Total E&P Norge (Total) has chosen Aptomar’s TCMS collaboration and management system to digitalize and manage environmental monitoring and oil spill detection at its Martin Linge field in the North Sea. The TCMS will combine subsea,…
The impact of asset integrity is hard to quantify, but UK North Sea goals to tackle it, including using robots, are being made clear. Elaine Maslin reports. The P100 robot “snake arm” robot is due to be trialed in the North Sea this year…
Tidal power firm Atlantis' first AR1500 tidal stream turbine deployed at its MeyGen project site in the Pentland Firth, Scotland, has successfully exported power to the grid and has operated at full power. The AR1500 system was developed…
Siemens US CEO, Eric Spiegel will leave the company at the end of the year at age 59. Spiegel will be replaced by Judith Marks, effective 1 January 2017. In addition, Lisa Davis has been appointed chair and CEO of Siemens Corp., effective the same date…
French supermajor Total has made a small gas and condensate discovery in the northeast part of the Martin Linge field offshore Norway. Total estimates about 12-69 MMboe was found in the well, on production license 043, drilled using the Maersk Intrepid jackup in 115m water depth…
Total E&P Norge has entered into an agreement with ExproSoft for the use of WellMaster IMS to monitor and optimize well integrity management of the Martin Linge field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, in addition to ensuring well operations are within NORSOK and existing guidelines…
Novenco Offshore has signed a contract with Polish shipyard Remontowa Shiprepair Yard for delivery of HVAC Equipment for the conversion of the tanker Hanne Knutsen to FSO for the Martin Linge field. Total E&P Norway will rent the Hanne Knutsen from KNOT FSO 1…
Apply Emtunga is building the offshore accommodation modules to the oil rig projects Martin Linge and ETAP at the Arendal Yard in Gothenburg, Sweden. The living quarters for the oil rig Martin Linge are built by Apply Emtunga in Gothenburg…
In the critical area of offshore asset integrity, a new study published by Oil & Gas UK promises to broaden awareness of the array of technologies developed and deployed successfully by the industry and other sectors which could be used to…
Oceaneering International has announced the appointment of Martin J. McDonald as senior vice president (SVP), remotely operated vehicles (ROV), with global responsibility for Oceaneering's ROV business, effective 1 January 2016. McDonald's career spans 26 years with Oceaneering…
A major study is underway to identify new processes and technologies that can be applied to asset integrity challenges in the UK offshore oil and gas industry. Lockheed Martin has been commissioned to conduct a technology landscaping…
BATS Wireless announced the successful test and delivery of 10 of its stabilized microwave systems, including eight DVM ExP2 ATEX/IECEx Zone 1 systems for the Martin Linge Project – located off the coast of Norway. The systems, when installed…
Datum360 has been awarded - and has already successfully delivered - a US$1.05 million (£685,000) contract by Total to provide a data warehouse for the ground breaking Martin Linge project in the Norwegian North Sea. Currently under construction…
Norwegian yard Westcon has been awarded a contract by Subsea 7 to deliver equipment to be used on the Martin Linge field. Westcon's contract with Subsea 7 covers three riser bases and associated protection structures, to be used on Total's Martin Linge field…
Subsea challenges are in focus at this week’s Underwater Technology Conference (UTC) in Bergen. While the conference examines future oilfield challenges, we take a look back at past innovations in the industry. In a three-part series, Elaine Maslin looks at three past papers from UTC Bergen’s…
