Subsea News

Liwan gas facilities taking shape offshore China

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:01:00 GMT

Major construction activity is on track for the Liwan Gas Project in the South China Sea according to partner Husky Energy (HSE:Toronto).

New global subsea market report out from Infield Systems

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Infield Systems has released its Global Perspectives Subsea Market Report To 2016.

FlexGel seals North Sea annulus riser breach

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:45:00 GMT

Flexlife says it has successfully applied its FlexGel product to tackle corrosion in a North Sea operation for a major oil company.

Petrobras secures subsea pipe supplies

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:07:00 GMT

Petrobras has awarded Technip a five-year frame agreement to supply 1,400 km (870 mi) flexible pipes.

Stork to inspect West Africa floater

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:59:00 GMT

Stork Technical Services has won a $15.8-million contract to provide subsea inspection services offshore West Africa.

JIP to study deepwater lifting standards, regulations

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:33:00 GMT

DNV has initiated a joint industry project to establish a unified safety approach for deepwater lifting.

Statoil extends MMT survey coverage

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:17:00 GMT

Statoil has awarded MMT a worldwide frame for survey services.

Hydratight devises Gulf bolting solution

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:12:00 GMT

Hydratight has supplied subsea construction services for a project in the Persian Gulf.

Technip wins next-phase Jubilee subsea connections

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:22:00 GMT

Tullow Ghana has contracted Technip for subsea installations related to the Jubilee Phase 1A development offshore Ghana.

Seven Havila sets diver support record

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:28:00 GMT

The diving support vessel Seven Havila has set what owners Subsea 7 and Havila Shipping say is a world first for number of divers on the seabed at one time.

Tullow contracts Aker for well intervention offshore Ghana

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:09:00 GMT

Tullow Ghana Ltd. has signed a frame agreement with Aker Solutions for well intervention at Jubilee and Tanto deepwater fields offshore Ghana.

Total kickstarts Hild project in North Sea

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:51:00 GMT

Total has started development of the $4.2-billion Hild field in the Norwegian North Sea, although approval has yet to be issued by the Norwegian authorities.

Statoil commissions Åsgard subsea compression structures

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:44:00 GMT

Statoil has contracted Bergen Group Rosenberg to fabricate subsea structures for the Åsgard subsea compression project in the Norwegian Sea.

Subsea 7 lands BP Clair Ridge pipe connections

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:55:00 GMT

BP has awarded Subsea 7 a $100-million pipelay contract for the Clair Ridge project, west of Shetland in the UK sector.

New pile installation method succeeds offshore Brazil

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:34:00 GMT

Working in Waimea field offshore Brazil in the Campos basin, Large Diameter Drilling Ltd. has completed its first offshore pile installation using its StabFrame.

DeepOcean secures construction program offshore Norway

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:23:00 GMT

Statoil has awarded DeepOcean a four-year frame agreement for offshore survey services.

INPEX goes to McDermott for $2 billion SURF work at Ichthys

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:16:00 GMT

INPEX has contracted McDermott for the Ichthys gas/condensate field subsea umbilical, riser, flowline (SURF) work for $2 billion.

Shell firms up subsea hardware for Linnorm in Norwegian Sea

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:09:00 GMT

Shell Projects and Technology has awarded FMC Technologies a five-year framework agreement for A/S Norske Shell’s deepwater subsea production systems.

Further subsea tieback in prospect following Causeway split

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:18:00 GMT

Antrim Energy and Valiant Petroleum have agreed on early installation of subsea facilities for the Fionn field development in the UK northern North Sea.

Statoil overhauls subsea controls at North Sea duo

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:42:00 GMT

Statoil has decided to replace the control systems in some of its older subsea wells offshore Norway, starting with the Vigdis and Tordis oilfields in the North Sea.

First Lan Do offshore drilling begins off Vietnam

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:33:00 GMT

TNK-BP’s first offshore drilling is now under way at Lan Do field offshore Vietnam.

Technip assigned Norwegian North Sea field tie-ins

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:25:00 GMT

Statoil has awarded Technip two contracts for subsea installations in the North Sea with a total value of around $70 million.

