Halliburton and TechnipFMC have introduced Odassea, the first distributed acoustic sensing solution for subsea wells. The technology platform enables operators to execute intervention-less seismic imaging and reservoir diagnostics to reduce total cost of ownership while improving reservoir knowledge
Denmark-based shortsea operator Unifeeder A/S and Dutch firm We4Sea B.V. have signed a cooperation agreement to roll-out the We4Sea Digital Twin based performance monitoring solution across Unifeeder’s fleet. The aim is to reduce the ships’ fuel consumption and emissions.
The Odfjell Drilling-owned drilling rig Deepsea Stavanger has recently been mobilized from Norway to South Africa for a drilling gig with French Total.
Fugro has mobilised two additional vessels offshore New Jersey to support its site characterisation for Atlantic Shores offshore wind project. Operating on site since May, Fugro now has three vessels with a fourth coming later this month. The project involves geophysical, benthic, and shallow geotec
Wintershall Dea last December installed three Xmas trees on its Dvalin gas development, which has now moved from the drilling phase to the completion phase.
As much as 40 per cent of maintenance work carried out by floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel operators was described as “unnecessary” by a report from UK’s classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR).
Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras has started decommissioning the P-12 platform in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil.
The North Sea has been a cash cow for the UK and Norway contributing to their economies for over half a century.
The Danish Energy Agency has approved the use of pipelaying vessels with anchors for the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipelines. On 5 June 2020, Nord Stream 2 AG submitted a request to use pipelayers with anchors for the construction. Previously, the agency approved only the DP pipelaying vesse
Minesto’s tidal energy project in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands has hit a snag due to a technical issue occurring during cable laying. Therefore, the subsea cable installation that connects to the electric grid failed to complete as planned. The technical issue with the subsea cable is not related to
Ørsted has awarded Semco Maritime with a one-year service contract for programmed preventive maintenance on the two offshore substations at the Borkum Riffgrund 1 and 2 wind farms offshore Germany. Semco Maritime will perform maintenance work on the substations’ LV utilities and fire, safety, and st
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has developed the Mimir Offshore Interactive Environment, part of Mimir Digital Intelligence, the hub for current and future digital solutions. The 3D tool showcases solutions available from Trelleborg for both topside and subsea applications, including solutions engi
Fugro has supported Ireland’s Corrib natural gas field with an inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) work using survey vessel Edda Sun, on behalf of Vermilion Exploration and Production Ireland (Vermilion). The project included deepwater pipeline surveys, inspection of subsea structures, and main
Wellesley Petroleum has received consent from the Norwegian offshore safety authority for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea using the Borgland Dolphin rig.
