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  • Volume 80, Issue 8 October/November

    • Volume 80, Issue 8 October/November

    (Courtesy Bluewater Energy Services)
    The FPSO Glas Dowr.
    Vessels

    Digital twin assisting review of Glas Dowr redeployment

    Nov. 1, 2020
    Digital twin technology is helping Bluewater Energy Services assess prospects and requirements for a fourth deployment of its FPSO Glas Dowr.
    (Courtesy Aker BP)
    Crane operators and technicians on the Skarv FPSO used tablets to take close-up video and pictures of selected safety functions.
    Production

    Remote inspection methods improve efficiency, safety

    Nov. 1, 2020
    Demand for digitally distanced surveys and inspections has escalated following the introduction of stringent global travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and unprecedented...
    (Photo by Ole Jørgen Bratland, courtesy Equinor)
    Equinor recently deployed a drone to carry equipment from the Mongstad base to the Troll A platform in the North Sea.
    Production

    Drones emerging as key instrument in industry toolkit

    Nov. 1, 2020
    Unmanned aerial vehicles or drones are taking on a larger role in offshore operations, serving as a means of remote inspection, data collection, and logistics.
    (Courtesy Akselos)
    The FPSO Bonga is said to be the largest asset in the world to be protected by a structural digital twin.
    Production

    Offshore industry embraces digital twin technology

    Nov. 1, 2020
    The offshore energy industry is increasingly using digital twin technology to enhance efficiency and safety, reduce maintenance and operating costs, and support asset life extension...
    (Courtesy Schlumberger)
    Illustration showing a comparison of crew with and without the digitally connected service.
    Drilling & Completion

    Remote operations evolve to offshore industry challenges

    Nov. 1, 2020
    A growing number of offshore operators are turning to remote operations solutions to increase efficiencies and reduce carbon footprint.

    More content from Volume 80, Issue 8 October/November

    (Courtesy Xodus Group)
    To date, CNRI has saved more than 2,200 man-hours with the Xodus Automated SECE performance tracking tool on a single facility with further savings already identified.
    Production

    Automated tracking tool verifies safety, reduces maintenance man-hours

    Nov. 1, 2020
    Xodus Group assisted CNRI to implement an automated process, which collected the necessary data from its web-based maintenance management system on the Ninian Central platform...
    (Courtesy Blue Logic)
    Blue Logic’s docking station has changed from the original domed concept to a flat-topped structure.
    Subsea

    Subsea docking station opens path for resident underwater drones

    Nov. 1, 2020
    Equinor is supporting development of a ‘universal’ subsea docking station that would be able to interface with different makes and sizes of underwater, ROVs (also known as drones...
    (Courtesy Oceaneering)
    The Liberty E-ROV deployed from its cage subsea.
    Subsea

    ‘Empowered’ ROV provides reliable remote monitoring option

    Nov. 1, 2020
    Reliable offshore satellite and cellular communications have made possible subsea resident vehicle systems.
    Photo by Harris Hamdan, courtesy Dreamstime.com
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    Pipelines

    Dry precommissioning offers subsea pipeline testing alternative

    Nov. 1, 2020
    A number of recent subsea pipeline projects have used individual stringent criteria and independent certification as alternative to hydrotesting.
    (Courtesy Baker Hughes)
    Baker Hughes has developed the Terminator for wellhead removal – a simple subsea system, a connector and an industry-proven mechanical cutter.
    Equipment Engineering

    New wellhead removal system adapts mechanical cutter for vessel-based deployment

    Nov. 1, 2020
    Working closely with an operator in Norway, Baker Hughes began looking for ways to combine the deepwater capabilities of a mechanical cutting system with the cost advantages of...
    (Courtesy TechnipFMC)
    TechnipFMC says that its Gemini workclass ROV is optimized for drill support and completion activities.
    Equipment Engineering

    TechnipFMC launches advanced Gemini ROV system

    Nov. 1, 2020
    Workclass vehicle deployed to support Shell's wellhead installation, BOP deployment, and daily riser inspections.
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    Coronavirus

    US healthcare provider shares lessons of digital transformation

    Nov. 1, 2020
    Innovation tends to accelerate when there is an urgent need for a solution.
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    Drilling & Completion

    Worldwide offshore rig count and utilization rate

    Nov. 1, 2020
    The offshore drilling market is still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic and the decline in oil demand.
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    Field Development

    Project sanctions to exceed pre-COVID-19 levels from 2022

    Nov. 1, 2020
    The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated global oil and gas project sanctioning this year and will cause total offshore committed spending to reach $34 billion in 2020, down from ...
    (Source: GlobalData)
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    Vessels

    Brazil, UK to lead FPSO deployment

    Nov. 1, 2020
    Between 2020 and 2025, 18 planned and announced FPSO projects are expected to be deployed offshore Brazil, according to GlobalData.
    (Courtesy Equinor)
    Equinor plans a 23-well tieback of Breidablikk to the Grane field platform.
    Regional Reports

    Global E&P

    Nov. 1, 2020
    Equinor plans a 200-MMbbl development of the Breidablikk field in the Norwegian North Sea via a subsea tieback to the Grane platform.
    (Courtesy Equinor)
    Åsgard subsea compression module installation.
    Subsea

    Åsgard compressors provide high availability

    Nov. 1, 2020
    The world’s first subsea gas compression system has completed five years of service at the Åsgard gas field in the Norwegian Sea.
    (Courtesy Bentley)
    Shell will deploy Bentley’s digital twin solution to streamline its capital projects and accelerate time to first oil.
    Drilling & Completion

    Digital tools being deployed to enhance project efficiency, advance first oil

    Nov. 1, 2020
    Digital tools are being embraced by the offshore industry as a means of improving efficiency and reducing carbon footprint.
    (Courtesy Ideol)
    Total says it will provide its offshore construction expertise to the Eolmed wind farm project in the Mediterranean Sea.
    Renewable Energy

    Work begins on Hywind Tampen wind farm

    Nov. 1, 2020
    Steel cutting has started on Equinor’s Hywind Tampen wind farm at Kværner’s yard in Stord, western Norway.
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    Business Briefs

    Business Briefs

    Nov. 1, 2020
    The latest personnel changes and company news in the offshore energy industry.
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    Subsea

    Subsea engineering market stands at a crossroads

    Nov. 1, 2020
    Subsea engineers were once in high demand, but the post 2015-16 downturn was unlike anything previously experienced.