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Costain report new gas flow at terminal

Senergy and the University of Aberdeen launch petrophysics and formation evaluation programme

Top speakers from industry and government confirmed for Offshore Europe 2013

Proserv makes real waves in subsea sector after landing a significant contract in Angola

STATIS software hones pressure pulse pipeline unblocking

Bridon launches advanced offshore rope development facility

A-Z Supplier Directory

CMP offers free worldwide installation training

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costain report new gas flow at terminal Easington Terminal and into the National Grid.

Wec announces new refinery project in texas worldwide energy consortium inc.

construction by Costain of the new onshore gas receiving and processing facility.

(WEC) announced today that it will

field, was the site for a new process stream designed to handle up to 120 million

phase for its new refinery located near

Gas from the new York field in the Southern North Sea is now flowing from Centrica’s offshore platform and associated undersea pipeline through its

This has been achieved following the successful completion of the design and

The Easington terminal, which already handles gas from the Rough gas storage ft³ a day natural gas output from the York field.

With overall North Sea oil and gas production dropping, new reserves are vital to help protect the UK’s energy security.

The approximate £80 million (TIC) on-shore element of the York project involved Costain providing design, procurement, construction management (as Principal

Contractor) and commissioning support services for the new process stream in

and around the existing operational facility – a major challenge as the Easington site is classified as a COMAH Tier 1 facility.

“If you think of the existing facility as a straight line running from left to right,

our new facility zigzagged across it at several points,” said Project Manager, Mark Buckingham, who steered the job through its last six months as its culmination neared.

“We designed and installed a new gas receiving area, the new onshore York

pipeline through the Easington site and a new process island inclusive of a Silica Gel drying operation along with a new emergency vent system for Easington site and York sales gas interface with the National Grid,” he said.

In an example of good housekeeping and sustainability, the project team was able to re-use some redundant process stream equipment from the older Amethyst Field flow, which also previously came ashore at Easington.

The first gas flowed on 26 March, a few days after Costain demobilised from the project after having been on-site since September 2011. Work on final

commissioning and fine-tuning of the new facility continues by the Centrica

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Operations team.

begin the initial Engineering/Permitting Gardendale in La Salle County Texas. The site was chosen to take advantage of the oil production from the Eagle Ford Shale play, considered to be one of the largest Oil and Gas fields in the world.

This is the first of several planned

operations by WEC in the region. Working closely with local officials, producers,

land owners, and state agencies, WEC

has identified multiple production sites

that will allow it to take advantage of the abundant resources being developed in the area.

This first project, The Whitetail Refinery, will begin immediately. The facility is

expected to be operational by the last quarter of 2014.

“The rapid deployment of modern, cost

efficient refining operations directly into

the new production regions will positively impact the producers, consumers, and the investors in our projects.” – Dave Martinelli, CEO Worldwide Energy Consortium, Inc.

GUIDANCE ON DP POSITIONED JACK-UPS AND USE OF DUMB BARGES FOR OFFSHORE RENEWABLES SECTOR FROM IMCA An increasing number of members of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) are involved with the offshore

renewables sector and for this reason the association has published ‘Guidance for the Positioning of Dynamically Positioned (DP)

Jack-up Vessels on and off the Seabed” (IMCA M223) and an updated version of their information note The Inspection and Auditing of Manned and Unmanned Barges’. Both are aimed at ensuring and enhancing offshore safety.

“The aim of IMCA M223 is to provide the owners and operators of dynamically positioned (DP) jack-up vessels with guidance to create procedures for going onto and leaving location,” explains IMCA’s Technical Director, Jane Bugler. “A DP system interfaces with the

vessel’s propulsion systems to hold the vessel in position against external forces (such as wind and waves) that are acting to move the vessel.

“For DP vessels with jack-up capability – when a vessel moves into position on DP but intends to undertake the work on location as a jack-up vessel – there can potentially be excessive stresses induced into the legs during the transitional period from being on DP to ‘leg touchdown’ to soft pinning of the legs. The first leg contact with the seabed will restrict the vessel’s motion which may indicate a position error to the DP system. This could the lead to an increase of thrust of the vessel’s positioning propulsion systems and consequently may impart these excessive stresses on the legs.”

IMCA M223 has sections on Risk Analysis (vessel characteristics; environmental conditions and loading; site specific assessment

integrity; and DP specification and performance); Background Material (that encompasses company procedures; vessel procedures; and information for each location); and covers Procedures for a DP Jack-up Vessel Going on and Leaving Location.

Council welcomes oil and gas industry review An independent review of the offshore oil and gas industry has been welcomed by the leader of Aberdeen City Council.

Retired Aberdeen businessman Sir Ian Wood, founder of the Wood Group, has been appointed by Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Edward Davey to carry out the review.

Councillor Barney Crockett said: “Aberdeen is a leading world energy city and the oil capital of Europe. As a city, we have a huge

amount invested in the offshore industry and it is absolutely essential that we make the most of the huge opportunities that still exist

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Saudi Aramco Upgrades Gas/Oil Separation Plant with GE’s Advanced Compressor Control Technology GE (NYSE: GE) has replaced an aging compressor control system at Saudi

Aramco’s Haradh gas/oil separation plant in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern

Province with advanced technology that automates the control process for three compressors and will

improve performance and production. The new system was commissioned earlier this year and is operating successfully at the plant. This

marks the first compressor control project with Saudi Aramco for GE’s Measurement & Control business,

building upon GE’s past experience of providing turbine and generator controls for the company.

