Upstream news from the Gulf of Mexico
Training management services
Mintra Training Portal Limited has won a six figure contract to deliver training management services for Mexican oil services company, Oro Negro.
This contract will see Oro Negro deliver e-learning training for over 200 industry-critical courses to its offshore workforce in the Gulf of Mexico over the next three years, utilising Mintra’s online Training Portal.
Peter Conner Managing director of Mintra, said: “As one of Europe’s largest providers of learning, training and competency for the oil & gas industry, this contract will allow us to build on our international presence whilst ensuring Oro Negro’s staff are trained to the highest standard for the needs of the industry now and in the decades to come.
“Using our expertise in learning and development, and our links with training organisations and industry, we can help oil companies worldwide identify the skills gaps within its workforce and then develop, deliver, administer and manage training for all personnel.”
Field expansion developments
Global energy technology services company Proserv has secured two major contract wins in the Gulf of Mexico worth a combined US$ 17million.
The deals with Noble Energy and Talos Energy will see Proserv carry out work at the operators’ respective Gunflint and Phoenix field expansion developments.
Two deepwater wells will be controlled at Noble Energy’s Gunflint field in the Mississippi Canyon area – around 70 miles from the Louisiana coast. Developed by Proserv’s flagship R&D technology hub in Trondheim, Norway, fibre optic communication systems using the company’s Open Communications Hub (OCH) technology will allow high-speed network communication from 6100 ft (1859 m) below the surface. Proserv’s team of subsea controls experts in Great Yarmouth, UK, will be responsible for the manufacturing of the seven subsea control modules for both developments, which will include the latest Artemis 2G electronics. Final testing, servicing and the integration of equipment will be carried out at Proserv’s dedicated controls facility in Houston.
Control systems for three wells will be provided to Talos Energy at the Green Canyon Block and will also include a subsea distribution system. Whilst Proserv’s Great Yarmouth team will manufacture the equipment, which will operate at a depth of 2500 ft (762 m), the overall delivery of the project will be completed in Houston.
Slop water treatment system
The new Wärtsilä slop water treatment system has been ordered for an ultra deepwater drill ship operating in the Gulf of Mexico. The order is the first for the new system and was signed in the end of 2013.
The Wärtsilä slop water treatment system is designed to treat and clean water contaminated with slop or drilling mud. For operators, large volumes of slop mud result in enormous disposal expenses and represent a potentially significant environmental issue. The environmentally favourable Wärtsilä system enables the amount of drill slop sent ashore to be reduced by as much as 80% - 90%. With its compact design and modular concept, the slop water treatment system is easy to retrofit to any rig.
The drillship for which this first installation is intended, is capable of drilling wells at water depths of up to 10,000 ft (3100 m). It has a drill water capacity of 2178 m3, which provides an indication of the amount of slop water that will be handled by the Wärtsilä slop water treatment system.
The system's processing principles are based on a combination of chemical treatment and dissolved air flotation. The chemicals flocculate and bind together particles, making them easier to separate, which then allows flotation by dissolved air to separate both particles and oil from the water. The result is clear water, free of particles and oil, and acceptable for discharging into the environment or for reuse on the rig. The discharge is monitored by an in-line, oil-in-water content meter that ensures that the oil in the water is below the required limits before the water is pumped overboard.
Edited from various sources by Cecilia Rehn
Read the article online at: https://www.oilfieldtechnology.com/drilling-and-production/26022014/upstream_news_from_the_gulf_of_mexico/
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