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North America
Lucius Field
Marine Well Containment System
Big Foot Field
North America - Awards
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North America
With proximity to OTC’s Houston backdrop, we take
a comprehensive look at the Lucius project in the
Gulf of Mexico as substantial advancements become
apparent in Anadarko’s deepwater operation. Since
the sanctioning for development of the project in the
conclusion of 2011, the first quarter of 2012 has
seen numerous and significant contract awards for
the Lucius.
Almost two years on from the Deepwater Horizon
disaster, our second feature project in North America
focuses on the Marine Well Containment System
being developed by some of the industry’s biggest
international operators. With an interim containment
system already in place, an expanded system is
scheduled for delivery in 2012.
Our third feature project again centres on deepwater
operations in the Gulf of Mexico with the Big Foot
field development, a further testament to the
lucrative Walker Ridge area. With some recent
contract awards and an abundance of historical
information on operators, main and sub contractors,
the Big Foot has been reviewed in an effort to
showcase the capability of ProjectsOGP’s online
database as a business intelligence tool.
A selection of recent developments and contract
awards of note are also featured throughout the
continent’s oil, gas and petrochemical projects.
ProjectsOGP currently tracks 337 projects in North
America, each categorised by stream, project type,
contract type and project status.
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Lucius Oil & Gas Field Gulf of Mexico
Situated in Blocks 874, 875, 918 and 919
of the Keathley Canyon area of the Gulf
of Mexico, the Lucius field lies at a water
depth of approximately 2,164 metres.
Discovery was made in Block 875, in
December 2009, hitting more than 60
metres of net pay in sub-salt of Pliocene
and Miocene sands. The field indicates
thick reservoir sands with very good
porosity and permeability.
Lucius is expected to be developed
using a truss spar, which will consist of
a cylindrical hard tank with the truss
extending beneath to the keel for lighter
weight.
Additionally configured for hosting subsea
completions, six producing wells are
planned to be connected to the 23,000
tonne platform.
Project Facts
Value: US$250 million
Startup Year: 2014
Water Depth: 2,164m
Upstream Gas Reserves: 1,000 billion ft³
The Lucius spar will have a production
capacity of 80,000 bpd (barrels per day) of
oil and 450 MMcf/d (million cubic feet per
day) of natural gas. Drilling will commence in 2012 with first production scheduled for 2014.
Anadarko Petroleum serves as operator with 35% interest, with Plains Exploration & Production (23.3%), Apache
Corporation (11.7%), Exxonmobil (15%), Petrobras (9.6%) and Eni (5.4%) holding the remaining interest.
© Technip
Contractors
Ensco: Drilling contractor
Mustang Engineering: pre-FEED and topsides EPC
Technip: EPC and transport of a 23,000 ton Truss Spar hull
J P Kenny: pre-FEED - Subsea flowlines and umbilicals
FMC Technologies: Subsea systems and life-of-field services
Aker Solutions: Installation and supply of tube umbilicals
Saipem: Transportation and installation contract for pipeline
Subcontractors
First Subsea Ltd: Supply the mooring line connectors for
Technip

First Subsea awarded spar mooring
connector contract for Lucius Field
First Subsea Ltd has been awarded a contract by Technip
USA Inc to supply the mooring line connectors for a new spar
platform moored in 2,134 metres of water in the Lucius field,
Keathley Canyon block 875 in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Lucius spar will be moored by nine Ballgrab ball and
taper mooring connectors attached to polyester mooring
lines. The Ballgrab connector comprises a male connector
and female receptacle. The Series III male connectors will
comply with the new ABS Mooring Guide 2009.
Mustang wins Lucius topsides contract
Mustang has been awarded the topsides engineering
contract for the Lucius field development.
Mustang will carry out the topsides engineering,
procurement support and equipment inspection for a truss
spar floating production facility at the deepwater project.
Detailed engineering on the Lucius project is scheduled to be
completed during the third quarter of 2012.
Aker Solutions lands umbilicals
contract for the Lucius field
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract for eight steel
tube umbilicals, by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, for the
Lucius field.
The scope of work includes the project management,
design, engineering, and manufacturing of two electro/
hydraulic dynamic production umbilicals, two gas lift dynamic
umbilicals, three electro/hydraulic infield umbilicals and one
gas lift infield umbilical, including all associated ancillary
equipment required for installation and interface with the
existing development.
These umbilicals will utilise the patented Aker Solutions PVC
profile matrix, which provides both predictable estimates of
fatigue and friction, as well as improved crush and impact
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contract in Gulf of Mexico
Saipem has won a transportation and installation contract
for a 350 kilometre, 20 inch, OD Gulf of Mexico gas export
pipeline in 100 to 2,100 metres of water.
Castorone will perform this work second half of 2013. The
pipeline will transport gas from the Lucius and Hadrian
South fields.
FMC Technologies wins subsea
systems contract from Anadarko
Petroleum Corporation
FMC Technologies Inc. has signed an agreement with
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to provide subsea systems
and life-of-field services for its Lucius project.
FMC’s scope of supply includes five subsea production trees
and two manifolds. The equipment will be supplied from the
company’s operation in Houston and deliveries are expected
to begin in the fourth quarter of 2012.
Technip awarded subsea contract for
the Lucius field in the Gulf of Mexico
Technip was awarded a lump sum contract by Anadarko
Petroleum Corporation for the development of the Lucius
field.
The contract covers, installation of a flexible flowline,
multiple flexible gas lift jumpers, main gas lift and infield
umbilicals, subsea distribution units, electrical, fiber optic
and hydraulic flying leads, design and fabrication of the
flexible flowline end termination, fabrication and installation
of rigid jumpers, burial of flowlines, and flooding and hydrotesting
of the flowline system.
Technip’s operating centre in Houston, will perform the
overall project management. The company, which recently
acquired Global Industries, will use some of their key
assets for this project, including their Deep Blue deepwater
pipelay vessel. The vessel will be used during the offshore
installation phases in 2013 and 2014.
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Marine Well Containment North America
In response to 2010’s Deepwater Horizon
oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, energy giants
ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and Shell
joined efforts in founding the Marine Well
Containment Company (MWCC).
Headquartered in Houston, MWCC recognises
the need to be better prepared in the event
an operator losing complete control and
subsequent containment of a well. Committed
to being continuously ready for response to
incidents in the deepwaters of the Gulf, the
company commenced development of an
interim
containment system, which became available in
2011.
As an ongoing project, an expanded
containment system has been designed to
increase flexibility, adaptivity and mobilization
time. The new system will be compatible with
a wide range of well designs and equipment,
various oil and natural gas flow rates, as well
as diverse weather conditions. Furthermore,
the expanded containment system will be
engineered for use in water depths of up to
3,048 metres and has the capacity to contain
up to 100,000 barrels of liquid per day, and up
to 200 million standard cubic feet of gas per day.
Contractors
AMEC: Capping stack
Technip: FEED
Weatherford: Topside process modules for
two dynamically positioned tankers
Scana Subsea: Forgings and machining
work on workover riser joints, top and
bottom riser assembly joints, goosenecks
and U-joints
Wood Group PSN: Technical support
services for MWCC’s containment system
Sub contractors
Drydocks World: Conversion work on a pair
of tankers
Interim Containment System
Expanded Containment System

Marine Well Containment Company
receives tanker for expanded
containment system
Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) has delivered
a new Aframax tanker to its expanded containment system.
Named “Eagle Texas” in a recent ceremony in Takamatsu,
Japan, the tanker will be operated by AET Tanker Holdings.
The vessel will soon undergo extensive conversion and
modification before taking up duties in the U.S. Gulf of
Mexico.
The Eagle Texas is one of two dedicated capture vessels that
will serve as part of MWCC’s expanded containment system.
Modular process equipment will be installed on the capture
vessels and will connect to the riser assembly that directs
the oil from the subsea components. The process equipment
will separate the oil from the gas, safely store the oil and
flare the gas. Oil will be offloaded to shuttle tankers and
transported to shore.
The company’s expanded containment system is on track for
delivery in 2012. It is being engineered for use in deepwater
depths up to 3,048 metres with the capacity to process up to
100,000 bol (barrels of liquid) and handle up to 200 million
standard cubic feet of gas per day.
Scana awarded US$3.6 million
contracts for Gulf of Mexico well
containment project
Scana Industrier ASA has through its subsidiary Scana Subsea,
been awarded contracts for the U.S Gulf of Mexico Marine well
containment system project and the Hibernia project in Canada.
Initial contracts are valued at US$3.6 million.
The Scana scope of work includes forgings and machining for
top and bottom riser assembly joints, goosenecks and U-joints
to the riser system as well as work-over riser joints. Deliveries
will commence during fourth quarter of 2011 through to second
quarter of 2012.
Drydocks World secures AET contract for
the Marine Well Containment system
The MCVs will be converted from two newbuild aframax
tankers - the Eagle Texas and Eagle Louisiana - constructed
for AET at the Tsuneishi Tadotsu shipyard in Japan.
AET is converting these vessels as part of the MWCC’s well
containment system. The conversion will be conducted at
Drydocks World’s Dubai facility and will allow the tankers
to continue to operate as tankers in the US Gulf of Mexico,
with capability to be deployed as MCVs within the shortest
possible time.
The first vessel is expected to arrive at the yard in December
2011 and the second vessel in February 2012. Each project
should take nine months to complete. Each vessel will be
equipped to handle about 100,000 barrels of liquid and
about 200 million standard cubic feet of gas per day. The
MCVs are capable of operating at depths of 3,048 metres.
The vessels will be outfitted with new containment system
components provided by MWCC. Conversion scope includes
installation of four off-power generators, four off-retractable
type azimuth thrusters, one tunnel thruster, dynamic
positioning system, pipe racks on deck and supports for
process module, flare tower, and turret among other items.
Marine Well Containment Company
has granted two service contracts to
Wood Group
Wood Group has been granted two contracts by the MWCC,
committed to improving capabilities for containing a
deepwater well control incident in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
Wood Group companies Wood Group PSN and Mustang will
provide technical support services for MWCC’s containment
system to be used in the event of a deepwater well control
incident in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
Wood Group PSN is helping MWCC enhance plans and
procedures to maintain MWCC’s interim containment system
equipment. Mustang is assisting MWCC in the analysis of
drillship oil and gas processing equipment. Mustang will
conduct steady state and transient modelling of subsea
equipment, evaluate hydrate condition and mitigation, and
develop process simulation modules.
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Big Foot Field Gulf of Mexico
The Big Foot field development is a deepwater discovery
in the Gulf of Mexico, situated in Block 29 of the Walker
Ridge Area, approximately 362 kilometres south of New
Orleans, Louisiana. Three exploration and appraisal wells
with multiple sidetracks have been drilled successfully in
the field to define the structure.
Estimated to contain total recoverable resources in excess
of 200 million boe (barrels of oil equivalent), the field’s
primary pay sands are middle to upper Miocene, ranging
from 5,800-7,300 metres and lying below a salt canopy
approximately 2,400 to 4,500 metres thick. Big Foot will be
developed with a dry tree Extended Tension Leg Platform
with an onboard drilling rig and have production capacity of
75,000 bpd (barrels per day) of oil and 25 MMcf/d (million
cubic feet per day) of natural gas. Production of first oil from
the well is expected in 2014.
Chevron serves as operator of the Big Foot field with 60%
interest, with partners Statoil ASA (27.5%) and Marubeni Oil
& Gas (12.5%) holding the remaining interest.
Contractors
Dockwise: Transport Big Foot platform newbuilding
FloaTec (Floatation Technologies Inc): Conceptual design study for the field, FEED - Hull, mooring, risers
Mentor Subsea Technology: Responsible for the examination of subsea hardware for the field
J Ray McDermott: Feasibility Study - Formulate topsides parameters
Mustang Engineering: FEED - To evaluate topsides.
Aker Solutions: To review options for a Semi-Sub
Technip: Review options for Spar
IntecSea: Pre FEED / Preliminary Design & Engineering - For subsea layout
KBR: FEED - For the topsides and EPC - Detailed design for topsides with engineering and procurement support.
Houston Offshore Engineering: To work with FloaTec
GATE (Gibson Applied Technology & Engineering) LLC: FEED - To provide specialized chemical systems, materials, corrosion
and operations and HSE support
2H Offshore Engineering: Subsea / SURF - For work on riser systems
Gulf Marine Fabricators, L.P.: EPC - Topsides Contruction
Dril-Quip - Subsea / SURF: Subsea wellhead equipment, specialty connectors, and tubulars.
