BOEM Announces New Rules for Protection of Shipwrecks
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has finalized new regulations to better protect shipwrecks and other cultural resources on the seabed from potential harm due to offshore oil and gas activities.The final rule requires lessees and operators to submit an archaeological report with any exploration or development plan they submit to BOEM for proposed activities on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The report must detail procedures for reporting the discovery of possible archaeological resources and how operations will avoid or minimize harm if archaeological resources are present.
Ramco Hooks Long-Term Pipe Servicing Contract with Equinor
of oil and gas pipes running from Equinor at Fjord Base in Florø to the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). From Sandnessjøen and Hammerfest, we have been allocated 100% of the volume.“This means we are establishing a new department at Polarbase in Hammerfest, a supply base for oil and gas activities in the Barents Sea. It's strategically important for us to be close to the Barents Sea, where the growth will occur," said says Arild Moe, CEO Ramco.This is the third time Ramco has entered a long-term contract with the energy giant Equinor, having had good cooperation since signing
Wind-Powered Offshore Drilling Rigs in Canada: Saitec, WESI Get Gov't Funding
approved funding for Waterford Energy Services Inc. (WESI) and Saitec Offshore's project designed to power offshore drilling rigs using a plug-and-play renewable energy solution.The funding program aimed to support programs that would help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from offshore oil and gas activities in Newfoundland and Labrador. The funds granted to the Saitec-WESI partnership come from a competitive process in which around under a hundred plans were assessed for a pool of $24.4 million."The partnership between WESI and Saitec brings together WESI’s offshore oil and gas engineering
BHGE Opens Subsea Center of Excellence
by a £4.9 million ($6.2 million) grant from the Scottish government, through Scottish Enterprise.According to BHGE, the campus enables it to offer product innovation from design to delivery from one location servicing customers globally. The advanced manufacturing technologies serve global oil and gas activities today and enable continuous product innovation and technology advancements for the future. And moving the new-build operations to one campus will bring greater efficiency and eliminate extra transportation between sites, BHGE said.Neil Saunders, CEO, BHGE Oilfield Equipment, said, &ldquo
Offshore AUV, ROV Market to Grow 18.2%
, simplicity in small ROV, low weight, reliability, low noise, and ease of packaging in comparison to mechanical propulsion systems, the report says.Geographically, the Middle East and Africa accounted for maximum share of 27% of global offshore AUV and ROV market, driven primarily by offshore oil and gas activities. Latin America is also expected to see strong growth, the report says.
Premier Oil Looking into PB3 PowerBuoy
.” Pieter voor de Poorte, Subsea Decommissioning Lead, of Premier Oil, said, “This technology aligns with our goals of increasing safety, efficiency and operational effectiveness through the development and utilization of the most advanced technologies that support our oil and gas activities. The PowerBuoy system will deliver on all these aspects and offer a step change in our decommissioning planning processes. It also opens up potential future applications for intelligent, remotely controlled small field developments.” Kirby added, “We believe the
ThunderFish Alpha AUV Delivered to Kraken
moves) also in civil hydrography, in addition to existing work in site and pipeline route surveys. North America will continue to dominate global AUV expenditure, predominantly on military unmanned technology. Africa and Latin America are set to experience the highest growth, driven by deepwater oil and gas activities in pre-salt areas. Demand in Asia will be varied with research activities in Japan, deepwater expenditure in India, Indonesia and Malaysia and military investment in China
Statoil Eyes Japan, US for Floating Wind Projects
. "We're looking to see if there's floating wind opportunities in California and Hawaii ... Japan is also a prime market for floating offshore wind," said Irene Rummelhoff, executive vice president of Statoil's New Energy Solutions business which deals with the company's non-oil and gas activities. She was speaking to Reuters on the sidelines of an industry conference in London. The turbines for Statoil's Hywind floating wind park off Scotland will be installed this summer and will be fully operational by the end of the year. Rummelhoff said floating wind
GoM Operators Evacuating Ahead of Storm
Enforcement (BSEE) said its Hurricane Response Team is activated and monitoring the operators’ activities, and will continue to work with offshore operators and other state and federal agencies until operations return to normal and the storm is no longer a threat to Gulf of Mexico oil and gas activities. Based on data from offshore operator reports submitted as of 11:30 a.m. CDT today, personnel have been evacuated from a total of six production platforms, equivalent to less than one percent (0.77 percent) of the 781 manned platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Personnel have
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