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NEWS IN DEPTH Santos, Campos & Espirito Santo Gulf of Mexico Shale Gas Revolution
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REGIONAL NEWS: NORTH AMERICA North America Map Cameron LNG Chinook & Cascade Fields Hebron Project Mad Dog Field North America Project News
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CLIENT FEATURE INTERKAB
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SUBSEA FOCUS 26 27 28 29 31
Pulse Structural Monitoring Valeport McDermott Nautronix Unique Maritime Group
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Welcome
ProjectsOGP is once again proud to be at OTC in Houston. This is our second magazine at the show & we are delighted to be present, representing the UK oil and gas market, along with our international clients. In this edition, we have some in depth reports covering the deepwater projects in Brazil, The Gulf of Mexico region and also shale gas. We also have some profiles on the Chinook and Cascade fields and the Hebron, Cameron LNG and Mad Dog projects. Also included are some excellent features from our clients Specialist Services, INTERKAB and technology showcases from CMP Products and Bifold. Our Subsea Focus section showcases some of our new and existing subsea clients, with technology features and advertising. We would like to thank all of our clients, subscribers, readers and partners and hope that you enjoy the show.
Editor: John Morrison Editorial team: Ioannis Tzelepis & Jillian Moore
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WORLD’S FIRST GLOBALLY COMPLIANT MODULES FOR SALE… …AND HIRE
Specialist Services has recently launched its new globally compliant modular units – the G4 Series. These new, cutting edge modules provide significant improvements to performance, but more importantly the G4 Global is the only module with worldwide approvals from major certifying bodies. Built for sale and hire
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pecialist Services’ G4 modules are the latest in the series of market-leading modular units. The G4 series offers significant advantages in ergonomics, reliability and certification. Two years of research have culminated in specifications that allow for a unique unit certified to operate in all geomarkets. In addition, significant design changes ensure that safety, reliability and long term operational costs are reduced for our clients.
Our new G4 is truly a market leader New developments in our operational systems have been put through extensive testing and have only been implemented if providing significant improvements to performance. For instance, solid state flow monitors cut out calibration requirements and new HVAC systems allow for diagnostic testing, while adding operational reliability and the new ergonomics improve the feel of the module whilst reducing the need for operator interaction.
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Market-leading module with global compliance Our new G4 Global is on the cutting edge of global certification requirements, providing all the advantages of the G4 but with worldwide approvals from all major certifying bodies. Currently this is the only module to have the four major certifications in one package: • DNV 2.7-2 to comply with most oil companies own standards • ATEX to comply with European law • IECEx for all other areas outside the United States jurisdiction • ABS / USCG to NFPA 476 for all North American waters For the first time a multi-national company can manage a global fleet of modules that will not be restricted to a region and can be moved to meet demands when it is required.
Ensuring optimisation of company assets and a rapid response capability for their customers.
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Our standard G4 and G4 GLOBAL modules are available for both sale and hire and can be outfitted and modified to perform any number of functions to suit your specific project requirements.
Specialist Services’ Hire division is a leading Modular Hire solutions provider for the offshore and onshore oil and gas industry with a Modular Hire fleet available from our global centres located in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Aberdeen, Singapore and Perth. All units manufactured by Specialist Services are built to the highest industry standards and can be delivered and supported worldwide to serve your project needs.
Specialist Services’ ability to provide an overall solution for modular units on a sale and/or hire basis provides a unique solution that ensures optimum commercial and operational parameters can be met.
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SANTOS, CAMPOS & ESPIRITO SANTO
Doors open for deepwater challenges By: John Morrison
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razilian oil firms, with the assistance of international oil majors, have made some of the world’s largest deepwater discoveries to date; since 2011 a staggering 19 out of a total figure of 109 oil discoveries globally. The discoveries have opened up a new market for global service and technology firms to assist local operators, such as the Brazilian state-owned Petrobras to overcome the challenges of extracting oil and gas from deep-water pre-salt layers – namely the Santos, Campos and Espirito Santo basins.
exploration and production activities, as many of the emerging oil producing nationals have relied on foreign majors due to the amount of investment, technologies and methods they bring to the table.
All 3 pre-salt layers have proven difficult to map geologically and then extract hydrocarbons. This has required some of the most advanced geophysical, drilling, subsea, well service and production technologies within the oil and gas industry, with firms such as Schlumberger, Halliburton, GE Oil & Gas, FMC Technologies, Subsea 7, SBM Offshore and CGG leading the way.
Challenges The main challenges of Brazil’s 3 main basins are the ranges in water depth, pressure, the pre-salt layers and the heavy grade oil which all require very advanced methods in oil and gas technology to explore, extract and then produce, without incurring huge costs, overheads and most importantly risks.
Of the top operating firms, the national oil company of Brazil – Petrobras has maintained the highest production rate and percentage of interest within the 3 basins, followed by Royal Dutch Shell and Chevron respectively as the second and third most producing operators. It is no surprise then to hear both foreign operators being so heavily involved in the country’s
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Other firms such as BP, Statoil, Maersk Oil, Anadarko, Repsol, Galp Energia and BG Group are also heavily involved in the exploration and production of oil and gas in the pre-salt basins, after the nation opened its doors in 1997.
The nation’s firms have however embraced new technologies available and practiced an open door policy to exploring methods, technologies and techniques to overcome any operational challenges. This has led to many companies seeing great success within Brazil’s offshore basins. The only way for emerging operators to advance their
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NEWS IN DEPTH exploration and production is to work with and adopt international investment, which reduces the risk of high cost projects. The oil spill of about 2,400 barrels at the Frade facility, and then the seep detected in 2012 at a different location in the Frade field has raised some questions about Chevron’s involvement in the area; the company however did take full responsibility. Discoveries Petrobras announced the discovery of the Tupi field in 2007, and then subsequently discovered the Iracema, Carioca, Iara, Libra, Franco and Guara fields. Additionally, Petrobras discovered oil in the Campos and Espiritos Santo basins.
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Floating, production, storage and offloading To produce the heavy grades, Petrobras has commissioned a large fleet of floating, production, storage and offloading vessels, which consist, mainly of converted vessels. The work has seen companies such as SBM Offshore, Keppel, and MODEC win large contracts for the conversion work and in the instance of SBM Offshore and MODEC to operate the vessels once commissioned.
Brazil has led the way in adopting international expertise and technology to help explore and develop its fields, after it broke its monopoly in 1997
The planned fleet, which had a timeline of 2012 to 2015, will face challenges due to the lack of working shipyards with the expertise in this type of work, and also due to the amount and size of the vessels.
Petrobras then announced that the Sapinhoa (formerly Guara) oil field is commercially viable with a reserve estimate at 1.1 billion boe.
Keppel has committed to the country with its BrasFELS shipyard and Keppel Singmarine Brasil marine operation, which supports the offshore oil market, complimenting the shipyard. Conclusion Brazil has led the way in adopting international expertise and technology to help explore and develop its fields, after it broke its monopoly in 1997. The Government, however, may face challenges with the cost of delays, and also the complex infrastructure required for its deepwater fields.
Production Out of the 3 basins, the Campos has the most producing fields and hosts the massive Roncador field, the largest in the basin. This has made Brazil the second largest oil producing country in South America, after Venezuela. This has also meant that Brazil closely follows the USA and Canada within the Americas as a whole.
This also involves eliminating any risks at such great depths and high pressure, which in turn requires stringent procedures, assessments and practice, for which Brazil has created the National Petroleum Agency (Agência Nacional do Petróleo, ANP). This will assist the government with operators in the region for regulation and supervision of the large projects.
In 2010, the Tupi and Iracema field were renamed to the Lula and Cernambi fields respectively and were announced as commercially viable with recoverable estimates at 8.3 billion boe.
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All of the efforts by the nation, are targeted towards Brazil’s aims to expand oil production to over 5 million bbl/d by 2021. Technologies and development Petrobras has a series of phases to develop projects within the 3 major basins. It has split the work into extended well tests, pilot projects and numerous floating, production, storage and offloading facilities, which require complex subsea templates at such great depths and pressure. The majority of the technologies are being provided by global technology firms. The full scope includes the supply of products and equipment, engineering, services and then construction of some of the world’s most cutting-edge underwater and marine developments.
