National Grid and Statnett confirm plans for further development of the world’s longest subsea interconnector. British energy company National Grid and Statnett, the Norwegian transmission system operator (TSO), have signed a co-operation agreement to continue work on the interconnector to link the two countries. The NSN interconnector will have a capacity of 1400 MW and [...]
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DNV’s continued focus on safety and service quality and the ability to provide leading-edge technology advice and solutions contributed to the company’s strong market and financial performance in 2012. Revenues increased by 27% compared to 2011 and DNV strengthened its global position in all its key areas: maritime, oil & gas, energy & sustainability and [...]
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IKM Subsea announces that they have been awarded a 4+1 year contract by Statoil for ROV drillsupport services. The contract agreement will include ROV services onboard the semi-submersible drilling rig Scarabeo 5. The Scarabeo 5 is a deepwater drilling rig, capable of drilling down to 2000 meter depth. “The drillsupport market is a new area [...]
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Norway-based boat handling system and specialised davit supplier Vestdavit has been contracted to supply work boat and man overboard davits for four specially designed chase vessels which will support Norwegian seismic major PGS’ fleet of seismic ships. The ships are to be built at Turkey’s BEŞIKTAŞ GEMI İNŞA A.Ş. yard for Faroe Island shipowner P/F [...]
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Subsea transformers are an ABB innovation. Deployed in extreme conditions in ultra-deepwater, these high-tech workhorses provide the power for heavy-duty equipment on the sea floor – enabling declining oil and gas fields to be more productive and making new deepwater fields accessible. ABB delivered the world’s first commercial subsea transformers in 1998 – a pioneering [...]
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The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Ekofisk 2/4-C and ConocoPhillips between 5 February and 22 March 2013. The audit was directed at the company’s follow-up of well barriers and well control equipment with associated control systems. Objective The objective of the audit activity was to verify that ConocoPhillips had established [...]
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Technip was awarded by Statoil an engineering, procurement, construction and installation lump-sum contract for the Norne field development, located in the Norwegian Sea at a water depth of approximately 380 meters. The contract covers the: – engineering and fabrication of two flexible smoothbore gas export risers, – marine operations to remove one existing roughbore riser [...]
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Det norske oljeselskap ASA has come to an agreement with Total E&P Norge AS with regards to transfer of participating interests in three licenses. In the Barents Sea, Det norske assigns ten per cent of license 535, which contain the Norvarg discovery, to Total. After the transaction Det norske holds ten per cent share in [...]
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The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Statoil Development and Production Norway’s (DPN’s) follow-up and monitoring during the period 20 February – 10 April 2013. The audit activity was limited to verifying how Statoil DPN Operations West, through its own follow-up, maintains an overview of and handles risk related to how [...]
In the construction of a subsea project, one challenge is the long delivery time of large steel forgings used for key components. This is mainly due to compliance with oil companies’ individual requirements. DNV is now inviting the subsea industry to jointly obtain synergies by developing a best-practice approach. The aim is to reduce delivery [...]
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