Saipem Scoops $500+ Mln EPCI Contracts
Phase 1 developments. The scope of work includes the EPCI of risers, production flowlines, jumpers and the installation of a subsea production system (SPS) in water depths ranging between 400 and 600 meters to be carried out by Saipem vessels FDS and Saipem 3000.In the same region, specifically in Equatorial Guinea, Saipem has also signed a contract with Noble Energy for the offshore installation of a 70-kilometer gas pipeline connecting the Alen Platform to Punta Europa on the coast.Additional minor contracts awarded are related to the decommissioning of existing infrastructures located in the Thistle
Saipem Wins $100 Mln Pipeline Contract
Equatorial Guinea has awarded a $90-$100 million contract to build a 70 km subsea pipeline linking the Noble Energy operated Alen Unit to the country's Punta Europa petrochemical hub to Italian firm Saipem , the oil ministry said on Thursday.The first gas is expected to be delivered from the project early in 2021, said oil minister Gabriel Obiang Lima in a statement.(Reporting by Wendell Roelf; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
TechnipFMC Resolves US and Brazil Probes
by former employees, does not reflect the core values of our company today," said TechnipFMC chairman and CEO Doug Pferdehirt.As previously disclosed, TechnipFMC has also been cooperating with an investigation by the French Parquet National Financier (PNF) related to historical projects in Equatorial Guinea and Ghana."To date, this investigation has not reached resolution. TechnipFMC remains committed to finding a resolution with the PNF and will maintain a $70 million provision related to this investigation," TechnipFMC added in a statement.(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta, Editing by
Wood Group Bags Hess Contract in Malaysia
. Technical services covering brownfield engineering, risk-based inspection, integrity management and computerised maintenance management system support are also included. The contract builds on Wood Group's 15 year global relationship with Hess. This includes ongoing support contracts in Equatorial Guinea and the Gulf of Mexico. Dave Stewart, CEO for Wood Group's Asset Life Cycle Solutions business in the Eastern Hemisphere, said: "This contract to support Hess' significant greenfield facilities in Malaysia, demonstrates the proven success of our integrated approach on this key client's
GOSL Picks Up Nexus USBL Positioning Systems
beacons from Applied Acoustics. The larger beacons are most often mounted on the GOSL work class ROVs, such as its Argus Mariner or its Super Mohawk , but are also used to track divers during inspection work, for example during a subsea Hose Change Out Project that took place in waters offshore Equatorial Guinea. One of the most recent projects using one of GOSL’s Nexus systems was a Mattress & Spool Piece Installation in Escravos, offshore Nigeria. Here the Nexus system was deployed for both underwater accurate positioning of the mattresses within tight tolerances and diver monitoring
Equatorial Guinea Blames Schlumberger for Quitting LNG project
Equatorial Guinea's energy minister on Monday said U.S. company Schlumberger walked away from talks with Ophir over the development of the Fortuna LNG project because it wanted to "monopolize everything." But Gabriel Obiang Lima said he was confident the project would go ahead and be successful, with Equatorial Guinea taking an equity stake via its state-owned companies. (Reporting by Wendell Roelf; Editing by Ed Stoddard)
Fugro to Survey off Equatorial Guinea
Fugro has been awarded a contract by Ophir Equatorial Guinea (Block R) Limited for the provision of survey services for the development of large scale assets and infrastructure offshore Equatorial Guinea. Under the contract Fugro will deploy three of its specialist vessels - Fugro Searcher, Fugro Scout and Fugro Frontier – to perform autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) surveys as well as geotechnical, environmental and metocean surveys. The survey program will take place at the Fortuna Project to the west of Bioko Island, where Ophir is planning a large FLNG installation and
Offshore Mooring Replacement Completed
InterMoor Inc., an Acteon company and part of its foundations and moorings business, finished replacing critical components in an FPU mooring system offshore Equatorial Guinea on schedule, enabling the prime contractor, Boskalis, to expand the InterMoor work scope. The original contract covered replacing old mooring chains and wire ropes for eight of the 12 mooring lines along with two drag anchors on Mobil Equatorial Guinea Inc.’s (MEGI’s) Zafiro Producer floating production unit. During the operation, Boskalis contracted InterMoor to replace an additional mooring line. &nbs
Wave Glider – Ocean Monitoring in Motion
over 450,000 nautical miles (almost a round trip to the moon),” says Sudhir Pai. Liquid Robotics Oil and Gas owned Wave Gliders have been active in working with operators around the world. “They have been used all over the world. Specifically, Western Australia, North Sea, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Uruguay, Gulf of Mexico, Alaska and arctic regions are a few areas of operations for Liquid Robotics Oil & Gas. We are just getting ready to deploy systems in Brazil for the first time.” Schlumberger was quick to see the potential behind the Wave Glider system as a data acquisition
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