Statoil planning oil terminal at Veidnes ... Statoil and its partners have chosen a development concept for the Skrugard field in the Barents Sea. The concept includes a floating production unit with a pipeline to shore and a terminal for oil from the Skrugard field at Veidnes outside Honningsvåg in Finnmark. The field is scheduled to come on stream in 2018 (Illustration: Statoil)

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01.10.2012  + + +  MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, the leading international manufacturer of large-bore diesel engines and turbomachinery, has concluded a long-term service agreement with the Brazilian energy group Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) for the maintenance, repair and operational support of 20 MAN THM gas turbine trains on four offshore platforms in the crude oil and natural gas exploration area off the north-east coast of Rio de Janeiro. The agreement spans five years and is the second extension of this service contract, which was originally signed in 2002. The value of the agreement is Euro 150 million
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27.09.2012 + + + Voith has received a major order for the delivery of 60 variable-speed planetary gears type "Vorecon". The “Vorecons” will enter service in offshore production on the oil fields of the huge pre-salt cluster in the Atlantic approximately 300 km outside Rio de Janeiro. The total volume of the order is in the lower three-digit million Euro range ... more

11.04.2012  + + +  For many years, RPI has made systematic, indepth analyses of offshore projects, amassing an unparalleled store of historical information and data. No one knows the shelves in Russia and the CIS—or the work there, current and planned—the way RPI does. 

Completely revised and updated, Offshore Upstream Petroleum Sector in Russia and CIS: Outlook to 2020 is being issued for the fourth time since 2005. Like its predecessors, this edition draws on new information and data gained through RPI’s oil and gas market research projects. The new report also provides the latest information on the process equipment and contractor services that upstream companies require ... more 

Siemens expands its competence in subsea power grid solutions
UK deep-sea specialist acquired for EUR470 million 

20.03.2012  + + +  Siemens is to take over the Connectors and Measurements Division of Expro Holdings UK, a company specializing in the oil and gas industry. The unit engineers and manufactures subsea components such as cable connectors, sensors and measuring devices under the trade names Tronic and Matre. Tronic stands for electrical connectors that enable both power transmission and communication on subsea installations. Under Matre a wide range of temperature and pressure sensors for subsea use is marketed. This equipment forms a crucial part of the power grid that Siemens is currently developing for use on the sea bed at depths of down to 3,000 meters. 

In calendar year 2011, the Expro division booked sales of about 90 million euros and currently has a workforce of about 450 people in the United Kingdom, Norway, the United States, Brazil and Malaysia ... more 

> See also: Siemens to expand in future market for subsea power grid solutions - webcast by Adil Toubia (CEO of the Oil & Gas Division) and Atle Stroeme (Global Head of Subsea Solutions)

06.01.2012 + + + Technip was awarded the last option for the Statoil frame contract for diving, pipeline repair, contingency and modification services. The frame contract has been held by Technip since January 2007 and is now extended to the latest possible completion date of December 2014. The yearly revenue under the contract is expected to be in the range of €50-80 million. This contract is an exclusive agreement for all diving and diver assisted operations offshore for Statoil. This is an important milestone in an expanding diving market. It covers management and execution of subsea marine operations within inspection, maintenance and repair and diving, such as planned maintenance, modifications and installation work, and contingency for pipeline and subsea equipment repair. The operations are diver assisted or remotely operated. ... more

05.01.2012  + + +  Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Marathon Oil Norge AS to supply a subsea production system for the operator's Bøyla project on the Norwegian continental shelf. Contract value is approximately NOK 210 million. Scope of work includes engineering, procurement, construction and delivery of four subsea trees, four over-trawlable subsea structures and control systems, FPSO. The water depth is approximately 120 meters ... more

20.12.2011   + + +  A six-year Enterprise Framework Agreement was signed for the supply of new compression equipment for Shell locations worldwide ... and another five-year framework agreement was signed for the supply of aftermarket parts and services for existing rotating equipment. The agreement for new compression units covers a wide range of centrifugal compressors for sweet and sour gas services that will be used in both onshore and offshore applications ... more

The 15 December 2011 marked delivery by Aker Wirth of the 250th mud pump in the TPK 2200 series. Following its successful trial run, the jubilee pump is now on its way to Korea. It will be installed there as one of four pumps in the “Tungsten Explorer” deep sea drilling vessel project from Vantage Drilling being realised at the DSME shipyard. This drilling vessel will be drilling the seabed several kilometres deep all around the world from 2013 in water depths of up to 3600 m to explore oil and natural gas fields ... more 