Baker Hughes: To supply ESP systems and production packers
GE Oil & Gas: Tension leg platform (TLP) marine riser tensioner system
Wood Group: Commission the Big Foot extended tension leg platform (E-TLP)
Harris CapRock Communications: Telecommunications systems and infrastructure
Heerema Marine Contractors
Embridge: Construct and operate an oil pipeline
Sub contractors
Project Facts
Location: Block 29, Walker Ridge, Gulf
of Mexico
Value: US$4,000 million
Start year: 2014
Water Depth: 1,600 m
Oil Reserves: 150 million bbl
BMT Fluid Mechanics: in partnership with BMT ARGOSS, to provide Tow Simulation Services for Heerema Marine Contractors
Nederland B.V Inc. (“HMC”)
Kiewit: The topsides tonnage is thought to be about 25,000 tonnes, which could require the use of Kiewit’s Heavy Lifting Device
- a twin boom crane capable of lifting 13,000 tonnes.
Foster Wheeler: Detail design of pipeline
(It is understood that Kiewit has been assisting Gulf Island with the platform on the Bigfoot project.)

Wood Group PSN awarded
commissioning contract for Chevron’s
Big Foot facility
Wood Group PSN has been granted a multi-million dollar,
three year contract by Chevron U.S.A. Inc. to commission the
Big Foot extended tension leg platform in the deepwater Gulf
of Mexico.
Work will be performed by DSI, Wood Group PSN’s
commissioning services business. DSI’s scope of work
covers the full commissioning process, from development
of procedures, through inspection and testing of every
operational component at the South Texas fabrication yards
and offshore, to the final hand-over of systems to Chevron.
Dockwise lands contract from Chevron
for its US$4 billion Big Foot Platform
Dockwise has been awarded a contract from Chevron to
transport its Big Foot platform newbuilding from South Korea
to the Gulf of Mexico. Dockwise is understood to have lined
up its vessel Mighty Servant 1 for the transportation of the
46,000-tonne extended tension-leg platform from Daewoo
Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in the second half of
2012.
The journey is expected to take around two months but could
not be drawn on the contract price. Chevron signed off on its
US$4 billion Big Foot development in December 2010. The
platform will sit at the field some 320 kilometres south of
New Orleans in water depths of 1600 metres and will have a
drilling rig onboard.
Local yard Gulf Island Fabrication was awarded the contract
to build the topside for the platform in December 2010.
GE to supply TLP Tensioner System for
Chevron’s Big Foot Platform in a deal
worth US$45 million
GE Oil & Gas received a US$45 million contract from
Chevron for the supply and service of a tension leg platform
(TLP), marine riser Tensioner Systems, for deployment on its
Big Foot oil and gas field in the Gulf of Mexico.
The company is making key design modifications to develop
‘push-up’ style, marine riser Tensioner equipment, to enable
the Big Foot TLP to deal with challenging wave and current
movement conditions of deepwater applications.
The Big Foot TLP will be the first unit to operate in a water
depth of 1,585 metres. The TLP will include an on-board
drilling rig and will have a production capacity of 75,000
barrels of oil per day and 25 million cubic feet per day of
natural gas. Installation of the TLP is scheduled to begin in
November 2012 and first oil is expected in 2014.
BMT to provide Tow Simulation Services
for Chevron’s Jack St. Malo and Big Foot
Platforms
Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland B.V Inc. has
awarded a contract to BMT Fluid Mechanics in partnership
with BMT ARGOSS, providing Tow Simulation Services for
the inshore tow of Jack St. Malo and Big Foot Production
Platforms to be installed in the Gulf of Mexico.
BMT will be engineering, procuring, installing and
commissioning a purpose built simulation facility to be
located in Houston, Texas, for the purpose of training tug
captains and other marine personnel involved with the
inshore towing of the platforms from the Ingleside integration
yards. The inshore tows are particularly challenging because
of the extremely small hull clearances within the shipping
channels leading from the yards out to the gulf. Up to five
independently controlled tug boats will be effectively, rigidly
coupled to the hull to perform the 24 kilometre wet-tows.
BMT’s PC Rembrandt real time manoeuvring training
software will be the basis of the simulator. The simulator
will provide a realistic hands-on facility for tug captains to
develop safe operating strategies for the tow and develop
rational weather and tide operating limits.
Harris wins telecom deal for Chevron’s
Big Foot platform project in the Gulf of
Mexico
Harris CapRock Communications has signed a contract to
provide telecommunications systems and infrastructure for
Chevron’s Big Foot platform project in the Gulf of Mexico.
Under the terms of the agreement, Harris CapRock will
conduct the robust design, integration and testing of
telecommunications subsystems, including UHF (Ultra-High
Frequency) trunked, marine VHF (Very High Frequency),
survival and aeronautical radios, radar, AIS (Automatic
Identification System) and weather tracking systems,
closed-circuit and entertainment TV, personnel on board
location and access, VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal)
and associated fibre, CAT-6 structured cabling, and the
infrastructure to support all services.
Chevron requires a customised solution including the design,
integration and testing of telecommunications systems
before deployment, along with VSAT hardware and service
during production. Specifically, Chevron’s needs include
telecommunications and electronic equipment, fibre and
structured cabling, RF (Radio Frequency) and coax cabling,
and an overall telecommunications infrastructure.
The systems integration work will support all aspects of
the project from design through to FAT (Factory Acceptance
Testing), with the testing period to be held at Harris
CapRock’s energy headquarters in Houston, Texas.
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North America
WorleyParsons wins US$57.9 million
TransCanada contracts
TransCanada has awarded WorleyParsons two fabrication
and construction contracts worth US$57.9 million for work
on the Hardisty terminal facilities in Alberta, Canada.
WorleyParsonsCord will conduct Terminal A brownfield
work and Terminal B balance of plant construction at
the TransCanada Pipelines Limited Hardisty facility. The
contracts are scheduled for completion by December 2012.
Hardisty, situated 190 kilometres southeast of Edmonton,
Canada, is the site of TransCanada’s major crude oil terminal
hub and will also serve as the hub for the Keystone pipeline.
TransCanada acts as operator with 100% interest.
Explortex to acquire working interests
in 33 Barnett Shale wells
Explortex Energy, Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire the
working interests in 33 Barnett Shale oil and gas wells from Point
Capital Barnett Shale Investors, G.P. which holds interest in 14 wells in
Denton County, Texas.
Point Capital Barnett Shale Investors II, LP holds interest in 19
additional wells located in Denton, Cooke and Wise Counties, Texas.
Consideration for the transaction is approximately US$1.3 million. A
total of approximately US$10.5 million was invested into the General
Partnerships over the last six years.
The Barnett Shale formation is located in the Bend Arch-Fort Worth
Basin, which primarily spans northern Texas and southern Oklahoma.
Pulse Seismic signs US$27.8 million
3D seismic data license
Pulse Seismic Inc. has signed a US$27.8 million seismic data
licensing agreement, with the majority of the seismic data located
in the Cutbank Ridge area of northwest British Columbia.
Seismic data sales from the company’s 2010 significant asset
acquisition of the Cutbank Ridge and Montney datasets have now
totalled US$49.5 million in the 18-month period ended March
31, 2012. This represents an 89% cash recovery of the US$55.6
million cash component of the purchase price for this acquisition.
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Cal Dive awarded Pemex Subsea
Pipeline Installation contract to
generate US$46 million in total revenue
Cal Dive International has been awarded a US$46 million
contract by Pemex Exploración y Producción for the
installation of a 20 inch subsea pipeline located in the
Abkatun, Pol and Chuc fields, offshore Mexico.
The contract will utilise two of the company’s key assets and
the offshore construction is expected to commence in the
second quarter of 2012.
The Abkatun, Pol and Chuc fields are located in the
Campeche Sound, offshore Mexico, at a water depth of 73
metres. Pemex acts as operator of the fields with 100%
interest.
Fugro signs letter of award for seismic
survey
Fugro Geoteam has signed a letter of award worth over
US$40 million with Statoil Canada for a 3D seismic survey
offshore Newfoundland.
The survey will be undertaken using one of Fugro Geoteam’s
industry leading C-Class seismic vessels during the second
and third quarters of 2012.
Subsea 7 wins US$100 million Terra
Nova SURF contract
Subsea 7 S.A. has been awarded a SURF (subsea, umbilical,
riser, flowline) contract, worth approximately US$100 million,
from Suncor Energy for work on its Terra Nova field, off the
coast of Newfoundland.
The contract scope includes the management, engineering
and installation of nine 300 metre replacement risers and
associated flowlines, jumpers and tie-ins.
Engineering and project management activities will be
executed at Subsea 7’s St John’s office, with offshore
operations due to start during the third quarter of 2012.
Offshore Canada, the Terra Nova field is situated in the
Jeanne d’Arc basin, approximately 350 kilometres southeast
of St. John’s, Newfoundland. Suncor Energy serves as
operator with 29% interest, with partners ExxonMobil (22%),
Husky Oil (17.5%), Statoil ASA (15%), Murphy Oil (12%),
Mosbacher Operating (3.5%) and Chevron Canada (1%)
holding the remaining interest.

Technip awarded subsea contract for
the Hadrian South Development in the
Gulf Of Mexico
ExxonMobil awarded Technip a contract for subsea
equipment on the Hadrian South natural gas development in
the Gulf of Mexico.
The contract covers project management, procurement and
installation of two 11 kilometre long flowlines and associated
jumpers, installation of a 14 kilometre umbilical, associated
foundation and flying leads, as well as pre-commissioning.
The Deep Blue, a deepwater pipelay vessel from the Technip
fleet, is scheduled to install the subsea equipment in 2013.
Technip will execute the contract from its operating centre in
Houston, Texas, while the flowlines to be welded at Technip’s
spoolbase located in Mobile, Alabama.
At a depth of approximately 2,300 metres of water, the
Hadrian South is situated in Keathley Canyon Block 919, in
the Gulf of Mexico. ExxonMobil operates with 50% interest,
with partners Petrobras (25%) and Eni (25%) holding the
remaining interest.
Technip lands Tubular Bells contract
Hess Corporation has awarded Technip a contract for
the development of the Tubular Bells field, located in the
Mississippi Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico.
The company will work on 28 miles of flowlines, steel
catenary risers, pipeline end terminations, piles and
structures under the contract, which covers design,
engineering, fabrication and subsea installation.
Technip will manage the project from its Houston operating
centre, while the flowlines and risers will be welded at
the company’s spoolbase in Mobile, Alabama. Offshore
installation is scheduled to be completed with the Deep
Blue, one of Technip’s deepwater pipe-lay vessels, during the
first half of 2013.
The Tubular Bells field is located in the Mississippi Canyon
area of the Gulf of Mexico, 217 kilometres southeast of New
Orleans, at a water depth of approximately 1,370 metres.
BP serves operator with 50% interest, with partners Dehvron
Texaco (30%) and Hess Corporation (20%) holding the
remaining interest.
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South America
In relation to a flurry of recent activity, as well as the working interests of
several companies based out of OTC’s home town, our first feature project
in South America examines the Lula field (formerly Tupi), located in the presalt
region of the Santos basin. The Basin covers a 352,260 sq kilometre
area in the south Atlantic Ocean, offshore Brazil, and the development
of Petrobras’ Lula has seen several notable contract awards in the early
stages of 2012.
Colombia’s prolific Llanos Basin provides the focus for our second feature
on the continent, with various operations yielding significant finds in the
area. The article provides a sample of the 30 detailed Llanos projects
currently being tracked by ProjectsOGP, intended to highlight the use of the
database in searching for exploration activities around the globe.
Again due to numerous recent events, our third feature
project concentrates on the Mariscal Sucre natural gas
project in Venezuela, including both the development of
four primary offshore fields, as well as an onshore complex.
Alongside recent contract awards, our project information
details the future of intended progressions within the
Mariscal Sucre, as an effort to demonstrate the extent of
research being undertaken by our independent team.
Additionally, further samples of new
developments and significant awards
are featured throughout South America’s
oil, gas and petrochemical projects.
ProjectsOGP currently tracks 214 projects in
the continent, each categorised by project
stream, project type, contract type and
project status.
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Lula Field Brazil
Discovered in July 2006, the Lula field is Brazil’s largest
discovery to date, located in block BM-S-11 in the Santos Basin,
250 kilometres off the south coast of Rio de Janeiro.
Formerly known as Tupi, Lula is located in water depth of 2,126
metres and holds an estimated total recoverable resources of
5-8 billion boe (barrels of oil equivalent), with the gravity of the
light oil discovery measured at 28º API.
