Aker
Solutions and Saipem to Cooperate on Subsea Projects
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Dec. 18, 2015 + + + Aker Solutions and Saipem agreed to cooperate on
targeted subsea oil and gas development projects worldwide. The companies
will through a joint work group identify opportunities where they can
create value for customers by combining Aker Solutions' capabilities in
subsea products and technologies with Saipem's assets and expertise in
engineering, procurement, construction and installation of subsea
infrastructures ... read more |
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DNV GL Oil & Gas: Joint industry project seeks to advance subsea standardization
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Dec. 10, 2015 + + + Over the past 15 years, subsea technology has
moved from subsea wells, manifolds, flowlines, and templates, to include
subsea boosting, separation, and now compression. In the near
future, deepwater wells will require more complex subsea equipment.
Looking further ahead, the industry expects to see automated production
entirely located on the seabed, piping oil and gas directly to shore
through the “subsea factory” concept ... read more |
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Aker Solutions Wins Maintenance and Modifications Contract From BP in
Norway
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Nov. 26, 2015 + + + Aker Solutions won a framework agreement
to provide maintenance and modifications services at BP-operated oil and
gas fields offshore Norway. The contract has a fixed period of five years
valued at as much as NOK 3.2 billion. It also contains options to extend
the agreement by as many as four years. The accord starts on December 1,
2015 on expiration of an existing agreement for similar services ... read more |
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LEWA's biggest Chemical Injection Package
for offshore application on a FPSO
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Oct. 2015 + + + LEWA has finished its biggest package up to today: The LEWA
Chemical Injection Package for offshore application on a Brazilian
floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) weighs 715 tons and
measures 21.3 x 21 x 11 meters. In this ambitious project, our engineers
faced major challenges. But in more than 7,500 hours of engineering, the
LEWA giant was successfully realized. With this special solution, LEWA
once again confirms its unique know-how as a leading global pump
manufacturer and system integrator... read more |
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Statoil starts up shore-powered Troll A compressors Troll A gas
platform offshore Norway with two new power compressors on the topsides
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Oct. 23, 2015 + + + ABB has delivered its second
power-from-shore system to the Statoil-operated Troll A gas platform in
the North Sea, 70 km (43 mi) west of the Kollsnes gas treatment plant near
Bergen.
As with the previous system, the aim is to power two compressors fitted to
the platform’s topsides to compensate for decreasing pressure in the
reservoir. The 3,000- ton compressor modules, which were installed last
year, began operating earlier this month.
Electricity is supplied using ABB’s HVDC Light technology, which takes
alternating current (AC) from Norway’s national grid, converting it to
direct current (DC) and transmitting it to the platform via 70 km-long
cables ... read more |
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First subsea wet gas compressor starts up at Gullfaks offshore
Norway
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Oct. 10, 2015 + + + Statoil and partners Petoro and OMV have brought onstream the world’s
first subsea wet gas compression on the seafloor of the Gullfaks field in
the North Sea.
The technology, designed and supplied by OneSubsea, is
expected to increase recovery by 22 MMboe and extend plateau production
from the Gullfaks South Brent reservoir by around two years ... read more |
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Statoil
lets two more platform jacket contracts for Johan Sverdrup
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Oct. 09, 2015 + + + Statoil ASA let contracts for
platform jackets for the Johan Sverdrup development offshore Norway to
Kvaerner Verdal and Dragados Offshore SA ... more |
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World’s First Subsea Turbocompressor Unit in Operation
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On Sept. 17. 2015, Norwegian Statoil announced the production start of the
world’s first subsea gas compression facility at the Åsgard field in the
Norwegian Sea. The facility features two MAN Diesel & Turbo HOFIM™
motor-compressor units which were supplied to Statoil’s contractor Aker
Solutions ... more |
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Statoil: Giant Mariner jacket designed for longevity, stability in severe
storms
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Aug. 19, 2015 + + + This summer Saipem
is due to launch and install the jacket for the Mariner field platform
east of the Shetland Isles. The $7-billion project is the largest current
greenfield development in the UK North Sea, and Statoil’s first as
operator in the UK sector.
