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Vol 68 Issue 4
April 2008 |
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MMS adds ROV survey requirement details
May 16, 2008 8:05 AM
The US Minerals Management Service Gulf of Mexico Region has issued a new notice to operators regarding deepwater (more than 400 m, or 1,312 ft) ROV surveys.
Songa awards Cameron EVO contract
May 15, 2008 1:33 PM
Songa Offshore ASA has awarded Cameron a contract to supply an EVO subsea BOP stack, subsea controls, drilling riser, and choke manifold.
VetcoGray wins Gorgon subsea contract
May 15, 2008 10:14 AM
VetcoGray, a GE Oil & Gas business, has won a five-year frame to supply subsea equipment and support services for the Gorgon Project.
AGR, V&M complete first subsea well
May 13, 2008 8:31 AM
AGR Petroleum Services and Vallourec and Mannesmann (V&M) have completed the first subsea well in the UKCS as part of their multi-client multi-rig campaigns.
Flotation Technologies secures riser buoyancy contract
May 12, 2008 9:16 AM
Flotation Technologies Inc. says it has won a $5.5-million contract to supply a custom buoyancy system for an unidentified energy company.
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Free-standing flexible risers gaining applications
May 5, 2008 2:34 PM
Free standing hybrid risers are finding their way in more and more applications in water depths exceeding 6,500 ft (2,000 m), said Jeroen Remery, Cristiano Silva, and Olivier Mesnage of Technip at the Offshore Technology Conference today in Houston.
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Using finite element technique improves umbilical tension load management
May 5, 2008 10:42 AM
Finite element modeling can provide a simple way to estimate the bottom tension load on an umbilical, said Fugro GeoConsultant Inc. at the 2008 Offshore Technology Conference in Houston.
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Oceaneering lands Pazflor, Frontier equipment contracts
May 2, 2008 7:45 AM
FMC Kongsberg Subsea ASA has contracted Oceaneering International Inc. to supply $15 million in umbilicals for Total's Pazflor project offshore Angola.
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White Rose to get Cameron subsea systems
May 1, 2008 7:56 AM
Cameron has won a $235-million contract to engineer, construct, and provide installation support for subsea systems at the North Amethyst tieback part of the White Rose oil field off Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
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Devon, FMC strike five-year agreement
April 24, 2008 8:13 AM
Devon Energy and FMC Technologies have signed an exclusive five-year "global alliance" agreement whereby FMC will provide Devon with subsea production systems and life-of-field services.
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StatoilHydro tests first full-scale subsea compression train
April 21, 2008 4:53 PM
StatoilHydro has completed the first-ever full-scale test of subsea compression at its Kårstø Laboratory in western Norway.
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BP contracts North Sea development work to Technip
April 18, 2008 7:56 AM
BP has awarded Technip an exclusive frame agreement to provide diving construction services for work in existing development projects in the North Sea. The contract runs for two years with a one-year option.
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Modec awards Hallin $4.5 million Vietnam contract
April 17, 2008 10:52 AM
Modec Inc. has awarded Hallin Marine a $4.5 million contact to provide a vessel, saturation diving system, and specialist subsea personnel to the Rang Dong oil field block 15-2, 140 km (87 mi) offshore of Vung Tau, southern Vietnam.
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Technip wins North Amethyst EPIC contract
April 9, 2008 10:57 AM
Husky Oil Operations has awarded a $299-million contract to Technip for engineering, procurement, installation, and commissioning (EPIC) on the White Rose oil field's North Amethyst Satellite.
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Petrobras orders three ROVs from Subsea 7
April 8, 2008 8:21 AM
Petrobras has ordered three new ROVs at a total cost of $30 million from Subsea 7 for three drilling units for a combined 15 years.
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Husky gets North Amethyst development approval
April 3, 2008 12:14 PM
Husky Energy has received approval from the federal and provincial governments and regulators for development of North Amethyst near the White Rose oil field.
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Aker Kværner to supply 45 subsea trees to Petrobras
April 3, 2008 7:08 AM
Petrobras has signed a three-year frame agreement with Aker Kværner for $223 million in subsea trees and related equipment.
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Petrobras orders $18 million of umbilicals
March 28, 2008 7:57 AM
Petrobras has ordered 35 km (21.75 mi) of static and dynamic steel umbilicals for $18 million from Prysmian Cables & Systems.
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EOR/IOR and the Future of Global Oil Supply
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April 16, 2008
Now available on Demand
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Approximately one hour |
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William F. (Bill) Lawson, General Chair, 16th Improved Oil Recovery Symposium
Rafael Sandrea, President, IPC Petroleum Consultants, Inc./IOR 2008 Plenary Speaker
Paul Willhite, Technical Program Chair, 16th Improved Oil Recovery Symposium
Bob Williams, Director of Research, Oil & Gas Journal Research Center
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Washington Energy Politics: An OGJ Conversation
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March 27, 2008
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Approximately one hour |
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Bob Tippee, Editor, Oil & Gas Journal
Nick Snow, Washington Editor, Oil & Gas Journal
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from OG&PE magazine
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