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GULF OF MEXICO
More investment; larger players in the Gulf
By: Jillian Moore
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he Gulf of Mexico, measuring 1,600 kilometres from east to west, 900 metres from north to south, has a surface area of 1.5 million square kilometres and is a Mediterranean-type sea located at the southeast corner of North America. Bordering the United States, Mexico and Cuba, it is one of the major deepwater and ultra deepwater regions in the world, and is predicted to continue to be for the foreseeable future. The industry in the Gulf of Mexico has survived much over its history: from being referred to as “the dead sea” in the 1970s due to shallow water drilling beginning to taper off, to numerous hurricanes such as Irene, Isaac or Sandy, to the worst offshore oil spill in US history. The worldwide recession and financial crisis, as well as being overshadowed by the US’ shale gas boom, all added to a pessimistic outlook for the gulf. However, despite the Macondo oil spill in 2010, not to mention the six-month deepwater moratorium imposed by the Obama administration in 2010-2011, the Gulf of Mexico is now returning to pre-Macondo activity levels. With large changes in the last five years that will cause long-term implications for the region, the Gulf is showing positive outlooks for all major market segments of the industry. With recent, large discoveries, billions
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of dollars are being poured into the Gulf – most notably in the ultra deepwaters. The U.S Energy Information Administration (EIA) stated: “the Gulf of Mexico area, both onshore and offshore, is one of the most important regions for energy resources and infrastructure. Gulf of Mexico federal offshore oil production accounts for 23 percent of total U.S. crude oil production and federal offshore natural gas production in the Gulf accounts for 7 percent of total U.S. dry production. Over 40 percent of total U.S. petroleum refining capacity is located along the Gulf coast, as well as 30 percent of total U.S. natural gas processing plant capacity”, explaining just how important the Gulf is for the industry, let alone for the U.S. More investments; larger players Leasing, permitting and discoveries are all experiencing growth in the Gulf of Mexico, with total expenditures expected to reach US$167 billion between 2013 and 2016. The Gulf is heading for record deepwater output equivalent to almost 2 million barrels of oil a day in 2020, according to industry researchers Wood Mackenzie Ltd. The U.S. estimates about 15 billion barrels of recoverable oil remain to be found in the Lower Tertiary.
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NEWS IN DEPTH According to U.S. data on the Gulf of Mexico, there are 35% more drilling rigs operating than four years earlier. In fact, by the end of 2015 there are 60 perspective rigs to be working in the Gulf. Not to mention that four operators now possess 50% of the contracted rig count in the Gulf. Similarly, according to a Quest Deepwater Review Gulf of Mexico report, the Gulf is “Transitioning into a Bright Future”, explaining the massive changes to the area in the preceding five years, most notably the expansion in the deepwater and ultra deepwater oil and gas markets, with an increased number of permits being awarded, mentioning that the future indeed looks bright and prosperous.
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water production is expected to be more than 1.9 million barrels a day. Rig Leasing and New Builds Another indicator of a steady increase in production and activity from the Gulf is the FPSO new builds and leases. Today, 90% of rigs operating in the Gulf are highspec and rated for ultra deepwater conditions, whereas five years ago only 50% were mid-water or deepwater floaters. Rigs being available however proves another challenge, with so many having been cold stacked during, and before the moratorium. In response, many companies are deciding to build their own FPSOs, reducing the supply chain and like ExxonMobil’s “design one, build multiple” approach in Angola, cutting down on costs and timescales. Petrobras is an excellent example in the Gulf - being responsible for some very large projects; also employing the concept of one design to build numerous FPSOs. Having upwards of 20 FPSOs due for installation or construction during a ten year period costing over US$550m, and 20 more costing over US$275m, the one design method ensures the engineering costs are reduced, allowing a production line and reducing time.
Contractors and operators have decided that the challenges of deepwater drilling are well worth the extra effort
Quest’s report also discusses the make-up of the players in the Gulf – explaining that five years ago or more, the region was a mix of both major and independent oil companies. In 2013 and beyond, however, larger companies will play a bigger role - shifting from the small and independent-operated subsea tiebacks, to fewer and larger, high-investment developments by international majors. Majors will continue to invest heavily into the region, such as Shell, who produces approximately 150 million barrels of oil equivalent per year from the Gulf, or BP who is the largest investor in the Gulf of Mexico over the last ten years with ownership in more than 650 leases. Deepwater & UltraDeepWater New seismic tools and equipment that allow companies to see through layers of rock and salt deposits have enabled drilling to go deeper into the earth’s crust, where temperatures are much higher and conditions more complex. This opens up opportunities for new exploration, along with increased risks. Spending across the board, in all market areas in the industry, from drilling to subsea, floating production and marine construction, is due to increase - according to Quest’s deepwater report. This is mostly due to the challenging and technical conditions faced when drilling in the underdeveloped deepwater and ultra deepwater regions. These new technologies allow regions like the Gulf to be explored unlike seen in the past; Quest predicts these spending patterns to continue into the foreseeable future. Additionally, it is expected that subsea equipment companies will experience fewer awards, but larger and longer in scope.
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The Future In all, even through the numerous challenges encountered in the Gulf, particularly following the Macondo incident in 2010, along with the deepwater drilling challenges with high pressure and extreme temperatures exceeding 400 degrees, activity is still on the increase. Contractors and operators have decided that the challenges of deepwater drilling are well worth the extra effort, in terms of the possible rewards. What with the new seismic technology and precision instruments now available, techniques are always being improved and modified, while decreasing risks. Operators and contractors dedicated to the Gulf are expected to prosper in the foreseeable future, with Quest predicting the Gulf will remain one of the leading deepwater regions in the world.
According to estimates by energy consultants Wood Mackenzie, output from the deepest sections of the gulf (with water deeper than 1,300 feet), will be about 1.5 million of oil a day in 2014 - up 15% from 2013. Furthermore, suggested that by 2020, the Gulf’s deep-
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SHALE GAS REVOLUTION A brief introduction to the opportunities and challenges in the North American Shale Market By: Ioannis Tzelepis
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he exploitation of unconventional resources have managed to reshape the oil and gas industry in North America, by encouraging new investment opportunities in the continent, as well as by changing the balance in the global LNG import-export scheme. According to EIA, ‘‘over the next five years, global LNG demand will grow 39% while LNG supply will only grow by 27%, a gap that can only be covered through a substantial increase in shale gas production’’. Under these new market conditions and the engineering enhancements in the hydraulic fracturing technologies, USA and Canada can be considered the new global emerging natural gas suppliers. Unconventional resources mainly refer to shale gas deposits and oil sands, which are both abundant in North America. From an engineering point of view, shale projects follow a different economic perspective from traditional gas - a horizontal well drilled in a shale formation can offer higher flow of gas but for a shorter period of time. According to Vladimir Vysotsky, director of the Petroleum Department of the Zarubezhgeologiya Research Institute, ‘‘shale well production yields reach 500,000 cubic metres a day at an initial stage, sinking 70% over the course of the year and then dropping to 9-15%’’. However, a shale well, once installed, is characterized
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by a low operating cost, estimated around US$100 per tcm. In fact, the higher extraction rate and lower operating cost is actually compensated by the lower field life and the higher drilling costs. The example of the Barnett shale play verifies this statement as 15% of the wells were depleted after five years, while the average lifetime was initially calculated at 30 to 40 years. Despite these unique features, shale gas production was the catalytic factor for the drop in the gas prices and the attraction of investments from China, also establishing a preferential environment in Europe for shale gas exploration and hydraulic fracturing. According to recent studies, the U.S. Energy Information Administration Centre estimates that there is around 7.3 trillion cubic feet of shale gas trapped around the world even though currently USA and Canada are the only major producers of commercially viable shale gas. China who is ranked first on the list of the largest holders of shale gas resources globally, has also conducted some exploratory drilling in the Sichuan basin but with small success up until now, if we consider that the predicted volumes of 0.003 bcf/d represent only the 1% of the country’s gas supply. According to EIA, US shale gas production averaged 25.7 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2012. While in Canada, from only two major shale plays, the MuskwaOtter Park shale formation in the Horn River Basin of
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NEWS IN DEPTH northern British Columbia and the adjacent Montney Basin that spreads over British Columbia and Alberta, shale gas production reached the 2.5 Bcf/d. In general, the gross withdrawals from Horn River and Montney were 2.8 Bcf/d by May 2013, having the potential for higher production if there were no constrains based on the limited pipeline infrastructure in the region. By 2013, 39% of the total natural gas production in the USA stemed from shale gas formations, while in Canada the percentage was lower at just 15%. In general, there is a large number of countries that have launched exploratory test well programs such as France, Poland, Romania and Morocco. However, to date there is not a third country in which shale gas reserves have been fracked and produced.
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development project in the history of Texas. The shale play trends across Texas from the Mexican border up into East Texas, roughly 50 miles wide and 400 miles long with an average thickness of 250 feet and has managed to reach record production levels with wells producing up to 4,000 b/d of oil initially. Finally, the Bakken Fairway was first discovered and drilled in Alberta, Canada, but now extends deep into northwest Montana into Lewis and Clark County where it is bordered by the Rocky Mountain Thrust Zone on the west and the Sweetgrass Arch to the west. The Bakken formation occupies a large area of the subsurface of the Williston Basin covering parts of Saskatchewan, Manitoba, North Dakota and Western Montana and is estimated to hold 4.3 billion barrels of oil.
