Shearwater to Monitor Production at Equinor’s Two Oil and Gas Fields
Shearwater GeoServices has secured two 4D monitoring projects from Equinor for the Mariner field in the UK North Sea and the Heidrun field in the Norwegian Sea offshore Norway.Shearwater will deploy its Isometrix technology for both surveys, applying 4D seismic monitoring to detect reservoir dynamics over time, for optimizing reservoir management and enhancing production efficiency.This will be the fourth Isometrix deployment for Mariner, complementing previous monitor surveys in 2020 and 2022, and the third for Heidrun, following surveys in 2018 and 2021.The surveys are expected to take two months
Decom Engineering Enters Australia with Triple Contract Win
;s North West Shelf, operating at around 500-meter water depths."The award of these three contracts by major operators is a clear signal that our commitment to the Australian decommissioning sector is being rewarded."With the extensive track-record Decom has established on projects in the UK North Sea, Africa and Asia, we judged that now was the right time for us to enter the Australian market and we are keen to be part of the sector's journey to sustainability,” said Sean Conway, Decom’s managing director.In time, Decom also plans to introduce its Pipe Coating Removal (PCR)
Optime Subsea Reels In Equinor’s Rosebank Deal
Norway-based Optime Subsea has signed a contract with Equinor for the delivery of its Remote Operated Controls System (ROCS) for the Rosebank field in the UK North Sea.The contract represents a significant step forward for Optime Subsea, which will collaborate with operator Equinor and its partner Ithaca on the Rosebank project – considered to be the UK's largest undeveloped offshore field.The ROCS system, developed by Optime Subsea, transforms the installation of production tubing in subsea wells by eliminating the need for umbilicals.According to the company, this results in significantly
Decom Engineering Develops Its Largest Chopsaw Yet for Subsea Pipe Cutting
up to 46”, and it can cut a wide range of materials, including inconel alloys, duplex, and concrete.According to Decom Engineering, its new Chopsaw, can be operated in water depths of up to 2,000 meters and is currently deployed on its first project on behalf of a global energy company on a UK North Sea workscope, which involves cutting large surface-laid pipelines (36") with 57mm concrete coating, along with other large pipelines."With the ability to cut in any orientation, the C1-46 is capable of multiple cuts per blade (20-100), resulting in large cost savings and increased efficiency
Windfarm Site Overlap Spat Resolved
BP and Orsted resolved a dispute over an overlapping zone in the UK North Sea between the BP-led Endurance carbon capture project and the Danish firm's planned Hornsea 4 windfarm, the companies said in a letter published by UK authorities.Britain granted preliminary licences for both proposed projects more than a decade ago, when an overlap of about 110 sq km on the sea floor was not seen as posing an insurmountable obstacle to either technology.At the heart of the issue is the risk of boats used to monitor carbon leaks colliding with wind turbines fixed to the sea floor.In previous
UK: ORE Catapult, NZTC Team Up to Help Power Oil & Gas Platforms with Floating Wind
clean electricity to power oil and gas installations. It will also investigate the opportunity for these integrated energy projects to support the broader development of floating offshore wind projects and technologies," ORE Catapult said in a statement.Crown Estate Scotland Opens Process to Cut UK North Sea Oil and Gas EmissionsAccording to ORE Catapult, some of the outputs of the program will include: examining the potential energy resource available from the proposed INTOG leasing areas; what type of grid infrastructure might be needed to support developments; how the developments could best engage
NSNR Taps Shearwater for Devil’s Hole Horst Prospect Survey
Marine seismic survey contractor Shearwater GeoServices has won a contract for a 3D survey of the Devil’s Hole Horst prospect in the UK North Sea by North Sea Natural Resources (“NSNR”).The towed streamer survey covers approximately 1,586 sq km and will be carried out by the SW Bly vessel, with the one-month project starting imminently.“We are glad to welcome NSNR as a new Shearwater client and look forward to executing a safe, efficient survey to provide geophysical data over the prospect. The award is a continuation of the strong seasonal activity we are experiencing in UK
Decom Engineering Wins Contracts in UK North Sea and W. Africa
Northern Ireland-based Decom Engineering has said it has won two contracts worth more than £300,000 in the North Sea and offshore West Africa. strengthening their reputation as a leading provider of decommissioning services.The company said it had designed and developed a range of cold cutting saws which are deployed on a variety of energy sector decommissioning projects which require pipelines and associated infrastructure to be safely removed.The UK Continental Shelf contract is a conductor recovery and removal project deployed topside on a vessel and Decom’s C1 Chopsaw is expected to
Decarbonization: Geothermal Study Launched to Repurpose Old North Sea Wells
CeraPhi’s technology.The study, supported by the Net Zero Technology Centre in Aberdeen, will cover the initial phase of a staged process to determine how retrofitted wells can reduce the carbon footprint of an operating platform. The study will use EnQuest’s Magnus platform in the UK North Sea as the base case, for which Petrofac is also an operations and maintenance contractor.Petrofac’s topside engineering team will collaborate with CeraPhi’s subsurface engineering team to incorporate CeraPhi’s advanced closed loop technology, CeraPhiWell, that is designed to fit
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