14.12.2011   + + +   TMK, one of the world’s leading producers of tubular products for the oil and gas industry, and Lukoil, one of the largest global vertically integrated oil and gas companies, have signed an agreement on pipe supplies for 2012. Under the agreement, TMK guarantees to supply 100% of pipe products required by Lukoil for use in all stages of oil production and refining. The supply volumes are planned to be not fewer than 260,000 tonnes per year ... more

06.12.2011 + + + The power distribution gear unit by Voith Turbo BHS Getriebe is the modern answer to increased demand for high power density gear units capable of transmitting high power at high rotational speeds. By combining the load distribution principle of epicyclic gears with the simplified design of a parallel shaft gear, operating efficiencies of 99% are possible  + + +  Due to this load distribution feature, which segments the load into several smaller components, the BHS power distribution gear unit is the ideal solution for high power, high speed applications. Gas turbine driven compressors provide a classic example ... more

AllessaChemie GmbH and UCP Chemicals AG sign a mutual marketing agreement in the field of Oilfield Products 

06.12.2011  + + +  In September UCP Chemicals AG and AllessaChemie GmbH established the basis for the cooperation in the field of products used in the oil and gas production. The high performance polymers of AllessaChemie for use in fracturing applications and enhanced oil recovery under harsh conditions like extreme temperatures and very high salinities will be marketed together with the resin-coated proppants of UCP chemicals. The polymers, marketed under he trade name Allessan®, and the proppants, available under the trade name NORDPROP®, improve the production of oil and gas and complement each other in this application very well +++ more 

Siemens is to further expand its global gas turbine manufacturing network. The company launched a new joint venture named Siemens Gas Turbine Technologies together with the Russian Partner Power Machines. The Russian joint venture plans to build a new production facility in St. Petersburg. Starting in 2014, advanced, high-efficiency gas turbines are to be produced there, such as the SGT5-4000F shown in the picture ... more

Sulzer Opens Its First Pumps Service Center in Russia 

04.12.2011 + + + Sulzer Pumps, one of the world's leading pump companies, is opening its first service center in Russia. Located in Khimki, Moscow, the new service center will provide repair and retrofit service for industrial pumping systems for Russian customers and help to strengthen Sulzer Pumps presence in Russia. Operating one of the largest service networks in the industry, Sulzer Pumps has more than 60 service facilities with experienced specialists around the world close to customers ... more

Voith Turbo For Offshore Applications

Voith currently is the only manufacturer world-wide to produce thrusters with a power of 1 500 kW based on permanent magnet synchronous machine technology (RIM drives). Recent orders for offshore applications, passenger vessels and yachts underline Voith's position as global market leader for these systems.  With an inner propeller diameter of 2 300 mm, the Voith Inline Thruster (VIT) currently is the most powerful Inline Thruster and will be used in an offshore wind farm jackup vessel. Under construction at the Chinese shipbuilder Cosco Shipyard and owned by the Danish company A2SEA, the vessel will be equipped with a VIT as well as with three Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP). The launch of the vessel is scheduled for early 2012 ... more

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29.11.2011 + + + The world's northernmost natural gas liquefaction plant Hammerfest LNG on the island Melkøya, 800 km north of the Arctic Circle near Hammerfest in Norway, passed the performance test in August, exceeding the expectations. The highly efficient plant produces now with a capacity of up to 109 per cent of the design capacity. Overall Statoil ASA and Linde AG make a positive assessment of the project ... more

07.11.2011 + + +  Whether in the tundra of Alaska, in the Arabian desert or miles offshore in the middle of the ocean, ever more remote deposits are being tapped in the constant search for crude oil. Systems are often at the mercy of wind and weather. Maintenance work is difficult in environments far from human habitation. Robustness is therefore paramount for humans and machines. The changing consistency of the mixture of oil, water, solids and gas also puts immense stress on conveying systems. That is why the operator of an oil field in the Central Asian desert had a NETZSCH multiphase pump installed. The world's largest progressing cavity pump in the industry is able to continue working even when there are strong fluctuations in the consistency of the material. Integrated heating and a lubricated gasket system were added to the system to beat the extreme weather conditions on site ... more 

24.10.2011 + + + RWE Dea UK announced today that the Breagh Alpha platform has been successfully installed in the North Sea. The 2,000 tonnes jacket with eight piles weighing a total of another 2,000 tonnes was installed by Heerema Marine Contractor’s heavy lift vessel (HLV) Thialf in 62m of water some 100 km off Teesside. This was then followed by the successful lift and setting of the 1,400 tonnes integrated deck topsides ... more 

