installation Deal
Subsea 7 has secured a sizeable offshore transportation and installation contract with an unnamed client. According to Subsea 7, a sizeable contract is being between USD 50 million and USD 150 million. Offshore execution of the contract is planned for 2020. “No further details are disclosed at this
Fairfield Geo and Ikon Science Form Joint Venture
Fairfield Geotechnologies and Ikon Science have formally signed a joint venture agreement to offer complete geoprediction services to the oil and gas industry in North America. The joint venture leverages Ikon Science’s geoprediction technology, which includes innovative workflows for unconventional
PGS Swings to Profit
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), reported profit for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018 of $10 million versus loss off $37 million in the prior-year quarter. Basic earnings per share was 3 cents per share, bouncing back from 10 cents per share loss same time last year. Norway-based PGS generated re
Telecom Argentina’s Landing Station Selected for ARBR Subsea Cable
Telecom Argentina, Grupo Werthein and Seaborn Networks have revealed the Argentinian landing point of ARBR submarine cable system connecting Argentina and Brazil. The ARBR will be landing in Telecom Argentina’s cable landing station in Las Toninas, Argentina. In addition, Telecom Argentina shall pro
EMEC, Wave Hub Support Development of META Project
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and Wave Hub have signed an agreement with Marine Energy Wales to provide strategic advice to develop the Marine Energy Test Area (META) project which is underway in Pembrokeshire. META will see the creation of a series of pre-consented, non-grid connected si
Mermaid Nets Middle East Subsea Deal
Mermaid Maritime said that its Middle East business unit has been awarded a subsea services contract in a GCC country with an initial contract value of USD 16 million. The contract is scheduled to be performed in the Arabian Gulf during the course of August 2018 until March 2019. The work will invol
PG Flow Solutions Gets MEG Package Order for Nova Field
Rosenberg WorleyParson has awarded PG Flow Solutions’ subsidiary, Calder, a contract to supply a MEG pump package to the Nova field tie-back to Gjøa platform, in the North Sea. Wintershall as the operator of Nova has decided to develop the field with two subsea modules tied back to the Gjøa platform
M2 Subsea Wins Balmoral FPV Inspection Gig
ROV services provider, M2 Subsea, said it has secured a contract to provide inspection services for Premier Oil’s Balmoral floating production vessel (FPV). M2 Subsea will carry out the 2018 inspection of the vessel’s hull, flowlines, umbilicals, risers and subsea template. The Balmoral is a purpose
E-marine to Install MARS Subsea Cable
Submarine cables solutions provider E-marine said it has begun works to install the ‘Mauritius and Rodrigues Submarine Cable System’ (MARS). The first submarine cable between Mauritius and Rodrigues Island is being built to meet the increasing demand for internet connectivity in the region. PCCW Glo