Haradh GOSP-1 is a critical plant for Saudi Aramco, and its three motor-

driven compressors play a vital role by maintaining the compression of

the gas after it is separated from the oil. The previous compressor control

system used programmable logical controllers, which GE replaced with Mark VIe technology, along with GE’s OptiComp compressor control algorithms and remote control capability from the plant’s existing distributed control system.

“As the world leader in the production of petroleum-based energy, we at Saudi Aramco hold ourselves to the highest standards of excellence and have very specific requirements when it comes to compressor control and protection,” said Ahmad Saleh Haradh,

GOSP-1 Saudi Aramco project engineer. “From the start, GE worked closely with us to understand our unique needs and specifications and remained flexible throughout the entire project. The updated control system is now in full operation and is satisfying all of our performance expectations.”

“Saudi Aramco is a key partner of GE, and we demonstrated to them our ability to meet their specific program requirements through extensive demonstrations and testing of our solution from the very beginning. Robust planning and our close partnership with the

Saudi Aramco team led to the smooth installation of a highly customized control package within a short timeframe. This project adds to our proven experiences and successes in the region where we have

over 80 years of presence and a strong understanding of local industry

needs,” said Rami Qasem, president and CEO, GE Oil & Gas, Middle East, North Africa and Turkey.

The solution features GE’s Mark Vle control platform with OptiComp

control software and provides capabilities such as anti-surge, motor

limit, pressure control, discharge pressure and pressure override control. GE also saved significant plant space by building a single platform to control all three compressors (two high-pressure compressors

running in parallel and one low-pressure compressor running in series). Additionally, GE performed surge tests on all units to help ensure

optimal compressor performance. These tests enabled GE to enhance the performance of the low-pressure compressor and reduce degradation,

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ultimately expanded the operating envelope for that compressor.

Saudi Aramco, the national oil and gas company, is a fully integrated, global petroleum enterprise and a world leader in the exploration,

production, refining, distribution, shipping and marketing of oil and

gas. The company manages proven conventional reserves of 260 billion barrels of oil and manages the fourth largest gas reserves in the world, 263 trillion cubic feet.

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The two blocks, in the northern part of the Sea of Okhotsk in water depths of 120-180m, have estimated recoverable resources of 1,577 million tonnes of oil equivalent, according to Rosneft.

Inpex will hold a 33.33% stake in the project.

Gazprom and Statoil also have licences in the Sea of

Okhotsk. In May 2012, Statoil agreed a joint venture

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senergy and the university of aberdeen launch worldleading msc in petrophysics and formation evaluation programme

Malcolm Webb, chief executive of Oil and Gas UK, who

A pioneering collaboration aimed at inspiring the next

a highly-commendable commitment to collaborate on this

generation of much-needed petrophysicists into the energy

sector has been hailed by industry leaders as an “invaluable catalyst” towards helping to address the worldwide skills shortage in the oil and gas industry.

Global energy services company Senergy and the University of Aberdeen have joined forces to develop an MSc Petrophysics and Formation Evaluation programme in direct response to

and gas industry therefore it is essential that we continue to provide an entry route and indeed a development route for this vital aspect of our business.

“Senergy and the University of Aberdeen have demonstrated enterprising initiative which should prove an invaluable

catalyst towards ensuring the industry has a sufficient supply of expertise in this vital area. I believe the programme is unique in that, besides being offered in the UK, it can be delivered anywhere in the world and is underpinned by expertise in both academia and industry.”

Senergy, a world-leading provider of fully-integrated project

the discipline of petrophysics but it is designed as a modular

also delivers training services through its technical training

programme to allow a flexible approach for people wishing to combine studies with their work.

One of the key objectives in the design of the programme

is to address the shortfall of “practitioners” in the industry,

who can do the job as well as understand the science and the techniques.

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in May, said: “Petrophysicists perform a crucial role in the oil

the growing demand for petrophysicists.The programme is

believed to be a world first because it is not only dedicated to

officially launched the course at the University of Aberdeen

and asset development services across the energy industry, division across a range of specialist disciplines including

petrophysics, core analysis, geomechanics (sand production

and wellbore stability), reservoir seismic characterisation and geology.

Senergy’s Training division recognised the opportunity to

train petrophysicists utilising the much sought after skills

Professor Sir Ian Diamond, principal and vice-chancellor of the University of Aberdeen, Alasdair Buchanan, chief operating officer at Senergy, and Malcolm Webb, chief executive of Oil and Gas UK, at the launch of the MSc in Petrophysics and Formation Evaluation programme.

of Senergy petrophysicists. The company then approached

will also appeal to companies wishing to develop further

credentials including its diverse energy portfolio, to support the

The Masters programme, which is due to begin in

the University of Aberdeen, world renowned for its academic

initiative. As a result, both parties entered into a partnership to

develop the programme which has since been accredited by the university.

Alasdair Buchanan, chief operating officer at Senergy, said:

“Senergy prides itself in being a visionary company which focuses on delivering innovative and integrated solutions. This exciting collaboration with the University on the Masters programme is

another example of our forward-thinking approach when it comes to investing in the talent of the future whilst forging further

links with clients around the globe. Collaboration with academia comes with mutual benefits to both institutions and allows

considerable added value to our respective offerings. The skills

of the petrophysicist make a vital contribution to the industry and we are proud to be playing this major part in the development of those skills going forward.”

Professor Sir Ian Diamond, principal and vice-chancellor of

the University of Aberdeen, said: “This is a great example of partnership in action which directly addresses the needs of

their talent pool.”

September, is open to graduates or equivalent with an existing position in the oil and gas industry who have backgrounds in, for example, geosciences, physical sciences, mathematics or engineering.

