LLOG Taps ABL for Marine Warranty Services at Salamanca Project in Gulf of Mexico
Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been awarded a contract by LLOG Exploration to provide marine warranty survey (MWS) services for the subsea development of the Salamanca project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The Salamanca development project envisages the build-out of the Leon and Castille oil fields in water depths ranging from 1,800 to 2,000 meters.The subsea portion of the project includes the installation of three infield subsea pipeline systems, as well as the design and fabrication of subsea structures. The pipelines will run from the wellsite to the Salamanca floating production facility
China Puts First ‘Home-Made’ Subsea Xmas Tree Into Operation
first domestically developed subsea Xmas tree.CNOOC’s subsea Xmas tree is 3.5 meters long, 3.2 meters wide and 3 meters high, with an overall weight of nearly 22 tons.It is a piece of equipment used in subsea production systems in the offshore oil industry, can efficiently increase oil output of oilfields. The Xmas tree is able to pump seawater with a maximum pressure of about 17 MPa into the reservoir, to increase the overall oil production.To remind, CNOOC recently started production from its Suizhong 36-1/Luda 5-2 discovery, located in Liaodong Bay of Bohai Sea.The project is expected to achieve
LOTOS Petrobaltic Selects Saab Seaeye Leopard ROV for Subsea Work in Polish Oil Fields
LOTOS Petrobaltic, part of ORLEN, has ordered Saab’s Seaeye Leopard work-class ROV to service subsea infrastructure within Poland’s B3 and B8 oil fields in the Baltic Sea."After evaluating other work vehicles on the market, LOTOS Petrobaltic chose the Seaeye Leopard for its versatility and ability to accommodate far more equipment options for a wider range of tasks. Current tasks include the comprehensive inspection of underwater structures, construction cleaning, cutting, dredging for inspection, basic support for head installations and support for diving teams," Saab Seaeye said.
Forum Delivers Three Work-class ROVs to Brazil's OceanPact
of its 200HP Perry XLX-C work-class ROVs to Brazil-based OceanPact.The ROVs built at FET’s UK facility at Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, will be deployed across two of OceanPact’s vessels to support inspection, repair, and maintenance services for the state-owned oil company’s oilfields (Petrobras)."The 3,000 m depth rated compact 200HP XLX-C delivers the high performance of a work-class vehicle in a smaller form. The vehicles benefit from an impressive high flow auxiliary hydraulic circuit combined with a high payload capacity to carry additional tools and sensors," FET
NOC's Boaty McBoatface Monitors Marine Environment at North Sea Oil Fields
The UK-based National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has started conducting research with the robot submarine ‘Boaty McBoatface’ on end-of-life oil fields off the coast of the Shetland Islands to help monitor and protect the marine environment in the North Sea and to support industry transition towards its net-zero targets. The underwater robot will be exploring several oil and gas structures, including NW Hutton and Miller, as well as the Braemar Pockmarks Marine Protected Area, and, according to NOC, revolutionizing the way in which marine surveys are undertaken.The Autonomous Techniques
Brazil's Oceanica Buys Two FET ROVs for Deepwater Work with Petrobras
its prospective clients. It boasts an impressive high pressure auxiliary hydraulic circuit, paired with a high payload capacity to carry additional tools and sensors," FET said.The ROV systems will be utilized by Oceanica to support inspection, repair, and maintenance services in Petrobras’ oilfields. "These new orders follow the successful integration of a Perry XLX delivered to Oceanica in 2020. This marked the first time Rio De Janeiro-based company added a work-class ROV to its fleet in its 40-year history," FET added.Credit: FE
Putting Power on the Seafloor is a Fuel Cell Future
meeting real-world applications without the need for operator intervention,” says Warnock. “By integrating the system with a hydraulic pumping unit, this demonstration illustrated to the operators the feasibility of having a stand-by energy source for providing pressurized working fluid to oil fields for rapid intervention. The testing highlighted the flexibility of the Subsea Supercharger in terms of user load profiles by only supplying power as required. The demonstration also proved ease of deployment, set up and recovery. The entire system was loaded and deployed in a couple of hours without
Subsea Tiebacks: A Troll with a Kinder Surprise
Phase 3 project.Troll – a big project from day one.Despite the low break-even price and carbon intensity, it’s still a big project. Everything about Troll is big. It contains some 40% of the total gas reserves on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). It’s also one of the largest oil fields on the NCS, producing 400,000 barrels per day at its peak in 2002. The Troll A gas platform, standing on a massive concrete support structure, is the tallest structure ever moved by humans over the surface of the earth, according to the Guinness Book of Records.But it could have been bigger. A
SMD to Supply ROV for Petrovietnam Subsidiary
to be ordered by PTSC G&S, nearly a decade after the first ROV was purchased.The Quasar II ROV is capable of survey, construction and drill support operations. Due for delivery in February 2021, the ROV it will work alongside the existing SMD ROV, performing a range of operations in Southeast Asian oil fields, at depths of up to 2,500 meters.SMD said PTSC G&S has commissioned a high specification of options to compliment the Quasar II, including more powerful tooling capabilities, a survey pod and the latest instruments. According to the maufacturer, the vehicle offers class-leading in-current performanc
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