The 22,400-ton jacket and the 54,000-ton topsides, to be installed next
spring, will form the production, drilling, and quarters platform, with
produced oil stored on a floating storage unit alongside for offloading to
a shuttle tanker. Statoil aims to start production in early 2017 and to
keep the field in production for 30 years ... more |
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Trelleborg
Seal protects Shah Deniz subsea HIPPS valve
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Aug. 25, 2015 + + + Trelleborg Sealing
Solutions has developed a new type of seal for a valve designed by
Aberdeen-based Schoolhill Hydraulic Engineering for BP’s Shah Deniz field
development in the Caspian Sea. The high flow, high integrity subsea
quick exhaust valve (QEV) was created for a subsea HIPPS (high integrity
pressure protection system) ... more |
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Babcock: Subsea manifolds sail to Shetland fields
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July 27, 2015 + + + Babcock has
completed construction and outfitting of two subsea manifolds for BP’s
Quad 204 redevelopment west of Shetland. Their combined weight is 326
metric tons (359 tons). Both were transported by freighter to Lerwick in
Shetland then transferred to a heavy-lift vessel for installation at the
Schiehallion and Loyal oil and gas fields.
BP aims to extend production from the fields until 2035 ... more |
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Trelleborg to insulate Johan Sverdrup risers
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July 27, 2015 + + + Kvaerner has contracted
Trelleborg to supply thermal insulation, corrosion and passive fire
protection solutions for the Johan Sverdrup development in the central
Norwegian North Sea.
Trelleborg’s operation in Norway will provide Vikotherm R2 thermal
insulation coating for application on 12 risers and corrosion coating for
195 riser guides, 40 caisson guides, and 15 J-tube guides ... more |
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Thialf completes
Edvard Grieg platform installation
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July 16, 2015 + + + Heerema’s heavy-lift vessel Thialf
has completed installation of the topsides modules onto the Edvard Grieg
field jacket in the central Norwegian North Sea. The vessel lifted four
modules – the main deck frame, the utility and living quarters module, the
processing module and the flare boom, with a total weight of 22,000 metric
tons (24,251 tons). Lundin operates in partnership with Wintershall, OMV,
and Statoil ... more |
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MAN lands another big order from Oman
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July 15, 2015 + + + Under the heading of
Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), PDO has placed the current order with a
volume approaching the three-digit million euro range with MAN. The
compressor trains are to be used to increase natural gas extraction as
part of the "Rabab Harweel Integrated Project". Together with six other
compressor trains ordered from MAN by PDO back in mid-2014, MAN Diesel
& Turbo's Swiss plant has thus landed the biggest order in its history
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DNV GL secures inspection campaign for Maria offshore Norway
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July 08, 2015 + + + Wintershall Norge
has awarded DNV GL
a five-year frame agreement to provide global inspection services for its
field developments offshore Norway.
The contract, which carries an
option for two, two-year extensions, initially applies to the Maria oil
and gas field project in the Norwegian Sea. Maria is in 300-350 m
(984-1,148 ft) of water in the Haltenbanken region. It will be developed
using subsea facilities tied via rigid flowlines and flexible risers to
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MTU drives in firewater pumps on Norway's Johan Sverdrup
oil platform
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July
08, 2015 + + + Norway has plans to tap into a new oil field by the end of
2019. The Johan Sverdrup oilfield is situated offshore some 155 km to the
west of Stavanger in south-west Norway. Oil field operator Statoil is
commissioning the construction of a field centre with living, process,
drilling and production platforms. Five Framo firewater pumps powered by
MTU Series 4000 units are to be deployed in the living and production
areas ... more |
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Maersk Discoverer completes BP well, claims two offshore Mediterranean
records
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July 07, 2015 + + + While
its Maersk Discoverer was at work for BP earlier this year,
Maersk
Drilling has laid claim to the deepest well drilled in Egypt and the
longest drilled in the Mediterranean Sea. Maersk Drilling
said that its sixth-generation semisubmersible completed the latest well
in the North Damietta Offshore Concession in the East Nile Delta ,
Atoll-1, on May 5, two months ahead of schedule. It discovered 50 m (164
ft) of gas pay in high-quality Oligocene sandstones while setting multiple
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Bentec to supply drilling package
for Caspian Sea platform
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06-26, 2015 + + + Nobel Oil has commissioned Bentec to build a
drilling rig for offshore operations in the Azeri sector of the Caspian
Sea. The offshore drilling package will include Bentec’s recently
introduced 750-ton top drive and 3,000-hp drawworks. The rig will be
installed on an existing platform in early 2016, three years after the
company sold its first 500-ton top drive to a Caspian Sea operator.