The North American region has established itself as the core of shale gas exploration and production
The highly developed existing infrastructure in USA and Canada, as well as the associated advanced engineering knowledge in terms of hydraulic fracturing, combined with the right attitude towards energy independence, has established a preferential framework to proceed with shale gas exploratory projects. Additionally, the vast amounts of water resources stem from rivers and aquifers, which are abundant in the region, are essential to meet the intensive water needs for the shale gas drilling processes. Under these terms, the North American region has established itself as the core of shale gas exploration and production, based mainly on the major shale resources of the Marcellus, Eagle Ford and Bakken fairways. The Marcellus Formation is a marine sedimentary rock located in eastern North America and extends throughout much of the Appalachian Basin. This shale deposit contains large untapped natural gas reserves and its proximity to the East Coast, high-demand markets of the United States, makes it an attractive target for energy development. However, as the black shale, which is the dominant lithology in this formation, contains iron ore, uranium and pyrite, there are additional environmental hazards. The Eagle Ford Shale, the most active shale play globally, is ranked first in the list of the largest oil & gas developments in the world, based on capital investment and is the largest economic
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Major capital investment is required to manage the already increasing production and transfer the gas to the coasts of the continent, where it must be transformed to LNG. There are a large number of planned LNG projects in the region, from the Kitimat LNG Terminal of Chevron and the Aurora LNG Project of the Chinese giant CNOOC in Canada to the Freeport and Cameron LNG projects in the USA. Oil and gas giants from all around the world have tried to earn a share of the potential shale gas production and associated infrastructure, with Asian players such as Mitsubishi Corporation, CNOOC, Mitsui & Co Ltd and Petronas showing the biggest interest in securing their involvement, due to their high energy needs. In a nutshell, the shale gas revolution has introduced new investment opportunities, regarding the construction of LNG facilities and pipelines to support this new wave of gas supply. However, there are concerns in terms of how long the competitive advantage of the North American region will last over the other gas suppliers. Meanwhile, shale gas production techniques expand outside the continent and countries like China manage to increase the economically viable shale gas production, the current asset will be lost and the planned or already constructed infrastructure may become redundant.
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C. HEBRON PAGE 18
B. CHINOOK/CASCADE PAGE 16
D. MAD DOG PAGE 20
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CAMERON LNG
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PROJECT PROFILE DETAILS Cameron LNG, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receipt terminal near the Gulf of Mexico, was constructed to bring clean, efficient natural gas supplies to North America. Today, domestic natural gas production in the U.S. is high, and the Energy Information Administration estimates that the U.S. has more than a 100-year supply of natural gas. Due to this shift in market conditions, Cameron LNG has proposed adding natural gas liquefaction and export facilities to the existing terminal to create bi-directional capability. Once the new facilities are operational, Cameron LNG will be able to: liquefy domestically-produced natural gas for export, import LNG and regasify it for delivery to domestic markets, or re-export foreign-sourced LNG. The liquefaction project will use many of Cameron LNG’s existing facilities, and will be comprised of three liquefaction trains capable of exporting up to 12 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa), or approximately 1.7 billion cubic feet per day of liquefied natural gas. Construction on the project is planned to start in 2014 with full commercial operation in 2019.
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Cameron LNG signed 20-year tolling agreements with GDF SUEZ S.A. and affiliates of Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. for the facility’s liquefaction capacity. The agreement calls for each company to acquire 16.6-percent equity in the existing facilities and the liquefaction project. A Sempra Energy affiliate will retain 50.2 percent.
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PROJECT UPDATES CB&I wins EPC Cameron LNG contract Cameron LNG LLC has awarded CB&I and Chiyoda International Corp. a US$6 billion engineering, procurement, and construction contract to build a 13.5 million tonne/year export plant in Hackberry, La., Cameron Parish. The plant will be adjacent to the existing LNG regasification terminal and consists of three liquefaction trains. Cameron received conditional authorization from the US Department of Energy to export domestically produced LNG to countries with which the US does not have a free trade agreement, including those in Europe and Asia, February 2014. Subject to a final investment decision and acquisition of permits and financing, Cameron parent company Sempra Energy will hold an indirect 50.2% interest in Cameron and the related liquefaction project. The remaining portion and the related liquefaction project will be owned by affiliates of GDF Suez SA, Mitsubishi Corp. (through a related company jointly established with Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha), and Mitsui & Co. Ltd., each with a 16.6% stake.
Kepco to buy 400,000 tonnes of LNG from Cameron Kansai Electric Power (Kepco) has signed a contract with Mitsui to buy 400,000 tonnes of LNG per annum from Sempra Energy’s Cameron liquefaction project in Louisiana, USA.
NEWS IN BRIEF The U.S. Energy Department approved exports from Cameron
The U.S. Energy Department has approved exports from the Cameron LNG project. The conditional approval of exports from the terminal to countries with which the United States does not have free trade agreements, such as India and Japan, was the sixth approval by the department since 2011, and the first since mid-November 2013. Cameron’s application to export up to 1.7 billion cubic feet per day brings total U.S. authorised LNG exports to almost 8.5 bcf feet per day, once the terminals are constructed and working at full capacity. Sempra shares jumped on news the approval was expected, and in early afternoon trading was up 1.2 percent at US$93.74.
Toho Gas to purchase LNG
Toho Gas has entered into an agreement with Mitsui to purchase liquefied natural gas from the Cameron LNG project in the US. Toho revealed that it had reached a deal to buy 300,000 tonnes of LNG per annum over a 20 year period once the project starts. Previously, Mitsui agreed to buy 4 million tpa of gas from Cameron LNG and acquire a 16.6% equity in the existing import and regasification facilities as well as the liquefaction project. Sempra Energy is building the 13.5 Mtpa LNG terminal on the Louisiana coast which will consist of three 4 million tpa trains. The project is currently scheduled to begin full commercial operation in 2019.
Kepco will purchase the LNG for 20 years at U.S. Henry Hub-linked prices. The Cameron liquefaction project will use Cameron LNG’s existing facilities, including two marine berths capable of accommodating Q-Flex sized LNG ships, three LNG storage tanks with a combined storage capacity of 480,000 cubic metres, and vaporization capability for regasification services of 1.5 billion cubic feet (Bcf) per day. The completed liquefaction facility will be comprised of three liquefaction trains capable of exporting up to 12 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa). Construction on the project is planned to start in 2014 with full commercial operation in 2019.
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CHINOOK & CASCADE FIELDS
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FIELD PROFILE DETAILS Both the Chinook and Cascade are ultra-deepwater fields - Blocks 425, 469, 206. The development is in the Walker Ridge block, south of Louisiana. The fields are tied back to an FPSO, to fast track production. The FPSO is located in 2,600m of water and is the deepest in the world. The Chinook discovery defined a new hydrocarbon trend in the Gulf of Mexico’s ultra-deepwater. The hydrocarbon bearing sandstones are similar to the Wilcox Group (Eocene-Paleocene) level, which is a prolific producing sediment onshore Gulf of Mexico. Cascade has several subsea wells tied-back to the FPSO, which is located on the Chinook field. Production commenced on 25 February, 2012.
OPERATORS For the Chinook field 66.67% is owned and operated by Petrobras America Inc. and 33.33% owned by Total E&P USA, Inc. Cascade is wholly owned and operated by Petrobras
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FIELD UPDATES
Flexlife wins Petrobras contract Flexlife, an oil and gas industry specialist in subsea integrity and project management, has been successfully contracted by Petrobras America Inc. (PAI), a subsidiary of Petrobras, an integrated energy company that operates in 29 countries, to provide independent assessment services worth up to US$1.4 million for a project in the Gulf of Mexico. The agreement involves annulus testing of the flexible risers on the Cascade and Chinook subsea development. The initial week long testing program will occur at the end of October 2014 and then regularly every six months as instructed by PAI, in order to ensure that consistent integrity of the risers is retained. This is Flexlife’s first project with the company following the Memorandum of Understanding signed with Petrobras America in 2011. Flexlife’s technologies that will be available include FlexGuard, which acts as an early warning indication system that alerts to any flooding of the riser by using patented ultrasonic (UT) scanning technology; the Armadillo, specifically designed to repair damage on the outer sheath of flexible risers by creating a seal that will prevent sea water entering the riser; and FlexGel, a gel injected into the I-tubes and J-tubes in order to displace any sea water that has entered through damaged risers.
NEWS IN BRIEF Petrobas plans further drilling
Petrobras plans to drill further at its CascadeChinook development in the US Gulf of Mexico as soon as this year after two recent tie-backs more than tripled production at the fields
Welaptega Marine inspect riser moorings
Welaptega Marine inspect riser moorings on the high-profile Petrobras Cascade Chinook development in the Gulf of Mexico. Welaptega is responsible for mooring chains that connect four vertical risers to buoyancy tanks on the BW Pioneer FPSO. The Pioneer is the world’s deepest FPSO, operating in 2,600 metres of water 180 miles off the coast of Louisiana. A team of Welaptega engineers deploy the Chain Measurement System (CMS), a Welaptega patented technology, to measure the length of each chain link and inter-grip zones on four riser mooring systems. It is part of an ongoing program of mooring inspection carried out by Welaptega on a six-monthly interval. The Pioneer is the first FPSO production development approved in the Gulf of Mexico. The job deployed in November 2012.
Petrobras reports oil production record at Cascade and Chinook fields On 4 March, 2014, production at Cascade and Chinook fields hit 40,000 barrels per day. This figure represents a new production record for the fields, which produce through three wells in Cascade and two wells in Chinook. This achievement is due to the start-up of two new wells, Chinook-5 and Cascade-6, which added 28,000 barrels per day to the previous production of 12,000 barrels per day. Cascade and Chinook fields are located 260 km south of the coast of Louisiana and 24 km apart, at a water depth of 2,500 metres. The wells have an average depth of 8,000 metres and produce to the BW Pioneer vessel, the first FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) approved to operate in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The oil is transferred from the FPSO to shuttle tankers and delivered to refineries and terminals along the North American coast.
