Subsea 7 and Richtech forming Subsea Engineering Solutions (SES)

2008.05.06 - Subsea Headlines -

Subsea 7 and Richtech International Holding Inc, a Chinese engineering consultancy, today announced formation of a joint venture company to provide subsea front-end engineering and design (FEED), detailed design, integrity management and engineering consulting services to operators. The company will be known as Subsea Engineering Solutions (SES). Full text

» ENI says big oil find offshore Angola

» Oil Flows from new Vigdis Subsea Template

» StatoilHydro start testing for the subsea future

» StatoilHydro find gas at Natalia in the North Sea

» iicorr positions itself as market leader in Subsea Technical Integrity and Offshore Corrosion Protection Solutions

Deep Down's Flotation Technologies get subsea deepwater buoyancy order

2008.05.11 - Contracts -

Deep Down, Inc. (OTCBB: DPDW) today announced that Flotation Technologies, Inc., a world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of deepwater buoyancy and polyurethane elastomer systems, received a contract award for a unique, custom-designed riser buoyancy solution from an international energy company. Full text

» Roxar win subsea multiphase meter contract

» ODIM with new subsea and deepwater contract

» PGS Awarded the Industry's Largest Ever HD4D Campaign

» FMC sign 5 year Subsea Xtree GoM agreement with Anadarko

» Mustang Provides Engineering for Peregrino Project Offshore Brazil

StatoilHydro confirm Alve discovery in the North Sea

2008.05.08 - Field Development -

StatoilHydro has confirmed the existence of gas and condensate on the Alve field in the Norwegian Sea around 16 km southeast of the Norne field. Full text

» Subsea development of Chevron's Jack and St Malo unfolding

» North Sea Morvin subsea development approved

» ENI with new discovery in North Sea

» PA Resources spu Benita well offshore Equatorial Guinea

» Det norske discovery on Draupne may open other prospects

Total brings subsea Moho Bilondo on stream in 33 months

2008.04.28 - Projects -

Total E&P Congo announces today that the deep offshore Moho-Bilondo field has been brought on stream in the Republic of the Congo, nearly a month ahead of schedule. Discovered in 1995, the field is located nearly 80 kilometres offshore in water depths ranging from 540 to 730 metres and contains estimated reserves of close to 230 million barrels of oil. Full text

» ENI moves on with Longhorn subsea project

» BP start oil production from DWG completing third phase of ACG project

» Deep Marine send Ocean Pioneer for survey work off Trinidad

» Start of Gamma adds value to StatoilHydro's production

» Transocean ready to drill 11 wells on StatoilHydro Tyrihans project

Speciality Welds annonce subsea welding training accreditation

2008.05.11 - Company News -

Speciality Welds Ltd are pleased to announce the underwater welder training course ‘WeldCraft-Pro’® is now fully accredited through EAL/SEMTA Awards. This training course is based on an 80 hour syllabus, split over two phases (dry and wet). Full text

» VetcoGray open subsea test center in UK

» Noreco to acquire Danish licences from Chevron

» Proserv acquire Bantam based control equipment specialist PT Petrotech

» Aker Exploration increase share in North Sea blocks

» Global Geo Services spin off seismic business into Spectrum ASA

New fiber rope mooring line standard from DnV

2008.05.07 - Technology -

Fiber ropes are commonly and successfully used as mooring lines on deepwater drilling and production platforms, but there has been a need for better design data. DNV and Tension Technology International have now conducted a joint industry research project to develop a new testing standard. Full text

» Macro Sensors introduce Contact-free DC-Operated Rotary Position Sensors

» Roxar launch Fieldmanager and Fieldwatch

» StatoilHydro complete 10 km horizontal well Gulltopp

» Macro Sensors annonce High-Pressure and Seawater Resistant LVDTs

» Small light weight Subsea X-mas tree PT sensor fra PRESENS

2008 Offshore Technology Conference OTC enjoy new attendance record

2008.05.11 - Industry -

Attendance at the 2008 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) reached 75,092, a 26-year high, as energy professionals from 110 countries met to learn about the latest technology to find and produce offshore oil and natural gas resources. The world's largest offshore event was held May 5-8 at Reliant Park in Houston. Full text

» Advances in Oil and Gas Leasing, Drilling and Production Continue in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico

» Deep Down Inc to acquire Flotation Technologies

» Offshore drilling spends still surge ahead

» NPD start seismic acqusition of Lofoten and Vesterålen in may

» ExxonMobil and Petronas Sign Agreement for New Production Sharing Contract