The Lula field lies below the ocean under almost 3,048 metres
of sand and rocks and a layer of salt some 1,981 metres thick.
The salt formation in this region is over 800 kilometres long,
extending along the coast of south eastern Brazil below waters
that are 1524-3,048 metres deep.
The find is particularly important because it will provide a
source of light crude for Brazilian refineries, which were built
before Brazil started producing oil and are not made to handle
the country’s heavy crude. Peak production at Lula will probably
reach 1-1.2 million bpd (barrels per day) between 2022 and
2024.
Petrobras serves as operator of the Lula field with 65% interest,
with partners BG Group (25%) and Galp Energia SGPS SA
(10%) holding the remaining interest.
Contractors:
Aker Solutions: EPC for topside seawater treatment and sulphate removal module
Allseas: EPC for pipeline development
Baker Hughes: Drilling system
Bohai Oil Marine Engineering & Supply Company (Bomesc): EPC for sulphur removal unit, electric housing, pipe rack, fuel gas
system and chemical injection system
BW Offshore: FPSO for production test
CGGVeritas: 3D survey
CompactGTL: Gas-to-liquids technology
Consortium for pipeline EPC: Corus UK Ltd., TenarisConfab
Consortium for FPSO hull EPC: Engevix, GVA Consultants (KBR Company)
Modec Inc.: FPSO Cidade de Angra dos Reis MV22 (Marubeni, Mitsui and Mitsui OSK Lines invested in a charter for this vessel March 2012)
Noble Drilling: Drilling contractor
Consortium for Cidade de Paraty FPSO charter and EPC: Queiroz Galvao, SBM (Single Buoy Moorings)
Rolls-Royce: Thirty-two RB211 gas turbine power generation packages, including waste-heat recovery units
Saipem: EPCI contract for an 18-inch, 19-kilometre export line as well as a new E&C contract in April 2012
Sofec Inc.: Spread mooring
Subsea 7: Four riser systems
Technip: Flexible pipeline and EPC for pipelay development
Wellstream: Pilot flexible risers
Sub Contractors:
ABB: Electrical module
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co Ltd.: Hull and marine system EPC for Modec’s
DOF Subsea: Survey and positioning services for Technip
Dresser-Rand: Compressors
Keppel FELS Ltd.: Upgrade of FPSO for BW Offshore
Oil States International: Steel catenary riser terminations
Parker Hannifin: Steel wire tether system
Project Facts
Value: US$12,000 million
Startup Year: August 2013
Location: Block BM-S-11,
Santos Basin

Technip wins Petrobras pre-salt
contract offshore Brazil
Petrobras has awarded a contract for pre-salt field development
on the Guara & Lula Nordeste fields in the Santos basin,
offshore Brazil, to Technip.
Technip will manufacture 24 kilometres of six inch gas
injection flexible lines for the project, along with 18 kilometres
of flowlines, two 200 metre top risers and four 1,400 metre
intermediate and bottom risers. The gas injection lines will be
used to re-inject produced gas into the reservoir to respect new
Brazilian environmental regulations.
The flexible lines will be manufactured at Technip-operated
facilities, including one in the Brazilian city of Acu, and will be
delivered in two batches, the second one to arrive in the first
quarter of 2013.
Petrobras awards Rolls-Royce US$651
million gas turbine-based power
packages
Rolls-Royce has been awarded new contracts with a potential
value of US$651 million by Petrobras to support its production
activities offshore Brazil.
Rolls-Royce will supply Petrobras with 32 RB211 gas turbine
power generation packages, including waste-heat recovery units,
to meet the power generation requirements of eight separate
Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels. The
FPSOs, used for the processing of hydrocarbons and storage of
oil, will operate in the petroleum rich Lula and Guará oilfields,
located in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin.
The new gas turbine power generation packages will be delivered
in groups of four, with the first units scheduled for delivery in the
first quarter of 2013. Four gas turbine generating sets will be
installed on each of the eight FPSO’s. To ensure that the FPSO
vessels operate at peak performance levels, Rolls-Royce will also
provide Petrobras with long-term services, technical support and
training.
Saipem secures gas pipeline contract
for Lula Development
Petrobras has awarded Saipem a new E&C contract for the Lula
development.
The EPCI contract pertains to the gas export trunkline Rota
Cabiúnas, situated in the Santos Basin pre-salt region,
approximately 300 kilometres off the coast of the State of
Sao Paulo. The development comprises the engineering and
procurement of subsea equipment, and the installation of a 380
kilometre long pipeline with a 24 inch diameter, in a maximum
water depth of 2,200 metres. The pipeline will connect the
central gathering manifold in the Lula field, in the Santos Basin,
to the onshore Processing Plant of Cabiúnas, located in the
Macaé district, in the State of Rio de Janeiro. Work is scheduled
for completion in the second quarter of 2014.
Dresser-Rand to supply compression
systems in a deal worth US$700 million
offshore Brazil
Dresser-Rand has received a US$700 million contract from
Tupi and Guara to supply compression equipment and
services in Brazil.
The contract includes up to 80 Datum compressor trains,
which will be installed on eight FPSO vessels. Six of the
vessels will be deployed in the Lula field and the other two
will be sent to the Guara field. The contract also includes
training, aftermarket services and two ten-year maintenance
deals.
Saipem awarded new E&C offshore
contracts worth approximately US$600
million
Saipem has been awarded new E&C Offshore contracts in
South America worth approximately US$600 million.
In Brazil, Saipem has been awarded an EPCI (engineering,
procurement, construction and installation) contract by
Petrobras for the development of the gas export pipeline Lula
NE - Cernambi, in the Santos Basin Pre-Salt Region.
The development encompasses the engineering,
procurement, fabrication and installation of a gas export
pipeline 18 inches in diameter and 19 kilometres long, and
related subsea equipment, which will be laid in a maximum
water depth of 2,200 metres. The pipeline will connect the
field of Cernambi to a Central Manifold in the field of Lula.
The majority of the offshore activities will be performed by
the deepwater field development ship Saipem FDS 2 during
the second half of 2013. This is the third export flowline from
the new Pre-Salt FPSOs (after Guara and Lula NE) and the
third to be installed by the Saipem FDS 2. The technology of
the FDS 2 installation vessel, and specifically its powerful
J-Lay capacity, is ideally suited to the installation of the ultradeep
water pipelines and flowlines of the Pre-Salt fields in
Brazil.
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The Llanos Basin
Colombia
Covering an extensive area of grassland, the Llanos Basin
expands 500 kilometres east from the Colombian portion of
the Andes mountains range. The Llanos shares several
geological characteristics with the Western Canadian
Basin, presenting similar challenges for seismic mapping
and data analysis. In comparison to more mature basins
in production, the Llanos Basin remains relatively
unexplored but presents vast potential to find
and develop large reserves.
At the most recent stages in the Basin’s
development, approximately 1,500 million barrels of
recoverable oil have been officially documented.
Discoveries within the Llanos currently consist of two
giant fields (Cano-Limon and the Castilla), three major
fields (Rubiales, Apiay and the Tame Complex) and over
50 minor fields.
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Operators: Ecopetrol (100%)
Location: Cano Sur Block, Llanos Basin
Ecopetrol is set to launch a tender for
two integrated service contracts to
develop the prolific
Castilla-Chichimene heavy oil
complex and the recently
discovered Cano Sur field.
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Operators: Taurex-Condor (50%),
Brownstone (25%), Quetzal (25%)
Location: Canaguaro Block,
Llanos Basin
The Canaguay-1 exploration well was drilled to a final total
depth of 4831 metres and is currently undergoing
completion and testing to evaluate several potential oil
reservoirs including the Mirador, Barco, Gacheta and Une.
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Operators: Hocol (20%), Talisman
(30%), Tempa/Total (50%)
Location: Niscota Block, Llanos
Basin
The Huron-2 appraisal well has reached a
total depth of 2438 metres. Results from
Huron are expected in the first half of
2012 and another appraisal well is also
expected to be drilled this year.
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Operators: Interoil Colombia (50%),
PetroMagdalena Energy Corp (50%)
Location: LLA-47 Block, Llanos Basin
The Lince-2 well was a re-drill of Lince-1
and tested some 90 bpd of oil, after
experiencing technical difficulties.
InterOil is committed to acquire 350 sq
kilometres of 3D seismic and to drill 8
exploration wells before September 2014.
Operators: CEPSA (55%),
Gran Tierra (45%)
Location: Llanos-22 Block,
Llanos Basin
The Ramiriqui-1 exploration well has reached
total depth at 5949 metres and a testing
programme has been designed to define
the reservoir and hydrocarbon character,
with results expected in April, 2012.
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Mariscal Sucre Venezuela
The Mariscal Sucre project consists of gas fields
Dragon, Patao, Mejillones and Rio Caribe off the
Venezuelan north eastern coast, as well as the
onshore Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho gas complex
located in Guiria, Sucre.
Through the development of the four natural gas
fields, the project is estimated to have 11-13 tcf
(trillion cubic feet) of natural gas reserves. Initially
aiming to produce 600 million cubic feet of natural
gas a day, production is planned to eventually rise to
1.2 bcf (billion cubic feet). The gas production from
Dragon and Patao will be dedicated to the domestic
market, while the remainder is expected to feed the
second train of the Delta Caribe LNG project.
There will be two semi-sub rigs that will work on
the development and a 110 kilometre pipeline will
connect the Dragon field to Guiria, on the mainland.
The Dragon field will include a maintenance
platform and a main processing facility, which will
dehydrate the gas offshore. This facility will sit in
130 metres of water with subsea tiebacks from
eight wells on the Dragon and Patao fields. An early
production system for the Rio Caribe and Mejillones
fields will include a wellhead platform plus FPSO
facilities capable of exporting 30,000 bpd (barrels per day) of condensate, also featuring gas reinjection units.
PDVSA serve as operator with 60% interest, with partners CNOOC, Petronas, Sonatrach and a consortium of companies (Rosneft,
Surgutneftegaz, TNK-BP, Lukoil and Gazprom) holding the remaining interest.
Contractors
Cameron: Subsea equipment and services for Dragon and Patao fields
Songa Offshore ASA: Drilling contract
Centro Empresarial INECOM: EPC - Field engineering
Saipem SpA: EPC - Dragon- CIGMA pipeline installation
SNC Lavalin Inc.: FEED - Early production system for the Rio Caribe/Mejillones development and project management contract
Technip: EPC - Dragon/Patao development and major procurement, installation and operation support, covering subsea,
onshore and offshore facilities, for an accelerated production system
PDVSA awards SNC-Lavalin US$134 million project management contract
SNC-Lavalin has signed a US$134 million project
management contract with PDVSA for the Delta Caribe
Oriental project in Sucre state.
The agreement covers offshore gas fields Dragon, Patao,
Mejillones and Rio Caribe, as well as the onshore Gran
Mariscal de Ayacucho gas complex (Cigma). SNC-Lavalin
Project Facts
Value: US$3,000 million
Startup Year: 2013
Upstream Gas Reserves: 14,000 billion ft³
Water Depth: 150m
will supervise the work of contractors who will be providing
engineering, procurement, construction, installation and
commissioning services for the offshore and onshore facilities.
The initial mobilisation is underway at the project’s offices in
Caracas, Cumaná, London and Houston.

Gas project output to begin in December
2012 from the Mariscal Sucre project
The Mariscal Sucre offshore gas project will begin production
in December 2012 after years of delays and difficulties in
attracting foreign partners.
Initial output from Mariscal Sucre would be 300 million cubic
feet a day, eventually rising to 1.2 billion cubic feet per day. The
project’s total reserves are estimated at 14.7 tcf (trillion cubic
feet).
Mariscal Sucre’s development has been delayed in part
because of the sinking of a US$200 million exploration rig there
in May 2010.
President Hugo Chavez’s government wants to develop natural
gas production to meet growing domestic demand that has
forced Venezuela, despite sitting on some of the world’s biggest
gas reserves, to import supplies from neighbouring Colombia.
Electricity shortages caused widespread rationing and curbed
economic growth in 2010, and are still a burning political issue
for the socialist Chavez during an election year.
Technip awarded major contract for an
accelerated production system on the
Mariscal Sucre field in Venezuela
Technip was awarded a major procurement, installation and
operation support contract by Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.
(PDVSA) covering subsea, onshore and offshore facilities,
for an accelerated production system on the Mariscal Sucre
Dragon development.
The project scope covers the supply and installation
of subsea flow-lines, the supply and installation of gas
processing equipment onshore, and operational support for
the subsea, offshore and onshore facilities.
