Aquaterra awarded abandonment contract
Aquaterra Energy has been awarded a contract to supply subsea high pressure riser equipment and services for a subsea abandonment project in the central North Sea.
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Aquaterra Energy has been awarded a contract to supply subsea high pressure riser equipment and services for a subsea abandonment project in the central North Sea.
Well 7325/4-1 is in the Hoop area in the Barents Sea, around 275 km from Nordkapp and 200 km from Bjørnøya (Bear Island).
The well is to be drilled in a prospect named Carmen in block 6507/8 at Haltenbanken. The site is 222 km west of Brønnøysund in Nordland county and 10 km north-east of Heidrun.
The DAV MX™ circulating sub from Churchill Drilling Tools, an oilfield service company specialising in drilling innovation, has been used to significantly cut process time and costs for two challenging deepwater cementing operations, without compromising string functionality.
The contract covers the supply of digital well products to the OGA, the UK Government industry regulator, as part of a wider tender for comprehensive subsurface databases and information sources to encourage further exploration in underexplored areas of the UKCS.
Claxton, has deployed its new WellRaizer modular conductor recovery system to support the rigless recovery of seven abandoned wells on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Faroe Petroleum has announced the commencement of the Faroe-operated Brasse appraisal well 31/7-2S in the Norwegian North Sea (Faroe 50%).
Aker BP has received consent to use Mærsk Invincible for plugging wells at Valhall.
M² Subsea, a global independent provider of ROV services, has secured its first contract award which is valued in excess of one million pounds.
Andrew Greenwood, Recruitment Director – Europe and Africa at Airswift, provides commentary on Conservative decommissioning policy.
Wood Group has received a contract to support Shell in the decommissioning of the Brent Bravo platform in the North Sea.
Leading global deck machinery specialist, ACE Winches has successfully mobilised a 6 point mooring system to anchor the Iron Lady Barge being used on the Brent decommissioning project.