- BASF offers a comprehensive portfolio to the oilfield service industry
- In Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), BASF provides innovative solutions
- to address demanding field conditions

13.10.2011 + + + BASF presents its broad range of innovative products for oil and gas production at the SPE’s Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition: Solutions for energy resources development, oil and gas exploration, production and Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR). BASF offers a comprehensive portfolio of products to the oilfield service companies combined with technical know-how and reliable supply of high-quality products, covering applications for Drilling, Cementing, Stimulation, Production ... more

05.10.2011 + + + In late September 2011, the 100th SGT-300 industrial gas turbine left the Siemens manufacturing plant in Lincoln, UK, en route to Iraq. The turbine is one of a total of three ordered in early 2011 by Petrochina Company Limited for the end user China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). All three turbines will generate power and process heat in the oil and gas industry The SGT-300 has proven itself as a very flexible gas turbine in a variety of applications  + + +  The most important market is the oil and gas industry. The oil and gas installations have been both onshore and offshore, on drilling platforms or FPSO (Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading) vessels. Thanks to the high-grade construction materials used, the SGT-300 is highly resilient to hydrogen sulfide. It can thus be operated on sour gas, minimizing gas processing costs  . . . more

27.09.2011  + + +  Siemens Energy has received a multiple order from Bluewater Industries, an EPCM company focused on deepwater facilities, for the supply of integrated mechanical and electrical solutions to ATP Oil & Gas Corp. based in Houston, Texas. The topsides equipment consisting of gensets, compression, E-house, power distribution system, ICSS, telecoms and produced water treatment skids and modules will be installed on an ATP Oil & Gas owned Moss Maritime designed Octabuoy semi-submersible production platform which will be operated in the Cheviot field in the UK North Sea  ... more 

20.09.2011   + + +  GE Oil & Gas (NYSE:GE) has entered into an agreement with Technip to supply two steam turbine-driven compressors for the Shell Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) project. The FLNG facility, which is to be based offshore Australia, will be the largest floating offshore facility in the world. Technip and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) formed a consortium (TSC) which Shell has tasked to engineer, procure, construct and install the Prelude FLNG facility. The GE compression trains will be vital elements of the liquefaction process, which cools natural gas to a liquid state. In addition to the supply of the steam turbines and compressors, the scope of GE’s agreement with Technip France includes start up and two years of training, operation and spare parts ... more. 

13.09.2011  + + +  Lloyd's Register is working with leading owners and operators from the oil and gas sector to improve current methods of monitoring the performance of blow-out preventers (BOP) and reduce the risks for one of the industry's most safety-critical pieces of equipment. 
ModuSpec BV and Scandpower AS, members of the Lloyd’s Register Group and global leaders in risk management, have combined resources with industry to develop a 'BOP Monitor' that is expected to significantly improve the current processes that assess risk during operations. The monitor will be a new application for Scandpower's proprietary software, RiskSpectrum©, the value of which has already been proven in 50% of the world’s nuclear power plants - more

On September 1, Siemens Energy opened its new subsea technology center in Trondheim, Norway. Siemens has invested more than EUR10 million in the refurbishment of a building in which new process equipment will be developed and manufactured. The new facility covering an area of 10,000 square meters will be the global research and development center for the company’s subsea oil and gas business. To date, Siemens has created about 250 new jobs. “This new facility is another major step toward becoming the leading developer of subsea power grid solutions. Trondheim is a technology hub and we can find there the qualified engineers we need for cutting-edge technology,” said Tom Blades, CEO of the Oil and Gas Division of Siemens Energy more

30.08.2011 + + + GSP announces its drilling fleet has been extended up to seven offshore mobile drilling rigs and a modular one. GSP Britannia (ex. Britannia) and GSP Fortuna (ex. G.H. Galloway) entered GSP’s fleet in August. GSP Fortuna is an ABS class three legged independent leg cantilever jack-up rig reaching the maximum drilling depth of 25.000 ft and the maximum water depth of 300 ft. GSP Britannia is an ABS class four legged independent leg cantilever jack-up rig reaching the maximum drilling dept of 20.000 ft and the maximum water depth of 200 ft. GSP Britannia will support the company’s Decommissioning and Plug and Abandon services in the North Sea. GSP provides cost effective, safe and efficient P&A services for the North Sea. Decommissioning has become a highly demanded service as more and more offshore fields are reaching the end of their lives - more

