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Superior Survey ROV for subsea survey work (Credit: Siv Marit Hynne Lea)

DeepOcean Gets Pipelines Inspection Job in North Sea

for transportation of gas.The latest contract is an additional award under DeepOcean’s frame agreement with Equinor for the provision of offshore survey services.“Equinor is the largest operator on the NCS and Europe’s leading energy provider through both oil and gas and renewable energy assets. We are proud to continue to support Equinor with subsea services in the North Sea. We will utilise the vessel Edda Flora with our Superior Survey ROV to perform the survey work,” said Trond Hagland, Commercial Manager - Survey & Inspection at DeepOcean.The Superior Survey ROV is equipped

Øyvind Mikaelsen, CEO of DeepOcean (left) and Stig Arne Nordli Andersen, CEO of Btwn (right) (Credit: DeepOcean)

DeepOcean Bolsters Digital Subsea Offer with Btwn Acquisition

these efforts to the benefit of our customers.“Further, our cooperation with the Remota JV, which provides Remote Operations Centers for maritime and offshore operations, complements this offering. Our primary focus is to help reduce operating costs and emissions for operators of offshore energy assets,” said Mikaelsen

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Azule Energy to Use FutureOn’s Digital Twin Software on Four Oil Projects

Green FPSO SolutionThe contract builds on FutureOn’s longstanding relationship with both BP and Eni. The FieldTwin platform enabes collaborative and integrated working, accelerates timelines, and helps in achieving cost efficiencies and de-risking activities across the life cycle of offshore energy assets, according to FutureOn.“FieldTwin excels when used for the development of deepwater brownfield expansions and developments like those being pioneered by Azule Energy. Angola is poised for significant investment in deepwater projects to support continued growth of oil production, which has

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DeepOcean Deploys Its First Autonomous Drone for Inspection of Offshore Structures

of subsea structures as hundreds of similar structures are installed on a single field development with very similar inspection requirements.“The AID can perform pre-programmed inspections of all subsea assets. This means that significant value can be created for operators of offshore energy assets when the same inspection scope can be repeated year on year,” adds Craig Cameron.A key enabler for the ability to perform programmed, autonomous inspection work is the creation of digital twins of subsea infrastructure, DeepOcean said.DeepOcean has developed a digital twin platform where

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Solstad, DeepOcean and Østensjø Launch Remote Ops Venture

and Østensjø already have the technologies, competence and assets in place, but teaming up will further enhance the capacity, growth prospects and market penetration of our remote operations offering,” said Lars Peder Solstad, CEO of Solstad Offshore. “Operators of offshore energy assets have challenged the supplier industry to deliver even more cost-efficient services. This is our response.”Håvard Framnes, Investment Director of Østensjø, said, “Remote operations are key to unlocking huge emission reductions and cost savings from the marine and

Pseudo dry gas system in testing ©Worley (File Photo)

UWA Engineers Supporting Worley's Enhanced Subsea Gas Tieback Project

;Through our partnerships with leading providers of industry-standard simulation tools – used for both engineering design and real-time management – the University has a track record of delivering unique extension capabilities to help manage operating risks and improve the reliability of energy assets.”The subsea system, a pseudo dry gas (PDG) liquid removal system, separates natural gas from the condensate and water in the production stream.Worley Gets Funding for Enhanced Subsea Gas Tieback ProjectThe separation reduces back pressure in the pipeline and the shape of the resistance

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Fugro's Augmented Reality Camera to Assist with Sepetiba FPSO Mooring

the successful deployment of our QuickVision technology on the Mero 1 project. It is Fugro’s goal to be the partner of choice for subsea services, delivering innovative solutions for complex installation and construction projects that contribute to the responsible development of Brazil’s energy assets.”Mero 1 and Mero 2 projects are part of the Mero field under Libra Consortium responsibility, in which Petrobras is the operator (40 %) with the following partners: Shell Brasil (20 %), TotalEnergies (20 %), CNODC (10 %) and CNOOC Limited (10 %), together with state-owned company Pré

Formosa 1 OWP Deploys RSL O&M

assets."We are excited and humbled by the opportunity to support Formosa 1 on their journey of establishing the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in Taiwan," says Natalie Dencker, Co-Founder at Renewable Strategy."Our system will support the crucial work of getting renewable energy assets to reach their full potential," Natalie added.The Formosa 1 project, Taiwan's first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, is located approximately 2-6 km from shore of Miaoli in the Taiwan Strait. Phase 1 has operated commercially since 2017, with a capacity of 8 MW.The phase 2 has been

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Ineos to Upgrade Forties Pipeline

Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe's petrochemicals company Ineos said on Wednesday it would spend 1 billion pounds ($1.33 billion) on UK energy assets, including the Forties pipeline, which carries almost half of Britain's oil and gas from the North Sea.Ineos said it would invest 500 million pounds on overhauling its ageing Forties pipeline, which has been in service since 1975 and can carry up to 600,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil.Founder and chairman Ratcliffe, Britain's richest man, said the investment underscored the company's commitment to its UK-based businesses."Ineos is a

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