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Subsea technology: Achieving a 99% repurpose and recycle rate during decommissioning
Over the past decade, a subsea provider has been growing its decommissioning capabilities across the North Sea. In a project for Repsol Sinopec Resources, it achieved a 99% repurpose/recycle rate.
Baker Hughes launches subsea wellhead technology to lower well construction, installation costs
Baker Hughes launched a new subsea wellhead technology, the MS-2 Annulus Seal, to save substantial operational rig costs by helping lower overall wellhead installation costs due to reduced rig trips.
Technologies to enable subsea electrification for a topside free environment
All-electric systems are vital for the future of subsea operations in the energy transition.
Petrofac awarded major Australian decommissioning contract
Petrofac, a leading provider of services to the global energy industry, has been awarded a major decommissioning contract by the Australian Government, heralding the start of an era of decommissioning in the nation's offshore oil and gas sector.
Global LNG boom sends Baker Hughes’ demand soaring beyond expectations
Oil and gas drilling is big business once again, if the leap in demand for services from Baker Hughes Co., the world’s No. 2 oilfield contractor, is any gauge.
Maersk Drilling secures 21-month contract with TotalEnergies
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract with TotalEnergies E&P Danmark which will employ the high-efficiency jack-up rig Maersk Reacher for well intervention services in the Danish North Sea.
Subsea Data Systems teams with University of Hawai`i to support new SMART Cable project
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.
SPE postpones Offshore Europe 2022 on coronavirus concerns
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.
Shell sends seismic vessel home after South African court loss
The vessel hired by Royal Dutch Shell Plc to look for potential oil and gas fields is on course to leave South African waters after community groups won a court case to temporarily halt the activity.
TGS and WesternGeco continue OBN seismic acquisition in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico
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.
Shell ordered to pause seismic survey offshore South Africa
Royal Dutch Shell Plc has been ordered by a South African court to temporarily halt an offshore seismic survey after local communities took legal action to block the project.
UK regulator sees untapped potential in North Sea oil and gas projects
The second Wells Insight report, published by the UK Oil and Gas Authority, highlights significant opportunities remaining in the UK North Sea basin, despite Covid resulting in a slowdown in 2020.
Carbon+Intel: DNV supports world’s first large-scale testing of submerged CO2 pipelines
DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, is working with Wintershall Noordzee and the OTH Regensburg University of Applied Sciences to explore how existing natural gas pipelines in the southern North Sea can be used for future CO2 transport.
Neptune Energy completes Seagull manifold installation
Neptune Energy and its joint venture partners, bp and JAPEX, have completed the safe and successful installation of the manifold and umbilical for the Seagull project in the UK Central North Sea.
Helix Energy Solutions partners with Trendsetter Engineering for global integrated hydraulic intervention services agreement
The new partnership will integrate Trendsetter’s 15,0000psi Subsea Tree Injection Manifold and experienced personnel into Helix’s state-of-the-art fleet of well intervention vessels and equipment used to perform well services globally.
Guyana seeks a 135-mile subsea gas pipeline to extend its energy win streak
Guyana will likely become one of South America’s top oil producers over the next four years, but the world’s newest petrostate increasingly sees gas as the bedrock for growing its domestic economy.
U.S. Coast Guard boards vessel suspected of damaging subsea pipeline
The U.S. Coast Guard boarded a container ship that dragged its anchor near to a Southern California subsea pipeline that was the source of an oil spill earlier this month.
Turkish Petroleum awards Schlumberger contract to tap its largest gas reserve
Turkish Petroleum has awarded Schlumberger a significant contract for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of end-to-end production solutions for the Sakarya gas field, Turkey’s largest gas reserve.
Democrats seek stricter regulation of offshore oil and gas infrastructure
House Democrats are making the case for stricter regulation of thousands of abandoned wells, platforms and pipelines off the U.S. coasts following the biggest off-shore spill in California in nearly 30 years.
DOF Subsea and Ocean Floor Geophysics Inc. form strategic alliance for global AUV services
The partnership leverages the two businesses’ recent collaboration in the development of the OFG AUV non-contact integrated Cathodic Protection (iCP) inspection system, and enable the sharing of resources on several pipeline inspection and geohazard surveys.
UK grants North Sea subsea carbon storage license in pursuit of COP26 goals
The UK Oil and Gas Authority has awarded a carbon dioxide appraisal and storage license to Harbour Energy, boosting the drive to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