Maersk allocates funds for HP/HT well JIP

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:08:00 GMT

Maersk Oil North Sea UK has granted Plexus Holdings $400,000 in funding for development of a 20,000-psi (1,379-bar) high-pressure/high-temperature mudline tieback wellhead system.

EMAS records $120 million in new contracts

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:50:00 GMT

EMAS reports $120 million in new contracts for offshore work.

SapuraAcergy wins subsea construction work offshore Vietnam

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:25:00 GMT

SapuraAcergy Sdn Bhd has won a $100-million contract for subsea construction work offshore Vietnam.

Anadarko to use FMC subsea systems on Lucius

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:25:00 GMT

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has tagged FMC Technologies Inc. to supply subsea systems and life-of-field services for the Lucius project in the Gulf of Mexico.

Nexen contracts Technip for Golden Eagle subsea work

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Technip has won its largest ever subsea installation contract on the UK continental shelf for Nexen’s Golden Eagle development in the central North Sea.

Black Sea pipeline survey sets sound profile record

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:45:00 GMT

GSP Offshore’s DP-2 vessel GSP Prince is providing survey services and support for the proposed South Stream gas pipeline through the Black Sea for Russian engineering company PeterGas LLC.

Claxton delivers North Sea drilling riser

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:15:00 GMT

Claxton Engineering Services is supplying a Norwegian contractor with a subsea drilling riser package.

FMC awarded Goodwyn/Tidepole subsea spread

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:20:00 GMT

Woodside Energy has contracted FMC Technologies for subsea production systems for the Greater Western Flank (GWF) Phase 1 development off Western Australia.

Statoil commissions subsea component overhauls offshore Norway

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:40:00 GMT

EMAS AMC has won two contracts from Statoil, for mooring chain and riser replacements in the Norwegian North Sea.

Tullow joins subsea wellhead JIP

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:15:00 GMT

Tullow Oil has signed up as an additional consulting partner to a Joint Industry Project (JIP) to develop a new and safer subsea wellhead, using Plexus’ patented POS-GRIP technology.

Statoil extends Norway subsea arrangements

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:05:00 GMT

Statoil has taken up its last option with Technip for a frame contract covering diving, pipeline repair, contingency and modification services offshore Norway.

Aker wins subsea contract for Marathon's Bøyla field development

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:15:00 GMT

Marathon Oil Norge has contracted Aker Subsea for a subsea production system for the Bøyla field development in the Norwegian North Sea.

Statoil cleared for Glitne tie-ins in North Sea

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:20:00 GMT

Statoil has taken up a further two-year option on a diving services contract with Technip Norge.

New drill pipe system offers intervention alternative

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:47:00 GMT

A new high-pressure drill pipe riser for intervention system (DPRIS) was deployed recently on the Cameron/Total Usan project offshore West Africa, and appears to be a cost-efficient solution for subsea operations, workover applications, and well intervention.

Project moves to improve deepwater subsea measurement

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:49:00 GMT

The US Department of Energy, through its Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA) initiative, working in concert with a consortium of seven deepwater operators, sponsored a joint industry project (JIP) to address perceived gaps in measurement of flow in deepwater.

Gulf of Mexico

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:27:00 GMT

LLOG Exploration Co. LLC has signed an agreement with FMC Technologies Inc. to design, manufacture, and supply subsea production equipment to support the Who Dat project in the Gulf of Mexico.

Norway projects on track for record spend

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:59:00 GMT

Total oil and gas investments on the Norwegian shelf this year could reach a record NOK 184.6 billion ($31.7 billion) according to Oslo-based Statistics Norway, which has been reporting on the sector to the government since 1985.

Schneider to supply seabed power distribution for Asgard

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:06:00 GMT

Schneider Electric has won an order from Aker Solution to design and implement a seabed controls power distribution unit for the Asgard subsea compression station.

Aker to supply Statoil’s Svalin with subsea production systems

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:11:00 GMT

Statoil has awarded Aker Solutions the job of engineering, procurement, and construction of a subsea production system for Svalin.

