Statoil, Vattenfall and Gasunie have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to evaluate the possibilities of converting Vattenfall’s gas power plant Magnum in the Netherlands into a hydrogen-powered plant. According to Statoil, the potential CO2 emission reduction is 4 million tons of CO2 per ye
Statoil and partners have decided to develop the Snefrid Nord gas discovery near the Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea. The discovery, scheduled to come on stream in late 2019, will be tied back to Aasta Hansteen. The Norwegian authorities today received a supplement to the ‘Plan for Develop
GE’s Marine Solutions has been chosen by Shanghai Salvage Bureau (SSB) to provide a suite of marine technologies including power and propulsion equipment, dynamic positioning (DP) and automation and control systems to its newest deep-water dive support vessel (DSV). Once delivered, the vessel will e
Forum Energy Technologies has acquired the stock of Multilift from Pelican Energy Partners, a Houston-based oilfield services focused private equity fund, and management. Based in Houston, Texas, Multilift manufactures the patented SandGuard and the Cyclone . These products are said to extend the us
Shell UK has signed a supplier agreement with C-Kore Systems, for its subsea testing tools. The new subsea technology was utilised on Shell’s Corrib field. The C-Kore units found the root cause of multiple IR faults, allowing the field to be brought back to full performance. Tim Overfield, managing
Aquamarine Subsea has been awarded a frame agreement with Songa Offshore for provision of a ‘Continuous Class Program’ for the high pressure manifolds on the four CAT D rigs. The duration of the contract is 5 years with an option of 5 additional years. The scope is to be responsible for the continuo
Statoil has received consent from Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to use the Sigyn subsea facilities. The Sigyn field is in production licence 072, for which Statoil Petroleum AS is the operator. The field contains gas, condensate and light oil. Production on the field began in 2002. Sigyn h
The Netherlands-based thermoplastic composite pipe technology specialist Airborne Oil & Gas said it has completed a qualification program for a TCP Flowline according to the Shell Design and Engineering Practice (DEP) for flexible composite pipe systems. In February this year, Shell awarded a qualif
Oilfield services company Halliburton has acquired Summit ESP, a supplier of electric submersible pump (ESP) technology and services. Halliburton said the acquisition of Summit’s artificial lift offerings and “industry-leading customer service” strengthened Halliburton’s artificial lift portfolio fo
DC Dredging recently completed a two-months trial with the Rhosonics Slurry Density Meter (SDM) at their hopper dredging vessel RIO, Rhosonics said in its latest case study. The SDM was used during a beach filling project in front of the Belgium coast in early 2017. “Originally, the ship RIO was equ
MainOne said it has repaired its submarine cable system that experienced a fault at a water depth of some 3400 meter in the international waters outside Senegal. The cable laying vessel, Pierre De Fermat, was commissioned to conduct the repair. The vessel traveled to Portland, UK, where it picked up
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has signed a contract to supply oceanographic winches and Triplex deck handling systems to a new research vessel being built by the Fassmer shipyard in Berne, Germany. MacGregor equipment deliveries are planned for completion by the end of the first quarter of 2019. The
Bluestream Offshore has secured a five year contract plus two-year extension with ONEgas, the combined business unit of Shell UK and the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM) for the gas production on the Southern North Sea. The contract is a so-called ‘ROV subsea structural inspection services co
Aquamarine Subsea has been awarded a frame agreement with offshore drilling contractor Songa Offshore for classing of high-pressure manifolds on Songa’s four Cat D rigs. Aquamarine said that the duration of the contract was five years with an option to extend the deal for an additional five years. T
