Deepwater

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January 21, 2022
Schlumberger is gearing up for growth around the world as the No. 1 oilfield contractor expects recovering economies to ignite several years of crude-demand expansion.
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January 14, 2022
The contract extension for Maersk Valiant has an estimated duration of 100 days, with work expected to commence in March 2022 in direct continuation of the rig’s previously agreed work scope.
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January 07, 2022
The new grant supports the development of a new SMART Cable between New Caledonia and Vanuatu in the southwest Pacific Ocean, which will provide essential monitoring for tsunami and earthquake early warning.
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January 06, 2022
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is not allocating funding for the 2022 offshore seismic program and as such, the program will cease for this year. The Newfoundland and Labrador Oil and Gas Industries Association is disappointed with this decision and encourages the Provincial Government to reconsider for this year and to plan an offshore seismic program for 2023.
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January 06, 2022
In alignment with Scottish Government guidance on the coronavirus situation, the organizers of SPE Offshore Europe have made the decision to postpone the event on 1-4 February 2022 at P&J Live, Aberdeen.
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January 05, 2022
ExxonMobil announced two oil discoveries at Fangtooth-1 and Lau Lau-1 in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana.
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January 03, 2022
TGS and WesternGeco announced the continuation of their ultra-long offset ocean-bottom node acquisition in Green Canyon, U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Data processing and imaging are by WesternGeco.
Webcast

High Collapse Reliability: Rising to the Challenge

October 06, 2021
Vallourec
During this webcast we will provide an insight into our proprietary methodology, from product design to quality control; as well as some examples of how Vallourec High Collapse grades help overcome Oil and Gas industry challenges.
Whitepaper

Using A Digital Twin to Enable Safe, Reliable and Efficient Design and Operation

July 15, 2021
Siemens
Whitepaper

The Evolution Of Composite Riser Systems: A different approach to managing corrosion in the pre-salt

June 15, 2021
Magma
Webcast

Under Pressure: Advanced VAM® Integral Designs Meet Deep-Water & HP/HT Challenges

March 31, 2021
Vallourec
Building on decades of field experience and expertise with widely recognized products, the latest generation of VAM® Flush and Semi-Flush premium connections offers higher-than-ever performances and running reliability, while meeting the most stringent customer requirements. From large diameter flush surface casings to high-performing intermediate and production strings, VAM® advanced solutions keep addressing increasingly challenging well conditions by offering high clearance and best-in-class sealability ratings, with improved performance envelopes and demonstrated validation on upper-end grades. This webcast will provide an update of our Premium Integrals portfolio for deep-water & HP/HT applications, with a special focus on VAM® BOLT-II (Flush), VAM® SLIJ-3 (Semi-Flush) and VAM® EPIC (Semi-Flush on upset pipe) product lines.
News
January 18, 2021
The total value of the firm contracts is approximately USD $100MM, including rig modifications, integrated services provided, and a mobilization fee for Maersk Valiant. The contracts include various extension options.
News
December 17, 2019
Magma Global has been selected by C-Innovation to supply m-pipe thermoplastic composite subsea jumpers for flowline intervention in the Gulf of Mexico. The 4-inch diameter 10ksi m-pipes are expected to be deployed in the next few months.
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December 12, 2019
Chevron has sanctioned the Anchor project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, marking the industry’s first deepwater high-pressure development to achieve a final investment decision.
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December 09, 2019
Both contracts were awarded by Baker Hughes, under a primary term of two years firm and an option to extend for another six months.
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December 06, 2019
The survey results will be critical for planning a safe drilling program, and will provide key inputs for engineering and design studies for pipeline routing and subsea structures in future deepwater field developments.
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December 03, 2019
The new imaging project will process data from the prolific Mississippi Canyon, Viosca Knoll and De Soto Canyon areas using the latest imaging technologies to provide a significant uplift in data quality.
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November 26, 2019
Springfield E&P announced the completion of its maiden deepwater drilling campaign on the West Cape Three Points Block 2, offshore Ghana.
News
November 21, 2019
The increased capability of the XSTMZ system helps increase production and total recovery by driving down abandonment pressure and can save rig time by isolating and treating several intervals with a single trip.
News
November 06, 2019
“The Cougar is an ideal choice,” says RusselSmith CEO, Kayode Adeleke. “It is a powerful, highly maneuverable and capable ROV and we believe it will add a lot of value to our deepwater operations.”
News
November 01, 2019
The compression system will be powered and controlled from the Nyhamna onshore gas processing plant, which is 120 km from the subsea location. This tieback distance is also a world record for transmitting variable speed power from an onshore facility to equipment on the seabed.
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