The modular programme, delivered by industry experts and

which has two taught years and a project sees topics aimed at building knowledge and understanding introduced

sequentially. This programme can be delivered anywhere in the world and attendance is required approximately

four times per year, with each block lasting for one to two weeks. This approach is designed to provide maximum

flexibility, allowing working individuals to continue their

respective jobs whilst working towards a Masters degree from a leading University.

Senergy already delivers specialist training to companies around the world and will be marketing this new programme on a global basis.

industry by taking advantage of the University’s outstanding

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will significantly open up opportunities for people interested in

For more information about the University of Aberdeen,

international reputation in geosciences. The MSc programme

becoming petrophysicists and developing their own careers, and

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Aberdeen’s plans to create a hydrogen economy in the Granite City, securing its place as a centre of excellence in hydrogen technologies are unveiled City Council leader Barney Crockett launched the hydrogen strategy

framework – A Hydrogen Economy for Aberdeen City Region – at the All-

Energy event at the Aberdeen Exhibition

greater energy security.

hydrogen economy. It’s a message we

Clr Crockett was joined by Energy

City Council is determined to define

will be welcome to come to play a part.

and Conference Centre.

Secretary Edward Davey, and

renewables champion Iain Todd.

A Hydrogen Economy for Aberdeen

City Region is a strategy framework

to reinforce the area’s position as the

energy city now and in the future. With the transferable oil and gas expertise and infrastructure that the area has,

Councilllor Crockett said: “Aberdeen the image of an international 21st

century energy city and to lead a leaner, cleaner industrial revolution. Hydrogen technology and transport will play a

large part in that vision and the council and its partners have a strong role to play in realising that vision.

along with renewables capacity,

“Aberdeen is world-famous for its

to develop and diversify the energy

production. Those skills are finding

hydrogen offers an exciting opportunity industry, maximise the capacity and value of renewable energy and give

expertise in offshore oil and gas

root in offshore renewables. We’re

now adding the third component – a

will be sending out far and wide, and all The launch of this strategy framework is an extremely important step. This

is Aberdeen laying out its aspirations

and intentions for creating a hydrogen economy in Aberdeen. It is a crucial step towards Aberdeen becoming a world-leading, smart energy city. I

firmly believe this document, combined with our exciting ongoing hydrogen

demonstration projects will stimulate

further innovative hydrogen technology initiatives and attract even more highlevel investment to this city.”

Energy Secretary Edward Davey said: “It’s great to see Aberdeen is giving

hydrogen the green light. A hydrogen strategy for the city will accelerate

growth in the hydrogen energy and fuel cell market.

Hydrogen is an increasingly important source of clean energy, offering a low carbon solution for our future energy

mix. I wish Aberdeen City Council every success with their projects.”

Fergus Ewing MSP, Minister for Energy,

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Enterprise and Tourism, said: ““The

Scottish Government is pleased to support the Aberdeen Hydrogen

Project, and I welcome these plans for

a hydrogen strategy, which will further enhance Aberdeen’s reputation for

Rachel Sharp, Barney Crockett and Edward Davey

using hydrogen technology to realise the aspiration of the Granite City

securing its place as a European centre of excellence.

Renewables champion Iain Todd said: “Hydrogen technology is the perfect match for renewable energy. It can

store energy when there is a surplus,

and then deliver it for carbon-free use across the city. It is particularly useful

in transport applications, which are so reliant on fossil fuels.”

A Hydrogen Economy for Aberdeen City Region is being developed in parallel

with a European strategy for a hydrogen transport economy for the North Sea

Region (HyTrEc), working in partnership

Energy Secretary Edward Davey at the All-Energy Event

with German, Belgian, Swedish, Norwegian, and UK experts.

energy innovation, and support our

the Aberdeen region will pay dividends

HyTrEc project manager Rachel

leading destination for investment in

environment and energy security.

possibilities because it can be used to

ambition to make Scotland a worldrenewable and low carbon energy.” The use of hydrogen, which can be

generated from a range of renewable

sources, allows the storage and use of energy to help meet society’s needs

for electricity, heating and transport. Hydrogen offers a diversification

opportunity for the North-east and

Scotland’s businesses, where our energy skills, know-how and expertise can also be applied to a hydrogen economy and development of a local supply chain. The strategy framework presents

in terms of the local economy, the local The city is keen to talk to entrepreneurs to establish new and novel

demonstration applications in hydrogen technology. Ideas under development

include: injection of hydrogen into the gas grid, building heating, and use

in the city’s district heating scheme.

Aberdeen is poised to reinforce its place as a world energy city now and in the future. The council and its partners

are determined to create high-profile cutting-edge demonstration projects

Sharp said: “Hydrogen offers exciting

store energy from renewable sources, for use in all sorts of applications,

including transport, heating and power supply. Through the HyTrEc project we are learning from our European

neighbours and putting all our expertise together to help our vision for a

hydrogen economy become a reality.”

HyTrEc is part of the Interreg IVB North Sea Region Programme and is partlyfunded by the European Regional Development Fund.

a platform for the city to step from

the £20-million Aberdeen Hydrogen

Bus Project, which will bring Europe’s largest fleet of fuel cell buses

to the region next year, to other

ambitious hydrogen projects. This

will accelerate the development of

the renewable energy sector, while

offering real opportunities for economic development, reducing emissions, and

leading a low carbon economy.Hydrogen offers a diversification opportunity for the North-east and Scotland’s

businesses, where our energy skills, applied to a hydrogen economy and

development of a local supply chain.

