Yttergryta subsea field producing gas four months ahead of schedule

2009.01.06 - Subsea Headlines -

The Yttergryta subsea field has started gas production for the Åsgard field in the Norwegian Sea, only eight months after the plan for development and operation (PDO) was approved. The fast realisation from find to production has been possible because we have good knowledge about the subsurface in the area, and the subsea production facility could be tied back to the existing infrastructure on the Åsgard field. Full text

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Roxar win subsea wetgas meters contract

2009.01.06 - Contracts -

Roxar ASA today announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) worth a total of NOK 44 million with a major oil & gas operator, for the provision of Roxar subsea Wetgas meters. Delivery will be throughout 2009. Full text

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» Roxar signs subsea multiphase meters contract

» TGS to acquire Hernando 3D MC survey in GoM

» Subsea Equipment Retrofit by VetcoGray to Boost Production of Offshore Angola Oil Field

» Subsea 7 Announces Award of Services Agreement by TAQA Bratani Limited

New gas discovery in Southern UK Juliet

2009.01.04 - Field Development -

GDF SUEZ and its license partner, First Oil Expro Ltd, has announced a new gas discovery in the Southern Basin sector of the United Kingdom Continental Shelf. The 47/14b-10 “Juliet” well is located to the south of the Amethyst gas field, about 40 km due east of the Humber Estuary. Full text

» Lundin spud Hyme and South East Tor wells

» Antrim submit Field Development Plan for North Sea Causeway

» StatoilHydro to Drill Wells on Gjøa with Transocean Searcher

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» Statoil take operatorship and plan seismic survey offshore Faroes

Jumbo complete Van Gogh heavy lift project for Acergy

2009.01.06 - Projects -

The offshore installation contractor for the Van Gogh project, Acergy Australia pty ltd., contracted Jumbo to take care of the transportation of the DTM buoy from Singapore to the Exmouth gulf, delivering subsea equipment to the subsea installation vessel mv Toisa Proteus, and demobilizing equipment. First oil from the Van Gogh field is expected march 2009. Full text

» Drilling starts at Gjøa and Vega North Sea subsea projects

» Ormen Lange subsea manifold ready for installation

» Grouse subsea tie back brought on production

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TGS start 2D Multi-Client survey offshore Africa near Jubilee

2009.01.06 - Company News -

TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (TGS) announced today that it has begun acquiring a new 8,600-kilometer multi-client survey offshore West Africa, consisting of long offset 2D seismic, gravity, and magnetic data. This regional program ties to the recent Jubilee discovery on the west side of Ghana and extends across shallow and deep water acreage that is not currently under lease. Full text

» Seadrill takes delivery of the deepwater drillship WestCapella

» StatoilHydro with new exploration partner in deepwater Gulf of Mexico

» Badger Exploration get prototype confirmation

» Technip to expand its Angloflex subsea umbilical plant in Angola

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Patent granted for Caledyne’s revolutionary metal-to-metal seal

2008.12.16 - Technology -

Following the launch of Caledyne’s groundbreaking retrievable metal-to-metal (MTM) downhole seal system in 2007, the technology has now been granted a European patent.Developed at the company’s base in Aberdeen, Scotland, the MTM downhole seal consists of flexible material contained inside a metal shell. Full text

» Sonardyne Ranger USBL tracks Jason at 5000 metres

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» Delmar Installs Heaviest Tree System in the World

» KONGSBERG launches new generation low-light underwater camera

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Defence sales buoy Tasmanian company for the Oil & Gas Industry

2009.01.05 - Industry -

Global success in the Defence industry has given a small Tasmanian, Australian business
Fiomarine, the confidence to take its popular Fiobuoy to the Oil and Gas market.The innovative technology has been proven by consistent and major sales to the Royal Australian and United States Navies which the Company hopes to replicate in the Oil and Gas market. Full text

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» Wave and Tidal Current Stream activity increasing

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