New Alliance Set Up to Boost Australia’s Subsea Sector
solutions to this diversified market,” said Neil Gordon, GUH chief executive.Gordon highlighted the continued production within the oil and gas industry in Australia where there are opportunities within new developments as well as in the expansion of current production by leading operators such as Woodside and Santos.This is augmented by an increasing focus on carbon capture and storage, driven by the high CO2 content in gas production in the region, where there are presently 18 carbon projects in the planning. Large scale projects such as Browse currently have substantial infrastructure installation
Tampnet to Help Enable Remote Ops at Woodside’s Trion FPU
Tampnet, a Norway-based provider of offshore connectivity services, has secured a fibre optic project and long-term service contract for fibre connectivity at Woodside’s Trion deepwater field in the Gulf of Mexico.The fibre-based connectivity to shore for Trion will enable remote operations, safety and training capabilities which will be managed from a Woodside onshore facility based locally in Mexico. The additional subsea fibre cable of approximately 200km represents a significant addition to Tampnet’s existing fibre infrastructure in the deepwater region of the Gulf of Mexico
Carbon Dumping
necked wallaby. More pertinent to the discussion of offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS), there’s the green sea turtle, pygmy blue whale and the dusky sea snake.It’s these three species that environmental groups say are amongst those under threat at Scott Reef in Western Australia if Woodside’s Browse CCS project goes ahead.The environmental groups call it “carbon dumping” rather than CCS in what could be interpreted as blackwashing, in contrast to the greenwashing that they are accusing Woodside of doing.The news is discussed this week in Marine Technology News: The
Woodside Accused of Greenwashing Over CCS Plans
The Australian government’s call for two weeks of public consultation starting January 2 on Woodside Energy’s plans to sequester CO2 as part of the Browse project off Western Australia has met with opposition from environmental groups. The consultation period enables interested parties to voice their opinion on whether or not an environmental impact statement is required.The proposed Browse carbon capture and storage (CCS) project would capture a compressed CO2 stream from onboard the two FPSOs proposed as part of the Browse to NWS Project. Woodside, as operator, is proposing to develop
Autonomous Survey Technology: Cutting the Umbilical
for laying the nodes, which catch reflected waves during seismic surveys, involves specialist vessels and specialist crews. It only takes one member of the team to fall sick to disrupt an entire survey schedule, says Tjøm. That’s how in-demand the expertise is.He has caught the attention of Woodside, ExxonMobil and others. Unlike his competitors, Tjøm is avoiding high-tech complexity above and below the surface. One way he is doing this is to exploit the quiet ocean floor to enable his Oceanid OBNs to communicate with others in the swarm and with the ship, using acoustics. This is facilitated
DeepOcean Gets Subsea Services Job at Woodside’s Sangomar Field
Ocean services provider DeepOcean has secured frame agreements with Woodside Energy's Senegalese subsidiary to provide subsea inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR) services for the Sangomar field, offshore Senegal, West Africa.The scope of work includes project management, engineering, and execution of subsea services such as inspection, survey, intervention, and maintenance, as well as additional services such as underwater inspection of FPSO (UWILD) and standalone ROV operations.DeepOcean’s local partner, Teranga Oil and Gas Services SARL will be engaged to deliver the scope of work.
OPT’s Wave-Powered Tech Nears 15MWh of Renewable Energy Production
from a mix of renewable energy investments from government backed development programs and commercial leases and sales, for customers including Eni, EGP, Office of Naval Research and the DeepStar consortium inclusive of Chevron, CNOOC, Equinor, ExxonMobil, JX Nippon, Occidental, PetroBras, Shell, and Woodside.According to OPT, it has demonstrated and delivered use cases as a proven solution for anti-submarine warfare, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, unmanned surface vehicle charging (USV), and environmental sensing."These numbers show that non-grid connected marine energy production
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
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