The concentration of expertise and cando attitude to deliver this technology in

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know-how and expertise can also be

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Filling The Skills Gap

businesses to ensure that message gets

A range of initiatives to support

enterprise officer Heather Farquhar

Aberdeen-based energy companies

address immediate skills shortages has been developed by the city council’s

Business Growth service.The authority is working to promote Aberdeen City and Shire as a choice destination for

professionals in the energy industry’s onshore support sector to relocate to.

Senior employability, skills and community said: “There has never been a problem

attracting appropriate personnel to service offshore contracts, as this has minimum disruption on home life. Our challenge is to encourage sufficient numbers of appropriate personnel to relocate to Aberdeen city and shire to meet the

demands of the onshore support sector.

“My team continually researches overseas

Sweden, German, New Zealand, Canada

they may be potential skill surpluses

and Australia, in attracting personnel. The global demand for qualified and

experienced engineers has a massive inflationary impact on demanded

salaries and conditions, further inflating production costs and reduction profit levels and investment.

Expansion of the labour pool in the region

is a long-term strategy, with work already underway to encourage more people into the sector. Educational establishments are producing graduates in all aspects of engineering, but companies are

seeking candidates with experience and qualifications.

The Business Growth team is offering advice and support to locally-based

companies on promoting their business to an attracting skilled workers from the UK

and overseas, as well as support mediums including Eures (European employment service), talent attraction agency TalentScotland , and UK NARIC.

City council leader Barney Crockett

said: “As Aberdeen continues to flourish and grow, more and more business

opportunities are arising – many of them in the energy industry.

“A considerable amount of work is being

carried out by both the private and public sector to encourage young people into the industry and train them to become

engineers of the future, but the demand and need for qualified, experienced

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encourage them to relocate to Aberdeen.”

The region faces significant competition from overseas, particularly Norway,

out to skilled workers across the globe to

look elsewhere to recruit talent to fill the skills gap or risk losing business.

“Aberdeen is an amazing city which offers fantastic opportunities and a wonderful quality of life. It really is the place to

invest, live and visit. We are working with

employment markets to identify where in the appropriate disciplines. We are

conducting research across all areas of Europe and will widen this to a global

encourage skilled individuals to make

efforts to encourage more skilled workers

rather than other countries which are

search in the near future as part of our to relocate to the North-east.”

Heather added: “We’ve also been actively working in partnership with Eures to

deliver successful recruitment events across Europe, including in Gdansk, Ploesti, Bucharest, Poznan, Warsaw,

Krakow, Malta and Slovakia, since 2004. A large number of Aberdeen-based

companies have participated in these

events and successfully recruited staff. “We are working with a number of

local businesses and with a range of

organisations to attract more skilled

Aberdeen their destination of choice, aggressively recruiting for staff. The

Invest, Live, Visit campaign is one of a

number of strands being used to promote the region.

If there is sufficient demand from city firms, the Business Growth team will

develop a programme of recruitment fairs across suitable areas in Europe over the next year. If these events are delivered

in association with Eures, companies will only be required to pay their own travel and accommodation costs.

workers to the North-east of Scotland, as

For more information about the skills

companies seeking recruitment help.

Growth team or to arrange a meeting, call

well as providing support and advice to Aberdeen City Council also attends international recruitment events to

promote the quality of life in the city and

attraction services offered by the Business Heather Farquhar on 01224 523361 or email hfarquhar@aberdeencity.gov.uk

THE WORLD’S OLDEST CERTIFICATION AUTHORITY JOINS ITF ITF, the global technology facilitator, welcomes Lloyds Register

first member from the marine industry, is an industry stalwart

This follows the recent announcement that Expro, CNR and

advancement. Together with our other international members,

to its growing and diverse list of prominent industry players. FMC Technologies will also be part of the global group, now boasting 30 members.

Founded in 1760, Lloyds Register is the first certification authority to be part of ITF. As an energy and maritime

classification society and independent risk management organisation, the company has expertise in a number of

industries including oil and gas, nuclear and renewables, and

provides an alternative angle of technology challenges for the energy sector.

Lloyd’s Register provides independent assurance to companies designing and operating high-risk, capital-intensive assets in the energy and transportation sectors with the goal of

enhancing the safety of life, property and the environment. It has offices in 246 locations covering 186 countries, and

is operational across all sectors of the energy industry from

who will open up new and interesting arenas for technology

we can work beyond the constraints of competition and find real solutions in a strategic and collaborative way.”

Anthony Alexander, Joint Industry Project Leader from

Lloyds Register said: “Over the years we have witnessed a transformation in how technology advances can move

from unsubstantiated theory to best practice through ITF’s

collaborative model. We are proud to be part of this group of

influential members which encourages and supports innovation and keeps the industry moving forward.”

The announcement comes ahead of ITF’s Technology

Conference which took place at the end of May. Senior figures from many of the world’s largest oil and gas companies

gathered in Aberdeen to set their priorities for technology development in 2013.

exploration, production and transportation in the upstream sector to downstream activity and power generation, transmission and distribution.

Through a strategic process, ITF and its members can support and fund projects from concept to commercialisation and

therefore introduce game-changing technologies across the energy industry.

CEO Dr Patrick O’Brien said: “It’s a testament to the success of ITF that we continue to welcome new members who understand the benefit of working together to deliver

innovative and groundbreaking solutions. Lloyds Register, our

Top speakers from industry and government confirmed for Offshore Europe 2013 Eleven panel sessions will give visitors to the SPE Offshore

Offshore Europe has staged before and will embrace commercial,

views of top industry executives, government ministers and

as well as the policy and regulatory framework in which the

Europe 2013 conference unprecedented access to hear the discipline specialists.

