Offshore & subsea

The platform will become Shell’s largest floating platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

BW Offshore has contracted liquid handling and pump specialist PG Flow Solutions to supply water booster pumps to the FPSO operator’s life extension project for the Polvo FPSO.

Panoro has announced the successful drilling of the DTM-3 appraisal well located at the Tortue field, within the Dussafu License, offshore Gabon.

JDR Cable Systems, the leading supplier of subsea power cables and umbilicals to the global offshore energy industry owned by TFKable Group, has been awarded a contract by McDermott for the Safaniya project. Owned and operated by Saudi Aramco, Safaniya is the world’s largest offshore oilfield located in the Persian Gulf. 

Owned and operated by Saudi Aramco, Safaniya is the world’s largest offshore oilfield located in the Persian Gulf.

Wood has announced the next phase of a collaborative industry effort to develop a better understanding of the reliability of subsea equipment for use offshore Australia.

The company has attracted backing from three UK-based investment houses, Green Angel Syndicate, Cambridge Angels and Bristol Private Equity Club.

Suretank Latin America has designed a new 5000 l portable offshore tank for Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.(Petrobras) which will meet all of the regulations required from all international oil companies (IOCs) operating in Brazil.

The international asset integrity specialists EM&I were invited to speak at the OTC this year, about their innovations in the asset integrity industry.

Subsea 7 S.A. has announced the award of a contract by Statoil for the provision of subsea inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. 

Integrity assurance specialist Hydratight has announced a three-year contract with a major North Sea operator to support flange management and end-to-end process services.

Reach Subsea has been awarded a Frame Agreement for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) services to Statoil Petroleum.

MODEC, Mitsui, MOL, Marubeni and Mitsui E&S are all involved in the project.

A report into UK oil and gas workforce dynamics launched today indicates that more than 40 000 new people will need to be recruited into the industry over the next 20 years.

Maritime Developments has won a flex lay contract on a major gas field in the Mediterranean Sea.