More Subsea Oil & Gas News in Australia & New Zealand

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

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

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

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.

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

The Galoc Production Co. reports that the joint venture has approved going ahead with the front-end engineering and design (FEED) for Phase II and also the acquisition of new 3D seismic data.

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) has contracted Subsea 7 for a range of subsea installations for the Gorgon development, offshore Western Australia for Chevron Australia.

Chevron Australia has contracted Subsea 7 for subsea installations for the Gorgon project offshore Western Australia.

Ezra Holdings Ltd. has received three letters of awards/intent for subsea contracts valued at about $85 million.

McDermott International Inc. has won a subsea contract for deepwater engineering and construction offshore Western Australia.

FMC Technologies Inc. has signed to provide Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd with subsea production and associated topside systems for the Prelude field development off Western Australia.

This should be a landmark year for the subsea cluster around Bergen on Norway’s coast. The local industry association NCE Subsea is seeking to forge new links with Brazil, one of the most promising markets for the Bergen area’s thriving technology and services sectors.

Shell Todd Oil Services has contracted a preset mooring project offshore New Zealand to InterMoor.

ConocoPhillips has contracted Australian engineering group Clough and its partner PT Advanced Offshore Services for remedial work at a complex in the Natuna Sea, off Indonesia.

The Clough Helix Joint Venture has a letter of intent to provide installation support activities for the Huizhou field offshore China.

Vetco Gray Australia Pty Ltd. has contracted McDermott to fabricate subsea structures and spools for Chevron’s Gorgon Upstream Project offshore Western Australia.

FoundOcean has won an offshore grouting contract for the North Rankin B platform installation offshore Western Australia through Heerema Marine Contractors Australia Pty Ltd.

Apache Energy Ltd. has awarded an $A22 million ($20.85 million) contract to TSmarine Asia Pacific for transportation and installation of flowlines and umbilicals to connect Halyard 1 to the Varanus Island operation hub via the East Spar subsea infrastructure.

Recent advances in pipelaying equipment and vessel design can help offshore operators and contractors overcome challenges posed by uneven seabed terrain, including major sandwaves, outcrops, pockmarks, and general unevenness. As the industry moves into deeper waters, the difficulties posed by uneven seabed landscapes will become increasingly significant, and these latest advances will figure more prominently.

Among the challenges of shallow-water developments are tides, currents, significant wave height, and visibility.

Structural/pipeline grouting services provider FoundOcean has entered into a strategic alliance in Australia.

Eni has contracted Technip to install subsea equipment at Kitan field in the Timor Sea in 350 m (1,148 ft) water depth. The area, jointly administered by Timor-Leste and Australia, is 500 km (310 mi) from the northern Australian coast and 250 km (155 mi) south of the Timor-Leste capital, Dili.

Woodside Energy Ltd. has extended its rigless intervention services contract with TSmarine for a year starting on July 1, 2010.