The panel sessions will all aim to respond to the conference

theme, ‘The Next 50 Years’, and they form just one part of the

free-to-attend event to be held at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre from 3-6 September 2013.

Malcolm Webb, Chairman for SPE Offshore Europe 2013

and Chief Executive of industry trade association Oil & Gas UK, said: “The current strong resurgence in activity shows that the offshore oil and gas industry has an exciting and

important future ahead of it, with planned projects we already opportunities come great challenges. Accordingly, at the

Offshore Europe 2013 conference, we are bringing together

leaders from the industry, government and other stakeholders to address the issues of the moment.

“The conference will be twice the size of anything which

industry operates. This will be the definitive event for our industry as it moves through the 21st century.”

Five of the panel sessions have a confirmed line-up of

speakers – the remaining six sessions will be announced next month. These sessions range from oil and gas in the future energy mix, North Sea drilling and industry progress since Macondo to technology and decommissioning.

Conference delegates will have the opportunity to

put their questions to the speakers at the end of each session.

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know about spanning the next 50 years. However, with great

employment, operational, safety and environmental aspects

SPE Offshore Europe 2013: The next 50 years The UK oil and gas industry represents a continuing success

story, both in terms of future production and a strong supply

chain. And although the future of the North Sea seems assured, there are plenty of challenges ahead.

Yet challenges drive innovation, and the industry has a deserved international reputation for excellence in engineering, manufacturing and technology allowing it to operate successfully in the mature basin of the UKCS and to export its expertise. ‘The Next 50 Years’ is therefore an appropriate theme for the forthcom-

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challenges. Another area is reserved for deep water operating

Over 48,000 visitors are expected to participate in the world’s

The exhibition halls will showcase the technologies, services and

September 2013.

largest upstream oil and gas exhibition and conference outside North America. Senior representatives from the global indus-

try, UK and international governments and academia will come

together to lead the sessions during the four-day event which is free to attend for all registrants.

Over the four days of the conference there will be a series of

panel sessions, peer-reviewed technical sessions, topical lunches and breakfast briefings. These sessions will feature a mix of se-

nior representatives from international operating companies and contractors, as well as government regulators and politicians.

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production is playing an ever increasing role in the industry with a growing number of discoveries being made in deep and ultra-

deep waters off the coasts of Brazil, West and East Africa, and in

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companies to showcase existing and new projects.

expertise of the global industry, covering the complete supply

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oilfield service companies. Over 1500 organisations are expected this year in the largest exhibition of the show’s history. Reflective of the global nature of the industry as a whole there is a large

international exhibitor presence at the event with participating companies from over 40 countries.

With so many industry leaders and influencers under one roof, there are ample opportunities to network and catch up with

colleagues from around the world. Comments Matthias Bichsel, Shell’s Projects and Technology Director: “Offshore Europe is

still one of the world’s premier events for establishing business relationships in the oil & gas industry.”

A new ‘Energy Festival’ is planned for the week of the show,

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Offshore Europe Conference and Exhibition 2013 3 - 6 September 2013 AECC, Aberdeen, UK

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XODUS WINS THE HEART OF VALENTINE

Robin Sangster is Subsea Manager with Xodus Group in Dubai International energy consultancy Xodus

tight schedule. This will cover detailed

Abu Dhabi based Valentine Maritime (Gulf)

pipelines:

Group has secured two contracts from L.L.C.

The first project is for the design of new

subsea pipelines in the Arabian Gulf. This will be the Xodus Group’s first subsea

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• 30”dia x 6.7 km subsea oil pipeline

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• 30”dia x 4 km subsea oil pipeline

including new risers and tie-ins

• 16”dia x 6km subsea water injection

pipeline including new risers and tie-ins

pipeline including risers and two J-Tubes.

Xodus launched its Middle East operation

end of 2013.

global expansion strategy. The Group

The project is due for completion by the

engineering work on the following

The second follows the award of an

EPIC contract to Valentine from Dubai

Petroleum Establishment for the 2013 pipeline installation campaign in the Fateh field. Xodus will deliver the

detailed engineering scope of work on a

in Dubai in October 2012 as part of its

offers a full suite of integrated services

make the Middle East operational base one of the largest in the company.

Subsea Manager, Robin Sangster, said:

“We are delighted to secure two contracts from Valentine Maritime (Gulf) L.L.C, one

of which is our first subsea project for our rapidly growing team in Dubai. We are

focused on servicing contracts across the GCC, Kurdistan and the wider region, and

our integrated field development expertise ideally places Xodus to support unique project challenges. Both contracts will

allow us to demonstrate the capabilities of our engineering team to key clients across the region. These are exciting times for Xodus.”

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Proserv Proserv makes real waves in subsea sector after landing a significant contract in Angola Market-leading energy services company Proserv has won a multi-million dollar

Chief executive officer at Proserv,

David Lamont, said: “This contract

win represents another significant

achievement for Proserv. It underpins the strong track record we are continuing to build around the world by consistently

delivering robust technology systems and services for customers on time and to

the highest standards including overall

compliance with very stringent technical specifications.

contract in Angola, underpinning the

“With an established track record

and increasing demand for its sampling

services sector, we have strengthened

company’s fast-evolving subsea status system innovations.

