Interview: André Lima Cordeiro, Executive Manager, Subsea Systems, Petrobras
the initial phases of field development and technical and economical constraints did not allow the use of conventional seawater injection plants. In the Barracuda field, the use of a BMHSA with high differential pressure was mandatory to maximize the well oil flowrate, due to the lower efficiency of gas-lift. The main benefits of these systems are maximizing the production and oil recovery.”HISep. Image courtesy Petrobras.HISepBut Petrobras is always looking forward. It’s next milestone in this space is applying its HISep technology. This will be at the Mero field. Cordeiro explains: &ldquo
TechnipFMC Orders Oceaneering Connectors for Gulf of Mexico Projects
project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GoM).Oceaneering said that its M5 connector provides an easy-to-install, fly-to-place connection solution that enables injection of gas or chemicals into subsea infrastructure and serves as an access point for future subsea field intervention activities such as gas lift, chemical injection, well stimulation, hydrate remediation, flooding and venting operations, acid injection and scale squeeze.Oceaneering Rotator CTVs regulate the flow of chemicals—scale, wax, and corrosion inhibitors, for example—delivered to subsea production systems. Their functions
Airborne to Supply TCP Jumpers in Nigeria
Airborne Oil & Gas announced on Wednesday it has secured a contract with Addax Petroleum which will see the firm deliver two gas lift jumpers offshore Nigeria.The Netherlands headquartered business will supply two, 180-meter-long thermoplastic composite pipeline (TCP) jumpers to support the Sinopec subsidiary’s operations in the Okwori field, within an eight-week timeframe, marking the first permanent application of TCP products in the West Africa region, Airborne said.This is the first time one of its TCP technologies has been ordered through its newly launched “Jumper on Demand”
Jadestone Starts RLWI Work at Montara
intervention vessel was mobilized to the field on May 30, 2019, and, after conducting pre-work safety checks, is now operating at the Skua-11 well, as planned, the independent oil and gas company said.The RLWI program, which is said to be a first-of-its-kind project in Australia, is intended to restore gas lift to the Skua-11 and Swift-2 wells, perforate additional sands in the Swallow-1 well, and unlock new heel volumes in the Skua-11 well.Paul Blakeley, President and CEO, said, “I’m very pleased to see the start of the RLWI campaign, Jadestone’s first major reinvestment project at Montara
Subsea Templates Installed on Nova Field
and DEA.The Nova oil field, located in the Norwegian North Sea, 120 kilometers northwest of Bergen, is being developed with the two subsea templates tied back to the nearby Neptune-operated Gjøa platform in the North Sea. Gjøa will receive the well stream, and provide water injection and gas lift to the Nova field. A new module will be lifted onto Gjøa in 2020.Subsea 7’s Seven Arctic vessel sailed the two 300-metric-ton templates 45 kilometers from the base in Florø to the Nova field, before craning the structures 370 meters below the ocean surface. The templates were
TechnipFMC Wins Subsea Contract off Brazil
TechnipFMC said on Tuesday it has secured a contract to supply flexible pipes for oil production, gas lift and gas injection as well as associated accessories for the Lapa field, located in the pre-salt Santos Basin, under the BM-S-9A concession, at 2,150 meters of water depth offshore Brazil.The field will be connected to the floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO) Cidade de Caraguatatuba, already in operation.The deal was awarded by Total E&P do Brasil Ltda., on behalf of the Lapa Field Consortium, comprised of Total (35%), Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda. (30%), Repsol Sinopec
TechnipFMC Scores EPCI Work from Neptune
operated Gjøa facilities. TechnipFMC has been awarded a contract, worth between $250 million and $500 million, covering the delivery and installation of subsea equipment from the wellheads to the riser hang-off at Gjøa. This includes subsea templates, xmas trees, manifolds, production and gas lift pipelines, umbilicals, subsea structures and control systems) plus installation activities.The engineering and fabrication works have commenced and the first template will be installed in the third quarter of 2019 on the Duva field. The majority of the installation scope will be in 2020 with first
Skarfjell becomes tie-back to Gjøa
20 kilometers southwest of the Gjøa platform. DEA is partner in Gjoa, with a share of 8%. Based on the proposed plan, hydrocarbons from the Skarfjell reservoir will be transported from a subsea template to the Gjøa platform for processing and export. Gjøa would also provide gas lift services to the field and water injection for pressure support to a second template. Gjøa is also one of few fields in Norway with power from shore. This will minimise the environmental footprints from Skarfjell. The partnership will submit the concept select report to the authorities
Xodus Wins North Sea Subsea Work
of projects delivered for the operator over the last 18 months, including the concept, Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and detailed design studies for the Beryl field’s Far North Triassic (FNT) subsea tie-back, which was 4km in length. This consisted of a production flexible, gas lift flexible and an electro-hydraulic controls (EHC) umbilical tied back to the Beryl Bravo platform. In addition to performing the detailed design, Xodus also package managed the delivery of the production flexible on behalf of Apache and helped the operator to achieve first oil just 11 months
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