For the very first time, remote-controlled machines and an underwater welding robot have installed a new tie-in point on a live gas pipeline, without the pipeline being prepared in advance. This type of operations can save Statoil lots of money in the long run. The hot tap installation is the first to be carried out [...]
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Technip, in a consortium with National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), was awarded by Zakum Development Company (ZADCO) a lump sum engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation, commissioning and start-up contract for the Upper Zakum 750K Project in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The field is located in the Gulf, 84 kilometers offshore Abu Dhabi. It is divided [...]
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Lundin Petroleum AB announces that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS has received final approval for the plan for development and operation (PDO) for the Edvard Grieg field from the Norwegian Parliament. The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy concurred with the field development plan in April 2012. The Edvard Grieg is the first [...]
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Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by Total E&P Angola, to deliver seven new subsea tree systems to the Dalia field located offshore Angola. Contract value is approximately NOK 470 million. Scope of work includes seven production subsea trees, seven wellhead systems and seven well jumper systems, and may include some contract options. “Our [...]
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Technip has been awarded a subsea contract by Chevron Australia Pty Ltd for the Wheatstone Project, one of Australia’s largest resource projects. The contract, valued at approximately €245 million, covers the development of the Wheatstone and Iago fields, located in the Carnarvon Basin, offshore North Western Australia. This contract includes: •project management, design, fabrication and [...]
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Ocean Trenching Technologies (OTT) introduced the Ocean Ranger OTO2 Subsea drill rig. General Manager from OTT Mr Tom Wilson said: “OTT has leveraged its leadership in technology and innovation to design environmentally-friendly subsea equipment.” Mr Wilson stated that OTT success is with the input and effort of the company Operations Manager and designer, Mr Ian [...]
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Det norske oljeselskap ASA has received the go-ahead to develop Jette. Today, the Norwegian authorities approved the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) of the field, which is operated by Det norske. Jette is the company’s first field development as operator. CEO Erik Haugane states that this represents a new milestone for Det norske as [...]
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IHC Engineering Business, part of IHC Merwede and leading supplier of innovative, high performance lay systems, has acquired an order from Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. for a 5,000t capacity basket carousel cable lay system. This is the first in a series of major cable and pipelay orders that IHC EB are expecting to secure in [...]
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The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy today, 20 January, gave the green light to the plan for development and operation (PDO) of Skuld, a fast-track development tied in to the Norne field in the Norwegian Sea. Skuld is Statoil’s fifth approved fast-track PDO, and the largest fast-track development so far. All of these fields are [...]
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International oilfield services company Expro has signed a frame agreement for the further advancement of its ground-breaking AX-S™ subsea well intervention technology. Total E&P UK Ltd, the Aberdeen- based subsidiary of the Total Group, has signed a long- term frame agreement with Expro. The signing of this agreement enhances Expro’s strategy and long term commitment [...]
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