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The shear-and-seal subsea safety valves will be delivered by early 2020 for integration into Trendsetter’s MkII 15K Light Riser Intervention System. The system is scheduled for its first deployment for a major international oil and gas operator, around March 2020, as part of a subsea well intervention project in Latin America.
This tiny nation on the north coast of South America is about to become the world’s newest petrostate—and potentially the richest.
China-based COOEC Offshore has formed an alliance with international oilfield services company Expro, expanding their Riserless Well Intervention (RWI) capabilities and resources.
Wintershall Dea has begun drilling four production wells on the Dvalin gas field in the Norwegian Sea, getting ready for the start of production in 2020.
Emily Querubin, World Oil
Since the 1960s, the North Sea has remained a highly sought-after region for oil and gas E&P.
Kurt Abraham, World Oil
Activity may pick up to near-record levels in the next several years, as the province continues to encourage technical innovation.
Jim Redden, Contributing Editor
Catching up with the times
Speedcast announced that the company has been awarded a new multi-year communications and IT solutions contract on the West Bollsta semi-submersible rig, a newbuild operated by Seadrill off the coast of Norway.
Energy logistics company Peterson has been awarded a major contract with Repsol Exploracion Guyana, S.A., selected as the main logistics contractor for the Carapa 1 exploration and drilling project, providing Repsol with integrated supply base operations management, logistics and pipe yard operations.
Deep Down, an oilfield services company specializing in complex deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil production distribution system support services announced today that it has received an order for umbilical support services directly from Shell Trinidad and Tobago.
The new facility will support the Saipem Constellation, the latest addition to the Saipem fleet, suitable for the installation of rigid and flexible pipes in ultra deep waters as well as for heavy lifts of up to 3,000 tons.
Abrado Wellbore Services has secured a multi-million dollar contract from Chevron’s Environmental Management Company to support the plug and abandonment of more than 30 wells offshore California.
TGS has been awarded a five-year contract for Digital Well Log Data Processing with the BSEE.
Trendsetter Engineering and Intelligent Wellhead Systems announced the establishment of a joint venture to introduce new technology and services aimed at improving the safety and efficiency of offshore drilling, completion, intervention and abandonment operations.
Saipem Sonsub has launched its Hydrone-R underwater intervention drone to start endurance and qualification tests prior to its commercialization by year’s end.
Trendsetter Vulcan Offshore has contracted with independent oil and gas company Tamarind Resources to provide its next-generation wellhead fatigue mitigation systems for deployment offshore New Zealand.
Recent resumption of exploration programs puts Brazil on track to be one of the world's leading oil producers over the next 10 years, said Felipe Kury, director of Brazil’s National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency.
Shell Offshore has elected to invest in its PowerNap deep-water project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, a subsea tie-back to the Shell-operated Olympus production hub.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced legislation Wednesday that would impose sanctions on undersea construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline for shipping gas from Russia to Germany.
WFS Technologies, global provider of wireless subsea internet of things technology, has appointed Jim Darroch as Chief Technology Officer to drive its product portfolio and software development roadmap.