Deepest-Ever Subsea Compression Systems Come Online Offshore Norway (Video)
Two SLB OneSubsea subsea compressor stations recently came online at Shell’s Ormen Lange field, the second largest gas field in Norway, setting the record for the deepest installation of such systems ever.The SLB OneSubsea subsea compressor stations, installed more than 900 meters below sea level in Norwegian Sea, represent the deepest subsea compression system ever deployed.Gas is transmitted 120 kilometres to Shell’s Nyhamna processing plant onshore, also marking the longest subsea ‘step-out’ in history.Shell said the technology will unlock an additional 30 to 50 billion
Reach Subsea’s USV Heads to Australia for Work with Woodside Energy
Norwegian subsea services firm Reach Subsea has sent off its Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) Reach Remote 2 to Australia to deliver services for Woodside Energy.The Reach Remote 2 USV will perform reservoir monitoring on the Scarborough gas field, utilizing Reach Subsea’s proprietary gWatch technology.gWatch is a reservoir monitoring technology widely used across Norwegian gas fields. It measures time-lapse gravity and seafloor deformation to detect small changes in reservoir mass and pressure.These high-precision measurements significantly reduce uncertainty in gas reserves (GIIP) and aquifer
Fugro Lands Deepwater Gas Field Job in Southeast Asia
Fugro has signed a letter of award to perform a site characterization program for a deepwater gas field development in Southeast Asia.The contract award represents the largest geotechnical and geophysical survey project for Fugro in the Asia Pacific region to date, reflecting the positive momentum of deepwater developments in the region.The complex project builds on a combination of Fugro’s onshore, nearshore and offshore geophysical and geotechnical survey services.Geo-data acquisition is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2025, with fieldwork estimated to last approximately one year.
Woodside Accused of Greenwashing Over CCS Plans
statement is required.The proposed Browse carbon capture and storage (CCS) project would capture a compressed CO2 stream from onboard the two FPSOs proposed as part of the Browse to NWS Project. Woodside, as operator, is proposing to develop the Brecknock, Calliance and Torosa conventional natural gas fields located in the offshore Browse Basin, approximately 425km north of Broome.The proposal calls for infrastructure to transport, inject and permanently sequester up to 270 mmscfd (~14,200 tonnes of CO2 per day) into the Calliance Storage Formation (near Scott Reef) at an expected annual average injection
Subsea7 Secures IRM Job at Türkiye’s Sakarya Gas field
Offshore services firm Subsea7 has secured a ‘sizeable’ contract by Turkish Petroleum Offshore Technology Center (TP-OTC) to provide inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services for the Sakarya gas field development in the Black Sea.The contract scope includes project management and engineering executed and managed from Subsea7 offices in Türkiye and Scotland, as well as the provision of equipment, including two work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs).Also, Subsea7 will be in charge of sourcing the construction personnel onboard TP-OTC’s light construction vessel
Saipem’s Castorone Vessel on Its Way to Türkiye’s Largest Gas Field
to a 16-inch intrafiled pipeline of about 21 km at the same depth.In the second half of 2022, Saipem successfully completed the first phase of the Sakarya pipeline development project, which had been awarded by TP - OTC in 2021, with the laying of deepwater pipeline.Sakarya is the largest natural gas field discovered in Türkiye, located approximately 150 kilometers off the coast of Ereğli.For phase 2 of the Sakarya project, Castorone will be tasked with offshore pipeline installation operations.Built in 2012, the vessel is 330 meters long and 40 meters wide. It is one of the largest and most
Norway's Government Taking Control of Gas Pipeline Network
stakes of 5% in both the Nyhamna processing plant and the Polarled pipeline.Oil major Shell agreed to sell its remaining 2% stake in the Nyhamna plant, marking a further retreat by the group from the Norwegian continental shelf.The sale did not affect Shell's position as operator of the Ormen Lange gas field, nor its role of technical service provider to Nyhamna, the company said in a statement.North Sea Infrastructure (NSI) and M Vest Energy, who hold ownership shares in Nyhamna and Polarled respectively, did not agree to a sale and maintain their stakes in the assets.However, the government still
Trinidad and Venezuela Set to Launch Seismic Survey at Joint Gas Fields
Seismic work at offshore gas fields shared by Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago is expected to start in the coming days, the Caribbean country's energy minister Stuart Young said on Friday on social media.Venezuela in July issued a 20-year license allowing the development of its side of the reservoir, the Cocuina field. The U.S. earlier this year also authorized the project, to be developed by Britain's BP and Trinidad's National Gas Company.The Cocuina and Manakin fields, whose Venezuelan portion belongs to the idled offshore gas project Plataforma Deltana, has 1 trillion cubic feet of
J+S Subsea Delivers Control Systems for Canadian Oil and Gas Project
Subsea controls specialist J+S Subsea has completed its first project in Canada, which involved the supply of three subsea battery-powered control systems to maintain integrity of the subsea electrical infrastructure at an offshore oil and gas field.J+S Subsea systems will maintain integrity of the subsea electrical infrastructure when topside electrical power is unavailable, the company said.The project has been delivered through a collaborative approach involving Viper Innovations, Verlume, Richmond Mills Fabrication and MH Engineering (Fife), as well as J+S Subsea.The scope included the design
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