08.07.2011  + + +  The Linde Group’s Engineering Division and project partner SBM Offshore have signed a partnership agreement with PTT FLNG Limited and PTTEP Australasia for the development of a Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility in the Timor Sea off Northern Australia. 
The project is planned to produce LNG from three gas field groups including Cash/Maple, Oliver and Southern fields. Preliminary studies have started in March 2011. Assumed that the gas resources being found meet expectations, the project will enter into front-end engineering and design studies by the end of 2011. The final investment decision is targeted for the end of 2012, and first commercial operations for the end of 2016 - more

10.08.2011  + + +  Infield Systems has released the sixth edition of the Global Perspectives Fixed Platform Market Report to 2015. The new report provides a comprehensive forecast and analysis within the traditional backbone of the offshore oil and gas industry. In doing so, the report includes a detailed forecast of capital expenditure and platform installations across the fixed platform market, including conventional piled platforms through to gravity based structures as well as including a detailed analysis of market conditions and potential threats and opportunities - more

20.05.2011  + + +  The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc  has taken the final investment decision on the Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) Project in Australia, building the world’s first FLNG facility. Moored far out to sea, some 200 kilometres from the nearest land in Australia, the FLNG facility will produce gas from offshore fields, and liquefy it onboard by cooling. The decision means that Shell is now ready to start detailed design and construction of what will be the world’s largest floating offshore facility, in a ship yard in South Korea > more

26.04.2010 + + + As a result of the 2010 shallow water bid round in Trinidad and Tobago, RWE Dea has been awarded one of the country’s offshore blocks. The respective Production Sharing Contract has now been signed with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago in Port of Spain. For RWE Dea, this marks the entry into the country with its established natural gas infrastructure in a prolific oil and gas prone region > more

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2010, Sept.10 + + + An ABB supervisory control and data acquisition solution is enabling Kuwait Oil Company to monitor, control and track the production, transfer and flaring of gas and condensate throughout its entire production assets, including 2,000 km of pipelines, 21 gathering centers and the world’s second largest oilfield, Burgan. The solution has enabled Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) to improve the efficiency and management of its vast network of surface production assets in Kuwait by providing real-time data on the volume of natural gas and condensate produced, and its transfer between the oil and gas fields and Kuwait’s three refineries > more

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26.08.2010 + + + BASF is presenting its range of innovative products for oil production at  the Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) in Florence, Italy, September 20-22, 2010. At the BASF booth, number 2105 in the ‘Cavaniglia’ exhibition hall, experts will inform visitors about the extensive range of products and services offered by BASF, with a special focus on the products for the formulation of chemicals for oil and gas production. BASF’s portfolio in this field is very wide and comprises products for the construction of an oil well as well as chemicals for continuous and cost-efficient production of valuable oil and gas resources. Another focal area will be tertiary recovery, also known as enhanced oil recovery (EOR) > more

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26.08.2010 + + + Siemens Energy and OpenSpirit announced their intention to partner on an architecture enabling XHQ operations Intelligence users to access data from all geoscience applications and data stores compatible with OpenSpirit. This cooperation supports the Microsoft Upstream Oil & Gas Reference Architecture project and enables the user to integrate the entire intelligent oil field in one presentation layer > more

26.08.2010 The largest German oil and gas producer, Wintershall, continues to make headway on the path to becoming one of the leading operators on the Norwegian continental shelf. The company has now discovered five new oil fields in the North Sea in just one year, it announced at the international trade fair Offshore Northern Sea > more

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25.08.2010 + + + STC-ECO – the Siemens seal-less compressor unit for dirty-gas and subsea applications – has successfully completed its factory test program. Following a highly comprehensive program aimed at qualifying the unit for subsea gas compression, the machine will now undergo a further extended test program. Completion of the factory acceptance tests is a major milestone in the system qualification program and for marinization of the equipment, which will be an important cornerstone for subsea processing at a water depth of 3,000 meters in the future > more 

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24.08.2010  + + +  Aker Solutions’ pioneering decision to assemble a fleet of deepwater subsea construction and well intervention vessels is paying off. Work has already been secured for three of the four new vessels, two of which have so far been delivered. First into action was Skandi Santos, a deepwater subsea construction vessel, which early this year went directly into a long-term contract with Petrobras. It is currently installing subsea trees on fields in the Campos basin > more

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