Subsea Tech: Taking 3D Printing to the Seabed
in Norway last year (2020), with a prototype supported initially by an ROV. The technology will be ready to be deployed on commercial applications and operations in Q3 2021, Carlsen says. Kongsberg Ferrotech is initially targeting Southeast Asia where it says there’s a relatively large amount of wet gas production where internal corrosion is a common issue. PTTEP of Thailand has been our partner through the development of the Nautlus, and will also be the pilot client for introducing the service in the region, says Carlsen.In tandem with commercialising the composite repair system, has been working
Putting Power on the Seabed: Edging towards a Subsea Powerhouse
test with OneSubsea’s WGC600 and the control room during the test. Photos from ABB.ABB trials with OneSubseaThe vendors are looking at options. ABB’s system would be suitable for 4-12MW applications, says Asmund Mæland, Global Head of Subsea, ABB Energy Industries, such as a OneSubsea wet gas compressor (WGC).In fact, earlier this year, ABB joined forces with OneSubsea and performed a full-scale string test using ABB’s VSD (which varies the power to meet the needs of the pump/compressor) on OneSubsea’s multiphase WGC6000 compressor.The VSD and compressor operated submerged
OneSubsea, Subsea 7 Win Ormen Lange Contracts
tolerant, does not require wellstream preprocessing, and is adaptable to the varying conditions over the life of the field.“Our subsea multiphase compression system is a robust, compact and cost-efficient solution that will help Shell unlock the full potential of the Ormen Lange Field. Our unique wet gas compression technology can also help customers lower their carbon footprint,” said Don Sweet, president OneSubsea.OneSubsea multiphase compression technology results in a simpler, more affordable and easier-to-install subsea compression system. By lowering backpressure on the reservoir, this
Emerson Launches Salinity Measurement System
time. The system, which is a key element of the Roxar Subsea Wetgas Meter and is based on microwave (MW) resonance technology, provides quantitative and qualitative real-time salinity measurements in many types of field conditions but, particularly, in the high gas volume fraction (GVF)/wet gas flows that characterize wet gas fields. “With oil and gas wells being produced over a broader range of process conditions and water salinity and conductivity a key operational parameter for reservoir management and flow assurance, the timing for our new salinity system couldn&rsquo
Proserv Seals Subsea Contract with Premier Oil
back to two platforms, Naga and Pelikan, in approximately 90m water depth. Bison and Iguana will tie back to the Pelikan platform and Gajah Puteri will tie back from a controls perspective to the Naga platform. The Gajah Puteri well is the longest step out at 21km. Each well will have a wet gas meter, which is part of Proserv’s scope of supply and the system will be capable of future expansion to accommodate potential future infill drilling. Delivery of the first phase of equipment is scheduled for May 2018. Work for the project will be carried out in various Proserv
SapuraKencana Bags Contracts of RM 1.34 bln
known as Talisman Malaysia Limited) for the provision of transportation and installation of pipeline, substance and topside for Bunga Pakma Development Project. The project comprises of transportation and installation of Bunga Pakma, a wellhead riser platform which includes jacket, piles, topside, wet gas pipeline and subsea composite cable. The contract is for a period of 12 months. DRILLING Award of Provision of Tender Assist Drilling Rig SKD Alliance by Brunei Shell Petroleum Sdn. Bhd. (“BSP”) SapuraKencana Drilling Sdn. Bhd. has been awarded a contract by BSP for the
Baumley Joins WFS for Scandinavia Sales
Manager for Framo Engineering Subsea’s Multiphase & Measurement Systems, where he was responsible for the development of new technologies, subsea sampling, pumping and metering. He has also worked as a Business Development Consultant for TESS Norway and Project Sales Manager MPFM/Wetgas manager for Roxar Flow Measurement, all in Bergen. Baumley was educated at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Ariz., where he earned a BSc in Mechanical Engineering
Statoil, Partners Start Subsea Gas Compression
Statoil with partners Petoro and OMV have started the world´s first wet gas compression on the seabed of the North Sea Gullfaks field. The unique technology will increase recovery by 22 million barrels of oil equivalent (oe) and extend plateau production by around two years from the Gullfaks South Brent reservoir. “We are very proud that we have been able to complete such a demanding pioneering project with start-up ahead of the original plan,” says Margareth Øvrum, executive vice president for Technology, Projects & Drilling (TPD). “Subsea processing
MTR100: Venture into the Norwegian Subsea Valley
;s Gulfax field is “so important” as the high-water mark of an industry doing more with shipping and with subsea compressors. While crane lifts are bigger, so too is has the lift power in ESPs grown from 100 kWs in the 1990’s to today’s 5 MW. A multiphase compressor for wet gas is an envisaged part of Statoil’s “subsea factory” vision. The company’s multiphase compressors merge legacy Cameron and Framo controls and link them via satellite so operators and a OneSubsea man on a floating producer can remotely decide which life-of-field date is right
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