Proserv is to design and manufacture a subsea sampling system for BP’s PSVM field development which, with a water

depth of 2,000 metres, is believed to be the deepest offshore project in Africa. The system, which is being designed,

manufactured and tested by Proserv’s dedicated teams in Aberdeen and

spanning over 35 years in the sampling our capabilities and expertise through

organic growth and strategic acquisitions. This has resulted in us capturing a large share of the subsea market and with the

increasing demand for flow assurance and reservoir analysis, we fully intend to set the pace as the leading global player in the subsea sampling field.”

Aberdeenshire, can go to a maximum

Proserv’s sampling system will interface

will be designed at Proserv’s specialist

interface with two and four-slot subsea

support the monitoring of PVT properties

Tullos, with the whole sampling system

water depth of 2,500 metres as well as

manifolds. It is also fully compliant with

corrosion society, NACE International, and meets the high engineering standards set by the American Petroleum Institute.

with the subsea production system to

in the production fluid as various levels of these elements can cause flow assurance issues such as scale build up.

The cylinders for the sampling system

manufacturing centre in Greenbank,

to be manufactured and assembled at the company’s Birchmoss facility in Aberdeenshire.

The contract is the second one that

Proserv has undertaken for BP Angola

on the PSVM development. The company previously provided two similar subsea sampling systems for Block 18 through FMC Technologies.

Proserv, which is headquartered in

Westhill, Aberdeenshire, has fast emerged as a leading industry specialist in

exploration & production, drilling, and infrastructure technical solutions and

services to the global energy industry.

The company has experienced exceptional growth over the past 12 months

particularly in the subsea services sector. Proserv operates worldwide from 30

sites in six geographical regions namely North UK & Africa, South UK & Europe,

Scandinavia, the Americas, Middle East & North Africa and the Far East & Australia

David Lamont, chief executive officer at Proserv, which has won a contract to design and manufacture a subsea sampling system for BP’s PSVM field in Angola.

globally.

For more information about Proserv, visit: www.proserv.com

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and currently employs over 1,700 people

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Atlantas Marine

MEET THE NEW V8S Last year Atlantas Marine introduced the UK market to the Ocean Modules V8, The only ROV with 360 degree pitch and roll, allowing operation in any orientation. Spring 2013 will see an evolution of the entire Ocean Modules high performance ROV Range. The V8 Sii and V8 Offshore have become the new V8 M500 and L3000. Precision designed, engineered and manufactured by a team

with backgrounds in fighter jet and medical equipment design

as well as extensive experience in the ROV market. The new V8’s advanced design places a renewed emphasis on reliability.

Entirely redesigned electronics are housed in a single electronics bottle - reducing the number of subsea connectors. Identical circuit boards programmed for different functions keep the

number of spares to a minimum. The new ROVs also feature improved diagnostic and repair features including full auto

monitoring of voltages and currents, fault diagnosis, built in test facility and remote internet-based software updates.

System flexibility has also been improved in the next generation ROVs. A fibre optic tether, allows the use of HD cameras, high

bandwidth Ethernet sonars, and a virtually limitless number of serial interfaces. A new larger frame improves hydrodynamic

performance and offers more internal space for easy sensor and tool integration.

The new V8 will be just one of the products Atlantas Marine will be exhibiting on their stand (D27) at Seawork International.

The Yeovil based specialists in the supply of marine equipment to the Underwater Inspection and Commercial Shipping markets will also be showing the VideoRay Pro 4; the world’s best-selling

Fully controllable 360 degree pitch and roll allows operation in any orientation

mini-ROV, the latest type approved AIS and BNWAS systems and precise and powerful docking solutions from Marimatech including the compact CAT ROT ‘pocket navigator’ Portable Pilot Unit. For more information visit: www.atlantasmarine.com

Telephone: +44 (0)1935 426000

E-mail: admin@atlantasmarine.com

Paradigm STATIS software hones pressure pulse pipeline unblocking Paradigm Flow Services has developed software to effectively model pipelines for operation of its Pipe-Pulse system, which remediates pipeline blockages using pressure pulses.

STATIS can build detailed models of pipelines or umbilicals, including components

such as flexible risers, or down to the flowpath through an umbilical diver mateable connection. It allows Paradigm to determine the optimum amplitude pulse to be used, and calculate the generated stress within the pipeline walls.

Simulating client systems, STATIS is used for optimizing setup, tracking

effectiveness of operations and generating reports. Comparisons can be made

between the expected (modelled) response and received response in real time. STATIS can build in a variation table to examine variations in pipe and fluid

parameters. When cases are run in STATIS to animate the Pipe-Pulse effect, it can

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measure the pulse wave against time and also take a snapshot of the amplitude plot

and pressure wave bouncing back.

Ultimately, the client’s pipeline can be animated with the predicted pressure wave

passing through it in slow motion or in real time, assisting in optimization and client understanding of the Pipe-Pulse system.

STATIS has been verified in trials and is now being used in live projects at Paradigm. For more information visit: www.paradigmflow.com

Telephone: +44 (0)1467 631234

E-mail: info@paradigmflow.com

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Bridon International

BRIDON LAUNCHES ADVANCED OFFSHORE ROPE DEVELOPMENT FACILITY International rope manufacturer Bridon has launched a state-of-

the-art facility for the development of the world’s most advanced offshore ropes.

The Bridon Technology Centre (BTC) houses a range of purposebuilt equipment to test rope properties and performance,

enabling Bridon to refine complex rope constructions and

optimise their design. The facility is set to develop the largest and most sophisticated rope products ever made available to offshore customers.

Bridon has cited offshore industry demand as a key reason for

the Centre’s development, noting the sector’s need for stronger, more sophisticated ropes that can perform at the highest levels in the world’s most punishing environments.

