Joint Project Set to Improve Oil Recovery from Reservoirs
Fishbones, a provider of alternative reservoir stimulation technology, has started an industry technology development project with major Norwegian operator Aker BP to improve oil recovery from reservoir assets.Supported with a $121,000 (NOK 1.25 million) grant from the Research Council of Norway, the companies will work on the project focused on the development of extended reach needles - small diameter laterals that penetrate the reservoir to increase hydrocarbon recovery.The aim is to extend the reach of existing Fishbones needles by 50%, increasing the current span of 12 meters to 18 meters. Acc
ABS, NOV Collaborating on 'Pioneering' Subsea Storage Solution
American Bureau of Shipping ABS said Wednesday it was providing New Technology Qualification (NTQ) services for pioneering subsea storage technology from NOV.The Joint Development Project (JDP) includes NOV, ABS, Equinor, Shell, The Research Council of Norway and The Net Zero Technology Centre who are working to enable an economical subsea storage solution for the market.According to the parties involved, the subsea technology brings a new and unique solution for the safe storage of larger volumes of fluids such as enhanced oil recovery (EOR) chemicals, production chemicals, oil, condensate, and
Equinor and Vår Energi Support FASTsubsea's Subsea Pump Tech
multiphase pump.""The technology is seal-less, barrier fluid-less, and does not need any electric Variable Speed Drive (VSD).," FASTsubsea said.The participation from Equinor and Vår Energi comes in addition to a NOK 11 million (around $1,13 million) commitment from the Research Council of Norway. According to FASTsubsea, the project is already well underway with low technical risk as all major components are already individually qualified for subsea process use. Final system testing is scheduled to start in 2023.“Getting this participation from large operators such as
Technip Energies' Inocean Gets DNV AiP for Offshore Wind Floater
floating offshore wind concept has been designed to accommodate a 12MW wind turbine, with a life span of 25 years without dry-docking. The concept emerged initially from internal research at Inocean and was further refined in the WINDMOOR research project, a 4-year project funded by the Research Council of Norway and the offshore wind industry. The certificates were presented during the Nor-Shipping trade fair at the DNV stand, by Geir Fuglerud, Director of Offshore Classification at DNV (left), to Øystein D Nilsen, Managing Director of Inocean AS (right).The INO12TM semi-submersi
Subsea 3D Printing Tech Targeted for 2022
has already developed a subsea robotic system, Nautilus, that can be used to carry out remotely operated composite repairs on subsea pipelines.Now the Kongsberg Ferrotech wants to add additive printing capability to these systems, using metallic media to repair defects, with support from the Research Council of Norway through the PETROMAKS 2 program. The company will use 3D printing to rebuild damaged metal structures - layer by layer – allowing permanent repairs and implementing new functionality as needed.“The rapid development of 3D printing technology is creating new opportunities and
The Value of Friends in “High-Latitude” Places
and offshore patrol vessel, the CGV Svalbard, to retrieve oceanographic moorings containing irreplaceable data. The work supported the Coordinated Arctic Acoustic Thermometry Experiment (CAATEX), an important international experiment to measure changes in the Arctic environment. Funded by the Research Council of Norway and ONR, CAATEX is designed to measure mean ocean temperature over great distances and long time periods to contribute to global warming research.On Nov. 25, after more than a month at sea, the Svalbard returned to port in Longyearbyen in Norway after the successful recovery of three American
Petronas, FASTsubsea Working on 'Low-cost' Subsea Multiphase Pump
can be done in a much more sustainable way, and at up to 50 percent lower capex investment than conventional subsea pumping systems, which is key in this market environment, Aker Solutions said,.The participation from Petronas Research comes in addition to a NOK 11 million commitment from the Research Council of Norway and allows engineering activities to start immediately, Aker Solutions added.The project is still open for two further operators to join as JIP partners, which would provide the opportunity to influence and gain early access to the technology described by Aker Solutions as "ground-breaking
uSEA Receives Funding for Autonomy
Norwegian start-up uSEA, a company which is proposing a hybrid system to disrupt existing manned vessel supported subsea operations via a subsea and surface drone combination, has received about $725,000 (6.5 million NOK) from the Research Council of Norway to develop its active towed docking station for AUVs.uSEA works to step-change autonomy for marine and underwater robotics to offer seabed surveys andThe new project awarded to uSEA will be conducted in collaboration with Blue Logic and NTNU. This will address parts of the overall concept of autonomous underwater docking operations with
Shearwater, Equinor to Develop Seismic Tech
of the emitted wavefield, which is fundamentally different to existing source technology. The non-impulsive nature of this type of source technology will bring environmental benefits, especially in sensitive, difficult to reach areas and extreme climates.The development is supported by the Research Council of Norway.“This new collaboration offers a great opportunity to develop an efficient source with less sound impact on the environment. The project is a good fit in our Sustainable Seismic Solutions research portfolio,” said Klaas Verwer, Vice President, Exploration Technologies Research
February 2024