Venezuela selects companies to
develop the Mariscal Sucre offshore
gas project
Venezuelan officials have chosen a group of foreign
companies to develop the country’s offshore natural gas
project Mariscal Sucre. Among the companies picked for the
project are Petronas, CNOOC Ltd, Sonatrach, and a Russian
consortium that includes Rosneft, Surgutneftegaz, TNK-BP,
Lukoil and Gazprom Neft.
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South America
Petrobras new well confirms light oil in
Santos Basin Pre-Salt Cluster
Petrobras has found light oil in ultra-deepwaters block BM-S-9 of
the Santos Basin pre-salt reservoirs.
The new well, 3-BRSA-1023 (3-SPS-85), named Carioca Sela, is
located in the assessment area of 1-SPS-50 (Carioca) field, some
4.5 kilometres from the discovery well. In this new well, 27º API oil
was recovered, in a water depth of 2,149 metres.
The discovery was verified by oil sampling in test performed in
reservoirs located at an approximate depth of 5,250 metres.
The BM-S-9 is located approximately 273 kilometres off the south
coast of Rio de Janeiro. Petrobras serves as operator with 45%
interest, with partners BG do Brasil (30%) and Repsol YPF do
Brasil S/A (25%) holding the remaining interest.
Petrobras oil find in pre-salt Santos basin
Petrobras has found oil in block BM-S-8 of the Santos Basin
pre-salt reservoirs.
The discovery was made at well 4-SPS-86B (4-BRSA-971-
SPS), known as Carcará, 232 kilometres off the coast of São
Paulo state, at a depth of 5,750 metres. The well is in 2,160
metre-deep water and was spudded December 15, 2012.
The BM-S-8 block lies to the south of the Lula field, as part
of the Santos Basin. Petrobras serves as operator with
66% interest, with partners Galp Energia (14%), QGEP
Participacoes S.A (10%) and Barra Energia (10%) holding the
remaining interest.
Wintershall secures Argentina License
Wintershall has increased its activities in Argentina.
Wintershall Energía S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Kassel-based Wintershall, has been awarded the exploration
permit for the Area CN-V (Cuenca Neuquina V) by the
Mendoza Province.
The area is located in the southernmost region of the
Province and covers 369 square miles (956 square
kilometres). Since 2004, Wintershall has performed field and
lab-work over the whole surface, including geology mapping,
geochemical analysis, geological modelling as well as 2D
seismic reprocessing and interpretation.
Recent evaluations indicate that the CN V Block has an
important potential to explore and develop conventional and
unconventional reservoirs (shale gas and shale oil) in two
different sedimentary levels.
PetroMagdalena makes Colombia find
PetroMagdalena has struck more oil at a sidetrack well on one of
its large plays in Colombia.
The Canadian independent hit a total of over seven metres of
net pay at the Cernicalo-1 ST sidetrack on the Cubiro Block at the
Llanos exploration programme.
The well, which was spudded on 18 January 2012, was perforated
in two Upper Guadalupe sands which are currently being tested.
Almost four metres of net pay was found in the C7 formation with
similar amounts discovered in the Upper Guadalupe formation.
Seismic data showed an accumulation of around 1.5 kilometres
long at Cernicalo-1 ST.
The Llanos Basin is located in the eastern region of Colombia
with the northern limit being the Colombian-Venezuelan border,
extending south to the Guaviare River, east to the Guyana
Shield, and west to the Eastern Cordillera. It covers an area of
approximately 200,000 sq kilometres.
SeaBird secures seismic contract in
South America
SeaBird Exploration PLC has been awarded a US$3 million
seismic survey contract by a major oil company in South
America.
The seismic shoot will be carried out by the Harrier Explorer,
en route to Brazil, where the vessel will commence a long
term charter early in the second quarter of 2012.
Shale oil discovery in Argentina
Recoverable resources of 741 MMb of 40 - 45° API shale
oil are thought to be reservoired in 428 sq kilometres of the
Vaca Muerta Formation.
Repsol YPF have already drilled 15 wells in the area, known
as Loma La Lata Norte, and the wells have been flowing high
quality shale oil at an initial rate of 5,000 boepd (barrels of
oil equivalent per day).
Exploration is also in progress at another discovery in a 502
sq kilometres area of the same formation, where the well is
flowing 400 boepd of 35° API shale oil. There is potential for
even larger reserve estimates, as Repsol YPF has rights to
12,000 sq kilometres in the Vaca Muerta Basin.
The Vaca Muerta Formation is one of the world’s largest
non-conventional reservoirs. The Loma La Lata Norte area is
located in the Neuquén province of Argentina. Repsol YPF is
the operator with 100% interest.

Amerisur lands drilling contract for
Colombia campaign
Amerisur Resources Plc has signed a contract for a drilling
rig to perform its Platanillo drilling campaign.
The Serinco D10 1200HP drilling unit has been contracted
for two firm wells with a continuing option to extend for
further wells.
The D10 drilling unit recently drilled a 3,353 metre well
under contract to the Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos
(ANH), and is currently located in Bogota and Tumaco.
Following agreement of preventative maintenance and load
out procedures, Serinco expects to begin mobilisation of the
unit and its associated camp to the drilling location “Platform
9” in the southern part of the Platanillo field in April 2012.
Results from the first well are expected to be announced in
May 2012.
The recently worked over Platanillo-2 well is now being
tested with an Electrical Submersible Pump at higher rates
than previously reported in natural flow. The company is
configuring the surface reception and treatment systems in
order to efficiently handle and condition the flow for a Long
Term Test of the N sand.
The Platanillo block is located near the Fenix block in
Colombia. Amerisur Resources owns and operates with
100% interest in both blocks.
Marubeni invest in a FPSO deal for
vessel in Brazil’s pre-salt
Marubeni, Mitsui and Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) will invest
in a long-term charter business operated by Mitsui Ocean
Development & Engineering (Modec) to provide an FPSO
(floating production storage offloading) vessel for use in
the Cernambi Sul area of a pre-salt oil field off the coast of
Brazil.
Marubeni, Mitsui and MOL will invest in Cernambi Sul
MV24, a Dutch company established by Modec. MV24 has
signed a long-term chartering agreement with Tupi, a Dutch
firm owned by Petrobras Netherlands (65%), BG Overseas
Holding (25%) and Galp Energia E&P Brasil (10%). The FPSO
will be chartered to Tupi for 20 years.
Construction of the FPSO will involve conversion of a VLCC
that will be renamed FPSO Cidade de Mangaratiba MV24.
The vessel will be deployed to the Cernambi Sul area of
offshore block BM-S-11 in the third quarter of 2014. The
oil is in the pre-salt layer some 5,000 metres beneath the
seabed.
Foster Wheeler awarded contract
for an LNG receiving terminal in
Dominican Republic
Foster Wheeler AG has been awarded the basic design and
FEED (front-end engineering design) contract by Complejo
GNL del Este, for a new LNG (liquefied natural gas) receiving
terminal and jetty to be built in San Pedro de Marcorís, in the
Dominican Republic.
Foster Wheeler has previously completed a feasibility study
for the selection of the most suitable technology for the new
terminal, which will be designed for a send-out capacity of
240 MMscf/d (million standard cubic feet per day), with an
LNG storage tank of 160,000 cubic metres. The design will
also consider future expansion up to 700 MMscf/d. Foster
Wheeler will work with a local partner in executing this work,
which is expected to be completed in September 2012.
The LNG receiving terminal site is located in San Pedro
de Marcoris, in Dominica. Complejo GNL del Este is a
consortium formed by Dominican and Colombian companies
that participate in the energy sector of these countries,
owning and operating with 100% interest in the terminal.
Petrobras confirms crude oil at
Nordeste de Tupi
Petrobras’ second well, drilled in areas acquired from the
government in 2010, confirms the discovery of high-quality
crude oil.
Petrobras drilled the well in an area known as Nordeste de
Tupi, northeast of the first Santos Basin pre-salt discovery to
enter production, the Lula field. The well was drilled in 2,131
metres of water, approximately 255 kilometres offshore Rio
de Janeiro.
The company is accelerating development of the pre-salt
fields, with plans to invest US$225 billion through 2014 and
increase crude oil output. A cluster of oil deposits was found
in the Santos Basin off the coasts of Rio de Janeiro and
Sao Paulo states, potentially holding as much as 100 billion
barrels of oil equivalent.
Petrobras plans a well-formation test to evaluate the well’s
productivity after drilling is completed.
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International
Reflective of ProjectsOGP’s global coverage of oil, gas
and petrochemical projects, our international section
covers a selection of new and significant contract awards
and project developments, reporting from the worldwide
spectrum beyond the Americas . Categorised by oil and gas
regions, as with the online database, the range of awards
and updates feature across Europe, Africa, the Middle East
and Asia & Oceania.
Awards and intelligence from this month’s European section
predominantly focuses on redevelopments of existing fields within
the North Sea, offshore UK and Norway. Most notably, these include
Aker Solutions’ award for a FEED contract for a pioneering design of the
world’s largest spar platform, known as a belly spar, for Norway’s Aasta Hansteen field.
Africa remains an exciting area with several acquisitions of exploration licenses,
discovery announcements and drilling
contract awards, particularly throughout
West African countries. As with other regions,
various contracts of significance have been
awarded early in 2012 and Africa continues to
be a focal point for information pertaining to
new business.
Similarly, the Middle East boasts an
abundance of new projects and opportunities.
Topically, Saudi Aramco’s announcement of a
US$6-8 billion expansion for the second phase
of the Rabigh Refining and Petrochemicals
Plant appears as our feature project in this
month’s e-magazine, which is distributed free
to all subscribers of ProjectsOGP.
Recent awards and information in the Asia
& Oceania region have principally been for
involvement in Australia’s Ichthys LNG project,
which was reviewed in a feature for last
month’s e-magazine. Another advancement
for ProjectsOGP sees the introduction of a new
‘project type’ category that will include drilling
rig new builds and maintenance projects. This
new project group is scheduled for launch by
the end of April and will typically cover
rigs built out of yards in China,
Singapore and South Korea,
adding to the wealth of
intelligence already
available in these regions.
Photo: Rune Johansen / Statoil

Europe
Hejre Oil & Gas Field North Sea
With a combined investment of US$1.6 billion in the
development of Hejre, the field is expected to come
online in 2015. The Hejre oil and gas field is located
in central part of the North Sea, approximately 300
kilometres off the Danish coast in License 5/98,
at a water depth of 70 metres. DONG Energy is the
operator holding a 60% interest in the field, with partner
Bayerngas Norge (40%) holding the remaining interest.
Maersk Drilling wins US$148million
Hejre rig Contract
Maersk Drilling has signed a US$148 million contract
with DONG Energy for the jack-up rig Maersk Resolve to
work on the Hejre field in the Danish North Sea.
The expected duration of the five-well contract is approx
750 days including an option for two additional wells
at an estimated 280 days’ duration. The contract is
scheduled to commence in the second or third quarter
of 2014.
Aker Solutions signs US$170 million
Snorre A drilling facilities contract
Aker Solutions has been awarded a US$170 million contract
by Statoil to deliver replacement and upgrading of the drilling
equipment and systems on the Snorre A platform in the
North Sea.
The primary objective of the project is to extend the
technical lifetime up to 2040 and improve HSE factors while
maintaining the capacity and operational availability. Scope
of work will include engineering, procurement, construction,
installation and commissioning assistance.
Execution of the contract will be undertaken by Aker
Solutions’ drilling technologies engineering team in
Kristiansand, and will be concluded by its integration
competence centre in Bergen. Prefabrication will be
performed at Aker Solutions’ yard in Egersund. With
preparations already having commenced, a total of 100
engineering and management personnel at Aker Solutions’
offices in Bergen and Kristiansand, plus up to 100 offshore
installation personnel will work on the Snorre A drilling
contract for the next three years.
The Snorre field is located at a water depth between 300-
350 meters in the North Sea, 200 kilometres northwest of
Bergen, Norway. Statoil wholly owns and operates with 100%
interest in the field.
Technip secures field development
contract in Danish North Sea
Technip, in partnership with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine
Engineering (DSME) has been awarded a contract for the
Hejre field development project, offshore Denmark, by Dong
E&P and Bayerngas.
The contract covers engineering, procurement, fabrication,
hook-up, and commissioning assistance for a fixed wellhead
and process platform and associated facilities. Designed to
process high pressure and high temperature hydrocarbons
fluids, the platform is capable of producing up to 76 million
standard cubic feet of gas per day and 35,000 barrels of
oil per day. The platform includes 11,500 tonne topsides
supported by a 6,500 tonne jacket and comprises living
quarters to accommodate 70 people and a flare.