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HEBRON PROJECT
Images courtesy of: ExxonMobil Corporation
PROJECT PROFILE
DETAILS
Hebron is challenging due to Heavy Oil and complex reservoirs. The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) estimates that the development contains 570 million barrels of recoverable oil. First oil is due between 2016 and 2018. The initial development will focus on the Hebron and West Ben Nevis. The Ben Nevis field will be a possible future satellite tie-back. Oil will be produced and shipped by shuttle tanker through the existing distribution system used at the Hibernia field. The oil is of 20 degree API which presents production challenges as the viscosity can be 10 to 20 times higher than that of water. At peak, Hebron will pump 150,000 barrels per day, while the topsides will need a liquids handling capacity of up to 315,000 bpd due to the high volumes of produced water. It will also have to inject between 100 million and 175 million cubic feet per day of gas. The topsides will weigh 20,000-28,000 tons. The platform will need to support up to 55 well slots.
OPERATORS ExxonMobil Canada Properties is operator with 36% interest, with Chevron Canada Limited having 26.7% interest, Suncor Energy Inc. with 22.7%, Statoil Canada with 9.7% and Nalcor Energy with 4.9% interest.
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PROJECT UPDATES Subsea 7 wins subsea construction services contract for Hebron Subsea 7 S.A. has been awarded a US$75 million three-year subsea construction services contract by ExxonMobil Canada Properties. The contract supports the Hebron heavy oil field development, located in the Jeanne d’Arc Basin 350 kilometres southeast of St. John’s, Canada. The contract scope includes the project management, engineering and installation of two Offshore Loading Systems in a water depth of 92 metres. Engineering and project management will begin immediately from Subsea 7’s offices in St John’s, NFLD.
EPC services to be performed by KiewitKvaerner Contractors at Hebron Kiewit-Kvaerner Contractors is to provide the full scope of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for the Hebron Project gravity based structure (GBS). The contract value for Kvaerner’s share of the full EPC contract is approximately US$1.5 billion and includes work conducted to date on the Hebron project. The work will be performed in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with engineering in St. John’s and construction at the Bull Arm fabrication yard. The completed GBS will be installed at the Hebron field on the Grand Banks in the Atlantic Ocean located 350 kilometres offshore from St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. First oil is anticipated by the end of 2017.
NEWS IN BRIEF Hyundai Heavy Industries lands contract with ExxonMobil
Hyundai Heavy Industries has landed a contract to fabricate one of the last outstanding topsides packages for ExxonMobil’s Hebron project off Newfoundland. Hyundai will build a 2,700 tonne drilling equipment set which was orginally due to be built in Newfoundland however, if the contract was placed locally it would delay the overall project. Hyundai is already building the 27,000 tonne utilities and process deck for the US$14 billion Hebron field.
ExxonMobil will move forward with Hebron
ExxonMobil will move forward with plans to develop the Hebron oil field offshore eastern Canada. The company will spend US$14 billion to develop the field, which is expected to begin oil production in 2017. Hebron, located offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, will be developed using a gravitybased structure consisting of reinforced concrete designed to withstand sea ice, icebergs and meteorological and oceanographic conditions. The base will be capable of storing approximately 1.2 million barrels of crude oil and will support an integrated topsides deck that includes living quarters and facilities associated with drilling and production.
First oil expected in 2017 for Hebron Detailed engineering and construction continues on the gravity-based structure and topsides for the Hebron platform offshore Newfoundland & Labrador. The company anticipates first oil in 2017. Subsea installations have been completed for the Hibernia Southern Extension Unit (HSEU), Suncor adds, and subsea drilling activities started early in 2014. HSEU is designed to increase overall production from the Hibernia field from 2015.
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MAD DOG FIELD
Mad Dog images courtesy of: BP p.l.c.
PROJECT PROFILE DETAILS The Mad Dog Field was discovered in 1998 and is one of BP’s largest discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico to date. Field production began in 2005 from the initial development, which included a truss spar floating system equipped with facilities for simultaneous production and drilling operations. The current Mad Dog spar facility is designed to process 80,000 barrels of oil and 60 million cubic feet of gas per day. Oil and gas are transported to 3rd party operated infrastructure via the BP-operated Caesar (oil) pipeline and Cleopatra (gas) pipeline systems. The facility im plemented the first polyester mooring system ever employed on a truss spar and at the time accomplished the largest single topsides lift of 8620 tons. Appraisal drilling in 2009 in the field more than doubled the resource estimate to more than 4 billion barrels Stock Tank Original Oil In Place. BP is currently reviewing existing plans and other options in evaluating how to develop the Mad Dog Phase 2 project.
OPERATORS BP is operator of Mad Dog with 60.5% interest, BHP Billiton holds 23.9% interest and Chevron with 15.6% interest
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BP with second call for tender for FEED BP is preparing the second call for tender on the front end engineering and design (FEED) for the Mad Dog2 offshore platform. Originally BP intended to develop the second phase of Mad Dog with single point anchor reservoir (SPAR) type of platform such as proposed by Technip. Therefore Technip and AMEC carried out a complete FEED work, up to the final costs estimate in order to support the final investment decision (FID) and move into the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) phase. Unfortunately the costs estimate was spiraling up along the FEED progress at the same speed as the weight of the topsides to be landed on the SPAR platform. These Mad Dog 2 topsides are challenging because of the size of the field development and the technologies envisaged by BP. As one of the largest oil and gas fields in the Gulf of Mexico, Greater Mad Dog is retaining more than 4 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) approximately 225 kilometres south of Louisiana in the Block 738 of the Green Canyon. With Mad Dog-2, BP is targeting to produce from 120,000 to 140,000 barrels of oil equivalent (boe) per day. In addition to increase the production with a new production platform, BP intends to enhance the recovery rate at the whole scale of the field in introducing its proprietary flooding technology LoSal.
NEWS IN BRIEF FMC Technologies with subsea work at Mad Dog phase 2
FMC Technologies has been contracted for subsea work at a project for the UK supermajor BP in the UK Gulf of Mexico. The company has scooped the contract to build and supply subsea equipment in support of the second phase of the Mad Dog field development. FMC Technologies is to supply subsea trees, manifolds, and jumper equipment for the development near Green Canyon Block 825. The development is about 240 kilometres south of New Orleans and in 1550 metres of water.
BP to save big at Mad Dog
BP has steered its giant Mad Dog phase two project on a new course in pursuit of major cost savings, jettisoning plans for a huge spar platform and instead weighing a TLP concept against a floating production semisub for the Gulf of Mexico scheme. The move could net BP US$8 billion in cost savings from the original development plan.
To substitute the SPAR and its limits in that respect, BP has explored with deep offshore engineering companies different solutions including: - Tension leg platforms (TLP) from Houston Offshore Engineering - Heave and vortex-induction-motion semi- submersible (HVS) platforms from Technip - Conventional semi-submersible platforms from Aker Solutions and KBR From these investigations, BP and its partners came to the conclusions that an Atlantis semi-submersible type of platform could reduce the weight of the topsides down to 25,000 tonnes. Designed by the team made of KBR and its shipyard GVA in Sweden, this Atlantis type of semi-submersible platform offers a high level of integration between the topsides structure and the jacket structure. From this concept, BP and its partners BHP Billiton (BHP) and Chevron are now intending to move ahead into the FEED phase in order to keep Mad Dog 2 time frame on track. With a call for tender to be issued in Q2 2014, BP is willing to proceed on fast track with the Mad Dog 2 platform along the FEED phase and the EPC phase in order to anchor it in the Gulf of Mexico still by 2018.
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NORTH AMERICA NEWS PROJECT UPDATES
New Industries Inc. completes work at Big Foot
New Industries Inc. has completed the fabrication, inspection, coating, testing, delivery, and installation of the 173-ton Big Foot Intermediate Manifold. This manifold was installed at Green Canyon 597 in a water depth of approximately 4,200 ft (1,280 m) for Enbridge Offshore Facilities LLC. The manifold consists of four 20-in. subsea connector assemblies and three 20-in. subsea valve assemblies, as well as additional smallbore piping. Two of the 20-in. hubs will be used in the near future for connecting the 20-in. pipeline end termination at the Big Foot Export Lateral Pipeline to an existing tie-in on the Amberjack Tahiti Pipeline. Specific testing activities for the manifold included gauging of all four primary piping assemblies and corresponding hubs, hydrostatic pressure testing, continuity verification between all anodes and the structural assembly, and weight and center-of-gravity measurements.
Contract awarded at Sturgeon Refinery
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has received a contract from North West Redwater Partnership (a joint venture of CNR and North West Upgrading) for its Sturgeon Refinery Project in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland area. Under the terms of the contract, Jacobs is providing engineering and procurement services for the utilities requirements of the refinery, a fundamental component of the first phase of the project. Located approximately 30 miles northeast of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, the Sturgeon Refinery is being designed to enhance cost effectiveness and minimize environmental impact.