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Siemens hands over fourth North Sea grid connection HelWin2 to TenneT
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June 22, 2015 + + + With HelWin2, Siemens has
handed over the fourth North Sea grid link to the customer TenneT. This
marks the start of commercial operation of the grid connection by the
German-Dutch transmission grid operator. All in all, there are now four
Siemens grid links with a transmission capacity of over 2.9 gigawatts (GW)
installed in the North Sea which together are capable of supplying around
four million German households with electricity ... more |
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Subsea infrastructure taking shape at Aasta Hansteen off
mid-Norway
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June 19, 2015 + + + Three subsea templates have been installed
ahead of schedule at the Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea in
1,300 m (4,265 ft) of water. Aker Solutions built the templates in
Sandnessjøen. According to operator Statoil, all are of a new design in
which the top structure is separated from the base structure. This allows
the templates to be installed in deep and rough waters using a smaller
installation vessel. Boa Sub C, which performed the work, has a lifting
capacity of 400 metric tons (441 tons) ... more |
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Rosneft outlines Russian Arctic investigations
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June 17, 2015 + + + Rosneft says its
Kara-Winter-2015 scientific-exploratory program has been completed
offshore northern Russia. This is the world’s widest-ranging arctic
expedition of the past 20 years, the company claims, supported by the
Arctic Research and Design Center and the FSBI Arctic and Antarctic
research institute. The 10-week exploration campaign involved the Yamal
atomic icebreaker travelling from the Barents Sea up to the East Siberian
Sea, along virtually the entire Russian Arctic shore ... more |
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Wintershall starts up lightweight North Sea platform
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June 16, 2015 + + + Wintershall has
produced first gas through the unmanned mini-platform serving the L6-B
field in the Dutch North Sea. The facility was built in nine months and
delivered to its offshore location last June. It is one of a new
generation of platforms designed for deployment in very shallow waters and
for economic production from small gas fields ... more |
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Statoil begins installation work on Asgard subsea compression modules
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June 9, 2015
+ + + Statoil ASA has started installation of the modules comprising
the subsea gas compression plant for Asgard field in the Norwegian Sea. A
total of 22 modules will be installed and connected, forming two
1,500-tonne compressor trains.
The modules over the summer will be laid in place in a large subsea frame
that was installed 2 years ago. The newly
rebuilt North Sea Giant vessel is carrying out installation work ...
more |
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Palfinger wins Johan Sverdrup crane order
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June 4, 2015 + + + Statoil has contracted Palfinger Dreggen to supply
seven large offshore cranes for the Johan Sverdrup field complex in the
central Norwegian North Sea.
The cranes will have a lifting capacity of 60 tons, an outreach of roughly
60 m (197 ft)and will be equipped with full-electric drive.
This feature should improve energy efficiency and lead to reduced
maintenance, Palfinger claims, adding that the total lifecycle cost of
electric cranes is lower than conventional electro-hydraulic solutions ...
more |
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OMV tasks ASCO with Norway support services
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June 4, 2015 + + + OMV has commissioned ASCO
Norge to provide supply base services for the company’s operations in the
Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea ... more |
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Aker Solutions Wins First Order in Offshore Mexico
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June 3, 2015 + + + Aker Solutions won its first order for
a project offshore Mexico as it secured a contract from Saipem to supply
umbilicals for the Pemex-operated Lakach deepwater natural-gas field ...
more |
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Statoil adds features to latest Snøhvit umbilical
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May
11, 2015 + + + Statoil’s Snøhvit gas field in the
Barents Sea offshore northern Norway will be equipped with a new static
umbilical design, according to supplier Nexans. It will combine hydraulic,
electrical, and fiber-optic services.
