Argeo Lands Woodside Energy’s Calypso Survey
Norwegian offshore services company Argeo has signed a contract with Woodside Energy to conduct a geophysical survey for the deepwater Calypso field in Trinidad and Tobago.The autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) survey work will be carried out by Argeo Searcher vessel, starting in the third quarter of 2024.The project will occupy the vessel for approximately 60 days, not including any additional work.The Argeo Searcher is a DP II vessel, equipped with modern diesel electric propulsion. The vessel has significant capacities with 200 days endurance, accommodation of 65 persons and fully certified
Woodside Hires Subsea 7 for Trion Subsea Installation Services Offshore Mexico
Australia's top oil and gas company Woodside Energy has awarded a contract to Subsea 7 for subsea installation services for the Trion development offshore Mexico.Subsea 7 described the contract as large, which means its value ranges between $300 million and $500 million.The scope of contract for Subsea 7 includes engineering, construction, and installation of the subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines, as well as the associated subsea architecture.The project, which Woodside and Pemex are developing in partnership, involves a wet tree subsea system connected to an infield floating production
US Supplier to Provide Subsea Wellhead Systems for Woodside’s Trion
U.S. offshore energy industry equipment maker Dril-Quip has been selected to supply the subsea wellhead systems for the Woodside Energy's Trion development offshore Mexico.The Trion project, a greenfield deepwater development, includes 24 wells across two phases.Woodside's decision to use Dril-Quip's BigBore IIe Subsea Wellheads will leverage the system's field-proven sealing technology and 2 MM lb. lockdown capacity.The BBIIe system eliminates lockdown sleeves during drilling and production, which can save rig time and reduce costs, according to the company.Dril-Quip's Mexican
TechnipFMC Gets ‘Significant’ Contract from BP in Gulf of Mexico
region since 2008.VIDEO: BP's First New Platform in U.S. Gulf of Mexico Since 2008 Starts ProductionArgos is the centerpiece of BP’s Mad Dog Phase 2 project, which extends the life of the super-giant oil field discovered in 1998.BP is the operator with 60.5% working interest, with co-owners Woodside Energy (23.9%) and Union Oil Company of California, an affiliate of Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (15.6%).
Connecting the Dots: From Remote Operations to Full Autonomy
has a long list of customers in the offshore and subsea spaces including Ocean Infinity, TechnipFMC, and DOF Subsea. One of their major customers is Dutch offshore survey firm Fugro which recently selected the hybrid Nodestream/RiS™ Solution after an operational trial on a USV project for Woodside.“We had two different technology offerings: a remote monitoring and remote situational awareness, a cost-effective solution, and our premium offering called RiS – or the Remote Inspection System – that allows users the ability to furnish their client deliverables,” Brown
Mounting Evidence Shows Seismic Surveys Can Harm Marine Life
Woodside Energy last week announced it would start seismic testing for its Scarborough gas project off Australia’s west coast, before reversing the decision in the face of a legal challenge from Traditional Owners.Seismic testing is highly controversial in marine environments. Australia’s federal regulator (the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority) is currently examining a proposal for seismic testing in the Otway Basin in Bass Strait, which conservationists say has attracted more than 30,000 public submissions.Seismic testing is also mooted as part of
Saipem's Acoustic Subsea Pipeline Monitoring Tech Gets DNV Nod
up to several kilometers away, all in real time. It can also classify and quantify detected anomalies and send the data to an operator.The system will be used during the Scarborough project in Australia, where, subject to the receipt of relevant regulatory approvals, Saipem will complete, on behalf of Woodside Energy, the export trunkline installation of the pipeline that will connect the Scarborough gas field to the onshore plant.Per Saipem, several I.A.U. prototypes have already been deployed on board the Castorone and Saipem 7000 vessels, and an extensive field test campaign has been conducted in recent
Van Oord Makes History with Record-Breaking Subsea Rock Installation Offshore Senegal
;The vessel carried out subsea rock installation works what Van Oord says is a record water depth of 1.364 meters, with Van Oord comparing the distance to "almost five times the length of the Eiffel tower!"The Subsea Rock installation works were executed in relation to the development of the Woodside-operated Sangomar field in Senegal. Subsea 7 contracted Van Oord to install 262.000 tonnes of rock in water depths ranging from 800 to the record depth of 1.364 meters for the stabilization and protection of subsea infrastructure. The Sangomar field is located approximately 100 kilometers
Autonomous OBN Seismic Survey Robots Could Enter Commercial Operation in 2024
technology, said on Tuesday that it had finished a series of passive and active seismic trials that proved the quality of seismic data collection.This puts the company on track to start pre-commercial trials of its marine swarm robotics technology during the second half of 2023.Backed by BP Ventures, Woodside Energy, and Blue Ocean Monitoring, the UK/Australian tech company Blue Ocean Seismic Services is developing the world’s first fleet of autonomous low-impact subsea nodes. According to the company, the technology will capture high-quality seismic data from the ocean floor for multiple
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