Noble Energy contracted by Aker Solutions
Noble Energy has contracted Aker Solutions to provide umbilicals and subsea equipment for use in the Gulf of Mexico. In the GoM, Aker will provide two electrohydraulic steel tube umbilicals to control a subsea production system at Gunflint in 6,000 ft (1,830 m) of water. Aker will supply subsea distribution equipment and a 7.5 mi (12,000m) long infield umbilical to be installed in 5,500 ft (1,675m) water depth. The projects are to be completed in 2014 and 2015.
NEWS IN BRIEF
SK Engineering wins Magnolia LNG contract
Magnolia LNG has executed a technical services agreement with SK E&C USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of SK Engineering and Construction, of Korea (SKEC Group). The TS Agreement relates to the ongoing engineering, procurement and construction activities for MLNG’s planned 8 million tonne per annum Magnolia LNG Project, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States.
Foster Wheeler awarded contract by Enbridge Foster Wheeler AG’s, Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a detail design contract by Enbridge Offshore Facilities, LLC for the deepwater Walker Ridge Gathering System (WRGS) export gas pipelines and the deepwater Big Foot (BGF) export oil pipeline located in the Walker Ridge (WR) area of the Gulf of Mexico. Foster Wheeler’s work on the design contract is expected to be completed during the second quarter of 2011.
Proserv wins contracts in the Gulf of Mexico
Proserv has landed a pair of subsea well control contracts worth US$17 million from Noble Energy and Talos Energy in the US Gulf of Mexico. The UK services player will control two deep-water wells at Noble Energy’s Gunflint in the Mississippi Canyon area and three wells at Talos Energy’s Phoenix field expansion project in the Green Canyon under the new contracts. The company will build seven subsea control modules at its UK yard in Great Yarmouth for the developments, with final testing, servicing and integration by Proserv’s control facility in Houston.
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SUBSEA FOCUS
PULSE STRUCTURAL MONITORING Real-time structural integrity monitoring enhances jackup drilling operations
Jackup rigs are increasingly being used to drill wells in greater water depths, HP/HT and harsher environments. This raises new challenges to drilling equipment and well systems, with the increased deflections of the jackup generating higher loading on equipment. Realtime structural integrity monitoring can ensure on-going safety of operations as well as validate and calibrate simulation models of the drilling and well equipment used in the planning of operations. Developing an HP/HT field The decision to use a jackup rig to drill an HP/HT field in 135-m water depth raised particular challenges for the operator. The gas and condensate field is located on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, with pre-drilling activity taking place through a steel jacket platform. Although the simulation models showed that long term fatigue and extreme loading performance was acceptable, a range of assumptions had to be made. Due to the sensitivity of the jackup motions to these assumptions, integrity monitoring was chosen to confirm the validity of the simulation models and as a means to confirm safe operations on an on-going basis. Real-time monitoring system The real-time integrity monitoring system deployed on the jackup and jacket had three main objectives: • Monitor the deflections of the jackup and jacket as well as fatigue damage accumulation to the conductor, high-pressure riser, and overshot; • Confirm that the deflections, loading and fatigue damage remained within the allowable safe design limits; • Compare the measured responses to the simulation models to verify model accuracy and calibrate to improve predictions. The real-time monitoring system features three main types of measurement: • Motion sensors: three-axis precision accelerometers, installed within EExd-rated housings, were hardwired back to a central
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control console; • Strain sensors: specially designed “strain sticks” to measure dynamic curvatures were installed. • Environmental sensors: a wave radar was used to measure wave height and period and an ADCP installed to measure current speed and direction through depth. Information from the central control console could be accessed on the rig, but also remotely over the internet allowing engineers onshore to review and interpret the data in real-time where required. Measured data The monitoring system successfully delivered realtime information on the integrity of the well system, demonstrating that the responses of critical equipment remained within the design limits during the campaign duration. The dynamic motions of the jackup and jacket also delivered important data for future operations, indicating these are expected to remain within acceptable limits for the main drilling phase. The data allows visualization of the complex responses of the jackup to wave loading, as well as observation that the jacket movements are significant to the well system. This in situ data provides a greater understanding of the parameters affecting the jackup motion characteristics. It provides valuable lessons on how the integrity monitoring system should be configured and the required supporting data recorded in order to further improve model calibration and system understanding.
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VALEPORT
Underwater measuring equipment
SVX2
Sound Velocity data from an SVP, but still needing the Salinity and Density data from a CTD, the MIDAS SVX2 combines both technologies to give the best of both worlds.
Radar Sensor Rapid SV
A Sound Velocity sensor with data acquisition rates of up to 32Hz housed in a low drag housing result in the highest quality profiles at drop rates over 5 m/s
Remote sensing of water level or tide is fast becoming a preferred method of measurement.
Altimeter
Valeport is the only manufacturer offering a combined altimeter with pressure sensor in such a small package.
Bathypack
A great combination of high accuracy measurement to give you precise depth in water.
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MCDERMOTT
to open new spoolbase for the North Sea
The LV105 is a pipelay vessel, equally at home in deep and shallow water, with 400-tonne top tension laying capacity and 2,500-tonne rigid pipe payload. It is equipped with a Pipeline End Termination handling system which allows for safe handling of PLETS and In Line Tee structures. The 30 acre Hartlepool spoolbase, with a 1km stalk length and access to a deepwater quay, will be used for all aspects of vessel mobilization from rigid pipeline to construction projects. It will be fitted with work stations for welding, NDE and FJC, have automated pipe handling systems and equipped to fabricate pipein-pipe and plastic lined pipelines. The established port facilities allow for direct receipt of pipe shipments to minimize double handling of pipe and equipment for efficient project execution. Once the spoolbase is fully operational, we expect to have approximately 100 people employed at the facility. Initially, there will be jobs created for the re-modelling of the site. We will then be looking to hire local people for the operation of the spoolbase. This will included skilled and semi-skilled jobs, including welders and operators.”
Scott Munro, McDermott’s Vice President & General Manager for North Sea and Africa, talks to us about the company’s plans to open a new spoolbase in the UK. “McDermott has signed an option agreement with PD Ports to give us exclusive right to operate a spoolbase to serve projects in the North Sea from Hartlepool in the United Kingdom. We expect to start work on the spoolbase later this year and it should be available for operation in early 2015. The spoolbase is an important milestone towards supporting McDermott’s re-entry into the North Sea Reel-Lay market. The company has a history of working in the North Sea, dating back to the mid 1990s on some of the most notable projects undertaken in the region.
Scott Munro
www.mcdermott.com
Globally, McDermott is one of the largest subsea contractors with a track record of reeled pipelay in the North Sea and in deepwater reeled pipe-in-pipe in the Asia Pacific region. McDermott became the first contractor to install rigid reel-lay pipe-in-pipe in the Asia Pacific region, offshore Malaysia, recently. Hartlepool has a well established working port with a history of fabrication for the oil and gas industry and has excellent access from harbour to the open sea. We look to combine the prime location of the Hartlepool spoolbase for quick access to project sites with the company’s high quality standards, and highperformance Reel-Lay capabilities provided by our Lay Vessel North Ocean 105. We are firmly committed to meeting our clients’ needs in the region.
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Scott Munro became Vice President & General Manager for North Sea and Africa in March 2014. In this role, Scott is responsible for the growth and delivery of McDermott’s business in this newly created region.
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NAUTRONIX
NASDive – The New Standard in Diver Communications For over thirty years, Nautronix has designed, manufactured and provided communication systems to both the commercial and defence saturation diving markets. These are primarily wired systems to connect the Dive Bell to the DSV Dive Control, Chambers to DSV Saturation Control and numerous other communications points. In addition to the wired system, a wireless emergency through water system is provided to link the Dive Bell to the DSV Dive Control. Saturation divers breathe a Heliox gas mixture which is modified in relation to diving depth. At deeper depths, this gas mixture can have a significantly higher percentage of helium than regular air. One result of this is to give divers a somewhat comical and difficult to understand “Donald Duck” voice. This effect can render the diver uninterpretable to the untrained ear. Thus for clarity of communication, saturation diving communication systems typically utilise a helium speech unscramber. This reverses the effects of the helium and gives the diver their usual voice back. An effective helium speech unscramble is essential for clear communications. In early 2012, Nautronix completed an investigation into the current capability of available diver communication systems. It was realised that there had been a lack of significant innovation in this market in recent years. It was highlighted that industry had a wish for improved clarity of speech to saturation divers, a system which is easier to use, provides additional safety benefits, and one which enables quicker fault finding to decrease dive downtime due to loss of communications. Research was conducted into the various hardware and software architectures and platforms which could be utilised within a new system. A significant number of areas were identified which would enable a new generation of diver communications system to be created which would exceed the expectations of industry. A detailed technical specification was put together for such a system, and thus the development of ‘NASDive’ commenced. Two years on from the initial investigation, Nautronix are now delighted to announce the launch of this new system.
From the background architecture, touch screen user interfaces and increased functionality, Nautronix believe this system will be the new benchmark product in the market. The key areas of innovation are: • Audio Quality • Reliability • Safety • Headsets • Entertainment and External Interfaces • Deployment • Continued Development The specification of NASDive is such that it is intended to set new standards in Diver Communication. Keen to ensure that the system continues to push boundaries in this market, Nautronix continue to develop new features and capabilities to expand the system beyond that of purely an audio communications system. Details of these developments are relatively restricted at this point in time, but will be made fully available as each development stage is complete. For a full demonstration of the system, please come along to our stand, 1963/12 at OTC in Houston from the 5th May – 8th May 2014.
