NEWS IN BRIEF Expro completes first subsea abandonment intervention riser project Expro has successfully completed an integrated Plug and Abandonment (P&A) contract valued at more than USD 20 million for a subsidiary of Petronas (PCMPL), offshore Mauritania in West Africa. The well-intervention scope of the P&A project utilised Expro’s integrated Open Water Intervention Riser System (OWIRS) for successful intervention and barrier placement on fifteen wells for PCMPL’s Chinguetti Field Phase II works. The system’s compact nature provided considerable time savings by retrieving the subsea trees without an additional run. This was further enhanced by the efficient parallel deployment of the OWIRS and rig blowout preventor from the auxiliary well and primary well centre through the rig’s dual derrick capabilities. i. exprogroup.com VROON OFFSHORE SERVICES
Crew Competence Management system further developed
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About four years ago, Vroon Offshore Services Genoa implemented the Crew Competence Management system, a tool designed to enhance the continuous professional development of the Crewing staff. The Genoa team is now working on updating the system with additional fleet-specific requirements. To this end, Vroon is pleased to announce they are cooperating with Global Maritime to integrate a Dynamic Positioning (DP) competence in the existing Competence Management system. This integrated development tool will enable assessment of DP-specific competences, ensuring continuous improvement of development plans. It will facilitate a shift from a compliance-based culture to an awareness-centred culture, implementing best practices from the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) and Offshore Vessel Management and Self Assessment (OVMSA) personnel development guidelines. i. vroon.nl
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Troll phase 3 project starts third phase of production Production from the Troll phase 3 project in the North Sea commenced on Friday 27 August. The project has a break-even price below USD 10 and CO2 emissions of less than 0.1 kg per barrel oil equivalent. The new wells are tied into the Troll A platform, and Troll phase 3 will extend the platform’s life past 2050. Recoverable volumes from Troll phase 3, which will produce the Troll West gas cap, are estimated at as much as 347m3 billion of gas. Converted into oil equivalent, this amounts to 2.2 billion barrels. The Troll phase 3 project consists of eight wells in two templates, a new pipeline and umbilical connecting the templates to Troll A, as well as a new gas processing module on the platform. The annual export volume from Troll is equivalent to approximately 8% of the EU’s gas consumption, and the further development of the Troll field also reinforces Norway’s ability to secure gas deliveries to Europe in the coming decades. The Troll partners are Equinor, Petoro, Shell, Total Energies, and ConocoPhillips. i. equinor.com | Read more on offshore-industry.eu
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