Projects and Technologies

Archer begins P&A work on Statoil’s Heimdal field using MDR

Mar 27, 2015

Archer has begun plugging and abandonment (P&A) work on Statoil’s Heimdal gas field. The oilfield service company is using its Topaz modular drilling rig (MDR), instead of jack-up...

Red Hawk Down: How they made it look easy

Feb 23, 2015

The decommissioning of Anadarko’s Red Hawk spar in September 2014 set a number of records. Here, Ryan Kavanagh, the man in charge of the project, tells DecomWorld how planning made...

Latest technology on topside removal: Pioneering Spirit and Underwater Cutting

Feb 19, 2015

The decommissioning industry is at the verge of a technology breakthrough, with the arrival of improved solutions for removal

Can low oil price encourage entrepreneurship?

Feb 19, 2015

In the plugging & abandonment space, the savvy operators are using their stronger negotiating position brought by the low oil prices, to reduce their liabilities at a more...

FMC Technologies wins $393m subsea systems contract for Eni offshore Angola

Jan 6, 2015

FMC Technologies has received an order from Eni Angola to supply subsea production systems for its deepwater Block 15/06 East Hub development.

Chevron joins in testing Viper’s new subsea integrity monitoring system

Jan 6, 2015

Chevron has become the latest major operator to join Viper Subsea’s Joint Industry Project (JIP) to develop its subsea integrity monitoring system known as V-IR.

Wood Group Intetech completes acid gas reinjection project for MOL Group in Iraq

Jan 6, 2015

Well integrity management specialist Wood Group Intetech (WG Intetech) has completed a six-month project for MOL Group, an international integrated oil and gas company, headquartered...

Schlumberger bags unique well services contract for ‘project of the decade’

Dec 22, 2014

New approach sees Schlumberger sharing risk and reward on Statoil’s $7bn Mariner development in UK North Sea.

World’s first sea-floor gas compression system ready for delivery to Statoil

Dec 21, 2014

Aker Solutions is set to deliver the modules for the world’s first subsea gas compression system at the Statoil-operated Åsgard field.

Peak commissions new test facilities for high-spec plug systems

Dec 21, 2014

Peak Well Systems has commissioned two new ISO Test Facilities in Perth, Australia and Aberdeen, UK to test its advanced well plug systems.

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