NASDive has been designed from the ground up to offer a completely new approach to diver communication.
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UNIQUE GROUP
Unique Wellube’s Range of Products and Services
Unique Wellube FZC, a Unique Maritime Group company which is one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solutions provider, offers specialist engineering services and associated products to a diverse range of industries. The services are focused on ensuring plant and pipeline operability and avoiding costly unplanned shutdowns by allowing intervention and plant critical maintenance work to be carried out in a safe and cost effective manner. Unique Wellube FZC offers the following specialist engineering services and associated products: • Hot Tapping & Line Stopping • On-Site Machining • Under Pressure Leak Sealing • “Uni-Test” On-Line PSV Testing • “UniSeal” Pipeline Repair Clamps • On-Line Valve Maintenance • Composite Wrapping • Portable On-Site Machine Sales & Rentals • Custom Pipeline Fittings • Pipeline Pressure Testers • Wellhead & Platform Decommissioning Services Noteworthy Achievements Unique Wellube is proud to have received several high profile job orders in 2013. The job orders are as listed below: • Unique Wellube successfully completed 4 off 8” Class 600 Subsea Line Plugging operations, Offshore KSA. • Unique Wellube Nigeria Limited has been awarded a Five Position Line Stop on a 24” Class 600 Oil Pipeline for a petroleum company. • A 24” Double Position Line Stop job has also been awarded for the repair of a high pressure gas pipe In Kurdistan. • A good quantity of hot taps was successfully executed for a project in Iraq. • More than 500 Uni-Seal Self Sealing Pipeline Repair Clamps of sizes ranging from 2” to 48” of various pressure classes were supplied to clients in Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Iraq. • Leak Sealing operations on leaking wellheads in Iraq were successfully completed. • 18” Class 900 Subsea Hydrocarbon Leak Sealing project was completed for a client in Malaysia.
Brief Description on some of its Products Unique Wellube has recently added the Diamond Wire Saws to its existing range of products. These are typically used for Subsea and Topside Multi-String Casing and Structure Cutting and have the following features: • Rigid frame makes repeatability and back- cutting easier and more accurate. • Operates in the most challenging environmental conditions. • Powerful dual drives cut through the toughest steel and aggregates, with less hang-up from pinching. • Compact and lightweight design takes less deck space and is easy to handle. • Continuous loop diamond wire resists breaking, makes multiple cuts with a single wire. • Small footprint saves deck space, reduces excavation for BML cuts. Unique Wellube also maintains a stock of clamshell pipe cutting machines, flange weld testers and pipeline plugs. The Clamshell Pipe Cutting Machines find their usage in the oil and gas, power generation, shipbuilding and other industries that provide spark free, precision cuts and weld preps. Some of its prominent features include: • Precision cutting and beveling of all pipe sizes, schedules and materials • Highest industry standards for quality and cost • Heavy duty, fully portable and can fit almost anywhere • Sizes available locally from 2” up to 63” • Pneumatic or hydraulic drive as required. • Special options include: Counter-bore Attachment Module, Single Point Module and Axial Feed Weld Overlay Removal Module The Flange Weld Tester [FWT] is used to test the integrity of a new weld joint by hydrostatic testing methods. It allows for a fast and efficient operation to be carried out using standard hand-tools for hydrostatic testing of a new weld. Pipeline Plugs [PP] are used for hydrostatic test applications and includes low, medium and high pressure pipeline plugs. These are mainly used for isolation and in some cases for very basic pig launching. The design of the FWT & PP has been created to make the tool efficient, simple to use and cost effective to the operator. Some of its other benefits are: they are applicable in any pipeline material and help minimize downtime.
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TECHNOLOGY
CMP PRODUCTS
proudly presents its extensive new line of cable cleats
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s part of its continual research and development and innovative design, CMP Products, the global market leader and specialists in cable glands and cable accessories across the globe, is proud to present its new, extensive range of cable cleats.
Third party certification to IEC 61914:2009 Stainless steel, aluminium, LSF V-0 Nylon and LUL approved polymers available Superior short circuit ratings to withstand any environment
Already specialists in cable glands and cable accessories, CMP Products has harnessed its extensive knowledge and experience in industrial and hazardous environments, to design and manufacture this wide range of cleats. CMP’s cable cleats have been designed to withstand all the industrial and hazardous environments CMP’s products specialise in.
CMP Products, providing exceptional customer service, whatever your needs
CMP Products, providing protection, whatever the environment
All cable installations vary in design from one installation to the next, which is why CMP Products design and manufacture cable cleats for all applications, including single, trefoil, quad and matrix applications. They offer a range that is both comprehensive and diverse, designed for use within industrial areas and hazardous locations, as well as specialist applications such as railway and underground, oil and gas, and petrochemical.
CMP Products also has the capabilities within its technical department, to not only assist with technical queries, but also design bespoke applications to suit the needs of its clients. Exceptional customer service and constant research and development are at the heart of what they do and CMP Products is relentlessly working to retain its number one supplier status by continually improving its processes and functions to maintain the standard that its clients around the globe expect.
The CMP cleat range is available to suit a variety of support structures, including cable ladder, cable tray, basket, channel, masonry or concrete. They are also tested in accordance with IEC 61914:2009 to ensure that, regardless of the cable formation used on the installation, there is a suitable cleat.
CMP Products, providing high quality, whatever the material
CMP Products’ cable cleats are manufactured from various high quality materials, with excellent flame retardant properties, to suit the environmental conditions they may be subjected to. Many of its cleats have been approved to London Underground (LUL) standard 1-085. CMP Products’ cable cleats are designed, constructed and third party certified in accordance with IEC 61914:2009, to ensure both the safety of personnel and the protection of the cable management system. At CMP Products, safety is our priority.
Designs to fit every situation and environment Parallel, trefoil and multicore formations available to suit any installation
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BIFOLD GROUP
Bifold has developed cLean manufacturing
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he Bifold Group of companies have provided peace of mind to contractors, installers and end users for over a century. Our innovative range of products, specifically designed with the customer in mind, has gained worldwide approval and credibility for the onerous conditions as found in hazardous (classified) locations, hostile and subsea environments. The customer requirements for sustained safety and reliability under extreme operating conditions are Bifold’s primary objectives. Our state of the art production facilities based in the UK, allows our superior and innovative designs to be manufactured to rigorous manufacturing and quality standards. The policy and overall business objective of Bifold, is to provide system packages of the highest quality and in compliance with customer requirements. We guarantee ease of installation and low lifetime cost of ownership - due to superior design, long-life materials, precision manufacturing and testing facilities.
Configurable Lean Manufacturing™ - cLean Manufacturing™ Bifold has developed cLean manufacturing (configurable lean), providing the capability to configure engineered to order products with up to 1038 permutations over the mobile network and deliver within 24 hours. With its headquarters in Manchester and subsidiary locations in Houston, USA, Singapore and Taunton, UK, the Bifold Group of Companies are supported worldwide with a global network of agents and distributors. We have invested in state of the art machining centres ensuring accuracy of close tolerances, and a rapid turnaround capability together with state of the art assembly and testing facilities. The customer can be confident that Bifold has the product portfolio and the technical and production capability to provide the correct solution for their system requirements, and provide support during and after installation.
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Total Support and Peace Of Mind with Instant Response Worldwide
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SOUTH AMERICA NEWS
NEWS IN BRIEF
Subsea 7 has signed a deal with Shell covering subsea installation at a project off Brazil The deal, worth around US$110 million, will see Subsea 7 install jumpers, umbilicals and associated subsea structures at the Parque das Conchas (BC-10) Phase 3 project in the Campos basin.
PROJECT UPDATES
Kongsberg wins Peregrino contract with Statoil Brasil Óleo e Gás Ltda
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies do Brasil Ltda. has been awarded a contract for delivery of flexible Riser Integrity Management services to the Statoil Brasil Óleo e Gás Ltda. operated Peregrino field. The contract is a Framework Agreement for four years where Statoil has the option to extend the duration of the contract by up to two periods of one year each. The main scope of work is related to annulus testing, inspection, integrity assessment and follow up of the flexible risers, including technical support. As part of this work, a yearly assessment of the flexible riser system integrity will be provided.
President Energy enters drilling contract with Queiroz Galvão Óleo e Gás
President Energy has entered into a firm drilling contract with Queiroz Galvão Óleo e Gás, one of the largest drilling contractors and production services providers in Brazil, for its 2014 drilling campaign in Paraguay. The Top Drive Rig contracted is capable of drilling down to depths of 5000 metres to explore the deeper Paleozoic play identified in President’s seismic survey. Mobilisation from Brazil will commence imminently. The first well will be drilled on the Jacaranda prospect, on the northwest flank of the Pirity Concession, and will target multiple horizons. The well is scheduled to spud by the end of May 2014.
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Project management and engineering will be carried out at the contractor’s facility in Rio de Janeiro and will begin 2014. Offshore work will commence in the third quarter next year, 2015, using the construction support and flexible pipelay unit Skandi Neptune. The contract has a duration of about two years.
