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1 December 2010 UT3 December 2010 The magazine of the Society for Underwater Technology ROV Technology Subsea intervention Underwater Equipment 1 UT2 December 2010 UT2 December 2010 2 Contents News Introduction 4, Licensing 6, Acquisition 10, Discovery 12, 2 December 2010 Drilling 14, Development 16, On Stream 24 UT The magazine of the Society for Underwater Technology Subsea Subsea Technology 30, Installation 44, Stabilising 50, Technology Vessels 52 Pipelines Pipelines 56, Cables 73, Umbilicals 80 Subsea Subsea Equipment 84, Sonar 88, Survey 100, Subsea ROV Technology Subsea intervention Equipment Equipment 106 Underwater Equipment 1 UT2 November 2010 Underwater Submersible 108, ROVs and AUVs 110, Diving 134 Cover: A one-atmosphere Vehicles submersible. Image: SeaBotix Wind Wind Power 136, Maintenance Maintenance 143, Seismic Seismic 146, December 2010 Companies People 252, Representation 156, Awards 158, Agreements 160, HQ 162 SUT Nova Scotia Branch Inaugural Meeting, Designing 3 for Availablilty, Operability and Integrity, An UT appreciation of Flow Assurance and Pipeline Heat- ing, Deepwater Intervention Forum: Fit for Purpose Society for Underwater Technologies, Subsea Tree Technology for future Technology challenges, The Hurricane-Powered Delta 80 Coleman St Mudflow Transportation System,Pipeline Repair and London EC2R 5BJ Intervention Technology, Underwater Technology Vol 29, No 3, Subsea Control and Data Acquisition +44 (0) 1480 370007 (SCADA) 2010 Editor: John Howes [email protected] Sub Editor: Michaelagh Shea [email protected] US Representation: Published by UT2 Publishing Ltd for and on behalf of the Society for Underwater Stephen Loughlin Technology. Reproduction of UT2 in whole or in part, without permission, is Ad-Expo Marketing International prohibited. The publisher and the SUT assumes no responsibility for unsolicited Phone +1 (281) 373-1811 material, nor responsibility for content of any advertisement, particularly [email protected] infringement of copyrights, trademarks, intellectual property rights and patents, nor liability for misrepresentations, false or misleading statements and illustrations. Production: Sue Denham These are the sole responsibility of the advertiser. Opinions of the writers are not necessarily those of the SUT or the publishers. ISSN: 1752-0592 3 UT2 December 2010 News News The Price of Decommissioning Alistair Birnie, chief executive of Subsea UK, has warned the oil and gas industry that it must think long and hard before embarking on cost-cutting measures when awarding contracts for decommissioning work. Speaking at the seventh annual DecomWorld North Sea decommissioning conference in Aberdeen the leader of the trade body, which represents the country’s £5 billion subsea sector, outlined the issues and challenges that impact on future decommissioning work. Mr Birnie believes that the industry must be even more vigilant in order to cope with the growing pressure and scrutiny arising as a result of the Macondo incident in the Gulf of Mexico. He said, “Competition is going to be fierce for subsea resources and there is no doubt that day rates for specialist vessels and services will rise to pre-2008 pricing. There will Alistair Birnie, chief executive of Subsea UK be inevitably a temptation to drive costs down by looking for cheaper alternatives, but companies must be prepared to pay more to ensure experience, safety and environmental protection. “The priority must be on safety and the environment. Failure in these areas could be hugely detrimental to our industry which is already under intense scrutiny, whether in drilling, operations or in decommissioning. Alistair Birnie, chief executive of Subsea UK “We cannot afford to let incidents However, Mr Birnie points to the future requirements and re-apportioning happen. Get it right and we will forecasts for both subsea oil and gas work scope to better balance potential demonstrate to the world the projects and marine renewable work rewards with risks.” competency of our people, our which are both set to rise in the next technological excellence and our high ten years, with work in renewable The UK’s subsea sector is worth standards in safety and environmental energy rising more sharply. This will, around £5 billion and employs 40 000 protection. Get it wrong and we could he says, put pressure on availability people. Subsea UK is a self-sustaining well pay a very high price.” of specialist equipment and skilled body that champions the UK subsea people. supply chain, representing over 200 The substantial market for subsea members. It acts as a focal point decommissioning will involve subsea “For the commercials to work, the for all stakeholders to promote the engineering, certification, survey industry must