Vår Energi Pre-Orders Subsea Systems to Accelerate Oil and Gas Developments
delivery time enabling opportunities for continuous fast-track deliveries into the Vår Energy project portfolio.Vår Energi has worked closely with its strategic subsea partners, OneSubsea, Ocean Installer and Saipem, on standardization and shortening of lead times to transform project developments. This is expected to further reduce project development time and cost. “Vår Energi has a high value early phase portfolio of more than 20 projects, with a target of developing projects from discovery to production in less than four years.“Efficient measures to shorten the
Petrodive to Expand Commercial Diving Activities to Asia Pacific Region
Diving company Petrodive has signed collaboration agreement with subsea services firm Seatech Engineering Maintenance to work together on commercial diving activities in Malaysia’s Sabah state, with the focus on oil and gas developments.To accomplish their objectives, both parties will establish a consultative framework to collaboratively develop underwater operations and working cooperation with various stakeholders."The signing of this agreement signals a new phase in expanding Petrodive's commercial diving activities in the Asia Pacific region," said Stéphane Troté
Harland & Wolff Inks Five-Year Contract with Global Oil Services Company
Harland & Wolff Group has signed a five-year master services agreement for the fabrication of large structures with oil services company supplying subsea infrastructure for global oil and gas developments.Harland & Wolff has received its first purchase order under that agreement to fabricate six subsea structures with a contract value of approximately $3.8 million (£3 million).The order comes from an unnamed client that supplies subsea equipment across major hydrocarbon basins around the globe, according to the company.These highly specialized structures are used in oil and gas platforms
DeepOcean, Akvaplan-niva to Use ROVs, USVs for Environmental Studies in Offshore Energy Space
Subsea services provider DeepOcean has signed a collaboration deal with Akvaplan-niva regarding the potential utilization of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and unmanned glider vehicles (USVs) to perform environmental studies for offshore wind and oil and gas developments. Akvaplan-niva is a subsidiary of the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA). The company provides advisory services, research and development, and analytical services for all water related topics.DeepOcean and Akvaplan-niva plan to work together, combining the field operations of DeepOcean’s autonomous vehicles
DNVGL: New Mooring Line Solution for Offshore Ops
suggests that they can be prone to failure within the first few years of installation.DNV GL’s Smart Mooring solution can be used instead of replacing failed sensors in brownfield offshore operations, or as a complete alternative to implementing sensor technology in greenfield offshore oil and gas developments. DNV GL’s experts developed the Smart Mooring solution by training a machine learning model to interpret the response of a vessel’s mooring system to a set of environmental conditions and are then able to determine which mooring line has failed.
British Subsea Expertise on Display in Brazil
;s largest oil and gas event, Rio Oil and Gas Expo and Conference this week. In partnership with the Department for International Trade and Scottish Development International, Subsea UK, will be seeking to establish stronger links between Brazil and the U.K. to exploit significant oil and gas developments, while exploring how new technology and better cooperation will help to drive the industry forward. Neil Gordon, chief executive of Subsea UK said, “British companies have been important players in the Brazilian market and should further expand their participation in the developmen
Aker Solutions, Det norske and Subsea 7 Form Development Alliance
Aker Solutions, Det norske oljeselskap and Subsea 7 agreed on a "one for all, all for one" collaboration model that marks a major shift in how an operator and its suppliers can work together on oil and gas developments offshore Norway. The alliance combines Det norske's exploration and production know-how with Aker Solutions' expertise in front end engineering, brownfield modifications and subsea systems and Subsea 7's capabilities in the engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning of subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF). It will enable the operator and suppliers
BP Awards Bibby Combined Diving Campaign
, working on four BP operations across three of its North Sea assets. The platforms involved include Central North Sea-based asset Bruce, east of Shetland-based Magnus, and the Mirren field, which is part of the Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP), one of the largest and most complex North Sea oil and gas developments of the past 20 years. The project, managed by the Bibby Offshore team, involves the supply of air and saturation diving support to perform operations including spool and flowline disconnection, evaluation and installation of conductor clamp guides, alignment clamp installation and modification
Fugro Secures North Sea Trenching Projects
sector, a contract with Bibby Offshore will see Fugro’s Q1400 trencher operating in both jetting and cutting modes to bury a new umbilical at the BP ETAP redevelopment. “Since launching the Q1400 system in 2012, Fugro has successfully completed numerous trenching projects at oil and gas developments and more recently at offshore wind developments. We are looking forward to continuing to demonstrate how our trenching capabilities can bring benefits to clients in both sectors,” said Mike Daniel, Construction and Installation Manager at Fugro Subsea Services
February 2025
