TechnipFMC to Supply Subsea Production System for Shell’s Nigerian Deepwater Project
of oil a day, with first oil anticipated by the end of the decade.SNEPCo (55%) operates the Bonga field in partnership with Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria (20%), Nigerian Agip Exploration (12.5%), and TotalEnergies Exploration and Production Nigeria (12.5%), on behalf of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC)
TechnipFMC Bags $1B Contract with Petrobras
, power distribution, as well as life of field services.For TechnipFMC, a 'major' contract is over $1 billion. This award will be included in first quarter subsea inbound orders.The contract a tender process and aligns with research and development guidance established by the Brazilian National Petroleum Agency (ANP).TechnipFMC, in partnership with Petrobras, has advanced the qualification of some of the core technologies needed to deliver the HISEP (High Pressure Separation) process entirely subsea, several of which are proprietary and will be used in other subsea applications.These include
Thai Oil Giant Joins for Renewable Subsea Power Project in Scotland
the coast of Orkney, aims to show how green technologies can be combined to provide reliable low carbon power and communications to subsea equipment, offering a cost-effective alternative to umbilical cables, which are carbon intensive with long lead times to procure and install.PTTEP is the Thai national petroleum exploration and production company and operates in numerous countries worldwide. The business has a stated ambition to build readiness for the energy transition and to explore opportunities in renewable energy.PTTEP will now join project leads Mocean Energy and Verlume to become consortium
James Fisher and NMDC Ink Deal to Partner on Marine and Subsea Projects
to deliver major projects across multiple sectors, markets and geographies, the firms said.The partners will initially focus on diving opportunities within the Middle East region through James Fisher’s subsidiary James Fisher Subtech and the NMDC Group’s wholly owned subsidiary, National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC).Eoghan O'Lionaird, Chief Executive Officer, James Fisher and Sons plc, said, “By leveraging NMDC’s extensive engineering capabilities, offshore asset base and financial strength, coupled with James Fisher’s geographic breadth, established market
Baker Hughes Flexible Pipe: Reinventing the Familiar for Subsea Production
In 2017, the Brazil National Petroleum Agency (ANP) issued a failure mode alert: stress corrosion cracking (SCC-CO2) triggered by the presence of CO2 in high-pressure pre-salt conditions had been identified as the cause of broken tensile armor wires on a certain flexible pipe installation. Relatively common in other applications where carbon steel is subject to high CO2 concentrations, this failure mode was unknown in flexible pipe – and it presented a major challenge for operators in Brazil’s extensive pre-salt fields.Flexible pipes have played an important role in Brazil’s history
Deploying ROVs and AUVs from USVs
2014, have been providing what they call remote surface vessels (RSVs) into the oil and gas industry since 2012, in marine survey operations in the Middle East.Marine Tech started investigating the possibility of adding ROV capabilities to its RSVs in 2016, through a project with Abu Dhabi’s National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) Survey & Diving team. NPCC wanted a solution for survey and monitoring missions, including in hazardous or restricted areas, that could launch and recover an ROV.L3 Harris UK’s C-Worker 7 working with an ROV off the UK’s south coast. Photos from L3
Deploying ROVs and AUVs from USVs
2014, have been providing what they call remote surface vessels (RSVs) into the oil and gas industry since 2012, in marine survey operations in the Middle East.Marine Tech started investigating the possibility of adding ROV capabilities to its RSVs in 2016, through a project with Abu Dhabi’s National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) Survey & Diving team. NPCC wanted a solution for survey and monitoring missions, including in hazardous or restricted areas, that could launch and recover an ROV.Magali Mouries, a co-founder of Marine Tech and also its Commercial Manager, says, “They wanted
CNPC Wins $1.6 Bln Seismic Survey Deals from ADNOC
State-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said on Thursday it had awarded contracts worth 5.88 billion dirhams ($1.6 billion) to an affiliate of China National Petroleum Company (CNPC) to conduct the world’s largest 3D onshore and offshore seismic survey.The contract was awarded to CNPC subsidiary BGP Inc.The survey will cover an area up to 53,000 square km, ADNOC said in a statement."The company continues to identify and unlock new opportunities and maximize value from its hydrocarbon resources and deliver on its 2030 smart growth strategy," ADNOC said.(Reporting by Rania El
Peru Will Likely Create Pacific Ocean Reserve in 2019
commercial fish species, according to the document.The companies that have exploration or drilling rights inside the borders of the proposed reserve include Savia Peru - a joint venture of Ecopetrol and Korea National Oil Corp - BPZ Exploracion & Produccion, Karoon Gas Australia Ltd and China National Petroleum Corporation.(Reporting by Mitra Taj; editing by Jonathan Oatis
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