Technip’s operating centre in Paris, France, will execute the
contract, with the support of its Chennai and Mumbai offices,
India. The jacket and wellhead unit will be delivered in 2014,
the topsides and living quarter in 2015.
FMC Technologies awarded US$70 million
subsea production system contract for
Statoil’s Fram H-Nord Development
FMC Technologies, Inc. has signed a contract with Statoil,
valued at approximately US$70 million, for the manufacture
and supply of subsea production equipment to support the
Fram H-Nord development.
FMC’s scope of supply includes one subsea production tree,
one manifold and one multiphase meter. The company will
also supply an integrated template structure, one umbilical,
two wellheads and additional controls and equipment. All
equipment will be based on the standard fast-track subsea
solution designed by FMC for Statoil and deliveries are
expected to occur throughout 2013.
Situated in Block 35/11, the Fram field development area
compromises the Fram West, Fram East and Fram North oil
fields, located about 20 kilometres north of the Troll field
at a depth of approximately 350 meters. Statoil serves as
the operator holding 45% interest, with parteners Mobil
Development Norway (25%), Idemitsu (15%) and GDF Suez
E&P Norge AS (15%) holding the remaining interest.
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Schiehallion Field Quad
204 project North Sea
With estimated recoverable reserves of some
450 - 600 million barrels, the Schiehallion field
is predominantly situated in blocks 204/20 and
204/25, 175 kilometres west of Shetland, in
a water depth of between 350 to 450 metres.
BP serves as operator with 36.3% interest, with
partners Shell (36.3%), Hess (12.9%), OMV Ltd
(4.84%), Statoil (4.84%) and Murphy Petroleum Ltd.
(4.84%) holding the remaining interest.
Hamworthy wins further process
order for BP FPSO
Hyundai Heavy Industries has contracted Hamworthy to supply
an ST8 series treatment plant for BP’s new Quad 204 FPSO.
The BP operated FPSO is to be deployed to the west of the
Shetland Isles in the North Atlantic as a replacement for the
Schiehallion FPSO. The ST8, which handles around 12,000
litres of water per day, has been modified to meet stricter
enforcement of sewage treatment standards for operation
under IMO MEPC 159(55) guidelines, which came into force
in 2010 and employ more stringent black water effluent
quality treatment guidelines. The pumps and macerators
are made from 316 stainless steel and pipe work in super
duplex stainless steel in compliance with NORSOK M-650
requirements. This contract follows a recent agreement for
Hamworthy to supply inert gas generator packages for the
same project, with delivery of all equipment scheduled for
2012.
EPC secures US$2 million Lancaster
field contract
Project management contractor EPC Offshore has been
awarded a US$2 million contract to decide the optimum
development concept for Hurricane Exploration’s Lancaster
field, west of the Shetland Isles.
The year-long contract will see the company deploy a team
of engineers and technical specialists at Hurricane’s Surrey
offices, having earlier worked with the company on appraisal of
the field. EPC Offshore will review development options before
helping the company to select a concept, as well as determine
the contracting strategy for field awards.
The first phase of the project is expected to run until the end of
2012 with front-end engineering and design starting in 2013.
The Lancaster field is located in Block 205/21a in the UK sector
of the North Sea, west of Shetland. Hurricane Exploration is the
owner and operator of the Lancaster field with 100% holding.
Technip awarded major subsea
contract for BP in UK North Sea
Technip’s UK entity has been awarded a contract worth
approximately US$ 450 million by BP and partners to develop
the subsea infrastructure for the Quad 204 project, located
west of the Shetland Isles.
The Quad 204 project involves replacing the existing
Schiehallion production facility with a new purpose built
FPSO (floating, production, storage, offloading), and installing
extensive new subsea infrastructure. This major re-development
will enable the potential recovery of an additional 450 million
barrels of resource and extend production through to 2035.
Technip’s scope of work for the contract includes:
• removal of the existing Schiehallion FPSO and mooring
system
• recovery of all existing flexible risers and dynamic umbilical
systems
• positioning and installation of a new FPSO and associated
mooring system and anchor piles
• supply and installation of 21 dynamic flexible risers
• installation of four static and dynamic umbilicals
• coating, welding and installation of 15 steel pipelines,
totalling 50 kilometres
• supply and installation of numerous flexible jumpers
• installation of various manifolds, jumpers and infrastructure
associated with the field development
Approved in July 2011, the project is expected to begin in 2013.
Technip’s UK based office near Aberdeen will project manage
the contract and the spoolbase in Evanton will fabricate
the 15 steel pipelines. Technip’s facility in Le Trait, France,
will manufacture all flexible pipelines. Various vessels from
Technip’s fleet will be used to execute this project and these will
also be managed from the Aberdeen office.
Aker Solutions lands Draupne FEED
contract
Aker Solutions has won a FEED (front-end, engineering and
design) contract from operator Det Norske Oljeselskap, for a
study on the Draupne field, on the Norwegian continental shelf.
The study will be carried out by Aker Solutions’ newly established
engineering office in London, and delivered to the license
partners in the fourth quarter of 2012., with the contract value
left is undisclosed. Aker was handling pre-front end engineering
design work on Draupne earlier in 2012 which has now
converted into a full FEED contract.
Partners in the Draupne field have agreed with partners in the
nearby Luno field on a coordinated development solution for the
area. Located in Block 16/1, the Draupne field is situated on the
Norwegian continental shelf in the North Sea. Det norske acts
as operator with 35% interest, with partners Statoil (50%) and
Bayerngas Norge (15%) holding the remaining interest.

Aasta Hansteen gas field Norway
The Aasta Hansteen gas field is located on Blocks 6706/12, 6707/10, approximately 300 kilometres offshore in the
Vøring area, and is due on stream in December 2016. Statoil serves as the operator with 75% interest, with partners
ExxonMobil (15%) and ConocoPhillips (10%) holding the remaining interest.
Dockwise secures Aasta Hansteen
contract offshore Norway
Statoil has awarded Dockwise with the spar buoy
transport contract for its Aasta Hansteen (formerly Luva)
offshore production field.
Weighing 45,000 tonnes and measuring 200 metres by 50
metres, the spar buoy will be transported on the Dockwise
Vanguard from either Korea or Finland, subject to yard
choice, to Norway in 2015. Dockwise also secured contracts
for the transport of four drilling rigs to Rotterdam, Saudi
Arabia and Singapore, all for the first half of 2012, and a
single load of barges to Brazil in the second quarter 2012.
The value of all six new contracts totals US$57 million. The
Dockwise Vanguard vessel is currently under construction,
with delivery expected in the fourth quarter of 2012.
Technip wins FEED contract for Luva Platform
Technip has been awarded a lump sum FEED (front-end
engineering design) contract by Statoil ASA for the development
of the Luva floating platform, in the Aasta Hansteen gas field,
offshore Norway, at a water depth of approximately 1,300 metres.
The contract covers the design and planning for procurement,
construction and transportation of a Spar hull and the mooring
systems, as well as the design of the steel catenary risers. The
award builds on the study work, including pre-FEED, which has
Wood Group to manage North Sea
floater for Premier Oil in contract
worth US$396 million
Premier Oil has awarded Wood Group PSN a contract for operations
and maintenance support services to the Balmoral FPV (floating
production vessel) in the central North Sea, offshore UK.
Under the US$396 million life-of-field contract, Wood Group PSN
will provide onshore and offshore operations and maintenance,
including management of selected procurement and logistics
support. The brownfield services specialist will execute the contract
from Aberdeen through an operations team based in Premier Oil’s
offices, with the project estimated to run through to 2020. Wholly
operated by Premier Oil, the semisubmersible production vessel is
stationed 196 kilometres northeast of Aberdeen and exports production
from the Balmoral, Beauly, Brenda, Burghley, Nicol, and Sterling fields.
Salt Separation Services awarded Potable
Water Package for ATP Cheviot project
Salt Separation Services has recently been awarded a
contract for the design, manufacture and commissioning of
the Potable Water Package by COSCO Shipyard for ATP Oil and
Gas’ Cheviot field development, offshore UK.
been ongoing since early 2010 to document the suitability of a
Spar platform in Norwegian waters.
Technip’s operating centre in Houston, Texas will execute the
contract in cooperation with the Technip operation centres in
Norway and Finland.
Aker Solutions lands Aasta Hansteen
FEED contract from Statoil
Aker Solutions has been awarded a FEED (front-end
engineering and design) contract from Statoil to design the
world’s largest Spar platform for the Aasta Hansteen field
development. With a total hull length of 193 meters and
a draught of 170 meters, the Aasta Hansteen (formerly
Luva) Spar platform will be the first Spar platform on the
Norwegian continental shelf, and also the world’s first to
capable of condensate storage capacity.
Known as a Belly-Spar due to the Aker’s patented design,
the platform has a distinctively increased diameter on part
of the circular shaped hull to accommodate the condensate
storage tanks. The facility will be equipped with steel
centenary risers which are made of self-supporting steel
pipes in a bow shape between the platform and the seabed.
Compensating for the motions on the floating facility the
design is capable of withstanding the harsh conditions at the
field, which is located in a water depth of 1300 metres.
The FEED study is due to be completed in the third quarter of
2012, with the contract value left undisclosed.
Equipment comprising the package will be capable of producing
1.1m3/hr of potable water and 0.75m3/hr of demineralised water
from seawater. COSCO Shipyard has awarded the contract from
the Nantong yard, in China’s Jiangsu province. The ATP Cheviot
platform is a floating facility and will be installed offshore, in the
UK sector of the North Sea, as part of the redevelopment of the
previously abandoned Cheviot field.
Straddling blocks 2/10b, 2/15a and 3/11b in the northern North
Sea, the field is located approximately 100 kilometres east of the
Shetland Isles, at a water depth of 150 meters. ATP is the owner
and operator of the field with 100% interest.
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ADX Energy signs rig contract for Sidi
Dhaher well test
ADX Energy has signed a contract with Dietswell for the
provision of the Sedlar 160 drilling rig to flow test the Sidi
Dhaher-1 oil discovery.
A testing programme has been approved by Enterprise
Tunisienne d’Activités Petrolieres (ETAP) and initial test
results, along with well operations, are expected to
commence by April 2012. The rig and auxiliary equipment
are currently being audited and critical equipment will
be tested in the storage yard in the city of Sfax prior to
mobilisation to the Sidi Dhaher-1 well site.
Situated in the Chorbane Exploration Perm, the Sidi Dhaher
Prospect is primarily located onshore in central Tunisia.
ADX serves as operator with 40% interest, with partners
Gulfsands Petroleum (40%), Xstate Resources (10%) and
Verus Investments (10%) holding the remaining interest.
African Petroleum awarded second
block offshore Ivory Coast
The Republic of Côte d’Ivoire has awarded African Petroleum
Corporation Ltd an exploration permit on Block CI-509 in the
Gulf of Guinea.
African Petroleum Corporation was previously awarded
exploration rights to Block CI-513 in December 2011. 3D
seismic mapping over both Blocks CI-513 and C-I509 is
expected to commence in April 2012.
Both blocks are located offshore the Republic of Côte
d’Ivoire in the Gulf of Guinea. African Petroleum Corporation
acts as operator with 90% interest, with partner Côte
d’Ivoire’s national oil company Petroci (10%) holding the
remaining interest.
African Petroleum lands contract for
Liberia drilling programme in Q4 2012
African Petroleum Corporation has signed a contract with
Ocean Rig for a two well programme in Blocks LB-08 and LB-09
offshore Liberia, West Africa.
The programme will be completed using Ocean Rig’s Eirik
Raude, a deepwater 5th generation semi-submersible drilling
rig which is expected to commence operations in the third or
fourth quarter of 2012. Including the option for a third well, the
programme will continue Africa Petroleum Corporation’s drilling
programme in Liberia, West Africa, and other West Africa blocks.
Blocks LB-08 and LB-09 are located offshore Liberia, with the
Mercury and Venus discoveries in Sierra Leone situated to
the northwest, and the Jubilee Field located to the southeast.
African Petroleum acts as operator and holds a 100% interest in
both Blocks.
BG Group makes fourth gas discovery
offshore Tanzania
BG Group have made a fourth Tanzanian gas discovery from
the Jodari-1 exploration well located in Block 1, offshore
southern Tanzania.
Preliminary evaluation of the well results indicates gross
recoverable resources are in the range of 2.5 to 4.4 tcf
(trillion cubic feet) of gas.