The latest phase of the Snøhvit development will establish an additional
well at a new carbon dioxide (CO2) injection template as well as preparing
for gas production from existing templates ... more |
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Wintershall lets multiline Maria contract
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May 08, 2015 + + + Wintershall has let a
$300-million contract to Subsea 7 for pipeline and subsea construction in
its multihost development of Maria oil and gas field in the Norwegian Sea.
The contract includes an engineering, procurement, construction, and
installation agreement for three pipeline systems linking Maria with the
Kristin, Heidrun, and Asgard B production platforms.
Kristin will process production, receiving the Maria well stream through a
26-km flowline with a direct electrical heating cable. Water for injection
will come from Heidrun via a 46-km, plastic-lined pipeline. Lift gas will
come from subsea Tyrihans field through a 22-km pipeline from the Asgard B
platform. Maria field lies 230 km offshore in 300 m of water ...
more |
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Germany's DanTysk Offshore Wind Power Plant Inaugurated
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April 30, 2015 + + +
DanTysk offshore wind power plant in the German North Sea was officially
inaugurated today. Siemens has supplied, installed and commissioned 80
wind turbines for the 288-megawatt project, each designed to generate 3.6
megawatts of power and equipped with a 120-meter rotor. Now Siemens wind
turbines with a total capacity of over 1 gigawatt feed offshore wind power
into Germany's power grid. Owner and operator of DanTysk wind park is a
consortium comprising the Swedish power company Vattenfall
and Stadtwerke München, Munich's municipal
utility ... more
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E.ON reaches milestones in offshore
wind power in German and U.K. North Sea
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April 29, 2015 + + + Two E.ON offshore wind farms are gradually coming online, further
increasing the economic significance of the company’s renewables business.
Humber Gateway began exporting power to the U.K. grid at the end of
February. Now Amrumbank West, which is located in the German North Sea,
has also started producing power ... more |
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Goliat platform floated off south of Hammerfest
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April 28, 2015 + + + The massive Goliat
cylindrical floating production, storage, and offloading vessel—which
arrived in Hammerfest, Norway, on Apr. 17 after a 63-day voyage covering
15,608 nautical miles—has been successfully floated off from the Dockwise
Vanguard heavy transport vessel. The platform will be towed to
Goliat field in the Barents Sea where it will connected to its 14 anchor
lines.
When the field comes on stream later this summer for operator Eni Norge
AS, Goliat will become the world’s northernmost producing offshore oil
field ... more |
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MOL Group Enters Norway Expanding its
North Sea Portfolio
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April 24, 2015 + + + MOL Group enters
Norway by acquiring 100% ownership in Ithaca Petroleum Norge from Ithaca
Petroleum Ltd. The deal fits well to MOL’s E&P strategy which aims to
further balance its country risk profile as well as to seek new accretive
international exploration and development opportunities ...more |
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BaSEC group to collaborate
on Barents Sea exploration issues
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April 21, 2015
+ + + Statoil, Eni Norge, Lundin Norway, OMV, and GDF SUEZ
will collaborate to address operations tied to exploration in the Barents
Sea. The Barents Sea Exploration Collaboration (BaSEC) will initially
last for three years. The project will cover the Barents Sea, but with a
special focus on the areas included in the 23rd licensing round. The
companies aim to find common solutions for operations in the Barents Sea,
and through that contribute to high level of safety and emergency
response. This will be through sharing of data, cost-effective solutions,
more collaboration, and increased coordination ... more |
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AGR has secured a well engineering and operational support services
contract with DEA Norge
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April 17, 2015 + + + The contract covers support in well planning
and operational execution and consultancy manpower to DEA’s drilling
projects on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The contract includes
HSEQ and environmental services in addition to well planning, project
execution and post well reporting assistance ... more. |
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Aker Solutions and Fjords Processing Form Alliance
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April 13, 2015
+ + + Aker Solutions and Fjords Processing have formed an
alliance to develop technology and capabilities for advanced,
cost-effective wellstream separation and treatment solutions for the
subsea and topside oil and gas industry. The WellSep alliance
will apply Aker Solutions' subsea processing experience and testing
facilities and Fjords' topside and onshore separation technologies to
provide complete solutions ... more |
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OMV-led group brings Maari field redevelopment well on stream
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March 25, 2015 + + + OMV Group’s latest redevelopment well
drilled in Maari oil field on permit PMP 38160 offshore New Zealand’s
Taranaki basin has been brought on stream at a rate of 7,800 b/d.
