Offshore & subsea - 05 September 2018

Mark Sørheim, HydraWell, Norway, examines plugging offshore wells without the support of a drilling rig as a cost-saving solution.

The XtremeGrip liner hangers have been installed to a depth of 30 924 ft in the Gulf of Mexico Hess-operated Stampede deepwater development, setting a record depth for the XtremeGrip system.

The fabrication yard delivered to the aggressive schedule and fabricated the 4000 t, 4-deck topsides in less than 12 months with no follow-on work.

On 2 September the Visund Nord IOR (improved oil recovery) project came on stream, two months ahead of schedule. The project has further been delivered with no serious HSE incidents and well below budget.