Offshore news
Enpro Subsea enables safe removal of ‘attic’ oil from Brent Bravo’s concrete cells
Enpro’s technology enabled the safe access and removal of ‘attic’ oil from concrete storage cells at the base of the Brent Bravo platform in 140 m water depth.
Wood secures US$75 million Mariner contract with Equinor
Wood has entered into a three-year agreement to deliver operations, maintenance, modifications, and offshore services.
Oceaneering awarded BOP tethering services contract by Petrobras
The scope of work includes data acquisition and real-time riser analysis for dynamic positioning rig operations for up to seven wells in water depths between 150 m and 700 m.
PJV awarded two FPSO valve deals in Brazil
PJ Valves will supply valves packages to the Marlin 2 and Mero 2 FPSO projects.
Blue Ocean Seismic Services AUV project given funding
The investment from bp Ventures, Woodside Energy and Blue Ocean Monitoring will be deployed to continue the development of a fully integrated system which uses long endurance self-repositioning autonomous underwater nodes to conduct offshore seismic surveys.
DOF Subsea awarded MPSV vessel contract by Petrobras
Petrobras has awarded DOF Subsea a three year MPSV vessel contract for the Mero field.
DNV GL and Aker BP carry out remote surveys of offshore cranes
DNV GL performed remote safety inspections of one box boom pedestal crane on the Valhall Flank West and two knuckle boom cranes on the Skarv field, both as part of annual surveys.
DNV GL and Bluewater test the value of hybrid digital twin technology
The pilot project will aim to predict and analyse fatigue in the hull of a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel in the North Sea.
Neptune Energy increases interest in Dugong discovery
Neptune Energy is to increase its interest in the Dugong licence to 45%.
Norway strike could close Johan Sverdrup field
If the ongoing strike on the Norwegian continental shelf continues until 14 October, the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea will have to close production until further notice.