Call for two FPSOs in Brazil
Quieroz Galvao Exploration and Production is calling for tenders for the Block BS-4 for two floating production storage and offloading vessels in view of the Atlanta heavy crude oil project in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil.
GE wins contract in Bolivia
TOTAL S.A., will install two of GE’s ecomagination qualified single-stage Integrated Compressor Line units to help boost natural gas development in Bolivia. This contract is the first order in Latin America for GE’s advanced ICL compressor technology as well as with TOTAL. TOTAL will use two single-stage ICL units for a new compressor station at the Incahuasi project in the IpatiAquio Block, a key new onshore project that will enhance natural gas development in Bolivia. The Incahuasi project is part of the Bolivian government‘s strategy to boost its natural gas reserves and comply with export contracts with Brazil and Argentina.
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SOUTH AMERICA
PROJECT UPDATES LGO wins contract at Goudron Field
LGO has signed a contract with Well Services Petroleum Company Limited, for the drilling of the first seven wells of the planned 30 well development drilling programme at the Goudron Field. The contract envisages the use of Well Services’ Rig 20 which is anticipated to be mobilised to the field as soon as practical. Drilling site preparation, along with required road improvements, are already underway. The first well, H-18E J-7, lies within an area of the field where unrecovered oil is expected to be present in the Gros Morne and Lower Cruse sandstones. The Lower Cruse at a depth of 2,800 feet sub-sea is the primary target of the well, which will then be deepened to ensure all potential productive horizons are intersected. The second well has similar objectives. Further wells in the initial seven well programme will be designed to utilise the drilling capability of Rig 20.
NEWS IN BRIEF Petroleo Brasileiro SA to call for tender for FPSO
Petroleo Brasileiro SA will call for tender to charter a new floating production storage and offloading vessel for the development of the Tartaruga Verde and Tartaruga Mestica oil fields offshore the State of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Initially planned September or October 2013, this bid has been postponed in the light of the limited competition between the engineering and chartering companies experienced in the last bid put in the market. In order to favor the local content in Brazil and benefit from the transfer of expertise from the international engineering companies in the design and construction of offshore structures, Petrobras requires all the bidders to set joint ventures between a local contractor and a foreign engineering company.
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GLOBAL PROJECTS
GLOBAL PROJECTS
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AASTA HANSTEEN FIELD DEVELOPMENT ABB has won three orders worth US$60 million for internal and external telecommunication systems for three Statoil projects on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The orders were booked in the fourth quarter of 2013 and in the first quarter of 2014. The three contracts are signed with leading shipyards in South Korea. ABB will be a system integrator of telecommunications on the offshore installations.
AUK OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT Wood Group secures 5 year extension with Talisman at the AUK oil field, the contract is valued at US$500m.
GREATER ANGOSTURA FIELD - PHASE TWO Cortez Subsea has secured a contract with BHP Billiton Trinidad for inspection services offshore Trinidad and Tobago.
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EAST HUB BLOCK 15/06 Bumi Armada has won a US$2.9 billion contract with Eni to provide a floating production, storage and offloading vessel for work in Angola. Bumi Armada received a letter of intent from Eni for the award of a contract for the chartering, operation and maintenance of an FPSO.
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GLOBAL PROJECTS
LANGZHONG LNG PROJECT Langzhong Shuangrui has selected the Black & VeatchChemtex team to design and build a new LNG facility in Langzhong, China. Black & Veatch will also provide commissioning, start-up and other engineering services. Chemtex, as the prime contractor, will provide lumpsum engineering, procurement and construction services.
ICHTHYS LNG PROJECT First Subsea has won a contract for Saipem to supply a 42-in. pipeline recovery tool for the gas export pipeline on the Ichthys LNG project.
TAHRIR PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX Maire Tecnimont SPA and Archirodon Group NV win EPCC contracts at Carbon Holdings Ltd’s Tahrir petrochemical complex.
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GLOBAL NEWS OCEANIA Intertek wins Wheatstone contract
Mermaid Marine Australia wins contract for 2 PSVs at Ichthys
Mermaid Marine Australia Limited has been awarded a contract for 2 PSVs for long-term production support operations with Inpex Operations Australia Pty Ltd (Inpex). MMA will operate 2 newbuild Vard 1 08 PSVs for the Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG Project with a fixed term of 5 years fixed plus 2 x 5 year options. The PSVs will be built in Asia to Inpex’s specifications, for delivery to MMA in late 2015 and early 2016 respectively. They will be operated by an Australian resident crew, and will supply the Ichthys Project’s offshore facilities from Darwin and Broome. The contract value for the firm period is US$144.59 million, and US$451.85 million in total should all of the options be exercised.
EUROPE Photo courtesy of: Chevron Australia Intertek has been awarded the dimensional control contract by Bechtel for the Chevron-operated Wheatstone LNG project in Western Australia. Under the contract, which commenced in August 2013, Intertek expects to create 10 new Australian jobs and support 15 current positions. The 10 new positions are dimensional control surveyor roles which will be based on site at Ashburton North, 12 kilometers west of Onslow in Western Australia. The 15 existing positions include management roles located in Perth. Intertek will deploy multiple dimensional control survey teams to provide geometric assurance during the fabrication of modules at the Wheatstone project module yards in Malaysia and China.
UTEC Survey wins pipelay support survey in Australia
UTEC Survey (Australia) Pty Ltd. has been awarded the largest pipelay support survey and positioning contract in Australia. The contract was awarded to UTEC by Saipem and involves the provision of offshore survey and positioning services during the pre-lay, lay and postlay installation of a 42-inch-diameter, 552 mile (889 kilometre) long pipeline which will connect the Ichthys LNG Project’s offshore central processing facility situated some 124 miles (200 kilometres) off the coast of Western Australia with its onshore gas processing plant near Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory. To be installed in water depths up to 902 miles (275 metres), the pipeline is the longest subsea gas pipeline in the Southern hemisphere and the fifth longest in the world.
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Wood group wins 5-year extension for Talisman contract
Wood group has won a five-year extension to its engineering and modifications services deal with Talisman Sinopec Energy UK. The deal secures approximately 550 onshore and offshore jobs at Wood Group in the UK. The contract extension is valued at US$500m and includes an option for two additional two-year extensions. The extension means Wood Group will provide services to Talisman Sinopec’s 11 North Sea assets: the Arbroath, Auk, Bleo Holm, Buchan, Claymore, Clyde, Fulmar, Montrose, Piper B, Saltire and Tartan platforms. The deal will also see it provide services to the Talisman Sinopec’s onshore Flotta oil terminal on Orkney.
Contract awarded at the Antwerp refinery
Total SA has let two contracts to a subsidiary of Maire Tecnimont SPA, Milan, for the implementation of the Refinery Off-Gas (ROG) project at its 338,000b/d Antwerp refinery in Belgium. Under the first contract, KT-Kinetics Technology SPA (KT) will execute engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services for a new, fully modularized ROG unit, which will be aimed at recovering and processing refinery off-gases that are currently burned as fuel gas at the plant. Under a second contract, KT will perform EPC assistance for the modification and upgrade of an existing naphtha cracker unit at the Antwerp refinery to enable it to process the hydrocarbons streams recovered the new
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GLOBAL PROJECTS ROG unit and related operations. The overall value of two contracts is about US$260 million, making Total’s ROG project one of the biggest investments ever in a European refinery, according to Maire Tecnimont.
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ASIA
Toyo Engineering wins regasification plant project
Aibel Thailand to do work for Tullow
Aibel Thailand has received a procurement and construction contract from MODEC for the fabrication of 7 topsides modules for a new-build FPSO slated for use at Tullow’s TEN Cluster development offshore Ghana. Aibel recently held a steel cutting ceremony at the Deeline fabrication shop in Thailand. The ceremony began with a traditional worship followed by blessings administered to steel, machinery, visitors and staff by Buddhist monks. Once complete, the 9,400-ton package of modules will be shipped to Singapore to be integrated with the FPSO’s hull. Completion of the last module is scheduled for April 2015.
Toyo Engineering Corporation has been awarded a regasification plant project by Petronet LNG Ltd, India. The plant is to be constructed at Dahej, located in the State of Gujarat on the west coast of India, to expand the LNG receiving capacity from 10 million tons to 15 million tons per year. ToyoIndia will lead EPC work on a turnkey basis, from engineering to construction and commissioning. The plant is scheduled to be completed at the beginning of 2017.
MIDDLE EAST Alstrom secures contract with Eni
AFRICA S-OIL Corp awards contracts
S-OIL Corp has let two contracts to a unit of Foster Wheeler AG’s Global Engineering and Construction group for a residue upgrading project at S-OIL’s 669,000b/d Onsan refinery complex in Ulsan, South Korea. Under one contract, Foster Wheeler will provide frontend engineering and design for the residue upgrading project, which will include the addition of a residue hydrodesulfurization unit, a residue fluid catalytic cracker, and multiple downstream upgrading units to enable the refinery to produce higher value products and maximize production of polymer-grade propylene. In addition to the FEED contract, S-OIL also awarded Foster Wheeler a contract to prepare the tender for the engineering, procurement, and construction phase of the Onsan upgrade, which will include procuring longlead items, evaluating EPC bids, and preparing a cost estimate to support S-OIL’s final investment decision.