The partnership of BG Group and Ophir Energy have had
exploration successes in all four wells drilled in Tanzania so
far, with mean total gross recoverable resources currently
estimated to be approaching some 7 tcf of gas.
The next target for drilling is the Mzia-1 location in Block 1,
some 23 kilometres to the north of Jodari-1, which is located
approximately 39 kilometres offshore southern Tanzania, in
water depths of 1150 metres. BG Group serves as operator
with 60% interest, with partner Ophir Energy (40%) holding
the remaining interest.
Brenham Oil & Gas receives letter of
award for 15% interest in four blocks
in West Africa
Brenham Oil & Gas Corporation, a subsidiary of American
International Industries, Inc., has received and accepted a
letter of award from the Government of Equatorial Guinea,
West Africa, for a 15% participating interest in four offshore
exploration blocks.
The four blocks are in between and along a geologic trend
with a large producing oil and gas field complex showing peak
production of more than 80,000 barrels of oil per day, as well
as another undeveloped oil discovery.
Fairstar Heavy Transport secures
US$1.2 million contract with Aveon
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. has signed a US$1.2 million
contract with Aveon Offshore Ltd to provide marine
transportation services for the Chevron OAGM project in
Nigeria.
Fairstar’s FJELL will transport two power barges from the
Bonny River in Nigeria to the Escravos Area and the total
operation is expected to take approximately 12 days.
The OAGM project is located southeast of Lagos, Nigeria.
Chevron serves as operator with 60% interest, with partner
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (40%) holding the
remaining interest.

Chariot Oil and Gas sign drilling rig
contract with Maersk
Chariot Oil & Gas’ wholly owned subsidiary, Enigma Oil &
Gas Exploration, has signed a one-well drilling contract with
AP Moller Maersk for operations in the Tapir South prospect,
offshore Namibia.
Enigma has hired the ultra-deepwater semi-submersible
drilling rig Maersk Deliverer to drill the prospect, with the well
estimated to hold gross unrisked mean prospective resources
of 604 million barrels of oil. Maersk’s unit was anticipated to
arrive on site at the end of March 2012 and will be drilling in
water depths of over 2,100 metres, to a total depth of 5,100
metres. Drilling is estimated to take two months and will mark
the first well in Chariot’s 4 to 5 well 2012/2013 exploration
programme within its highly prospective offshore acreage in
the region.
The Maersk Deliverer will relocate from Block LB-9 off
Liberia where it has recently struck significant oil for African
Petroleum Corporation at the Narina-1 wildcat.
Located in Northern Block 1811A of the Taper South prospect,
the well is approximately 80 kilometres off Namibia’s
mainland. Chariot acts as operator holding 100% interest.
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Maurel et Prom lands two licenses
offshore Namibia
Maurel et Prom has secured two exploration licenses from
the Government of Namibia in the Walvis Basin, offshore
Namibia.
The acreage covers License No 0044 (Block 2212B) and
License No 0045 (Blocks 2313A, 2313B, 2413A). Under the
agreement the first exploration sub period shall be for two
years with a minimum exploration work of 600 kilometres
and 1,800 kilometres of 2D seismic acquisition, for License
0044 and License 0045 respectively. Minimum exploration
work for a second exploration sub period of two years
would include 3D seismic acquisition (100 sq kilometres
on License No 0044 and 300 sq kilometres on License
No 0045). The seismic acquisition with GeoStreamer and
Geosource will be operated by partner PGS Seismic UK Ltd.
Blocks 2212B, 2313A, 2313B and 2413A are situated in
the Walvin Basin, Offshore Namibia. Maurel et Prom Namibia
is the operator of both licenses with 37% interest, with
partners PGS Seismic UK Ltd. (48%), National Petroleum
Corporation of Namibia (8%), Livingstone Mining Resource
Development (4%), and Frontier Mineral Resources (3%)
holding the remaining interest.
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Statoil and ExxonMobil oil find in
Zafarani prospect offshore Tanzania
Statoil and ExxonMobil have confirmed they made a large gas
discovery in Block 2 of the Zafarani prospect, offshore Tanzania.
Spudded by Statoil in early January 2012 with the Ocean Rig
Poseidon UDW (ultra deep water) drillship, Zafarani-1 had
encountered gas shows in a good-quality reservoir. Logging
results reveal that the discovery is high-impact, so far proving
that the well holds up to 5 tcf (trillion cubic feet) of gas-in-place.
The well has encountered 120 metres of excellent quality
reservoir with high porosity and high permeability. The gaswater
contact is yet to be established and drilling operations will
continue until total depth is reached.
The Zafarai discovery is located in Block 2 offshore Tanzania
in a water depth of 2,582 metres. Statoil operates the license
with 65% interest, with partners ExxonMobil (35%) holding the
remaining interest.
Oando secures US$74.9 million Shell
drilling contract in Niger
Oando Plc subsidiary, Oando Energy Services, has been awarded
a two year drilling contract worth US$74.9 million by Shell for
operations in the Niger Delta.
OES Passion, under hire for the contract, is a unique swamp
barge with sequential well drilling capabilities and a skidding
system that enables it to drill up to six wells in one location. The
rig is rated to 3000HP and thereby able to drill up to 7620 metres
in water depths of up to 5 metres.
The hire of swamp rig OES Passion brings the total number of rigs
Oando Energy has in operation to three, following the deployment
of the OES Integrity in 2009 and the OES Teamwork in 2010.
Technip wins two contracts for Tullow’s
Jubilee project worth US$131 million
Technip has been awarded two contracts by Tullow Ghana
with a combined value of approximately US$131 million, for
operation on the Jubilee field project.
The contracts cover full project management, engineering,
fabrication and installation of a new flexible riser, two rigid
flowlines and 11 spools/jumpers, as well as the installation
of two manifolds and five kilometres of umbilicals. Offshore
installation is scheduled to be completed in the second half
of 2012 using the Global 1200 and the Deep Pioneer, two
vessels from Technip’s fleet.
Both contracts are for work on Phase 1A of the Jubilee field
project, located offshore Ghana at a water depth of 1,300
metres. Tullow serves as operator with 49.5% interest, with
partners Kosmos Energy (18%), Anadarko Petroleum (18%),
Sabre Oil & Gas (4.05%) and Ghana National Petroleum
Corporation (10%) holding the remaining interest.
Tullow makes Enyenra oil discovery in
Ghana
Tullow Oil Plc has announced that the Enyenra-4A appraisal well,
in the Deepwater Tano licence offshore Ghana, has successfully
intersected 32 metres of net oil pay.
Pressure data from the oil leg has demonstrated that the oil is in
static communication with the oil seen in the other wells in the field
and indicates a continuous oil column of approximately 600m.
The Ocean Olympia drillship drilled Enyenra-4A to a total depth of
4,174 metres in water depths of 1,878 metres.
Located approximately seven kilometres southwest of Enyenra-
2A and almost 21 kilometres south of the Enyenra-3A well which
defined the northern end of the Enyenra oil field, the Enyenra-4A
well was drilled to define the southern extent of the field. Tullow
operates the Deepwater Tano licence with 49.95% interest, with
partners Kosmos Energy (22.05%), Anadarko Petroleum (18%)
and the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (10%) holding the
remaining interest.
Tullow and Africa Oil make Ngamia
discovery
Tullow Oil and Africa Oil Corporation have encountered in excess
of 20 metres of net oil pay from their Ngamia-1 exploration well,
onshore Kenya.
The well was drilled to an intermediate depth of 1,041 metres by
the Weatherford 804 rig and has now been successfully logged
and sampled. Moveable oil with an API greater than 30 degrees
had been recovered to surface that held similar properties to the
light waxy crude discovered in Uganda’s Lake Albert basin.
Spudded in February 2012, the well will now be drilled to a depth
of around 2,700 metres to explore for deeper potential in Miocene
age sandstones. Following this, the rig will move to the Tullowoperated
Block 10A, where the Paipai-1 wildcat is due to spud in
the second half of 2012.
The Ngamia-1 well is the first of a multi-well drilling program at the
10BB block and adjacent prospects.
Block 10BB is situated in the Lokichar Basin, located in Kenya’s
Turkana County. Tullow Oil serves as operator with 50% interest,
with partner Africa Oil (50%) holding the remaining interest.
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Tender for Bahrain LNG Terminal end
of 2012
A tender to build an LNG (liquefied natural gas) import
terminal in Bahrain will be awarded by the end of 2012.
Bahrain plans to import 400 million cubic feet of natural gas.
Recently, Bahrain has been in talks with Gazprom to buy
about 3 million metric tons of LNG per annum.
AICCO awards PCS deal to Honeywell
ALLA International Contracting Company (AICCO) has
awarded Honeywell the PCS (process control system)
contract at Saudi Aramco’s Yanbu Refinery.
AICCO is registered as a contractor with Saudi Aramco, Sabic
and Sabic Engineering and Project Management (Sabic
E&PM) for electro-mechanical and construction works to EPC
contractors. AICCO’s scope of work is mainly control systems
and instrumentation, as well as additionally including civil
works and mechanical/piping tie-ins.
Yanbu Refinery is located in Yanbu Industrial City on the west
coast of Saudi Arabia, 350 kilometres north of Jeddah. Saudi
Aramco serves as operator with 62.5% interest, with partner
Sinopec Group (37.5%) holding the remaining interest.
Aker Solutions secures US$17 million
contract in Bahrain
Aker Solutions has been awarded a US$17 million contract
by EnerServ W.L.L to deliver 600 sets of surface wellheads
and trees to the Awali oilfield in Bahrain.
The first delivery will be a total of 45 sets of surface
wellheads and trees that is scheduled for June 2012. The
contract will be delivered out of Aker Solutions’ surface
products manufacturing centre in Batam, Indonesia, and
supported in Bahrain.
Located in the Gulf of Bahrain, the Awali field is operated
by partners Occidental Petroleum Corporation, BAPCO and
National Oil and Gas Authority.
Aker Solutions wins US$64 million drill
components deal for NDC rigs
Aker Solutions has won a US$64 million contract with
a subsidiary of China’s Honghua Holding to deliver high
specification drilling equipment components for seven new
onshore drilling rigs destined for delivery to Abu Dhabi’s
National Drilling Company (NDC).
Each drilling equipment delivery includes a draw-work,
three mud pumps, and a 1,000 tonne top drive amongst
other equipment from Aker Solutions. Aker will deliver the
first equipment sets to the customer in the fourth quarter
of 2012 and all equipment deliveries are scheduled for
completion by the summer of 2013. The majority of the
equipment will be delivered from Aker Solutions’ subsidiary
in Erkelenz, Germany.
Aker equipment will be used on seven 9,000 metre 3,000hp
cluster land drilling rigs being built for Abu Dhabi’s NDC.
Honghua is building a series of seven drilling rigs for NDC
under a deal valued at US$300 million struck in December
2011. Honghua will provide seven units of 9,000 metre
3,000hp cluster land drilling rigs, which will be primarily
used in the operation of oilfields in the Middle-East.
Al Jaber Energy awarded Zadco deal
for oilfield work
Zakum Development Company has awarded a contract to
Al Jaber Energy Services, for early civil work at the offshore
Upper Zakum oilfield.
Al Jaber has already received a letter of award and scope
covers enabling works, civil works and other miscellaneous
works at four artificial islands under construction. The
duration of the project is 36 months.
Located 84 kilometres northwest of the Abu Dhabi Islands,
the Upper Zakum field covers around 1,200 sq kilometres
of the Gulf marine areas. Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
serves as operator with 60% interest, with partners
ExxonMobil (28%) and Japan Oil Development Company
(12%) holding the remaining interest.
Al Jaber’s GPS lands key contract in
Oman
Global Process Systems (GPS), a member of the Al-Jaber
Group, has secured a contract with Larsen & Toubro Ltd
to supply Gas Sweetening and Gas Dehydration process
systems for the Lekhwair Gas Field Development in Oman.
The contract is one of several awarded across the GPS
Group recently, worth a combined value of US$200 million.
Work has already commenced at the GPS office in Dubai,
UAE, and will be carried out on a fast-track schedule. The
Gas Dehydration and Gas Sweetening systems will be
manufactured at GPS’ major fabrication facilities in Abu
Dhabi.
The Lekhwair development is located approximately 110
kilometres from the Yibal Government Gas Plant, and its
associated network, in Oman. Petroleum Development Oman
acts as operator with 100% interest.
