BP Deploying Advanced Unmanned Water Quality Monitoring Vehicles in Gulf of Mexico

BP Deploying Advanced Unmanned Water Quality Monitoring Vehicles in Gulf of Mexico

As part of its long term monitoring and research program in the Gulf of Mexico, BP is deploying a new technology that will enable nearly constant monitoring by two satellite-controlled, unmanned vehicles. Full text

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Aker Solutions opens new subsea facility at Egersund yard

2009.11.25 - Subsea Headlines -

Aker Solutions opens new subsea facility at Egersund yard

Aker Solutions is today officially opening a new subsea facility at its yard in Egersund, west Norway. The new subsea hall will add another capacity to the yard and help further develop Aker Solutions' leading position within subsea processing technologies.
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Companies Bring Advanced Flexible Pipe Integrity and Surveillance to Deepwater Operations

2009.11.22 - Subsea Headlines -

Companies Bring Advanced Flexible Pipe Integrity and Surveillance to Deepwater Operations

Technip and Schlumberger announced today the signing of a global cooperation agreement to jointly develop subsea integrity and surveillance solutions for flexible pipes used in deep offshore oil and gas production. The new agreement extends the collaboration between the companies that began in 1998. Full text

New oil discovery in Angola

2009.11.17 - Subsea Headlines -

New oil discovery in Angola

The Sociedade Nacional de Combustíveis de Angola, Sonangol E.P. and Petrobras announce a new oil discovery made through well Manganês-01, in Block 18/06, in deep waters, located 200 kilometers away from the city of Luanda. Full text

Woodside award dual FEED contracts for Pluto expansion

2009.11.13 - Subsea Headlines -

Woodside award dual FEED contracts for Pluto expansion

Woodside advises that it has awarded dual contracts for Pluto Train 2 and Train 3 front-end engineering design (FEED) to Foster Wheeler and WorleyParsons (an unincorporated joint venture PJV) and KBR. Full text

Nexus now a producer as Longtom gas project is completed

2009.11.13 - Subsea Headlines -

Nexus now a producer as Longtom gas project is completed

Nexus Energy Limited (“Nexus”) has advised that following the completion of the Longtom offshore installation activities, the project has been producing gas and condensate at stable rates for over two weeks via Santos Ltd’s (“Santos”) onshore gas plant in Orbost. Full text

Statoil will maintain a high activity level in times ahead

2009.11.07 - Subsea Headlines -

Statoil will maintain a high activity level in times ahead

Statoil will maintain a high activity level in times ahead, but challenges the supplies industry to adapt and meet new challenges together with the company. This year’s meeting with suppliers attracted close to 200 representatives from the supplies industry. They were introduced to the company’s future plans and not least the new vision. Full text

Breakthrough in Ease of Deepwater Mooring Line Connectivity and Deployment

2009.11.03 - Subsea Headlines -

Breakthrough in Ease of Deepwater Mooring Line Connectivity and Deployment

Traditional fibre rope mooring connectors are often cumbersome to handle and time-consuming to complete during deepwater mooring operations offshore. LankoFirst is developed specifically for deepwater fibre connections. The connectors are smaller, lighter, stronger and more efficient than current plate links and thimbles. Full text

StatoilHydro becomes Statoil

2009.11.02 - Subsea Headlines -

StatoilHydro becomes Statoil

StatoilHydro ASA is changing its name to Statoil ASA with effect from today, and simultaneously adopting its new visual identity. The ticker symbols will remain unchanged as STL on the Oslo Stock Exchange and STO on the New York Stock Exchange. Full text

A new discovery in Block 15/06 offshore Angola

2009.10.29 - Subsea Headlines -

A new discovery in Block 15/06 offshore Angola

Angolan national oil company Sociedade Nacional de Combustiveis de Angola (Sonangol) and ENI today announced an oil discovery in the Cabaca Norte-1 well in Block 15/06 offshore Angola. Full text

Technip awarded first Goliat EPCI subsea contract

2009.10.26 - Subsea Headlines -

Technip awarded first Goliat EPCI subsea contract

Technip has been awarded by Eni Norge AS an engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract, worth approximately EUR 200 million, for the Goliat field development. Goliat will be the first Norwegian oil producing field north of the Arctic Circle in the Barents Sea. Full text

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