Schlumberger wins Cambay Basin contract The Cambay Joint Venture has awarded the fracture stimulation program for Cambay-77H in Cambay Production Sharing Contract (PSC) in the Cambay Basin, Gujurat, India to Schlumberger. Oilex, as Operator, will be working with Schlumberger on the fracture stimulation program details for Cambay-77H which shall be implemented after the drilling rig has been demobilized from site. The “plug and perf” completion design incorporates the lessons learned from Cambay-76H and recommendations from the forensic engineering report.
Alstom has secured a contract with Eni Iraq B.V. to build the 740 MW1 Zubair gas-fired power plant, near Basra in southern Iraq. The contract is valued at close to €400 million. For this turnkey project, Alstom will be responsible for engineering, building and commissioning the plant as well as supplying key equipment – most notably four highly reliable GT13E2 gas turbines. Technical support and engineering expertise for the project will come from Alstom’s Power Generation headquarters in Baden, Switzerland, and its German gas turbine manufacturing facility in Mannheim. The plant will support the expansion of the Zubair oil field near Basra. This project will make Alstom the only original equipment manufacturer to have secured more than one engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract in Iraq, following its success securing the similar Al Mansurya plant project north-east of Baghdad in 2011.
KBR wins FEED contract in Dubai
Emirates National Oil Co. (ENOC) has let a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract to KBR for the upgrade of its 120,000-b/d condensate refinery at Jebel Ali in the Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai. The planned upgrade will add processing units that include jet and diesel hydrotreaters as well as an isomerization unit. Following the upgrade, the plant—which currently has two trains of condensate distillation units—will be able to produce several products meeting Euro 5 standards, including highoctane gasoline, low-sulfur jet fuel, and ultralowsulfur diesel, according to KBR.
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CLIENT FEATURE
NOF ENERGY
Launches new Houston Network A major new initiative is being spearheaded by NOF Energy to capitalise on opportunities being generated from Houston, Texas, the global hub for the oil and gas industry. The business development and support organisation for the oil, gas and related energy industries is launching its Houston Network to offer local support to member companies that already have a presence in the City and to those that travel to market on a regular basis and are keen to secure work being engineered out of Houston. NOF Energy has been in consultation with members to help shape this new network which has, as its main objective, been facilitating winning new contracts and orders from major oil and gas companies and prime contractors based in Houston. Joanne Leng, MBE, NOF Energy Deputy Chief Executive, said: “The Houston market is important, not just because of its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, but for the many global projects that are engineered and procured from Houston. “Many NOF Energy supply chain companies have a presence in Houston and we want to make sure these members and their local representatives network and engage more with each other and can tap into the business development support available from NOF Energy. “In addition, skills, services and products provided by UK companies can be transferred to other oil and gas developments and projects, such as those being delivered from Houston.
Networking lunches taking place in Houston. Members will be encouraged to share market knowledge, contacts and experiences of doing business locally, with NOF Energy facilitating the introductions and arranging the networking meetings and events. NOF Energy member, PDL Solutions Ltd, which has personal experience about the wealth of work available from Houston, has assisted in the setting up of the Network. The company has started to provide engineering design and analysis services to the US-based teams of its European clients. At first, it supported the market from its North East of England head office, as the relationships expanded it felt the need to deliver the support to US locations on a local in-country level. Since October, it has been seconding some of its existing engineers from Northumberland to its new Houston office with the intention of growing its US operation during the next three years to ten full time engineers. NOF Energy members that have a Houston presence include Bibby Offshore, Arefco Special Products, GE Oil & Gas and Global Energy. Houston is both a domestic and international hub for virtually every element of the industry including exploration, production, transmission, marketing, service, supply, offshore drilling, and technology. The City also is home to more than 5,000 energy-related companies and is the headquarters for most of America’s largest natural gas transmission companies, 600 exploration and production companies and more than 170 pipeline operators as well as an extensive supply chain.
“We have drawn up a new International Business Development offering for members and hopefully this new Houston network will just be the start. The Network will be launched on June 17th at a NOF Energy networking lunch in Houston, where the keynote speaker will be Aker Solutions, which has several operational sites in the City and is one of NOF Energy’s Strategic Partners. Through its network of Tier 1 and 2 Strategic Partners, who are the major clients within the energy sector, NOF Energy encourages the formation of new relationships and partnerships as well as helping improve its members’ visibility in markets around the world. The Network will meet on a regular basis either informally as a small group or formally at one of the NOF Energy
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ON THE MOVE
ON THE MOVE highlighting new hires, appointments and movement within the industry
These appointments demonstrate our commitment to this market sector, reflecting the success we have achieved to date and preparing the way for our continued expansion in the future.”
NCS Survey hires Simon Goldsworthy into its commercial team
Nautronix drive ahead with growth plans – duo of senior management appointments announced
Simon Goldsworthy NCS Survey, an Acteon company, has appointed Simon Goldsworthy as business development manager in its Aberdeen office.
Alan Buchan & Sam Hanton Through water communication and positioning technology company, Nautronix, is pleased to announce the strengthening of its senior management team. The move is due to the company’s growth within its Survey Services division and the significant opportunities available for its subsea positioning system, NASNet®. Sam Hanton, who initially joined Nautronix in 2008 and has served as Survey Manager since the division’s inception in 2012, has been promoted to Director of Survey. His primary remit is the continued development and growth of the Survey division to deliver both Survey and NASNet® projects on a global basis. Alan Buchan, who has been with the company for 10 years as Product Line Manager for NASNet®, has been promoted to Director of Survey Projects. His primary role is to manage the commercial performance of Survey projects ensuring timely and accurate reporting of project status. Mark Patterson, CEO, comments, “We have experienced a number of years of rapid growth throughout the company particularly within the Survey Services division.
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Goldsworthy will be responsible for building relationships with existing and potential clients and growing NCS Survey’s presence in the offshore industry globally. Having been active in the offshore industry for more than 18 years, he has already demonstrated a successful track record in new business development. Before joining NCS Survey, Goldsworthy was in global commercial roles within both Sonardyne International and Teledyne TSS. John Meaden, group managing director at NCS Survey commented, “We are delighted to welcome Simon to the commercial team. Simon reinforces our commitment to expand our construction support business line and grow our company profile as a provider of offshore survey and positioning services worldwide.” Goldsworthy said, “I am looking forward to supporting and strengthening NCS Survey’s reputation as a provider of specialist survey and positioning services with a market-leading position in underwater vehicle surveys and subsea visualisation.”
Petrasco appointments reflect global growth
Petrasco, an Aberdeen-based international freight forwarder which specialises in serving the energy industry, has made two senior appointments in Aberdeen and Dubai to support the company’s continuing development
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ON THE MOVE around world.
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Chris Milne joins the team in Aberdeen as General M a n a g e r, Commercial. His role will be to lead part of Petrasco’s UK growth t h r o u g h new sales development and by the Brian Milton introduction of new service systems which will benefit existing customers.
is known for delivering a dynamic and leading standard of service to the market place and this new position emphasises the company’s commitment to providing the best possible service for clients.” MD Kevin Buchan said: “These are exciting times for Petrasco, with this being our 40th year in business, these two appointments are key to our plans to continue to build and reinforce our presence in the market place. Our focus is on ongoing business development in our current locations and growing the company in the other key energy hubs around the world. As always company growth will be based on maintaining our commitment to provide a focussed personal service for every client from a world class facility.”
Bowtech Products Ltd appoint Colin Main as Sales Manager - Subsea Connections
Prior to joining the company he worked for Swiss company TLC as Commercial Manager working primarily with clients in the UK, Benelux, Norway and West Africa. “This is a very good time to join Petrasco because growing the UK business links in with a wider programme of international growth and worldwide service to our clients,” said Chris. “The energy sector in this region is enjoying strong activity and we are responding to increased demand for our services.” Brian Milton takes on a new post as Operations Manager at Petrasco’s Dubai base where he will be responsible for managing the company’s forwarding activities with direct responsibility for operational service standards.
Colin Main Bowtech Products Ltd, a global market leader in subsea vision systems, announces the appointment of Colin Main as Sales Manager – Subsea Connections.
Chris Milne He was previously Operations Manager for Kuehne + Nagel in Aberdeen before moving to Abu Dhabi as the company’s Branch Manager with responsibility for various aspects of the business management. “I’m very pleased to be back in a dedicated operations role, particularly with a company which is solely focussed on oil and gas logistics,” said Brian. “Petrasco
Colin has 30 years of experience in the field of subsea connectors and cable moulding and is a recognised expert in this Industry. Bowtech’s Managing Director Steve Bowring says: “Colin’s knowledge, experience, customer relationships and wealth of knowledge in underwater connectors, cabling and moulding will be a real asset to the company. We are delighted that he has decided to join us”. Bowtech Products Ltd, now in its 25th year, has been designing, manufacturing and supplying market leading vision products to the ROV AUV, oil and gas, defence, oceanographic and research, nuclear, leisure and marine science markets. Bowtech Products’ cameras, LED lighting, emergency relocation strobes, video inspection systems, connectors, fibre optic multiplexers and pan and tilts operate in underwater harsh environments and hazardous areas, at any ocean depth.
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