Perenco Decommissions Subsea Infrastructure at North Sea Field
Perenco has completed the plug and abandonment of three subsea wells at the Gawain field in the UK Southern North Sea, including the removal of the associated subsea infrastructure.The project was completed without incident, despite the challenging conditions encountered when operating in winter in the Southern North Sea, Perenco said.Perenco worked in collaboration with its specialist contractors and utilizing a jack-up vessel equipped with an air-based diving and ROV spread to allow for rig-based diving.The campaign lasted over 160 days and included over 340 air dives, with the completion of this
Eserv Digitizes Neptune's Offshore Platforms
Oil and gas company on Tuesday announced Neptune Energy a new partnership with 3D technology specialist, Eserv, as part of the ongoing digitalization of Neptune’s assets including its operated Cygnus gas platform in the UK southern North Sea."Using 3D and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, a digital map of all three bridge-linked jackets was captured, enabling Neptune Energy to detect asset integrity issues early and plan fabric maintenance work on Cygnus," Neptune Energy said.According to Neptune, specialist engineers and integrity experts now have the opportunity to carry out
Proserv Subsea Controls for IOG's SNS Development
Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has awarded Proserv a complete subsea controls system contract for IOG’s Core Project Phase 1 development in the UK Southern North Sea.IOG's Core Project Phase 1 comprises the development and production of the Southwark, Blythe, and Elgood fields through a total of five wells with gas transported onshore via the Thames Pipeline.Proserv will be responsible for the engineering, construction, and installation of the subsea control system for the Elgood single-well subsea tieback. The system will consist of a master control station, subsea control module, subsea
IOG Taps Subsea 7 for North Sea Project SURF
Offshore installation company Subsea 7 has won a contract by Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) to provide Subsea, Umbilicals, Risers, and Flowlines (SURF) for Phase 1 of IOG's Core Project in the UK Southern North Sea.Subsea 7 will be responsible for the project management, engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of 35km of flow lines between the IOG's Southwark, Blythe, and Elgood fields, together with subsea structures, an umbilical, and associated subsea tie-ins.More precisely, Subsea 7 will provide a 6km 24-inch extension to the Thames Pipeline to the Southwark platform
Well-Safe Scores DNO Decom Project
Well-Safe Solutions announced Tuesday it has been awarded a contract to decommission up to 21 wells on the Schooner and Ketch fields in the UKCS, operated by DNO North Sea (ROGB) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of DNO ASA.The Schooner and Ketch fields, located in the UK Southern North Sea, ceased production in August 2018, with 20 platform wells and a single subsea well. The project will start immediately with a plan to commence offshore operations at the end of 2019. The campaign is expected to last approximately two years.Well-Safe said it will be responsible for the delivery of key aspects of
GDF Suez Selects Petrotechnics’ Proscient
Petrotechnics has announced that GDF Suez E&P UK has selected its Proscient Operational Performance and Predictive Risk platform. GDF Suez will deploy Proscient for their Cygnus gas field operations. Cygnus represents the UK Southern North Sea’s largest gas discovery in the last 25 years. Driven by their continued growth in the UK Market and in the North Sea, GDF Suez were looking for a software solution to support implementation of their work management business processes and facilitate a systematized control of work to improve operational efficiency, safety and
UK North Sea Gas Discovery 'Significant' Say E&P
. Tolmount could be one of the largest discoveries made in the Southern North Sea in the last decade," said Frank Sivertsen, CEO of E.ON E&P. The Tolmount discovery is located 50 km off the UK coast, to the northeast of Dimlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, in block 42/28d in the UK Southern North Sea. E.ON E&P (operator) holds 50 percent of 42/28d and Dana Petroleum (E&P) Limited holds 50 percent. "We would like to thank our partner Dana Petroleum for its support and teamwork in reaching this significant milestone. The Tolmount success shows there is still potential for significan