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More Subsea Oil & Gas News in Latin America

New global subsea market report out from Infield Systems

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

Petrobras secures subsea pipe supplies

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

New pile installation method succeeds offshore Brazil

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

Buoyancy modules aid ROV deployments off Brazil

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

Petrobras contracts Subsea 7 for SURF work in Campos basin

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

Subsea 7 gets Petrobras contract, orders newbuild pipelay vessel

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

Trelleborg, Landing String to debut new drill pipe buoyancy system

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

Lankhorst to supply VIV strakes to Petrobras' P-55

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

GE Oil & Gas to supply subsea and surface equipment for OGX

GE Oil & Gas has been awarded a contract from OGX Petróleo e Gás Ltda. to supply drilling and production equipment for three offshore fixed production platforms to be deployed in the Waimea and Waikiki oil and gas fields of the Campos basin, offshore Brazil.

Tui subsea development plans taking shape

Preliminary "in-house" reserves estimates of the Tui oil fields by AWE indicate that initial proved + probable (2P) reserves recoverable from the fields will be reduced from the previously reported 50.5 MMbbl.

Riser monitoring evolving to suit new deepwater configurations

Structural monitoring plays a vital role as operators drive out into greater water depths with ever more complex production riser configurations.

Offshore floating production development looks solid to 2015

The future of floating production systems is solid, says Infield in its “Floating Production Systems Market Report to 2015”.

New projects announced

A number of new, big subsea projects were announced recently.

EMAS installs Shell umbilical in GoM

EMAS AMC has completed installation of 38 km (23.6 mi) of umbilical for Shell in the Gulf of Mexico.

GE Oil & Gas wins subsea service contract

Petrobras has awarded GE Oil & Gas a four-year service agreement to deliver repairs, maintenance and retrofits on Petrobras' fleet of subsea equipment installed in the Campos basin offshore Brazil.

Shell signs agreement with GE for Brazil subsea systems

Shell Brasil Ltda has signed a $30-million three-year frame agreement with GE Oil & Gas for delivery of 26 subsea wellhead systems and associated services.

OTSL orders Seaeye ROV

Offshore Technology Solutions Ltd. has ordered a Saab Seaeye Panther XT Plus electric ROV.

Petrobras contracts FMC for Congro, Corvina subsea systems

Petrobras has awarded FMC Technologies Inc. a $130-million contract to supply two subsea separation and boosting systems for use offshore Brazil in Congro and Corvina fields in the Campos basin.

C-Innovation orders more Schilling ROVs

Schilling Robotics LLC reports that C-Innovation has contracted for several ROV systems including both HD and UHD work class designs for deployment worldwide, but specifically Brazil and Singapore.

Syntactic foam takes ROVS to deeper depths

The rapid pace of development of drillship design now allows drilling in water depths beyond the traditional 10,000 ft/3,000 msw (meters of sea water) barrier. The certainty of finding commercial reservoirs in these extreme water depths has driven parallel development programs in all areas of subsea equipment associated with deepwater oil production.

Subsea equipment contract pace quickens

As if to add emphasis to the Douglas-Westwood study of subsea capex spending (see accompanying report), a spate of contracts are in the news.

Siemens agrees to acquire subsea power duo

Siemens has agreed to acquire subsea engineering companies Poseidon Group and Bennex Group from Norway’s Subsea Technology Group.

Petrobras orders subsea trees from FMC

Petrobras has ordered 32 subsea trees at a cost of $125 million from FMC.

Subsea processing advances to meet industry needs

The offshore industry, in particular the Gulf of Mexico, is still in a retrospective mode, assessing the impact from the subsea blowout in early 2010 and the ongoing global economic crisis. However, with signs of economic recovery and the potential for higher oil prices, the level of confidence for deployment of subsea processing equipment shows signs of revival.

Making space for subsea demand

With demands for maintenance and modifications increasing offshore Norway and globally, Aker Solutions’ service facility at Coast Center Base in Ågotnes, near Bergen, is well placed to capture new opportunities for equipment refurbishment.

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