Waterotor Unveils 20MW 'Big Cajun' System Aimed at Decarbonizing Offshore Oil Operations
by Waterotor International “Within the next year, we expect a major global corporation and/or power company to license our technology for ocean-produced electricity,” Ferguson said.Waterotor has identified several potential sites for The Big Cajun, including an initial site located off Suriname and Guyana. "Western boundary currents are among the fastest non-tidal ocean currents on Earth, reaching speeds of more than five miles per hour (2.5 meters per second) and containing as much as 100 times the combined flow of the world’s rivers," the company said.Guyana is becoming
Baker Hughes Expands in Guyana
storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel in Guyana, known as Liza Unity and other projects in the region.The new multimodal supercenter has been built together with Baker Hughes’ existing completion warehouse and liquid mud and completion fluids plant, providing full support to customers in Guyana and Suriname. The facility represents a multimillion-dollar investment from Baker Hughes over 15 years and includes a workshop, warehouse and laydown storage yard including maintenance facilities and equipment. Baker Hughes will also offer subsea equipment and installation services at the new supercenter. The
First North Brazil Current Ring of 2022 Forms Offshore Suriname and French Guiana
Alice Earle, Ph.D., is an American marine biologist, oceanographer, author, and lecturer known for her research on marine algae and threats to marine life, such as overfishing and pollution.)Ring Sylvia shed from the NBC on January 18, 2022 near 08°30’W, 53°00’W, offshore eastern Suriname (Figure 1). The ring is oriented northwest to southeast, is 520 km across, and spans water depths from 50 m to 5,000 m. Following separation, the NBC Retroflection reformed 100 km southeast of Sylvia.EddyWatch Team Monitors Ring SylviaWHG’s EddyWatch team utilizes satellite imagery,
Fugro Wraps Large Site Survey Work at TotalEnergies' Offshore Block in Suriname
Dutch offshore survey services firm Fugro said Monday it had completed fieldwork on a site investigation program at TotalEnergies' Block 58 offshore Suriname.The project sits approximately 150 km offshore in water depths ranging from 60 m to 2100 m and involves the acquisition and analysis of geophysical data and geotechnical soil samples. Fugro will use this information to characterize site conditions and identify potential geohazards, helping the client to derisk potential development activities.TotalEnergies, with its partner Apache, has made several oil discoveries in the block in the past year
Fugro Assisting Petronas with Suriname Offshore Exploration Efforts
Dutch offshore survey services provider Fugro said Wednesday it was conducting a seep survey and geochemical campaign in Block 48, offshore Suriname, for the Malaysian oil giant Petronas, to assist with the oil company's oil exploration activities.Using the survey vessel MV Fugro Brasilis, Fugro is responsible for geophysical data collection, heat flow measurements, core sampling and onboard geochemical analyses, which aim to optimize future exploration activities in this frontier area. The fieldwork for the campaign will run through Q1 2021 with subsequent geochemical analyses and final
Fugro's Positioning Services for Petronas' Suriname Drilling Program
Dutch offshore services company Fugro has said it has won a contract with Malaysia's Petronas, to provide positioning services for Petronas' exploration program offshore Suriname.The news comes just days after Petronas said it had discovered hydrocarbons in its Block 52, off Suriname. Under the 2-year contract, which has already started, Fugro is deploying its Starfix precise positioning solution to help ensure safe and efficient transit, anchoring and drilling activities for the program’s semi-submersible rig and support vessels."Work on the contract has already begun
Oceaneering's ROS Wraps Remote Work Campaign on Offshore Rig
work scope included the provision of ROS, Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), and Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) for a potential three-well campaign.The ROS and ADCP systems were mobilized and commissioned on the drillship Noble Sam Croft during the summer of 2019. The drillship then transited to Suriname where it began operations in the early fall."The ROS system eliminates the need to remobilize survey equipment and personnel for subsequent moves. Oceaneering surveyors in our Remote Control Monitoring Stations (RCMS) communicate and coordinate with the rig personnel and company representative
Statoil to Enhance Exploration Drilling
front. We are stepping up exploration also in the UK, with plans for three Statoil operated exploration wells in 2017,” says Dodson. Elsewhere, partner operated wells are planned to be spudded in established basins like the US Gulf of Mexico and in in new frontier areas like Indonesia and Suriname. Statoil is also partnering in onshore exploration drilling planned in Russia and Turkey. “The 2017 exploration plans demonstrate our long term commitment to the NCS, while we continue to position the company for global opportunities. If everything goes to plan, we will this year have exploratio
Statoil to Explore Offshore Uruguay
into Uruguay further expands its extensive position in Latin-America. In neighbouring Brazil, Statoil operates the Peregrino field, the Pão de Açúcar discovery and holds a large portfolio of exploration acreage. Statoil is also present in Mexico, Nicaragua, Colombia, Venezuela and Suriname
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