BP draws up Angola assignments for FMC, Oceaneering

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:55:00 GMT

BP has awarded Oceaneering International a three-year field support vessel services contract offshore Angola.

Deepwater measurements under way off Vietnam

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:35:00 GMT

Fugro GEOS has signed a contract to provide a year-long program of deepwater current measurements at two deepwater blocks off southern Vietnam.

Total, Expro agree subsea intervention terms

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:25:00 GMT

Total E&P UK has signed a long-term frame agreement with Expro concerning subsea well intervention services.

Buoyancy modules aid ROV deployments off Brazil

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:05:00 GMT

SMD has contracted Trelleborg Offshore for syntactic foam buoyancy modules for 20 new work-class ROVs.

Shell contracts two umbilical projects in GoM with Subsea 7

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:30:00 GMT

Shell has contracted Subsea 7 for two engineering and installation contracts for Cardamom and West Boreas in the Gulf of Mexico.

Petrobras contracts Subsea 7 for SURF work in Campos basin

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT

Subsea 7 SA has announced award of a $200-million SURF (subsea umbilical riser and flowline) contract from Petróleo Brasileiro.

Partners sanction subsea tiebacks to NW Shelf platform

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:40:00 GMT

The North West Shelf Project participants have approved development of the first phase of the Greater Western Flank (GWF) scheme off northwest Australia.

LLOG contracts FMC for Who Dat subsea production equipment

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:35:00 GMT

FMC Technologies Inc. says it has signed an agreement with LLOG Exploration Co. LLC to design, manufacture, and supply subsea production equipment to support the Who Dat project in the Gulf of Mexico.

MSI to provide Mozambique metocean package

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:06:00 GMT

Anadarko has contracted Metocean Services International (MSI) for a two-year multiple location metocean measurement project offshore Mozambique.

Anadarko, FMC form subsea, LOF alliance

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:35:00 GMT

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and FMC Technologies Inc. have signed a global alliance agreement covering subsea systems and life-of-field services.

Pazflor development relies on subsea separation system handling four reservoirs

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:40:20 GMT

The Pazflor field offshore Angola boasts a number of firsts. Foremost among them is that it is the first-ever project anywhere to deploy a development plan based on gas/liquid separation at the mudline spanning several reservoirs.

Aker Solutions, ABB team on record subsea electrical system

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:50:50 GMT

A record for distance, voltage, and frequency will be set when ABB provides to Aker Solutions drives and transformers for the subsea power distribution system at Statoil's Åsgard oil and gas field.

SeeByte, SMD plan partnership to improve ROV controls

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:10:00 GMT

SeeByte and Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd. say they plan to enter a partnership in early 2012 to develop advanced control algorithms for ROVs.

FMC to supply Chevron's Wheatstone with subsea production systems

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:50:00 GMT

Chevron Australia Pty Ltd has signed a contract for FMC Technologies Inc. to design, manufacture, and supply subsea production systems to the Wheatstone Project offshore Australia.

Statoil books ROVs for Norway rigs

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:40:00 GMT

Statoil has contracted Subsea 7’s i-Tech division to provide ROV services offshore Norway in 2012.

RPSEA names projects moving into negotiation phase

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:40:00 GMT

The Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA) has chosen six proposals for negotiations leading to awards under a contract with The National Energy Technology Laboratory in support of the Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Resources Research and Development Program.

Statoil commits to develop Vilje South extension

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:30:00 GMT

Statoil and its partners in the producing Vilje oilfield have committed to develop Vilje South.

Expro wins Causeway subsea monitoring role

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:31:00 GMT

SPD has contracted Expro for subsea services for the Causeway oil field development in the UK northern North Sea.

Subsea 7 awarded Atla SURF project in North Sea

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:15:00 GMT

Total E&P Norge has awarded Subsea 7 a $75-million subsea umbilical riser and flowline (SURF) contract for the Atla (ex-David) field development in the central Norwegian North Sea.

Aker to add to Vilje South subsea systems for Statoil

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:20:00 GMT

Statoil has awarded Aker Solutions a NOK 225-million ($38-million) contract for engineering, procurement, and construction of a subsea production system for Vilje South on the Norwegian continental shelf.