Bridon has invested £5 million in the Centre’s custom-made

testing and analysis equipment, which is designed to evaluate

advanced rope constructions for their suitability in even the most challenging conditions.

rotational characteristics, and their response to repeated layering

The facility has the capacity to test samples from ropes that

latest 3D Microscope technology to examine ropes in minute

will weigh hundreds of tonnes, assessing their strength under

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on smaller, more economical spools. It is also invested with the

detail, allowing for some of the most rigorous examinations ever conducted.

BTC also affords Bridon the opportunity to work with customers on selected technical projects. Over the coming months, the company is expected to enter talks with major operators looking to optimise a rope for their equipment or application.

The launch of the Bridon Technology Centre follows the opening of Bridon Neptune Quay in November 2012 – a state of the art manufacturing facility capable of producing the largest and most complex ropes in the world. Bridon Chief Executive Jon Templeman said:

“BTC will be a high-tech hub for next generation rope development, where the finest minds in rope technology use sophisticated

testing equipment to validate the designs of the largest and most complex ropes ever made. This state of the art facility will enable us

to develop and test ropes that perform at the highest levels in the harshest conditions on earth, and to collaborate with our customers

on tailored solutions to the toughest challenges they face. Following the launch of BTC and Bridon Neptune Quay, Bridon now operates the world’s most advanced rope development, manufacturing and testing facilities – giving us both the brains and the brawn required of a global leader”

David Hewitt (Application Specialist)

Steven Allen (Laboratory Manager)

Erica Gateley (Lab Technician)

Chris Newton (Group Technical Director)

Jon Templeman (Global CEO)

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CodaOctopus Products

A New Approach to Marine Inertial Surface Positioning Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) aided Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) have been commercially available and widely used in the marine market for

many years. These systems provide very

accurate position, altitude, heading, heave, pitch and roll outputs and are ideally

suited to provide location and motion

positioning system as part of their traditional GNSS aided INS solution.

CodaOctopus Products have produced a new GNSS aided

INS system that can be used with any existing GNSS

system. This new product

is called the F175TM and is unique in its concept.

Designed with ease of use

in mind and targeted at the

marine industry, the F175TM

compensation for swathe bathymetry

transforms your existing GNSS system into

seafloor over large areas of ocean.

a full GNSS aided INS for hydrographic

Marine targeted and easy to use F175TM configuration software

survey applications. In addition to

extending the accuracy and feature set

positioning systems. The F175-T1 TM is

of your GNSS system, the F175TM greatly

designed for use with single antenna

Trimble® systems and the F175-T2 TM

multi-beam sonars to accurately map the In the event of GNSS signal loss, these

improves robustness to GNSS dropouts

and multipath and so is ideal for harbour

and coastal areas or working around large

is designed for use with dual antenna Trimble® systems.

structures. The user continues to draw on their precision GNSS system for primary positioning, so existing investments in

training, installation and capital costs of this system are protected.

Upgrade your GNSS system with inertial capability using the new CodaOctopus F175TM System systems can still produce accurate

Typical applications include: bridge,

dam and harbour inspection; marine construction; offshore wind turbine

installation; dredging; shipping channel and environmental survey.

The F175TM accepts a digital serial input

outputs via the three accelerometers and

from any commercially available GNSS

inertial measurement unit.

with inertial measurements in a tightly

three gyroscopes that compromise the To date, commercially available GNSS

aided INS systems in the marine market have been supplied with the precision

GNSS component as an integral part of the system. This solution is a suitable

approach for those users requiring a new precision positioning system; however most vessels, and certainly all survey

vessels, are already equipped with a high-

system and will use this in conjunction integrated Kalman filter to produce a very accurate blended solution of position,

altitude, heading and motion data. The

F175TM professionally packaged for the survey industry

outputs are provided in industry standard formats across Ethernet and dual serial

Martin de Kievit worldwide business

ports and support for leading navigational

development manager for Trimble® Marine says “The Trimble® and

packages and intelligent heave processing (iHeaveTM) comes as standard.

In addition to the generic F175TM product,

precision survey-grade GNSS system.

CodaOctopus have also produced two

not requiring, a secondary survey-grade

at the Trimble® SPS range of marine

This results in the user paying for, but

product variants targeted specifically

CodaOctopus solutions are ideal for

system integrators and users who require

easy deployment and high-quality motion measurement.

F175TM, F175-T1TM, F175-T2TM and

iHeaveTM are trademarks of CodaOctopus. Trimble® is a registered trademark of

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Nautilus Rigging (UK) Ltd

New Nautilus Subsea Hooks Solutions to old ROV problems

Model: NH-ROV22E Length: 682mm Width: 264mm Thickness: 62mm

NAUTILUS Rigging (UK) Ltd have launched a new, unique, range

of ROV operated lifting hooks for subsea operations. The hooks utilize patented Nautilus “positive locking” technology, an

innovation that significantly enhances the operational and safety aspects of subsea/ROV lifting operations.

The company, which won the Woefel, Best Mechanical Engineering

Bespoke 316 SS Stud and wire assembly rated to 1200kg

Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and

the Innovation of the year award at the Offshore Support Vessel conference has invested over £150,000 in developing this new

type of subsea hook which complements their existing range of topside hooks.

The new hooks feature Nautilus’s patented “positive locking” system which ensures each load is operationally secure until released by the ROV.

It is the first, and only, range of subsea hooks to include such

innovations which address the long standing concerns held by

industry over the operational safety and suitability of traditional internal spring latch ROV hooks.

