Shearwater in 'Pioneering' Seismic Survey Project Offshore Norway
Norway was approved by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy in June.OMV submitted the plan to the Norwegian authorities on behalf of the Norwegian Sea license partners in December 2022. The Berling was previously known as the Iris Hades discoveries."Berling is one of our key natural gas development projects and is geared to increase the share of natural gas in our portfolio as outlined in OMV’s Strategy 2030. The gas and condensate volumes are expected to further strengthen Norway’s position as an important European supplier of natural gas,” Berislav Gaso, Executive Vice
Record Year for PanGeo Subsea's Acoustic Corer
cores were migrated into a single high-resolution 3D acoustic volumetric data set, identifying buried infrastructure at depths up to 60 meters below the mudline. Following the completion of the US project, the AC was mobilized to a site in the Dutch North Sea, where it surveyed seven locations for a gas development, Kraken Robotics said.This survey was to locate and image buried boulders greater than 0.5 meters within the sub-seabed and map the depth of lithological boundaries, correlating them with geotechnical properties. The AC is currently deployed to the Baltic Sea, surveying 30 locations at a wind
GOM Geotechnical Coring Program Completed for NOAA OER Expedition
to help answer questions about areas of the continental shelf that were once exposed as dry land.Throughout time, global sea level has risen and fallen, alternately covering and exposing the land. Today, the Gulf of Mexico is largely known for its shrimping, fishing, and extensive offshore oil and gas development, but evidence of the earliest Gulf coast inhabitants could be preserved, buried under sediment and sea. But on a continental shelf where approximately 40 million acres could have been dry land in the last 12,000 years, where do you start looking?”The NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and
Fugro Inspecting Cygnus Subsea Structures
;s southern North Sea.Under the contract awarded by oil and gas company Neptune Energy, Fugro will inspect subsea infrastructure including pipelines and umbilicals, spools and communication cables, and carry out standard structural surveys of the Neptune-operated Cygnus gas platform jackets.The giant gas development was brought online in late 2016 and consists of four platforms. Neptune operates Cygnus with 38.75% stake, with Spirit Energy owning 61.25%.Fugro will deploy Remotely Operated Vehicles from the Edda Sun vessel to carry out the inspection work. Data processors, who would traditionally review
Aker Solutions, Equinor Sign LoI for Askeladd Subsea System
Norway's Aker Solutions has received a letter of intent from Equinor to deliver the subsea production system for the Askeladd Vest natural gas development in the Barents Sea in northern Norway.The development of Askeladd Vest is phase two of the multi-phased Snøhvit gas development in the Barents Sea."We are pleased to extend the series of deliveries to Equinor under the NCS 2017+ framework agreement," said Luis Araujo, chief executive officer of Aker Solutions. He said: "The Askeladd Vest subsea production system is based on our standard technology and products currently
Proserv Subsea Controls for IOG's SNS Development
. The system will consist of a master control station, subsea control module, subsea distribution, and instrumentation.The Elgood gas field is part of the Blythe Hub, which is situated 35km off the coast of Norfolk in the Southern North Sea and expected to come onstream in 2021.IOG's North Sea Gas Development Plan ApprovedElgood is being co-developed with the nearby Blythe field as a single subsea well tied back to an unmanned platform at Blythe. The field was discovered by Enterprise Oil in 1991 and is 50% owned and operated by IOG, with the remaining 50% interest belonging to CalEnergy Resources
IOG Taps Subsea 7 for North Sea Project SURF
Elgood fields through a total of five wells with gas transported onshore via the Thames Pipeline. Andrew Hockey, CEO of IOG, commented: "We are pleased to be working with Subsea 7, a globally recognized leader in offshore energy services, for the SURF scope of Phase 1 of our core UK SNS gas development. They will be an important contractor for IOG in ensuring safe and efficient Phase 1 execution, which includes the offshore pipelay campaign being prepared for the second half of this year. We have already been working with Subsea 7 for several months under a pre-contractual arrangement and
Saipem Wins Subsea Contract in Guyana
Reel-lay.Stefano Cao, Saipem’s CEO, said, “The award of this new contract strengthens Saipem’s presence in Guyana. The long-term basis of our cooperation with our clients is at the very foundation of our business model. Working with ExxonMobil, especially on the continued oil & gas development projects in Guyana, represents both an opportunity and a responsibility to preserve our relationship with stakeholders through sustainable performance. Our relentless attention to safety, environment, innovation and cost efficiency are key to consolidate our position as one of the leading companies
TechnipFMC to Split into Two Companies
merged with rival FMC Technologies, creating a leading London-based offshore services company with combined revenue of $20 billion. That deal closed near the nadir of an oil-price crash, when U.S. crude futures fell to about $26 a barrel and prompted cutbacks in spending on new offshore oil and gas development projects.Shares of TechnipFMC rose more than 6% before paring gains to 4.3% shortly before the close.Company names after the spin-off were not disclosed.Although the 2017 Technip-FMC Technologies merger was successful, Chief Executive Doug Pferdehirt said the spin-off would improve flexibility
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