Sandvik to Supply Steel Umbilical Tubes for Brazil’s Mero Field

Sandvik has received the first large scale stainless steel umbilical tube order in Brazil pre-salt Mero oil field. The order consists of over 500 kilometers of Sandvik’s super duplex Sandvik SAF 2507 stainless steel umbilical tubes encapsulated by Prysmian Group. Sandvik SAF 2507 is an austenitic-ferritic stainless steel that performs well in […]

Allseas Transforming Drillship to Seafloor Mining Vessel

Allseas has acquired the former 228 meters long ultra-deepwater drillship Vitoria 10000 for conversion to a polymetallic nodule collection vessel. In partnership with DeepGreen Metals, Allseas is developing a deep-sea mineral collection system to recover polymetallic nodules from the ocean floor and transfer them to the surface for transportation to shore. The nodules contain high grades […]

Subsea 7 Wins Barossa SURF Scope

Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract contract between $300 million and $500 million by ConocoPhillips Australia to deliver the SURF scope for the Barossa project, 300 kilometers offshore Darwin, Australia. Subsea 7’s scope of work includes project management, engineering, procurement, fabrication, transportation, installation and pre-commissioning of 36 kilometers of flowlines and […]

Nexans’ Subsea Cables for Marjan Field in Arabian Gulf

Nexans has received an order to supply 180 km of 230 kV cables for the Marjan field on the eastern coast of the Arabian Gulf. Discovered in 1967, the Marjan field is one of the oldest and biggest offshore oil and gas fields in the Arabian Gulf. It is currently undergoing expansion […]

InterMoor Wraps Up Project on Mampu-1 FPSO Off Malaysia

InterMoor has recently transported and installed a new electric submersible pump (ESP) system as part of the MaMPU-1 floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility upgrade for a wellhead platform project in Malaysia. The work for MISC Offshore Floating Terminals Dua (MOFT2), a subsidiary of MISC Berhad, included project management, engineering and […]

TGS Completes Carbon Capture Storage Atlas in Canada

TGS has completed a Geological Carbon Storage Atlas for British Columbia, Canada for a major oil and gas company. The objective of the study was to provide the most up-to-date understanding of geological carbon storage locations, onshore and offshore, throughout the province of British Columbia. Through collaboration with its partner Canadian Discovery […]

Welaptega, STAT-Marine Complete Two Contracts in Nigeria

Welaptega has completed two contracts in West Africa, after establishing a strategic partnership with engineering and training organisation STAT-Marine Nigeria. The Ashtead Technology-owned business inspected mooring systems on two floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels for ExxonMobil and Eni in Nigerian waters. Welaptega undertook inspection services on Eni’s Abo FPSO, on […]

Barossa Subsea Contracts for Aker Solutions and NOV

Aker Solutions and National Oilwell Varco have joined Subsea 7 in the the award of contracts for the supply and installation of subsea infrastructure for the Barossa project, the last major facilities commitments ahead of a final investment decision (FID). Aker Solutions will supply the umbilicals and National Oilwell Varco Denmark will […]

Equinor Discovers Oil in North Sea’s Sigrun East

Equinor and its partner Neptune have found oil in the Sigrun East prospect in the North Sea. Recoverable resources are estimated at between 7 and 17 million barrels of oil equivalent. “Sigrun East is a win-win. Exploring near existing infrastructure we prove resources that can be profitably realized, while producing with low […]

Seabird Gets Petrel Explorer Charter Extension

Seabird Exploration has received an extension of the ‘Petrel Explorer’ time charter party. The charter period is now firm until May 31, 2020. Furthermore, the company has received indicative bid interest from a prospective buyer of the vessel. Given the positive market backdrop, the company’s preferred strategy for the vessel is to […]