Bill Toon, Managing Director, said “The Nautilus ROV hook is specifically designed to prevent unintentional self release of

the load which is a known, inherent, design hazard associated

The new Nautilus ROV hooks incorporate all the innovative safety

especially when loads pass through the “transition zone” (from

safety handle and dual sided sliding lock mechanism which

with the standard spring latch “snap on” design of ROV hooks,

air to water) which, under the varying hydrodynamic forces, can

produce “slack” in the lifting train and allow the slings to flip up

over the latch and then pull back down through the hook and self release the load which often results in costly equipment damage

features of the companies topside hooks, including the integrated makes the topside handling a simple, safe and secure operation, removing fingers from the hazardous hook/sling interface area and promoting an easy one handed operating method.

and recovery operations.

“Following 18 months of development, testing and field trials

where the positive locking function maintains load integrity until

Subsea 2013 event in Aberdeen back in February, The Industry

The risk of self release is eliminated with the Nautilus ROV hook released by the ROV, in addition the positive locking arm also

prevents the hooks from unintentional hooking on to umbilical cables and subsea equipment”

we were very excited to launch this new product at the premier has responded very positively to this new development and our

initial batch of sample production hooks sold out within weeks of the launch event.

The first full production run of the NH-ROV22E (Long shank) and the NH-SS22E (eye top) subsea hooks has completed and stock will be available for supply from end of June” Mr Toon advised “Nautilus ROV hooks are the cost efficient solution to ensuring load integrity, safety, and security for all subsea and ROV assisted lifting and installation operations”

Nautilus Subsea Hooks have a WLL of 22 tonnes, the hooks are supplied with a bespoke 316 stainless steel activation

wire fitted, All Nautilus Hooks are manufactured to exceed

industry standards and are individually proof tested to 2.5 x

the WLL, in addition Nautilus Hooks are individually numbered

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for traceability and come complete with the manufacturers

test certification.Nautilus Rigging has produced an excellent

operational video detailing the unique operational and safety

benefits that these new, technically advanced, ROV hooks provide to operators, The video and full product specification can be

Model: NH-SS22E SWL: 22 Tonnes

viewed at www.nautilusrigging.com

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Introducing the world’s first range of ROV hooks with ‘positive locking function’ Nautilus Rigging are raising industry standards with the launch of a range of ROV hooks with patented ‘positive locking function’, built to complement our range of award winning topside hooks. u Nautilus ROV hooks manufactured to BS/EN 1677-1 - CE certified u Individually numbered and proof tested to 2.5 x WLL - supplied with test certification u Long Shank and Eye Top models are supplied with a bespoke primary activation wire fitted u Additional primary wires and secondary wire kits are available as accessories For full details and specifications visit www.nautilusrigging.com

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Derrick Services (UK) Ltd

DSL DELIVERS QUALIFIED INSPECTORS TO IMPROVE DERRICK SAFETY DSL, an API & IADC certified training provider, has achieved API accreditation of its “Derrick Inspectors” training course and associated exam, in accordance with API 4G & 4F.

This is the first Industry recognised training for Derrick

Inspectors in the Industry to date, and represents a turning

of these inspections are maintained, whilst at the same time

eliminating inadequate inspections by unqualified personnel. We are proud to be able to use our experience, expertise

and competency of drilling structures and channel it into

qualifications such as this that enables DSL to make a positive contribution to Industry Safety and Standardisation”.

DSL already runs API accredited training courses for Derrick

Technicians and is now working on Derrick Inspection courses for Drill Crews that will be offered to the Industry in the

coming months. In the meantime, DSL are currently having

point for ensuring that drilling derricks, some of which are

training structures built in Brazil and Singapore as part of its

inspected and certified by Qualified Inspectors.

specific geographical locations of the Industry.

rated to 1000 tonne lifting capacity or more, can now be

Whilst other rig critical equipment such as cranes, BOP’s etc. has for decades been subject to inspection and certification

by Inspectors qualified to regulatory body approved courses, Drilling Structures have, up to now, never had the benefit of Inspectors armed with product specific inspection qualifications.

The achievement of this qualification for DSL has been a long term ambition of the company and owner/Managing Director

strategy to provide this and other derrick related training to DSL is a leading Drilling Structure Specialist, supporting the

Upstream Industry on a Worldwide basis. With operations in

the UK, USA, Brazil, Dubai, Singapore and India they are able to undertake the Inspection, Recertification, Repair, Modification, Upgrade, Design & Manufacture of Drilling Structures as well as a variety of other inspection and construction related activities to the Industry.

Mike Smith, who stated, “derrick related incidents still represent

For further information (on this article or any of DSL’s products

introduction of qualified and competent Inspectors working

Contact: Mike Smith, Managing Director

a very large percentage of overall incidents on rigs today. The under the umbrella of an API 4F Licenced company provides

the industry with both a qualified standard to adopt, as well

or services)

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as arming the Industry with the ability to further eradicate the amount of incidents on both offshore derricks and land rigs”. “Operators and Drilling Contractors can now rely upon this

Industry approved qualification and standard for the inspection of Drilling Structures where before there was none.

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CMP Offers Free Worldwide Installation Training CMP Products - Cable Gland Specialists

CMP Products offers a comprehensive training program for the

For those of you who are unfamiliar with CMP and its business

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CMP Products is a leading specialist manufacturer of Cable

Glands, Cable Connectors and associated accessories, used

extensively for power, control, lighting and instrumentation cable applications in connection with IEC and NEC cables.

installation of its products. Whether you just need a video to

premises or indeed you require training on site for large groups, CMP is able to assist. We offer certiﬁed training on all of our

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Having the widest portfolio of Cable Gland products to meet

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