Purpose-built base to deliver Technip spool order

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:45:00 GMT

Technip has contracted welding group Serimax to provide 62 subsea spools.

Three operators join subsea wellhead JIP

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:40:00 GMT

Plexus Holdings has attracted four companies as consulting partners for its program to develop a safer subsea wellhead using Plexus’ POS-GRIP technology.

Gryphon FPSO latching system aids riser connections

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:45:00 GMT

Maersk Oil UK has contracted FES International to supply 22 diverless bend stiffener connectors (DBSCs) for the Gryphon FPSO in the UK North Sea.

Congo assignment for Mermaid multi-purpose vessel

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:25:00 GMT

Mermaid Maritime subsidiary Subtech has won a contract to provide subsea and diving services for an unnamed major offshore Congo.

Dana contracts Aker subsea controls, topside power for Western Isles

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:20:00 GMT

Aker Solutions will manufacture and deliver subsea control modules and topside power units under an £8-million ($12.6-million) contract with Dana Petroleum.

FMC sets new deepwater completion record in Gulf of Mexico

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:05:00 GMT

FMC Technologies, Inc. reports that its enhanced vertical deepwater tree (EVDT) system has set a new deepwater completion record in the Gulf of Mexico.

Reef charters two vessels from Neptune

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:16:00 GMT

Reef Subsea AS has signed two five-year charter agreements on two newbuild subsea construction vessels from Neptune Offshore AS.

Subsea 7 gets Petrobras contract, orders newbuild pipelay vessel

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:35:00 GMT

Petrobras has awarded Subsea 7 SA a five-year contract to provide a dedicated deepwater flexible pipelay vessel for use offshore Brazil.

Aker assigned Brynhild subsea package

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:10:00 GMT

Lundin Norway has awarded Aker Subsea a NOK-700 million ($123.9 million) EPC contract for a subsea production system for the Brynhild project in the Norwegian North Sea.

Cal Dive orders Saab Seaeye ROV for Australia

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:45:00 GMT

Cal Dive International (Australia) Pty Ltd. has selected a Saab Seaeye Panther XT Plus ROV for use in the area.

Trelleborg announces stackable version of RiserGuard

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:11:00 GMT

Trelleborg Offshore has unveiled a new stackable version of the RiserGuard to save storage space offshore.

Gulmar Da Vinci dive support vessel at work off Indonesia

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:45:00 GMT

The diving support vessel Gulmar Da Vinci is at work offshore Indonesia one month after delivery from the Hajin shipyard, reports Gulmar Offshore.

SeeByte, VideoRay to form partnership

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:20:00 GMT

SeeByte and VideoRay have decided to form a partnership.

Nexans to help power Åsgard subsea compression

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:15:00 GMT

Statoil has awarded Nexans a €75-million ($103.7-million) contract for the oil and gas field in the Norwegian Sea.

RBG boosts subsea service capability with new dive intervention craft

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:21:00 GMT

RBG has enhanced its subsea service capability with the launch of two purpose-built dive intervention crafts (IC).

EMAS wins BP contract for Gulf of Mexico work

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:00:00 GMT

EMAS AMC has been awarded a contract by BP Exploration & Production to perform subsea work in the Atlantis field, located in Green Canyon block 743 in the Gulf of Mexico.

Knarr subsea production equipment contract let

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:25:40 GMT

FMC Technologies Inc. has secured a contract from BG Norge to manufacture and supply subsea production equipment for Knarr oil and gas field for approximately $135 million.

Getting to grips with subsea, drilling connections

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:00:00 GMT

In 2001 the need for simple to deploy, but high strength, subsea connections for deepwater moorings led to development of the first ball and taper mooring connectors.

Fiber-optic monitoring to take a deep plunge

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:50:00 GMT

Subsea projects can be made more effective with permanent downhole monitoring systems installed in the wells.

Permanent monitoring trials agreed for subsea CO₂ storage

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:55:00 GMT

Octio will conduct a pilot project offshore Norway next year to assess the permanent monitoring of carbon dioxide (CO₂) storage under the seabed.

