Leading underwater inspection provider, Welaptega, has used its pioneering optical chain measurement system (CMS), complete with new automated edge tracking software, to execute a mooring inspection campaign for BP offshore Angola in very challenging subsea conditions.
UK authorities announced on September 20, that Equinor and its partner SSE were awarded contracts to develop three large scale offshore wind projects in the Dogger Bank region of the North Sea. This will be the world’s biggest offshore wind farm development with a total installed capacity of 3.6 GW. The projects are expected to produce enough energy to power the equivalent of 4.5 million UK homes.
Element Materials Technology (Element) has invested in two new mobile test rigs. Set up within ISO containers, the rigs can carry out weld fatigue testing of steel catenary risers either on-site or at its laboratories in Milan, Italy and Aberdeen, UK.
Ørsted, a world-leading offshore wind developer, has selected GE Renewable Energy as the preferred turbine supplier for two of its US offshore wind farms which marks the world’s first commercial deployment of GE’s Haliade-X 12MW offshore wind turbine.
Equinor announces the sanction of a waterflood project in the St. Malo field in the US Gulf of Mexico.
On September 16, Equinor and its partners started production from the Utgard gas and condensate field, spanning the Norwegian-UK border in the North Sea. The project is delivered without any personal injuries, ahead of schedule and 25% below the cost estimate.
Prysmian Group has successfully completed the submarine laying operations for the Evia, Andros and Tinos islands interconnections. The Group developed, supplied and installed the first non-metallic armored cable, whose armor has been designed with a composite material based on High Modulus Synthetic Fibres, which shape the new generation of cable technology.
As the first site development work commences, a communication campaign has been launched with the national and international press to make the Le Carnet port facility more widely known and to give project initiators the opportunity to come forward.
An important milestone for renewable energy has been reached with the official opening of the MAKO Tidal Energy Site at the Sentosa Boardwalk.
Despite the age of big data, 71% of organizations still rely on a single data source to analyze asset performance and risk management – instead of drawing information from multiple sources for a more comprehensive view, reveals a report released by Lloyd’s Register at Gastech.
After a successful Sea Acceptance Test in the North Sea, MacArtney has signed off on an integrated system solution for the new research vessel, the R/V Svea.
Emerson, a global engineering and technology company, announced its entire exploration and production (E&P) software suite is now available on the cloud, enabling oil and gas companies to securely take advantage of digital technologies to better model and optimize production in new and established reservoirs.
Energi Coast, the North East of England’s offshore wind cluster, has welcomed the government’s announcement that six UK offshore wind projects have won Contracts for Difference (CfD), which will create new opportunities for the region’s established and diverse supply chain.
Talos Energy Inc. has announced that it has entered into two separate agreements with BP plc ("BP") and Exxon Mobil Corporation ("ExxonMobil") related to new exploration opportunities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The Company will work with BP to drill and evaluate the Puma West prospect ("Puma West"), located in Talos-owned Green Canyon Block 821, in the fourth quarter of 2019. Additionally, Talos has acquired from ExxonMobil the Hershey prospect ("Hershey"), located on Green Canyon Blocks 326, 327, 370 and 371.
Accurate, reliable, real-time wave data is relevant to all stakeholders in wind-offshore operations. For Bibby Marine Services, MIROS WaveFinder software supports operations in real time and provides information vital to vessel operational limits.
McDermott International, Inc. announces that its joint venture Qingdao McDermott Wuchuan Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd (QMW) in Qingdao, China, has been awarded a large* contract to provide three complex modules for the Arctic LNG 2 Project in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Region in Russia.
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