Boskalis to provide protection for Ichthys gas pipelineSaipem has issued Royal Boskalis Westminster a letter of award concerning support services for the Ichthys gas export pipeline project off northern Australia. |
Formal $15-billion Ichthys offshore EPC contract in placeThe JKC joint venture has signed the formal $15-billion contract for engineering, procurement, and construction at the Ichthys LNG Project offshore Australia. |
Castorone assigned Ichthys pipelayINPEX has awarded Saipem an engineering, procurement, construction, and installation contract for the gas export pipeline at the Ichthys LNG Project in the Browse basin off Western Australia. |
Chevron taps ROSEN for Gorgon pipeline inspectionsThe ROSEN Group has won four pipeline inspections for Chevron’s Gorgon project offshore Australia. |
Tekmar supplies Woodside with pipeline repair contingency hardwareTekmar Subsea has completed a project for contingency planning in event a subsea pipeline repair is needed on Woodside’s Pluto project offshore Australia. |
Chevron contracts Clough Sea Trucks JV for Gorgon pipeline workChevron Australia has signed an A$300 million ($295.7 million) contract with the Clough Sea Trucks Joint Venture for work on the Gorgon project. |
Bringing greater control to hydrate managementOperators need to ensure that oil and gas reservoirs operate at the very peak of potential. The successful and economic flow of hydrocarbons has never been more important. At the same time, operators face increased threats to flow assurance from hydrates – crystals that form in high-pressure and low-temperature flows where water and natural gas are present. |
AGR to support Gorgon pipelay preparationsAGR Drilling Services (AGR DS) is providing excavation services to Van Oord Australia for Chevron’s Gorgon project. |
Clough to install East Udang subsea facilitiesPT NuTech Dinamika Semesta has contracted Clough for pipelay and subsea installations for the East Udang development project in the Indonesian Natuna Sea. |
Halyard flowlines adapted for temperature rangeApache Energy has ordered gas flowlines from NKT Flexibles for its Halyard development off Northwest Australia. Delivery is scheduled for September. |
Kiliwani North gas remains `stranded’Commercialization of the Kiliwani North gas discovery off Tanzania is proceeding slowly, according to partner Key Petroleum. |
Neptune Marine awarded Bayu-Undan gas facility contractConocoPhillips Australia has awarded Neptune Marine Services a combined services contract for the Bayu-Undan gas recycle facility in the Timor Sea. |
Corals relocated to clear path for Saudi pipelineSaudi Arabia’s Environmental Protection Department (EPD) and the Offshore Projects Division of the Saudi Aramco’s Northern Area Projects Department (OPD/NAPD) have sponsored a coral relocation project in the Arabian Gulf. |
SapuraAcergy wins Devil Creek development project pipeline contractApache Energy has awarded SapuraAcergy a $170-million contract for the Devil Creek development project (DCDP) offshore Australia. |
Ionik to provide Total pipeline integrity management systemTotal has awarded Ionik a five-year contract to provide integrated pipeline integrity and engineering services for assets in the North Sea. |
GTSG inspects pipeline using computed radiography
A girth weld pipeline offshore Western Australia is the first pipeline in the world to be completely inspected using computed radiography, according to Global Technical Services Group (GTSG).
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MCS, Qserv perform annulus vacuum testing offshore Australia
MCS and Qserv have carried out a pipeline integrity service on the Mutineer and Exeter fields, offshore Western Australia, for Santos.
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How to overcome challenges with active electrical heating in deepwater
Electrical heating of thermal insulated pipelines to prevent hydrate formation and wax deposition in subsea oil production has proven to be technically and economically viable in shallow water applications.
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MMA to supply Gorgon from Dampier
Mermaid Marine Australia Pty Ltd has entered a A$100 million ($64 million) agreement with Chevron Australia Pty Ltd to support the Gorgon project from MMA's Dampier supply base.
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New alternative thermal insulation material offers choice
The Deep Offshore Technology International Asia/Pacific Conference and Exhibition today heard Adam Jackson of Bredero Shaw Norway discuss the use of styrenic-based insulation materials on deep offshore pipelines with high hydrostatic pressure.
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Bids in for Jansz deepwater tieback
Bids are in for work on the subsea tieback of the Jansz field to shore at Barrow Island, said David Equid, Gorgon Upstream, during his presentation at DOT International Asia/Pacific in Perth, Australia.
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Pöyry awarded Pluto flow assurance contracts
Woodside has awarded Pöyry contracts worth more than $3.4 million to provide ongoing flow assurance and related process engineering support, as part of the Pluto LNG project, currently under construction in Western Australia.
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Mustang does Timor Sea project study
Mustang Engineering's Perth office is providing a conceptual study for offshore facilities' options for the Greater Sunrise gas development in the Timor Sea, north of Australia.
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Apache reports pipeline rupture, fire off Australia
There was a pipeline rupture and fire at Apache Corp.'s Varanus Island gas processing and transportation hub offshore Western Australia today, the company says.
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CSIRO commissions hydrate test flow loop
Australia's CSIRO has commissioned a new flow loop to use in research to predict and control gas hydrates formation in offshore oil and gas production pipelines.
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