Inspection/maintenance
Suncor Energy brought the Terra Nova FPSO back into production as part of an extensive field life extension project offshore Newfoundland and Labrador.
The job will increase the Heerema vessel’s second main hoist capacity by 1200 mt.
The Haewene Brim FPSO will need repairs to a pair of mooring connections before it can restart operations.
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Viewport3, the first UK company to be awarded the certification, uses underwater photogrammetry to inspect offshore equipment. -
The paper presents an overview of underwater inspection drones and identifies the necessary elements to take full advantage of the technology.
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The venture will deploy Eni's real-time, pipeline-integrity monitoring system.
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Norway’s USV joint venture will launch its first unmanned offshore surface vessel in 2025 to support subsea inspection, maintenance, and repairs.
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A new ASTM International standard will help to control microbial contamination that can degrade turbine oils and turbine oil systems. ASTM’s committee on petroleum products, liquid fuels, and lubricants (D02) developed the standard, which will soon be published as D8506.
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The Swiss-based company Hydromea announced advances in underwater optical modem technology and development of an underwater monitoring system capable of daily data sweeps remotely.
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Ocean services provider DeepOcean has mobilized its first autonomous inspection drone and plans to conduct offshore trials for an operator on the Norwegian continental shelf.
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Paraffin deposition on the meters measuring produced water volumes causes inaccurate readings. New technology solutions enable lasting accuracy in the place of routine maintenance that provides a temporary solution.
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A high-resolution acoustic downhole evaluation system nabs top award for 2023.
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This paper presents a proposed condition indicator that estimates the wear experienced by an all-metal progressing cavity pump at any point in operation and takes into consideration the effects of downhole operating conditions.