OMV operates the field with 69%. Other partners
include Todd Maari 16%, Horizon Oil 10% and Cue Energy 5% ... more |
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Statoil contracts Reinertsen to ready Kristin
for tie-in with
Wintershall's Maria field
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March 24, 2015 + + + Statoil has contracted Reinertsen to prepare
the Kristin platform for tie-in with Wintershall’s Maria field. The
Statoil/Wintershall partnership aims to develop the Maria field as a
subsea facility with two subsea templates ... more
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Gullfaks subsea
compressor nears installation
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March 20, 2015
+ + + Statoil expects the world’s first subsea wet gas
compression system to be installed offshore Norway next month. Since last October, the equipment has been
undergoing final system integration tests at Horsøy outside Bergen.
Results to date have been very positive, Statoil says ... more
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DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG German upstream
company turns into platform for growth
Lord Browne appointed head of DEA’s supervisory board
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March 03, 2015 + + + After the acquisition by
LetterOne, the Hamburg based upstream company RWE Dea has a new owner, a
new supervisory board and gets a new name. LetterOne is a privately owned
Luxembourg-based global investment vehicle focused on utilizing its
financial resources, management and investment expertise. At the
first general meeting of shareholders a new supervisory board was
appointed ... more
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Aker Solutions Develops Capping Technology
to Limit Deepwater Drilling
Risks
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Feb. 19, 2015 - Aker Solutions delivered the key subsea
component for the system being developed by Marine Well Containment
Company to limit environmental risks from oil and gas production in the
U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The Subsea Containment Assembly, or SCA, is
designed to contain a well-control incident by connecting and creating a
seal to prevent oil leaks. It can also be used in a cap-and-flow plan to
direct fluid to vessels on the surface. The technology works under
pressures as high as 15,000 psi ... more
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Partners submit Johan Sverdrup development plan
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Feb. 13, 2015 +
+ + Partners Statoil ASA, Lundin Petroleum AB, Petoro, Det Norske
Oljeselskap ASA, and Maersk Oil have submitted a plan for development and
operation (PDO) for Phase 1 of Johan Sverdrup field to the Norwegian
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. The oil field—which lies on the Utsira
High in the North Sea, 155 km west of Stavanger—will be developed in
several phases ... more
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HAWKE Ex connectors from the Kernen-based company JACOB support
the modular concept of the VDD 400.2 offshore deep drilling rig from MAX
STREICHER GmbH & Co. KG
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With its VDD 400.2 deep drilling rig, Deggendorf-based MAX STREICHER GmbH
& Co. KG provides a drilling rig for offshore use featuring a fully
modular structure. The special feature of the rig is its structure made up
of individual modules, with a weight limit of 12 tons per module. The
advantage of this is that the entire rig can be assembled and disassembled
in a quick and cost-effective manner under offshore conditions using the
crane technology available on the respective drilling platform ... more
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MAN Diesel & Turbo offers new offshore drilling generator set
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2015-Feb-04
+ + + MAN Diesel & Turbo has
launched its PA6 B Offshore GenSet that specifically targets
semisubmersible drilling rigs. The
PA6 B is a four-stroke, medium-speed engine built at MAN Diesel & Turbo’s
St. Nazaire, France, facility. St. Nazaire will assemble individual PA6 B
OG units together with an alternator in constructing the new, offshore
GenSets. Typically, 8 × 16PA6 B OG units are installed aboard a
semisubmersible both for main and emergency power supply ... more |
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Kvaerner: Milestone contract for
first Sverdrup substructure ... Riser
platform at the Johan Sverdrup field
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2015, Jan. 20 + + + Kvaerner has today signed the final contract for delivery of the steel
jacket substructure for the riser platform at the Johan Sverdrup field.