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AMEC scores multi-billion dollar PMC service
contract at Nasr and Umm Lulu fields
AMEC has been awarded a PMC (project management
consultancy) services contract by Abu Dhabi Marine Operating
Company (Adma-Opco) for the ‘execute phase’ of the Nasr Phase-1
and Umm Lulu Phase-1 field development projects, offshore Abu
Dhabi.
Scheduled to take 30 months, the multi-million dollar contract
covers the EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) phase of
these significant offshore developments.
Phase 1 will include the construction of an early production facility,
33 wellhead towers, pipelines and pumps with a view to sustaining
a production capacity of a further 125,000 bpd (barrels per
day) from the fields. Phase 2, the EPC deal for which is yet to be
awarded, is estimated to add a further 40,000 bpd to production.
The Nasr and Umm Lulu fields are located approximately 30
kilometres northwest of Abu Dhabi, in the Arabian Gulf. Partners
Zadco and Adma-Opco act as operators for the development.
Aramco committed to US$8 billion
Petro Rabigh expansion
Saudi Aramco have reaffirmed their committment to a US$6-8
billion expansion of its first integrated refining and petrochemical
project, Rabigh Refining and Petrochemicals Company (Petro
Rabigh).
The company’s plant, on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast, expects to
double petrochemicals capacity to 3.7 million metric tons a year,
and create an estimated 5,000 jobs, if it completes a planned
expansion to the refinery and adjacent industrial park.
Feasibility studies for the work were finished earlier and an
announcement on the financing for the planned expansion
were said to be close, however Aramco’s partner in the venture,
Sumitomo, have expressed a more cautious outlook on the project
citing changing conditions in the economic and petrochemical
market as reasons behind delays in their own preparations.
Baker Hughes joins BP and
Schlumberger in talks to upgrade
Kirkuk oil field
Baker Hughes has joined BP and Schlumberger in separate talks
with Iraq to more than double output from the country’s giant
Kirkuk oil field in northern Iraq.
Iraq is conducting preliminary talks with these three companies to
examine plans to develop the field, located in the oil hub of Kirkuk
province in northern Iraq. Iraq is aiming to sign a five to ten year deal
with one of these firms to raise output from the field to 600,000
barrels a day eventually from 280,000 barrels a day currently.
Situated in the northern region of Iraq, the Kirkuk Oil Field is currently
wholly owned and operated by state-run North Oil Company.
Gazprom awards Badra analysis
contract to Expro
Expro will undertake analysis of more than 100 PVT (pressure
volume temperature) studies in a contract award with Gazprom
in the Badra field, situated close to the Iranian border.
Two further contract awards with large operators in the south of
Iraq involve further PVT sampling studies and laboratory work.
Expro will utilise its Iraqi capabilities as well as its fluids analysis
centre and analytical data services teams in the UK to conduct
more than 200 PVT studies.
The Badra oil field is situated in Iraq’s Wasit province, 160
kilometres southeast of Baghdad city. Gazprom serves as
operator with 30% holdings, with partners Iraqi Oil Exploration
Company (25%), Korean Gas Corporation (22.5%), Petronas
(15%) and Turkish Petroleum Corp. (7.5%) holding the remaining
interest.
Linde to invest US$380 million in
Jubail chemical complex
The Linde Group and Sadara Chemical Company recently signed
a long-term contract that will see Linde supply Sadara with carbon
monoxide (CO), hydrogen (H2) and ammonia (NH3) at a chemical
complex now being built in Jubail.
The on-site gases supply contract includes a HyCO facility for the
production of CO and H2 plus an ammonia plant. Linde will be
investing US$380 million in the project. Linde’s Engineering Division
will design, deliver and construct the new turnkey gases facilities at
Sadara’s site in the Jubail 2 petrochemical cluster. The company will
be building a two-stream HyCO plant, plus a single-stream NH3 unit
producing waterless liquid ammonia. Linde will also install a large
NH3 storage tank, resulting in a sophisticated supply concept which
will enable the plant to run smoothly and reliably at all times. The
production units are scheduled to be ready in 2015.
Linde will be investing US$380 million in the project, which will be
the world’s largest chemical complex ever built in a single phase.
Sadara, established in October 2011, is a joint venture developed by
Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) and The Dow Chemical
Company.
The complex will be constructed at Jubail Industrial City, in the
Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Aramco will
own and operate the refinery once constructed.
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Lukoil and Samsung in deal to up Iraq
output
Lukoil have signed a US$1 billion deal with Samsung
Engineering to develop the West Qurna-2 oil field, located in
southern Iraq.
Over the course of 29 months, the contract requires
Samsung to build five well pads with 67 development wells,
water intake equipment, infrastructure to extract and treat
oil, as well as a variety of other requirements.
Lukoil serves as operator with 75% interest, with partners
North Oil Company and South Oil Company forming a
consortium (25%)
McDermott awarded EPCI contract by
Al-Khafji Joint Operations
McDermott International, Inc. has been awarded an EPCI
(engineering, procurement, construction and installation)
contract from Al-Khafji Joint Operations, for the expansion of
the Hout field onshore production facilities.
The EPCI agreement comprises more than 600 tonnes of
structures including a tripod jacket, deck and flare tower
and 42 kilometres of 24 inch subsea pipeline. McDermott
will also carry out modifications to a number of existing
platforms in the Hout field, through its dedicated brownfield
division in Jebel Ali.
McDermott’s scope of work includes engineering, with
construction from its Jebel Ali fabrication facility and
installation using vessels from its global fleet, scheduled to
mobilise in the third quarter of 2013.
The Hout field is located in the neutral zone between Saudi
Arabia and Kuwait. Al-Khafji Joint Operations, a Kuwaiti and
Saudi joint venture, serves as operator with 100% interest.
Penspen secures PMS contract for
Kuwait Gulf Oil Company
Penspen Group has won a contract from the Kuwait Gulf Oil
Company to project manage the detailed design and construction
of a new GCES (Gas & Condensate Export System) from Khafji in
Saudi Arabia, on the Kuwait-Saudi Arabia border.
Penspen will project manage EPC contractor Technip’s design
work, procurement activities and the construction as undertaken
by Technip and its sub contractors. Project objectives will cover
the delivery of condensate and gas product to Kuwait from Saudi
Arabia, assistance in reducing gas flaring, and recovery of valuable
hydrocarbon resources.
The new export system will include gas facilities carrying 40
MMscfd of gas via pipeline to Kuwait, and 110 km of 12 inch
diameter export pipeline, of which approximately 47 km will be
offshore. Penspen will also assist with the commissioning of the
final scheme. Kuwait Gulf Oil Company serves as operator with
100% interest.
Saipem lands new E&C Offshore
contract in Saudi Arabia
Within the framework of the Long Term Agreement signed
with Saudi Aramco, Saipem has been awarded a contract for
the fabrication, transportation and installation of offshore
structures in the Marjan and Manifa fields, located in the
Arabian Gulf.
The contract comprises the fabrication, transportation and
installation of four jackets and one observation platform, which
will weigh a total of 3,300 tons. Offshore activities will mainly be
performed by the derrick lay barge Castoro II, during the fourth
quarter of 2012.
The Marjan and Manifa fields are both located off the eastern
coast of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and each is wholly
operated by Saudi Aramco with 100% holdings.
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Ausdrill secures US$13.71 million
Galilee drilling contract
Exoma Energy awarded Ausdrill a US$13.71 million contract
to provide a drilling rig and services for its 2012 exploration
program in Queensland’s Galilee basin.
Ausdrill will supply its recently purchased Schramm TXD200
rig to carry out the contract which runs for a 12 month period
with an option to extend for a further 12 months. Covering
five permit areas, the drilling programme is scheduled to
commence in April 2012 with the aim of defining future
development priorities for the coalbed methane (CBM),
conventional oil, shale oil and shale gas plays identified in
last year’s initial exploration program.
Exoma will meet with joint venture partner China National
Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) in Beijing to review the
2011 results and finalise the first stage of the 2012 drilling
programme.
Galilee Basin is situated approximately 70 kilometres northnortheast
of Longreach, Queensland. Exoma Energy acts
as operator with 50% interest, with partner CNOOC (50%)
holding the remaining interest.
Drydocks World lands FLNG deal from
SBM Offshore
Drydocks World will build the world’s largest marine turret
for SBM Offshore at its Dubai shipyard, which will form part
of Shell’s pioneering FLNG (floating liquefied natural gas)
facility at the Prelude gas field, offshore Australia.
The scope of the yard’s work is to fabricate and load-out the
internal turret in six modules, with the design, material and
equipment to be provided by SBM Offshore. With a 30 metre
diameter, 90 metre height and weight of 11,500 tonnes, the
turret will be shipped to Samsung Heavy Industry’s yard in
Korea for integration with Shell’s FLNG.
The Turret Mooring System will anchor the FLNG facility at
location for the duration of production operations, without
the need to disconnect. The design allows the FLNG facility
to weathervane passively and endure hazardous climate
conditions, including extreme Category 5 cyclone events.
SBM Offshore was awarded the turret contract by Technip for
the EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) of the
FLNG Turret Mooring System. The remainder of the facility
is being built by the TSC Consortium at the Samsung Heavy
Industries shipyard in Geoje, Korea. Measuring 488 metres
from bow to stern and weighing around 600,000 tonnes
when fully loaded, Shell’s Prelude FLNG will be the largest
floating offshore facility in the world. It will be moored over
200 kilometres from land and will produce gas from offshore
subsea fields, treat and liquefy the resource onboard via a
cooling process, before storing and exporting the LNG via
conventional LNG carriers.
Situated in the WA-371-P permit, the Prelude gas field is
located in the Browse Basin, approximately 475 kilometres
northeast of Broome, Western Australia, and more than 200
kilometres from the nearest point on the mainland. Shell is
the operator with 100% interest.
Ezra wins US$70 million Apache
subsea contract offshore Australia
Ezra subsidiary, Emas AMC, has been awarded a subsea
contract worth US$70 million by Apache for work on its
Coniston-Novara development, offshore Australia.
The contract includes transport and installation of the
pipeline and manifolds, other manifolds, umbilicals and
flexible flow-lines in water depths of around 380 metres.
Emas AMC’s agreement includes options that would add on
another US$30 million, bringing the potential value of the
contract to US$100 million. Works is to begin immediately
with offshore installation operations expected in the first
quarter of 2013.
Coniston-Novara is scheduled to go into production in 2013.
Coniston and Novara lie in the WA-35-L permit off the
coast of Western Australia. Apache serves as operator with
45.67587% interest, with partners INPEX (41.32913%) and
Woodside (13%) holding the remaining interest.
Monadelphous Group wins Pluto LNG
work from Woodside
Monadelphous Group has secured a new three-year
maintenance services contract from Woodside on the Pluto
LNG Project at Karratha, in Western Australia.
The contract includes work associated with its onshore
and offshore facilities and has the option for two one-year
extensions.
It follows Monadelphous’s delivery of major construction
services and commissioning support at Pluto through its
Engineering Construction division since 2009.
Monadelphous has also won a 12-month extension to the
general maintenance services and projects contract with
Chevron at its Barrow Island and Thevenard Island LNG
operations.
The Pluto LNG project is located 190 kilometres northwest
of Karratha, Western Australia, in the Northern Carnarvon
Basin. Woodside acts as operator with 90% interest, with
partners Tokyo Gas (5%) and Kansai Electric (5%) holding the
remaining interest.

Total signs China’s US$9 billion
refinery agreement with KPC
Total has signed a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) with Kuwait Petroleum International and Petrochemicals
Industries Company, two wholly owned subsidiaries of Kuwait
Petroleum Corporation (KPC), to be partners in a joint Kuwait-China
oil refinery venture.
With a proposed refinery which has a processing capacity of
300,000 barrel-per-day and an accompanying petrochemical
complex, the joint venture is being completed in partnership with
China’s Sinopec. The complex will be designed to process Kuwaiti
crude oil as feedstock and to produce high-quality refined and
petrochemicals products.
KPC and Sinopec signed an agreement to build the US$9 billion
complex more than two years ago.
The refinery and petrochemicals complex is to be built in Zhanjiang,
in China’s southern Guangdong province. Sinopec and KPC act as
joint operators.
Ramunia awarded West Desaru subsea
contract offshore Malaysia
Ramunia Holdings Berhad has been awarded a US$7.8 million
contract by Aquaterra Energy for the manufacture of wellhead
support structures for the West Desaru project, off Peninsular
Malaysia.
Ramunia will fabricate two subsea structures, one topside structure
and a boat landing facility for the oilfield under the agreement.
Opertator Petrofac intends to accelerate the development of the
West Desaru fault block by introducing an Early Production System,
which will involve utilising both current export facilities and also
upgrading and deploying a Mobile Offshore Production Unit, which is
in the process of being purchased.
