Offshore/subsea systems
Shell became the first international company to operate producing fields offshore Brazil and the first to navigate the country’s complex and detailed decommissioning permitting process, which involved extensive environmental assessments, regulatory approvals, and coordinated stakeholder engagement.
North Sea tieback to the Troll C platform could begin production by the end of 2029.
The field, which holds the first production license on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, sent oil to the Jotun FPSO on 23 June.
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The Bubbleheads, a team of four deep-sea saturation divers, share the view of a bellman. -
The FEED contract is expected to be converted into an engineering, procurement, construction, and installation contract in Q1 2021.
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BSEE said details of the policy change will come later this year.
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The specification defines a minimum common set of requirements for the procurement of subsea pipeline valves.
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In 2015, the world’s first subsea multiphase gas compression system was installed offshore Norway. The system comprises two-off 5-MW machines configurable for serial or parallel compression. This system has now gained considerable and valuable operational experience.
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Both operational experience and studies of future offshore gas-field developments are showing that subsea gas-compression systems not only reduce investment costs but also increase recovery significantly.
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Armada to install ROV launch and recovery system on its fleet of robotic ships.
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A new idea from Equinor calls for autonomous submarines to transport CO2 from the surface to the seabed. The Norwegian operator says the shuttles could also carry oil and water for injection.
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WFS Technologies’ collaboration is its second in as many months supporting its Seatooth technologies.
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While a year with less than 200 subsea tree awards seems uncommon, a year with less than 100 awards is an even rarer sight. It has only happened once before since the turn of the century, in 2016 following the oil price crash of 2014–2016.