accept that the cost base sector and maximise its opportunities and inspection, pipeline operations, will rise and we should instead seek at home and abroad, and provides removal of subsea structures, savings by driving out inefficiencies, a national forum for collaboration, excavation, subsea wellhead cutting improving contracting relationships diversification and technology and removal and barge operations. and attitudes, reducing operation development. UT2 December 2010 4 Headline Sponsor Subsea 2011 Exhibition & Conference AECC, Aberdeen, 9-10th Feb 2011 Conference – Wednesday 9th February (09:30 – 15:30) Exhibition – Wednesday 9th February (08:30 – 17:00) and Thursday 10th February (08:30 – 16:00) Subsea UK Business Awards Dinner – 9th February Organised by t: 0845 505 3535 www.subsea2011.com Subsea 2011 Sponsors Media Sponsors 5 UT2 December 2010 Licensing Licensing 1°W 0° 1°E 2°E 3°E 4°E 9/17b, 9/22b 9 ZEUS 7 8 9/24d Blocks Away 16/1a, 16/2d, 16/6c REACH 7/30, 8/26 TAQA The UK’s Department of Energy and CONOCOPHILLIPS Climate Change (DECC) has granted 15/9, 15/10, 15/14, 15/15 144 oil and gas exploration licences NEXEN 15/11, 15/16d 16/8c in the 26th licensing round. These 59°N GTO licences cover 268 blocks, almost as ZEUS 14/9, 14/14 (split), 14/15 16/11a many as the 303 awarded in the 25th SILVERSTONE SENDARO Round. 14/14 (split), 14/18c, 14/19c 15/23g 15/21d 16/21e 16/23b NORWEGIAN ENERGY PREMIER ECHO FIRST OIL PETRO-CANADA Energy Minister Charles Hendry said: 14/17 14 16/24a (split) 13 ZEUS BP 14/30b “It’s encouraging to see the healthy 16/24a (split) NEXEN 15 16 level of interest there is from industry TALISMAN 15/29c 21/3c, 21/4b, 21/5b to make the most of the UK’s still 14/29e, 20/4c (part), 21/1b (split) CONOCOPHILLIPS SENDERO 20/5f (part) TALISMAN substantial resources of oil and gas. ENCORE 22/2d, 22/3c Under Discussion 14/27b 21/8b 22/4c ZEUS VERITAS “Whilst in the long-term, we want to MAERSK 58°N 22/1a, 22/2c decarbonise our energy system, we MPX 22/5c 20/2c ECHO have moved swiftly to offer these NEXEN 22/7b NEXEN licences as we must realise the 21/1b (split), 21/2b 22/6b 21/6a FIRST OIL 21/14b SENDERO optimum value from the UK’s energy 19 SENDERO VERITAS 22/8a 22/14c CARRIZO CONOCOPHILLIPS resources and ensure secure energy 23/11c 21/7b 22/16, 22/17b CONPHIL supplies. PREMIER GDF SUEZ 20 22 22/18b (split) 21 CARRIZO 20/12 23 22/18b (split “We remain absolutely vigilant and SENDERO 20/15b, 21/11 21/12d 21/15a PA RESOURC FIRST OIL DANA APACHE 22/20b determined to ensure that exploration 22/17a, 22/22d BP 21/25c IDEMITSU in our waters is done safely and with TOTAL 22/23c (split) 22/21c, 22/26c (split) GDF SUEZ minimal impact to the environment.” MAERSK 22/30e (split) 21/30e (split) MAERSK SILVERSTONE 22/23c 23/26e 21/27a (part), TALISMAN MAERSK 22/30e (split) 28/2 (part) Following a screening exercise by SHELL 57°N LUNDIN 30/1a (s DECC, it has been decided that HEATHER 29/4e BP SHELL 30/6c 30/1a (split) 99 further blocks (comprised in 45 29/10d CONPHIL GDF SUEZ 29/9e ITHACA prospective licences) should be 27/2, 27/3, 27/4 Under Discussion subject to more detailed assessments DELIVERIT 30/8 30/13b TOTAL 27/5, 28/1 (part), 28/6 (part) of the likely effects of oil and gas 21/29d 29/14 GDF SUEZ DELIVERIT ANTRIM AWE 30 activities on certain protected nature 28 29 30/6b, 30/11a, 30/12d 21/30e (split),22/26c (split) VALIANT conservation areas. STERLING 29/1d (split) TALISMAN 29/15 (split) 26 TOTAL 30/20b, 30/25 (split) 27 28/5, 28/10, 29/1d (split) MAHONA A decision on whether to grant ENCORE 29/15 (split) licences for these blocks will 29/20(split) 30/25 (split) 28/24, 28/25, 28/30 (part), TALISMAN 31 ELIXIR be subject to the results of the 29/21, 29/26 (part) GTO 29/20 (split) 30/24 (split), 30/25 (sp environmental assessments. GTO LUNDIN HEATHER 56°N 30/17c, 30/17d, 30/19b, 30/24 (split) 30/22, 30/23, 30/24 (split) 38/5, 38/10, 39 Government will continue to work with LUNDIN 39/6, 39/7 VALIANT HEATHER industry through the PILOT forum to NEXEN 37/5, 37/10 (part) 38 39 maintain investment in the North Sea. 35 36 37 38/1, 38/6 (part) Central North Sea VOLANTIS Earlier initiatives including innovation 1°W 0° 1°E 2°E 3°E in the licensing system, a focus on Quadrant & Blocks “brown fields” stewardship and on UK Continental Shelf Key Map location fallow assets have helped maintain 26th Round of Offshore Licensing Blocks potentially 1 2345 awarded high levels of interest in recent years. MAP 3 678910 North Sea Blocks on offer 11 12 13 14 15 We will work closely with industry to Eastern Central Area 16 17 18 19 20 ensure that this is carried through so Blocks currently Scale 1:2,000,000 under licence 21 22 23 24 25 that activity and investment should be 0 20406080Kms as high as possible.
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