The West Desaru project is situated in Block PM304, offshore
Peninsular Malaysia. Petrofac acts as operator with 30% interest,
with partners Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd. (25%), KUFPEC (30%) and
PetroVietnam (15%) holding the remaining interest.
Santos finds more gas at Sangu,
offshore Bangladesh
Santos’ Sangu-11 well has penetrated a new gas reservoir in with
approximately 20 metres of good quality gas pay in the Sangu area,
offshore Bangladesh.
The well will be completed and tied into the Sangu facilities, providing
incremental gas to Chittagong in the coming months once marketing
arrangements have been finalised. Work is continuing to assess
volumes and flow potential of the reservoir.
Sangu-11 was the third well of a 3-well drilling campaign in Block
16 PSC that commenced in September 2011. The first well, South
Sangu-4, found gas in one target but was unable to add further
reserves due to encountering anomalously high formation pressure,
and had to be abandoned prior to reaching its primary objective.
The second well, NE Sangu-1 drilled in December 2011, failed to
encounter commercial hydrocarbons and was also abandoned.
After completion of Sangu-11, Seadrill’s jack-up drilling rig Offshore
Resolute will be demobilised.
The Sangu Development Area is located in the Bay of Bengal, offshore
Bangladesh. Santos serves as operator with 75% interest, with partner
Halliburton (25%) holding the remaining interest.
Shell closes US$58.1 million Prosafe
Philippines deal
Prosafe has been awarded a US$58.1 million short-term rig
contract with Shell for operations off the Philippines.
The accommodation rig specialist has received a Notice of Award
for a minimum nine-month contract for hire of its rig Safe Astoria to
work for Shell at the Malampaya 3 project for at least nine months.
Shell also has three additional one-month options over the unit
with on site operations planned to commence within the second
or third quarter of 2014. However, Prosafe has provided Shell the
alternative choice of a structure with 11 month firm period plus
options, or 12 month firm period plus options.
Total value of the firm period will be between US$58.1 million and
US$70.5 million depending on which alternative is selected.
The Malampaya 3 project is located offshore Palawan, Phillipines.
Shell Philippines serves as operator with 45% interest, with
partners Chevron (45%) and PNOC (10%) holding the remaining
interest.
Wood Group wins Shell Surf agreement
Wood Group Kenny has been awarded a frame agreement to provide
SURF engineering and construction management services to Shell
worldwide, with primary focus on the Asia Pacific region, along with
other project-specific awards in Europe.
The frame agreement was awarded for a term of five years with an
option to extend for a further five years. Wood Group Kenny has
already started work for Shell as part of the agreement, with a FEED
study for the high temperature, high pressure Linnorm project in
Norway, as well as work on the Prelude FLNG in Australia, the world’s
first floating liquefied natural gas project.
In addition, Wood Group Kenny is supporting Shell on the Gumusut
project in Malaysia, and will provide subsea and topsides support for
the Subsea Well Response Project (SWRP), a multi-company initiative
focusing on worldwide subsea well control incident intervention in
the North Sea.
Gumusut is a joint development alongside the Kakap project
and both are situated offshore Sabah, in eastern Malaysia. Shell
and Murphy Sarawak Oil Company Ltd serve as operators of the
joint development, holding major interest stakes, with partners
ConcoPhillips and Petronas holding the remaining interest.
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Technip awarded engineering contract
for Petronas’ RAPID project in Malaysia
Technip has been awarded a FEED contract by Petronas for
its proposed RAPID (Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated
Development) project located in the state of Johor, Malaysia.
The engineering contract is scheduled for completion in the second
or third quarter of 2013. RAPID aims at building a world-scale
integrated refinery and petrochemical complex to answer the growing
need for specialty chemicals and to meet the demand for petroleum
and commodity petrochemical products in the Asia Pacific region by
2016.
With a capacity of 300,000 barrels per standard day, the proposed
refinery will supply naphtha and liquid petroleum gas feedstock for
the RAPID petrochemical complex, as well as produce gasoline and
diesel that meet European specifications.
The petrochemical units will enhance the value of the olefinic
streams coming from the RAPID steam cracker by producing various
merchant grades petrochemicals products such as polyethylene,
polypropylene, synthetic rubbers and other petrochemicals products.
Located at Pengerang in Johor, Malaysia, the project is jointly
operated by partners Petronas and BASF with 40% and 60%
interests respectively held by each firm.
DeepOcean wins South China Sea
trenching project
CTC Marine Projects Ltd., a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group
Holding, has been awarded a major trenching contract from
COOEC on the Liwan 3-1 Project offshore Shenzhen, China.
CTC will be responsible for the trenching of approximately
174 kilometres of 30 inch pipeline from the shallow water
host platform of the Liwan field development in water depth
of 205 metres. CTC will use the MSV Volantis equipped
with two ROVs and the 2.1 Megawatt UT-1 Trencher. The
Liwan 3-1 development is located in block 29/26, situated
approximately 300 kilometres southeast of Hong Kong and
65 kilometres southeast of the Panyu gas discovery, in
the South China Sea. Husky Energy China acts as operator
with 49% interest, with partner CNOOC (51%) holding the
remaining interest.
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Ichthys Australia
Ichthys’ offshore portion is located on the WA-
285-P permit within the Browse Basin, in northwest
Australia. Inpex serves as operator with 75% interest,
with partner Total (25%) holding the remaining
interest.
The Ichthys LNG plant is situated on Blaydin Point on
the Middle Arm Peninsula in Darwin. INPEX serves as
Operator with 72.805% interest, with partners Total
(24%), Tokyo Gas (1.575%), Osaka Gas (1.2%) and
Toho Gas (0.42%) holding the remaining interest.
Daewoo wins US$2 billion Ichthys
FPSO contract
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has won an order
worth US$2 billion to build an FPSO (floating production,
storage and offloading) vessel for Inpex Corp and Total E&P’s
Ichthys LNG (liquefied natural gas) project.
The Ichthys FPSO will be a 335 metre-long vessel designed
to produce 85,000 barrels per day of condensate and store
1.2 million barrels of liquids. Topsides will feature processing
modules, mono ethylene glycol regeneration facilities and
accommodation for 150 people. The company plans to
deliver the FPSO in 2016, and it will be permanently moored
in 250 metres of water via an internal turret system to be
supplied by SBM Offshore.
Empired lands US$5 million Ichthys
LNG deal
Empired Ltd has secured a US$5 million information systems
contract with INPEX as part of its Ichthys LNG project.
The agreement will see Empired supply, install, configure and
manage the Coreworx information and cost control system over
the next 5 years of the US$34 billion project.
INPEX granted production licenses
on Ichthys LNG project
INPEX Corporation and other project group companies have
been granted production licenses for the Ichthys LNG project by
the Australian Government.
Upon the grants, INPEX has received the major necessary
governmental authorisations for the Ichthys LNG project to move
forward, including environmental approval and pipeline licenses.
The Ichthys LNG project made final investment decision
in January 2012. Gas from the Ichthys field will undergo
preliminary processing offshore to remove water and raw
liquids, including condensate. The gas will then be exported to
the onshore liquefaction plant in Darwin via an 889 kilometres
subsea pipeline. The Ichthys LNG Project is expected to
produce 8.4 million tonnes of LNG and 1.6 million tonnes of
LPG per annum, along with approximately 100,000 barrels of
condensate per day at peak.
INPEX and Total are proceeding with development works for the
project, including the execution of engineering, procurement
and construction of the onshore LNG plant, offshore Central
Processing Facility, new-build Floating Production, Storage and
Offloading vessel, and Gas Export Pipeline. Production start-up is
targeted by the end of 2016.
The Ichthys joint venture is seeking the continued support from
the Australian Government, the Western Australian Government,
the Northern Territory Government and other stakeholders for
early and optimal commercial gas production from the Ichthys
LNG Project.
Upon the grants, WA-37-R and the location Block area in WA-
285-P, where the Ichthys gas-condensate field is located, will be
registered as WA-50-L and WA-51-L, respectively.
John Holland JV awarded US$340
million Ichthys civil works contract
John Holland, in a joint venture with Macmahon Holdings Ltd,
has been awarded a US$340 million site development civil
works contract by the JKC Joint Venture (JGC Corporation, KBR,
Chiyoda Corporation) for the onshore facilities of the Ichthys LNG
Project near Darwin, in the Northern Territory.
The Macmahon-John Holland Joint Venture will undertake
civil construction works associated with delivering the finished
earthwork levels for the LNG plant and associated facilities.
The works include access roads, earthworks, drainage and
ground improvement works required for the establishment of
the landmark project. Early works on the project will commence
almost immediately with site works starting in early April 2012.
Completion of the site development work is scheduled for mid 2014.
NYK secures ocean carriage
contract for Ichthys LNG project
NYK-HINODE LINE has been awarded the ocean carriage for
module contract by the JKC Joint Venture (JGC Corporation, KBR,
Chiyoda Corporation) for the Inpex led Ichthys LNG project.
The period of transportation is planned to be from the first
quarter of 2014 to the second quarter of 2015, and will involve
transportation of modules from Thailand, China and the
Philippines to Darwin, Australia. M/V Yamato and M/V Yamatai,
two of NYK-HINODE LINE’s owned, operated, self-propelled
module carriers, will be allocated to transport various main units
as module cargo for the project.
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Client features
Alderley secures £22m in project wins
Alderley, a market leader in liquid and gas metering and
produced water treatment packages, continues its ongoing
growth and success by securing orders in excess of £22
million in the first quarter of 2012. The orders are a global
result for Alderley as the projects span across the world to
include the North Sea, Africa, Middle East, Asia and Australia.
The projects secured will see Alderley deliver a range of fiscal
metering systems, proving systems, sampling, metering
control, deoiling hydroclyclones, bespoke hydraulic solutions
and specialist engineering support services. The manufacture
of these applications will take place at Alderley’s worldwide
facilities in the UK, Singapore, Saudi Arabia and UAE.
Chris McGeehan, CEO says, “This is an excellent start to 2012
for the Alderley Group and falls in line with Alderley’s overall
growth and development plans across all regions.”
Chris continues by saying, “Through our established regional
offices we have the capacity to continue to deliver world-class
products internationally and we expect 2012 to continue to be
a busy and successful year for the Alderley Group.”
For more information on Alderley and the
projects they have delivered you can visit them
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Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas from the
30th April – 3rd May 2012.
Valeport develops new surveying and
monitoring equipment
Now into their 43rd year providing the hydrographic,
oceanographic and military community with surveying and
monitoring equipment, Valeport are pursuing their policy of
continuous development to meet customer demands.
New to the field is the VA500 altimeter. A 500KHz titanium
housed package with options of a pressure sensor which
offers high accuracy performance over a range of 0.1 to
100m.
The Valeport TideMaster tide gauge offers you the latest
technology with transducer choice of pressure sensor or
radar. An optional MetPak II sensor when extra data
is required can be simply plugged in at any time. The
TideMaster continues Valeport’s success in providing quality
instruments to meet the Hydrographic surveyor needs.
For sound velocity data to enhance your single or multi-beam
echo sounder surveys, Valeport offer a variety of sensors
and profilers. The superior performance is recognised
by all multi-beam manufacturers and users making the
Valeport sensor an “industry favourite” in the field. Latest
developments include the Rapid SV profiler which has been
developed for the fast collection of Sound Velocity Profiles
(SVP) without compromising the quality of data.
“Meeting and exceeding our customer expectations is what
we aim to do” states Kevin Edwards, Valeport’s Sales &
Marketing Manager “and this is what drives us. Our 12
month perpetual service warranty is typical of this and
proving to be a winner. Valeport’s strength is in customer
service and the policy of continuous product development.
Our aim is to continue this high level of innovation and
support”.
Aquasign introduces revolutionary
fixing method for subsea markers
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markers with a guaranteed lifespan of 60 years. This longevity is
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fish skin – preventing marine growth attachment at the lowest level
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Underwater identification markers are our core business, we invest
in research and development to ensure that our products not only
remain unique but are also environmentally sustainable.
Our antifouling systems were originally developed by Shell at their
Thornton Research Centre who, after almost a decade of research,
commercialised them under the trademark Aquasign®. Now the
system is used on more than 800 oilfield projects globally and is
the only marker system with a proven track record in excess of 25
years.
Aquasign® is a bespoke product that can be fully customised to
our client’s specific project requirements.
We are fully accredited to ISO9001, 14001 as well as 18001,
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Our brands that support Aquasign® include:
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