Azule Energy to Use FutureOn’s Digital Twin Software on Four Oil Projects
Angola-based Azule Energy has awarded a three-year contract with extension options to Norwegian company FutureOn for its FieldTwin digital design and visualization platform.Azule Energy – a standalone integrated energy company combining the local assets of bp and Eni – will use FieldTwin to develop and accelerate four of its projects in the West Africa region.This includes the Agogo Integrated West Hub Development Project, one of the major upstream projects being developed in Angola with approximately one billion barrels estimated reserves and the potential to reach peak production of 175
TechnipFMC Awarded More Work for TotalEnergies' Girassol Life Extension
TechnipFMC announced it has been awarded a contract from TotalEnergies to install flexible pipe and associated subsea structures for the Girassol life extension project in Angola's offshore Block 17.TechnipFMC labeled the contract as “significant”, worth between $75 million and $250 million.TechnipFMC was previously awarded the engineering, procurement, and supply of subsea flowlines and connectors for Girassol life extension last year.Jonathan Landes, president, subsea at TechnipFMC, said, “The seamless integration of engineering, manufacturing and installation provides our
SLB, Subsea 7, and Aker Solutions' Subsea JV Gets Nods from Competition Authorities
all relevant competition authorities to create a subsea joint venture, as proposed in August 2022."Following clearance as of [Friday] by antitrust authorities in Brazil, all regulatory approvals/clearances required to close the transactions have been obtained, including required clearances in Angola, Mozambique, Australia, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. All approvals/clearances obtained are unconditional," Aker Solutions said Friday."The joint venture is planned as a milestone in subsea production economics, helping customers unlock reserves, reduce time to first
Aker Solutions Wins "Sizeable" Order from BP-Eni JV for Offshore Angola Project
Norway's Aker Solutions has won a "sizeable" contract from Azule Energy, a BP-Eni JV in Angola, to provide subsea umbilicals for the Ndungu project offshore Angola.Aker Solutions defines a sizeable contract as between NOK 0.5 billion (currently around $48,57 million) and NOK 1.5 billion (currently around $145,7 million). The contract includes the delivery of eight infield umbilicals, including spares totaling over 25 kilometers in length. Project execution, engineering, and manufacturing will take place at the Aker Solutions facility in Fornebu and Moss, Norway. The work will begin
Baker Hughes Lands Major Subsea Equipment and Services Deal with Azule Energy
Oilfield services giant Baker Hughes said Tuesday it had scored a "major" contract to provide subsea equipment and services for the Angolan company Azule Energy's Agogo offshore oilfield. Azule Energy, the Angolan joint venture of oil companies BP and Eni."This award represents the first major new greenfield project awarded in offshore Angola in more than five years," Baker Hughes said.For Baker Hughes, the scope of work includes 23 standard subsea trees, 11 Aptara manifolds, SemStar5 fiber optic controls, and the related system scope of supply. Baker Hughes will also provide
TSC Subsea Deploys 'Industry's First' Acoustic Deepwater Hydrate Detection Solution
Norway-based subsea inspection solutions provider TSC Subsea said Thursday it had launched an industry first in acoustic deepwater hydrate detection solution, first deployed at a project offshore Angola.According to the company, the solutions. called the ART vPush, provides efficient, cost-effective, hydrate detection at a level that has not been previously available.The tool uses TSC Subsea’s ART technology on a moving platform to rapidly assess pipeline contents over complete pipe runs. Data is collected in real-time and processed with several algorithms to monitor signals from the far side of
TechnipFMC to Deliver Subsea Production Systems for TotalEnergies' CLOV3 Project Offshore Angola
Oilfield services company TechnipFMC has won a contract with TotalEnergies EP Angola to supply subsea production systems for the CLOV3 development in Block 17, offshore Angola. TechnipFMC said the contract was a “significant” one, which for TechnipFMC means it is worth between $75 million and $250 million.This is the first contract under the companies’ new framework agreement covering subsea trees for brownfield developments in Block 17 in Angola. The CLOV3 contract includes what TechnipFMC calls Subsea 2.0 trees and associated controls, umbilical termination assemblies, jumpers
EQS Deploys Falcon to prep for Africa's First Offshore Oil Decom
Angola sees Africa’s first offshore oil platform decommissioning underway as EQS (Environment Quality Services) successfully deploys its Saab Seaeye Falcon for determining safer upcoming decommissioning operations.Dubai-based EQS assess the integrity of offshore structures using their Falcon for visual inspection and image gathering.The range of offshore structures inspected to assess integrity includes platform (jacket), wellhead, protection dome, pipelines and umbilical.EQS help offshore energy clients navigate the complex environmental regulatory landscape to achieve regulatory compliance
Film-Ocean Buys Work Class ROV, Plans to Add Staff
for this type of asset, and we look forward to mobilizing the system in the coming months.” says Scott Jenney, CEO of Film-Ocean.Latterly Film-Ocean’s ROV fleet has been deployed across the world with recent operations in U.K. continental shelf (UKCS), Mediterranean, West Africa including Angola, Ghana and Ivory Coast where the ROVs have been deployed on underwater inspection in-lieu of dry docking (UWILD), construction and IRM operations supporting both oil and gas and offshore wind projects.As part of its five-year growth plan, Film-Ocean has expanded its workforce by over 50% in the past
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