Offshore news

Aker BP has awarded Kvaerner a contract for delivery of the topside and steel jacket substructure for Valhall Flank West. This is the first project in the Wellhead Platform Alliance, which was established in the spring of 2017 between Aker BP, Kvaerner, ABB and Aker Solutions.

Project costs for subsea field reduced by more than 20%. Production in Norway to increase to more than 100 000 boe/d.

The Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF), in collaboration with Maersk Oil, Nexen, Shell, Siccar Point Energy, TechnipFMC and the Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC), is leading a joint industry project (JIP) to investigate an alternative well foundation technology for subsea exploration and production wells.

Subsea 7 S.A. has announced the award of two contracts from alliance partner Aker BP in the Norwegian North Sea.

Atkins has been awarded a contract with Repsol Norge AS (RNAS) to provide structural front end engineering design (FEED) and detailed design services for the remediation of the Yme asset in the Norwegian Central North Sea following completion of Repsol’s project sanction.

The new licences provide further exploration potential around the Company’s Karish and Tanin development.

Test subjects variable speed drive (VSD) to simulated harsh subsea environment proving reliability of concept as Joint Industry Project team pushes boundaries of traditional product development.

Bibby Offshore, a leading subsea services provider to the oil and gas industry, has successfully completed a multi-million pound contract with Maersk Oil UK, providing both subsea structure and pipeline inspection support in the UKCS.

ABB Ability™ enabled microgrid to support Woodside’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions and help optimise costs.

Aker Solutions was awarded a contract from Aker BP to deliver the subsea production system for the first phase of the Ærfugl development offshore Norway.