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The 1988 Piper Alpha disaster – which claimed the lives of 167 men when an explosion destroyed the UK North Sea production platform offshore Scotland – triggered a major transformation of the UK offshore oil and gas industry that ultimately reverberated around the globe...

Most floating offshore assets have to have periodic surveys every 2.5 and 5 years to satisfy class society requirements. This can disrupt normal operations, as the tanks, valves and hull must be made available for inspections at these times. The concept of the “20-year plan” is a direct result of EM&I‘s ODIN diverless Under Water Inspection in Lieu of Drydocking (UWILD) technology, not requiring divers to carry out underwater hull surveys at the prescribed periods, allowing the inspections to be scheduled over a 20-year period. This approach benefits both the operators and class societies, as the operator does not suffer from disruptions to normal operations, and the class society get regular and high-quality information about the asset. Every aspect of the ...

The Maersk Resolute has been awarded a 56-day contract extension by Petrogas to continue its work in the Dutch sector of the North Sea, where it has drilled multiple wells since commencing operations in June 2017. During the campaign, Maersk Resolute has drilled the shallowest horizontal gas well in the A&B area. The extension brings the contract with Petrogas to a total of 106 days. Additionally, the Maersk Resolve has been awarded a 21-day minimum contract extension by Wintershall Noordzee to continue its operation in a North Sea drilling campaign. This fourth contract extension covers work at the Ravn field in the Danish North Sea and brings the duration of the contract with Wintershall Noordzee to a total of 380 days since ...

Equinor has awarded Nexans a contract to provide 27 km of complex umbilicals with power, fiber optic and hydraulic elements for subsea systems in the third development phase for the Troll oil and gas field...