For Kvaerner, the contract signing marks a milestone for the
company's strategy to increase its competitive power ... more |
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The Liebherr RL-K 7500 subsea crane goes on a long journey
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Jan. 20, 2015 + + + Last September the test bed in Rostock was the
stage of a spectacular single lift of the RL-K 7500 subsea crane. The same
crane was now loaded and shipped to the South Korean customer ... more |
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Palfinger Aquires Norwegian Deck Machinery AS
NDM’s sales focus on
major markets such as the U.S.A., Brazil, Europe, the Middle East and
China
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2015 - Jan 16
+ + + Austria-based Palfinger, a
specialist in lifting solutions for the maritime industry and commercial
vehicles, has completed the takeover of
Norwegian Deck Machinery AS (NDM).
The company develops and manufactures special winches and lifting and
handling equipment for offshore vessels, offshore service vessels and oil
& gas rigs ... more |
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Gazprom Neft receives two Arctic Shelf exploration licenses
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Jan. 16, 2015 + + + Gazpromneft Sakhalin, a subsidiary of JSC Gazprom
Neft, has been awarded subsoil-use rights to the Severo-Zapadniy block on
the Pechora Sea shelf and the Heysovskiy block on the Barents Sea shelf. The company says it has started geological and geophysical analysis of
currently available information to construct a geological model of the
region, identify the most promising structures within these blocks, and
develop a program for further exploration and prospecting activities ...
more |
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Statoil Mariner
Development
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2015, Jan. 14 + + +
Statoil ASA has let a contract to OSM Offshore Aberdeen Ltd., a subsidiary
of OSM Offshore AS, to operate the Mariner floating storage unit (FSU) in
Mariner oil field, within part of Block 9/11a of the UK continental shelf
(UKCS). + + +
Statoil in December let an integrated drilling and well services contract
for Mariner to Schlumberger Oilfield UK PLC + + + and a Hook-Up and
Commissioning Contract to Aker Solutions ... more |
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Brazilian MV24 project:
MAN: Successful commissioning of MAN compression
modules Units have taken up activity in the Brazilian Santos Basin
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2014, Dec 22 + + + The two
compression modules on board of FPSO Cidade de Mangaratiba MV24 have been
successfully commissioned for MODEC, the EPC contractor specialized in
engineering, procurement, construction and installation of FPSOs. After a
design, engineering and manufacturing period of only 18 months, the high
pressure modules by MAN Diesel &Turbo in Switzerland will be deployed on
the FPSO operated by MODEC for Brazilian oil multi Petrobras, maintaining
the field pressure thus maximizing oil product ... moreion. |
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Statoil awards Mariner drilling and well services contract to
Schlumberger Oilfield UK
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Dec. 19, 2014 - Statoil has on behalf of the Mariner
co-venturers awarded the contract for integrated drilling and well
services on the Mariner field on the UK continental shelf (UKCS) to
Schlumberger Oilfield UK Plc ... more |
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Aker Solutions Wins Hook-Up and Commissioning Contract for Mariner
Development
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Dec 15, 2014 + + + Aker Solutions secured a contract
from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering to provide engineering,
construction and commissioning services for the hook-up phase of the
Mariner oilfield development in the UK North Sea. Aker Solutions
Wins Hook-Up and Commissioning Contract for Mariner DevelopmentThe
agreement is worth more than GBP 120 million. It comes in addition to a
five-year maintenance and modifications services contract awarded in June
by Statoil for the Mariner field, which is set to start production in
2017 ... more |
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Nexans’ deepest power umbilicals installed in the Gulf of Mexico
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Dec 11, 2014 + + + At a
water depth of 2,100 meters, the Chevron-operated Jack and St. Malo oil
and gas fields are the deepest installation to date for Nexans’ innovative
power umbilicals that integrate HV power supply and umbilical functions
within a single cable cross-section. The Jack and St. Malo fields are
