U.S. technology company Oceaneering has carried out a pipeline inspection industrial pilot using an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for TotalEnergies, as part of the French energy giant’s ambition to become a net-zero company. The North Sea pilot using the Freedom AUV saw the inspection of over
Subsea7 has secured a contract worth over $1.25 billion with Brazil’s state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras for a field located at 2,000 meters of water depth offshore Brazil. Under the contract defined as “super-major”, Subsea7 will perform engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation, and
Malaysian oil and gas services provider Sapura Energy has completed what it says is the first reverse S-lay pipeline operation in Asia. The company’s heavy-lift pipelaying vessel Sapura 1200 performed the reverse S-lay pipeline decommissioning technique in a pipeline removal campaign in Thailand. Sa
Subsea7 has tucked a new assignment in the UK under its belt, which will enable it to work on the development of a field in the North Sea.
Italian oilfield services provider Saipem has secured a contract worth approximately $850 million to deliver subsea equipment for a field located offshore Angola. Saipem will perform the engineering, fabrication, transportation and installation of subsea facilities and approximately 60 kilometers of
Independent energy expert and assurance provider DNV has released its latest standard for hybrid thermoplastic composite flexible pipes (TCPs) intending to facilitate the integration of innovative technologies, such as carbon fiber armor, into flexible riser designs. DNV’s latest standard, DNV-ST-F2
Malaysia’s Sapura Energy has secured $1.8 billion worth of contracts with Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras for six multi-purpose pipe-laying support vessels (PLSVs). Sapura Energy’s joint venture entities Seabras Sapura Holding and Seabras Sapura Participacoes have been awarded the
Woodside has submitted an environment plan (EP) for subsea decommissioning activities at a gas field offshore Australia.
Shell has submitted an environment plan (EP) for the installation and cold commissioning activities on a gas field offshore Australia.
French provider of tubular solutions Vallourec has secured a contract with ExxonMobil to deliver pipe for a deepwater oil development located offshore Guyana. The contract for the deepwater Whiptail project represents the fourth major order in the framework of the long-term agreement (LTA) signed in
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) is adamant that a recent gas pipeline rupture at a platform offshore Australia spotlights the need for regulatory action.
The Balticconnector gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia, which was shut down in October 2023 due to a rupture, has commenced commercial operations following the completion of repair work. Estonian transmission system operator (TSO) Elering and its Finnish counterpart Gasgrid closed Balticconnec
Subsea7 has completed a pipeline replacement project offshore Brunei for oil & natural gas company Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP), a subsidiary of UK oil major Shell. The Pipeline Replacement Project 8 (PRP-8) involves engineering, procurement, installation, and commissioning (EPIC) of various sizes o
South-Eastern Europe’s integrated energy player OMV Petrom has selected ABL, part of ABL Group, to provide marine warranty survey (MWS) services for a natural gas project which is said to be the largest one in the Romanian area of the Black Sea.
