Companies in the news

Aqualis Offshore has been contracted by Noble Corp. to oversee the load-on, transportation and load-off operations of the first journey of the world’s largest jackup rig, the Noble Lloyd Noble. Aqualis Offshore will accompany the ship from Singapore to Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The rig’s ultimate destination, however, is Statoil’s Mariner field development in the UK sector of the North Sea. The rig has an operational air gap of 69 m, and will operate in water depths up to 500 ft. Additionally, it has a maximum TD capacity of about 33,000 ft. 

TGS and Schlumberger have launched the Dual Coil Shooting multi-vessel, full-azimuth acquisition Revolution XII and XIII surveys in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). The surveys will cover approximately 7,150 km² in the Green Canyon, Atwater Valley and Ewing Bank protraction areas of the Central GOM. They will be acquired using the Schlumberger WesternGeco Q-Marine point-receiver marine seismic system, combined with the proprietary multi-vessel, Dual Coil Shooting acquisition technique, which will provide broadband, full-azimuth data. The combination of technology is aimed at improving illumination and imaging of the complex geologic features of the region. Acquisition is expected to resolve in first-quarter 2017, with final processed data available in early 2018.

Aberdeen Drilling Consultants (ADC) has been awarded a contract by BP, to provide engineering services in more than 14 countries. The company will deliver rig site assessments at all stages of operations, technical and marine assurance audits, dropped object/incident investigations, oversight of brownfield upgrades to drilling facilities and oversight of repairs. Additionally, the company offers an internal training program for employees, and has launched a series of virtual training courses.

Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Co. has awarded RWG a three-year support agreement, with the option for a one-year extension, to maintain their operational fleet of Siemens Industrial RB211 gas generators. The scope of work includes scheduled overhaul of the gas generators, as well as field service support and maintenance interventions. The contract was awarded through its local partner, Al Ahlia Oilfields Development Co.

DNV GL has been awarded a five-year contract to provide in-service verification work for Wintershall Noordzee B.V.’s (WINZ)  RAVN and A6-A platforms, both of which are in the North Sea. The unmanned RAVN, in the Danish sector, is the first field in Denmark that the company will transition to the production phase as operator. The manned A6-A platform, in the German sector, is presently undergoing a major overhaul, as WINZ adds an oil processing plant. DNV GL’s scope of work will cover the Independent Verification of Management of Safety and Environmentally Critical Elements. This involves a combination of onshore review of assurance records, physical survey and witness of offshore/site activities.

Tenaris has opened its first service center in Thailand to serve Chevron. From Songkhla, on the Gulf of Thailand, Tenaris will supply the major OCTG and Rig Direct services. Rig Direct is a new service model that increases efficiency and exceeds HSE standards. According to Tenaris, the service center will provide complete pipe management services, including demand planning and inventory management, preparation for running offshore, PipeTracer pipe-by-pipe identification and net invoicing. Services will aid Chevron in improving operation reliability and efficiency, while reducing the total cost of operation. 

TS LNG, a consortium consisting of Techint Engineering & Construction and SENER Engineering and Technology Group, has received its first LNG carrier for the regasification plant in Dunkirk, France. This represents the installation’s commissioning phase. With commercial operations scheduled to begin in mid-September, it also marks the end of the plant’s construction phase—which has been ongoing for four-and-a-half years. The plant is equipped with three 190,000-m³ storage tanks and has an average natural gas production capacity of 13 Bcm per annum.

Forum Energy Technologies has received an order from New Orient Marine for the supply of three ROVs for its multi-purpose, ice-class vessel under construction in Singapore. The order includes two Perry XLX 200 hp, 4,000-m Work Class ROV systems and one SubAtlantic Comanche 3,000-m Observation Class ROV. Additionally, the company will provide operation and maintenance training for New Orient Marine personnel, as well as onboard support during ROV mobilization. The ROVs are scheduled for delivery this year, and the first project will involve subsea intervention, inspection, maintenance and underwater welding of existing gas pipeline systems.

Kongsberg Maritime has been awarded significant offshore EPC contracts with China Merchants Heavy Industries (CMHI). Worth more than NOK 520 million, the contracts cover deliveries to two semisubmersible heavy lift and accommodation vessels—OOS Serooskerke and OOS Walcheren. The company will supply a comprehensive system delivery, while its subsidiary, Kongsberg Maritime Engineering, will provide all engineering, procurement and project management. The contracts also include supply and integration of the electrical, telecom and integrated control systems, project management, interface management and engineering services at all stages. A significant technology scope of supply is included, as well.

After acquiring Houston-based Monarch Separators, Water Standard has been awarded four international projects. Projects include the supply of Monarch Separator’s MicroFloat Flotation System for SAGD operations in China; a Corrugated Plate Inceptor Separator System with a polishing filter for the Fuel Oil Plant in Brownsville, Texas; SCPI Packs for a project offshore Angola; and a Hi-Flow Skid Package consisting of vessels and associated piping, designed to treat produced water for a major oil company’s platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Work on each project is expected to be executed through first-quarter 2017.