Offshore & subsea

Destined for the Seagull campaign in the UK Central North Sea, the technology will allow the operator to manage the field’s high bottom hole temperatures.

The King’s Quay floating production system in the Gulf of Mexico and its associated laterals will be co-owned in a joint venture with entities managed by Ridgewood Energy Corp., including ILX Holdings III, LLC.

The compressed air system will consist of large capacity service and instrument air compressors with associated air dryers and filters.

The well streams from the BM-C-33 field, in the Campos Basin, will be sent to a FPSO located at the field. Gas and oil/condensate will both be processed at the FPSO to sales specifications and exported.

In the first part of a two-part article, Danny Constantinis, EM&I, explains how the company has pioneered the use of ROVs to replace divers for inspection and maintenance work.

As part of the deal INEOS will acquire 61.5% of the Syd Arne oilfield, currently operated by Hess, which complements the 36.8% share INEOS already holds in the field. INEOS will also acquire 4.8% of the Solsort field, which is already operated by INEOS.

Deepsea Technologies will provide business development and engineering support on behalf of Forum Energy Technologies (FET) in Brazil, and deliver full servicing, repair, calibration, upgrades and modifications for FET ROVs and associated tooling.

One of the awards is a three-year renewal to continue with the planned and corrective maintenance of all lifting equipment used on four FPSO vessels in the country.

CRP Subsea has been awarded a contract by Maersk Drilling for the supply of low-drag VIV suppressing Helically Grooved Drill Riser Buoyancy.

Leveraging the comapnies' joint capabilities, Ashtead Technology has completed a multi-asset, Class-approved mooring inspection campaign for Total E&P Angola in the Girassol and Dalia fields, and has been awarded further work in the Pazflor and CLOV fields.

Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland SE will carry out removal, dismantling and recycling of the topsides and jackets of the Heimdal riser platform, Heimdal main platform and Veslefrikk A platform in the North Sea.

Diversification, decarbonisation and digitalisation are set to define the future of the UK's oilfield services sector, according to the latest EY UK Energy Services overview.

The new alliance creates a full service offering for the riserless and riser-based well intervention and P&A markets.

The jack-up rig SWIFT 10 will be used to perform a plug and abandonment (P&A) campaign in the Dutch and German North Sea this summer.

OGUK Sustainability Director Mike Tholen has responded to a story published recently in The Sunday Telegraph which suggests UK ministers are considering declaring the beginning of the end for the North Sea oil industry with a ban on new exploration licences.