EMAS to replace Atlantis subsea equipment for BP in GoM

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:15:00 GMT

BP Exploration & Production Inc. has awarded EMAS AMC a contract for subsea work at Atlantis field in Green Canyon block 743 in the Gulf of Mexico.

Pemex contracts Cal Dive to install subsea pipeline in Abkatun field

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:05:00 GMT

Pemex Exploración y Producción has contracted Cal Dive International Inc. for installation of an 8-in subsea pipeline in Abkatun field in 47 m (154 ft) water depth.

Noble taps Delmar to install subsea trees in eastern Mediterranean Tamar gas field

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:30:00 GMT

Noble Energy has awarded Delmar Systems Inc. a contract to install five subsea trees in the Tamar gas field offshore Israel in the Mediterranean Sea.

Total extends use of RMR systems

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:05:00 GMT

Total E&P UK has extended by four years its contract with AGR Group to use the Riserless Mud Recovery system.

Penspen awarded North Sea subsea FEED

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:35:00 GMT

EPC Offshore has contracted Andrew Palmer & Associates, Penspen Group’s offshore business division, to assist Ithaca Energy’s Greater Stella Area (GSA) development in the UK central North Sea.

Technip to manage Causeway installations in North Sea

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:20:00 GMT

Valiant Causeway has awarded Technip a €33-million ($45.75-million) lump-sum contract for subsea installations on the Causeway field development in the UK North Sea.

ROV market to grow through 2015

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:45:00 GMT

ROV support of underwater operations is expected to grow from $891 million in 2010 to $1,692 million in 2015, according to the latest report from Douglas-Westwood.

ABB to power Asgard subsea oil and gas field

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:45:00 GMT

ABB has won an order worth about $36 million from Aker Solutions to provide drives and transformers to their subsea power distribution system for the Asgard subsea oil and gas field operated by Norway’s Statoil.

Iona looking to progress Orlando subsea development

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:35:00 GMT

Iona Energy has engaged GE Oil & Gas for the construction of two production subsea trees, one for the Orlando project in the UK northern North Sea and another for potential use on Orlando or another development.

Cameron, Aker awarded Jette subsea contracts

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:11:00 GMT

Det norske has awarded three of the main contracts for its Jette development in the central Norwegian North Sea.

DOT 2011: Controlling Tomorrow's Subsea Technology

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:05:50 GMT

As a major oil and gas operating company, Total has developed deepwater fields for more than 10 years.

Saipem to manage Russia's first subsea development project

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:51:00 GMT

Saipem will perform subsea installations for the Kirinskoye gas condensate field offshore eastern Russia.

Causeway tieback to Cormorant North in approvals

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 02:20:40 GMT

Valiant Causeway has submitted a development plan to the UK government for the Causeway field in the northern North Sea.

Integrated protection system eases DEH cable installations

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 22:05:30 GMT

Direct Electrical Heating systems (DEH) provide a cost-effective and environmentally friendly form of flow assurance. However, one of the challenges associated with these vital subsea systems is that the power cables need to be protected against mechanical damage, particularly in areas of the world with trawling activities.

Subsea strain sensing assembly improves riser integrity monitoring

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:30:50 GMT

Riser integrity monitoring systems around the world are at work offshore measuring bending moment and tensile forces on riser towers and steel centenary risers. Data from these monitors help verify riser design models and contribute to continued improvement of risers.

Trelleborg, Landing String to debut new drill pipe buoyancy system

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:05:00 GMT

Trelleborg says it plans to debut the world’s first buoyancy module system on a drill pipe landing string in Rio de Janeiro.

Bluefin acquires Hawkes Remotes to combine AUV/ROV experience

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:45:00 GMT

Bluefin Robotics has acquired Hawkes Remotes Inc.

Lankhorst to supply VIV strakes to Petrobras' P-55

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:20:00 GMT

Saipem do Brasil has contracted Lankhorst Mouldings Offshore Division to supply vortex induced vibration (VIV) suppression strakes for the risers at Petrobras’ P-55.

Cetix to supply ROV winches to IKM Subsea

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:40:00 GMT

IKM Subsea AS has contracted Cetix AS to supply two active heave compensated work class ROV winches.