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TechnipFMC to Supply Subsea Production System for Shell’s Nigerian Deepwater Project

, controls, and services.Shell recently made a final investment decision (FID) on deepwater Bonga North development, which will be a subsea tie-back to the Shell-operated Bonga Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) facility which the company operates with a 55% interest.Shell Makes FID for Deepwater Oil Project Off Nigeria“Shell was the first to adopt our Subsea 2.0 configure-to-order solution, and continues to deploy it across multiple basins—underscoring its commitment to the technology globally. This award further positions us for future deepwater opportunities in the region,&rdquo

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Enbridge to Build Pipelines for BP’s US Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Oil Project

Canadian pipeline company Enbridge has secured an agreement with BP to build, own, and operate crude oil and natural gas pipelines in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico for the recently sanctioned Kaskida development.The crude oil pipeline, named the Canyon Oil Pipeline System (Canyon Oil), will be a combination of 24-inc and 26-inch pipe with capacity of 200,000 barrels per day.It will originate in the Keathley Canyon area and deliver crude to the existing Green Canyon 19 platform, operated by Shell Pipeline Company for ultimate delivery to the Louisiana market.The natural gas pipeline, named the Canyon Gathering

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Preparing for Floating Wind – Leveraging the Oil & Gas Supply Chain

Examining similarities and differences between the deepwater oil & gas and the emerging floating wind segment.There has been much excitement around the potential for the offshore wind industry to access deeper water sites through the deployment of floating wind technology.Further, there has been much discussion around the development and deployment of disruptive technologies to leverage the opportunity of floating wind. However, in the short- to medium-term, there is insufficient time to mature early-stage concepts to the high degree of technical readiness that will satisfy classification societies

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DeepOcean Gets Subsea Services Job at Woodside’s Sangomar Field

Oil and Gas Services SARL will be engaged to deliver the scope of work.The frame agreements are awarded DeepOcean’s subsidiary Searov Offshore which will work jointly with DeepOcean’s office in Séte, France, and Teranga Oil and Gas to plan and execute the services.The Sangomar deepwater oil field is located 100 kilometers south of Dakar, Senegal, which started production in June 2024.Woodside Achieves First Oil at Sangomar“We have extensive experience from similar IMR operations offshore West Africa, but this is our first project offshore Senegal and with Woodside. We look

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US Supplier to Provide Subsea Wellhead Systems for Woodside’s Trion

;s Mexican Villahermosa facility will play a crucial role in supporting the Trion project."We are pleased to play a pivotal role in this significant project with Woodside. This partnership underscores the success of our innovative solutions, supporting the milestone of Mexico's first deepwater oil production with the Trion project," said Don Underwood, Vice President - Subsea Products at Dril-Quip.Woodside made final investment decision (FID) for Trion project in June 2023. Woodside is the operator with a 60% participating interest and PEMEX holds the remaining 40%.Trion field will

The FPSO offshore floating platform for oil production off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The structure is designed for ice conditions and deep wells. See Less
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Floating Production – A Growing Segment in Transition

The specialized deepwater oil & gas and floating offshore wind segments will share many of the same stakeholders and supply chains, competing for increasingly scarce resources.To receive a full version of Inteletus analysis, click hereThe established floating production segment is forecast to experience continued growth through this decade, driving demand for, among other things, moorings, subsea systems, umbilicals, risers, flowlines and the large anchor handlers and subsea support vessels that will install and maintain the elements.At the same time, the floating wind segment will move from

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CRP Subsea Secures ‘Sizeable’ Supply Deal for GoM Ultra-Deepwater Oil Field

CRP Subsea, an AIS company, has been awarded a ‘sizable’ contract from a major engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) company for ultra-deepwater oilfield development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The contract entails the provision of vortex induced vibration (VIV) suppression strakes and buoyancy modules for an unnamed company.CRP Subsea will supply over 5 kilometers of Tri-Strakes Lite, to provide VIV suppression to three steel catenary risers (SCRs) and two flowline jumpers.Anti-fouling will be applied to the Tri-Strakes for use on specified sections of the risers

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CRP Subsea Put to Work at Brazilian Oil Field

CRP Subsea, an AIS company, has secured a ‘substantial contract’ for the supply of distributed buoyancy modules (DBMs) to a deepwater oil field project in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.CRP Subsea secured was hired by a leading energy technology company, whose name was not disclosed.The company DBMs will be utilised on a flexible production riser transporting oil from the subsea facility to the floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel above.Specifically engineered, the DBMs will establish a dynamic subsea lazy-wave configuration to mitigate the top tension on the FPSO.

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CRP Subsea Secures 'Major' Contract for Deepwater Oil Field Project in Brazil

UK-based CRP Subsea has recently won a "major" contract from an unnamed "leading energy technology company," AIS, CRP's parent company, said this week.CRP Subsea will deliver 333 distributed buoyancy modules (DBMs) for a deepwater oil field project located in the pre-salt Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.Distributed buoyancy modules (DBMs) are typically used between structures and a surface vessel or platform, providing uplift generated by a two-part buoyancy element and a clamp.For this latest contract, CRP Subsea’s DBMs will be used on three flexible production risers that

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