Subsea news
IKM Subsea mobilising ROV to Johan Sverdrup drilling platform.
IKM have announced that Equinor has awarded IKM Subsea a services contract for ROV’s on at the Johan Sverdrup platform commencing Q3 2018.
BHGE awarded subsea and well completions contracts
Company to supply subsea production systems (SPS) and well completion equipment for one of the world’s largest natural gas projects.
Forum Energy Technologies awarded contract for SRV and ROV
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. has announced that it has received an order from Submarine Manufacturing and Products, Ltd. (SMP) to supply a submarine rescue vehicle (SRV), a work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV), and associated launch and recovery systems.
CGG completes Mozambique multi-client survey in Zambezi Delta
CGG has completed acquisition of 15 400 km2 of 3D marine seismic data in the outer Zambezi Delta Basin, west of the Beira High. The survey area covers blocks Z5-C and Z5-D and surrounding non-held acreage.
2H Offshore launches wellhead fatigue joint industry project to improve accuracy and drive more efficient drilling operations
2H Offshore, riser and conductor specialists in subsea services group Acteon, has announced the launch of the Measurement-based Wellhead Fatigue Joint Industry Project (JIP), which will see 2H Offshore work with operators to improve riser, wellhead and conductor fatigue estimates and make drilling operations more reliable and efficient.
S-Cube XWI generates 3D velocity model
XWI has now been run on the Chevron-operated Jansz field, a gas-filled structure 250 km off the coast of North West Australia.
TechnipFMC awarded subsea contract offshore China for the Liuhua fields
The contract also covers support services for the installation and commissioning, as well as the provision of a local services support base in China.
Subsea UK set to tackle digital challenge at Brazil conference
This year’s Subsea Forum Rio 2018, taking place from 5 - 7 June, is set under the theme of ‘Underwater for longer: Subsea 4.0’.
Decommissioning: should you extend or end?
Operators are often faced with the decision of extending or concluding offshore production asset life — and pre-decommissioning planning has emerged as a key challenge for the industry. This article from Tracerco looks at a variety of diagnostics services and discuss whether lengthening or stopping asset life is the way to go…
Class Societies encourage and approve new technologies
The major Class Societies have already approved a number of new innovations, including the 'ODIN' diverless UWILD (Under Water Inspection in Lieu of Drydocking), and the NoMan™ remote camera technologies for non-intrusive tank inspections.