located within 25 miles (40 km) of each other approximately 280 miles (450
km) south of New Orleans, Louisiana ... more |
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Liebherr: Spectacular single lift of RL-K 7500
subsea crane at test bed in Rostock
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Nov 22, 2014 + + +
On the premises of Liebherr in Rostock a remarkable single lift of the
new RL-K 7500 subsea crane recently took place in the course of its
loading for shipment to Asia. The lift was executed by four Liebherr
cranes ... Currently, the RL-K 7500 is waiting for its
scheduled delivery mid-November at the pier of the Liebherr factory
in Rostock. The RL-K 4200, another model of Liebherr’s series of knuckle
boom cranes, will be delivered to Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
Co. LTd. (DSME) together with the RL-K 7500. DSME plans to equip several
of its ships with a set of Liebherr cranes consisting of one RL-K 7500
and three RL-K 4200. The new subsea crane with knuckle boom
represents a convenient solution for subsea operations ... |
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Technip to supply high technological flexible pipes for Tupi BV Iracema
North pre-salt field
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Nov 21, 2014 + + + Confirming its expertise and innovation in
deepwater and leveraging its new state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in
Açu, Brazil. Technip was awarded a contract from Tupi BV, a
consortium controlled by Petrobras Netherland BV (PNBV, 65%) and
constituted also by BG (25%) and Galp (10%), for the ongoing development
of the Iracema North field, located in the Santos Basin pre-salt area,
Brazil. Aiming to meet pre-salt challenges, the contract covers the
supply of 114 kilometers of flexible pipes, including: gas lift, gas
injection and gas export lines... |
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Accenture and SAP
offer new upstream operations management solution
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Nov. 06, 2014 + + + Accenture and SAP SE are offering a new version of
the SAP Upstream Operations Management application, which enables oil and
gas companies to improve the accuracy of production data and identify
production-optimization opportunities. As
part of the expanding portfolio of solutions and services of Upstream
Productions Operations by Accenture and SAP announced earlier this year,
SAP Upstream Operations Management was co-developed to address these
industry needs by the Accenture and SAP Business Solutions Group and is
delivered by SAP .... |
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Statoil: The gigantic Johan Sverdrup field, one of the most
profitable industrial projects in Norway over coming decades, will provide
enormous value
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Nov 3, 2014
+ + + Construction of the
first phase may lead to 51,000 man-years related to Norwegian deliveries,
and the field may produce revenues amounting to NOK 1350 billion. The
project will provide new knowledge, new solutions and new opportunities
+ + + Johan Sverdrup is one
of the biggest discoveries on the Norwegian continental shelf since the
mid-1980s and ranks among the biggest developments in the years ahead .... |
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BASF presents innovations across all application segments for the oil and
gas industry
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October 17, 2014 + + + At the SPE Annual Technical Conference and
Exhibition (ATCE) on October 27. – 29. 2014 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
BASF will showcase its range of innovative chemical solutions as well as
sustainable solutions for the upstream oil and gas industry market. These
solutions allow companies to maximize their operations throughout the
different phases of petroleum production including drilling, cementing,
stimulation, production and enhanced oil recovery .... |
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Wintershall
contracts FMC for Maria subsea spread
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Oct. 07, 2014 + + +
Wintershall has awarded FMC Kongsberg a $280-million engineering,
procurement, and construction contract for subsea equipment for the Maria
development in the Norwegian Sea. FMC will supply a subsea production
system comprising two integrated template manifolds with respective trees
and auxiliary equipment. The order includes the dynamic and the static
umbilical, production riser base, subsea umbilical termination unit, and
subsea control system ... |
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Subsea equipment.
Market will reach $35.84 billion in 2018, up from $23.13 billion in 2013.
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Oct. 01, 2014 + + + Increasing demand and decreasing reserves in existing
wells are two main factors driving the adoption of subsea equipment in the
oil and gas industry. An analysis by Frost & Sullivan goes on to predict
the subsea equipment market in 2018 to reach $35.84 billion, up from
$23.13 billion in 2013 ... |
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BP Oman
awards major contract to KCA Deutag
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Oct 01, 2014 + + + BP Oman awards two major drilling
contracts. KCA Deutag has been awarded
more than $400 million contracts for the construction and operation of
five new build land rigs for Khazzan. The rigs are being assembled in
Nizwa to help maximise employment opportunities in Oman . . . |
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Aker Wayfarer Wins Five-Year Contract from Petrobras
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Sep 15, 2014 + + + Aker
Solutions' subsidiary Aker Oilfield Services (AKOFS) has won a contract
worth USD 465 million over five years from Petrobras to provide subsea
intervention services offshore Brazil from the Aker Wayfarer vessel. The
contract will start within the fourth quarter of 2016 and has a five-year
option extension. AKOFS will at the end of September become part of
Akastor, an oilfield services investment company that will be one of two
companies formed as part of the announced separation of Aker Solutions
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Aker Solutions:
Johan Sverdrup ... The Making of a Giant
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August 26, 2014
+ + + Aker Solutions has assembled one of its biggest engineering
teams ever to deliver the initial plans for the engineering and design
phase of the giant North Sea Johan Sverdrup oil deposit + + + Johan Sverdrup
... The
Making of a GiantThe company is on track to deliver the first draft report
due in the fourth quarter, a project that has involved 400 employees in
Oslo and London. The work covers all four of the planned platforms for the
first development phase, including the so-called topsides, jackets as well
as bridges spanning the facilities ... |
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ABB launches world´s most powerful underground and subsea power
transmission cable system
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August 21, 2014 + + + ABB has announced a
breakthrough in cable technology. It has successfully developed and tested
a 525 kilovolt (kV) extruded high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cable
system to make renewable energy installations more efficient and
cost-effective. This
latest innovation will more than double the power capacity to about 2,600
megawatts (MW) from 1,000 MW. It will also expand the cable's reach to
distances of 1,500 kilometers, up from less than 1,000 kilometers, while
keeping transmission losses under 5 percent. The new cable offers a 64
percent increase over 320 kV, currently the highest voltage deployed for
this type of technology. The 525kV cable system can be deployed in
subsea and underground applications ... |
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Statoil:
Gudrun platform officially opened
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August 19, 2014 + + +
Norwegian prime minister Erna Solberg officially opened the Gudrun
platform in the North Sea. This is the first new Statoil-operated platform
on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) since Kristin in 2005. Gudrun is
the first in a long line of new field developments operated by Statoil,
and therefore it represents a new era on the NCS. The next in line are
Valemon, Gina Krog, Johan Sverdrup ... also Aasta Hansteen and Johan
Castberg to come in northern Norway ... |
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Trelleborg:
New subsea gas compression technology
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August 08, 2014 + + +
An issue for many subsea oil and gas fields is that decreasing natural
pressure is reducing recovery and shortening the lifetime of fields.
Owners of the Åsgard oilfield, situated some 200 kilometres off the coast
of Norway, have developed a process that could bring benefits to the oil
and gas industry for years to come. The recently launched Åsgard subsea
compression project in the Norwegian Sea is the world’s first-ever subsea
gas compression facility and a pioneering development for the industry
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MTU: Emergency power for new 'Martin Linge' North Sea
platform
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July 30, 2014 + + +
'Martin Linge', the new offshore oil and gas platform is due to go into
service at the end of 2016 and will be installed in the Norwegian sector
of the North Sea between Bergen and the Shetland Isles. A total of seven
Series 4000 engines from MTU are to go into service on the platform.
Two gensets based on 20V Series 4000 P63
engines, each delivering 2,600 kW will provide power for essential
consumers, while a 20V Series 4000 P63 emergency genset is to produce
2,245 kW. Another four 16V Series 4000 P83 engines delivering 2,240 kW are
to drive fire-extinguishing pumps supplied by a Norwegian pump
manufacturer ...
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Latest Technip vessel
prepares for sea trials
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July 28, 2014 + + + Technip’s latest subsea
construction vessel has been officially named the North Sea Atlantic,
following a ceremony staged by the vessel’s owner at the NorYards shipyard
in Laksevåg. Although it will work mainly in the North Sea, it is also
suited for deepwater operations worldwide ... |
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Saipem wins contracts for FPSOs in
Brazil and Angola
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July 15, 2014 + + + Saipem has won contracts to extend
the leasing and upgrading works of the Cidade de Vitoria FPSO in Brazil,
along with a lease extension and operation contract for the Gimboa FPSO in
Angola. The combined contracts are worth $600 million ... |
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Technip awarded large contract for the
Edradour Subsea Development
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July 4, 2014 + + + Technip was awarded a contract by Total E&P
UK for the Edradour Subsea Development, located approximately 75
kilometers North West of the Shetland Islands, in approximately 300 meters
of water. The Group will
leverage its unique vertical position in the subsea business ... |
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