December 2012 UT3 The magazine of the Society for Underwater Technology Excavation and Trenching Underwater Intervention 1 UT2 December 2012 UT2 December 2012 2 December 2012 UT2 The magazine of the Society for Underwater Technology Excavation and Trenching Underwater Intervention 1 UT2 December 2012 The T1200 trencher Image: FET/Helix December 2012 Vol 7 No 4 UT3 Society for Underwater Technology 1 Fetter Lane London EC4A 1BR +44 (0) 1480 370007 Editor: John Howes [email protected] Editorial Assistant: Rosa Houses Sub Editor: Chantal Botha [email protected] Production: Sue Denham Design and Layout Torpedo Design ISSN: 1752-0592 Published by UT2 Publishing Ltd for and on behalf of the Society for Underwater Technology. Reproduction of UT2 in whole or in part, without permission, is prohibited. 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Opinions of the writers are not necessarily those of the SUT or the publishers. 3 UT2 December 2012 News News Technip Heerema Alliance Technip and Heerema Marine These developments have significant and installation requirements of Contractors have signed a worldwide challenges for our clients, which the specialised pipe-lay vessels. alliance agreement where the alliance of Technip and Heerema two companies will combine their addresses – Increasing size and The five-year alliance agreement capabilities to address the fast complexity of ultra-deepwater projects makes available the complementary growing subsea ultra-deepwater require extensive project management assets of the two companies for ultra- market. skills and execution track record. deepwater engineering production construction and installation (EPCI) Ultra-deepwater projects are expected Complexity of deepwater reservoirs projects in all subsea markets to be the fastest growing part of the requires technology investment to requiring substantial tensioning subsea market over the next several optimise field design and provide capability. years. For example, ultra-deepwater solutions for high pressure, high infield pipelines are forecast to grow at temperature or highly corrosive It brings a worldwide commercial a yearly pace more than 15% between hydrocarbons. Deeper water and footprint and an international network 2012 and 2017. heavier pipes increase pipe-tensioning of engineering centres. Cameron and Schlumberger form OneSubsea JV Cameron and Schlumberger technologies with industry leading Power and Controls businesses. have announced the creation of subsea technologies, all together Cameron will manage the joint OneSubsea, a joint venture to delivering enhanced productivity, venture and will consolidate it for manufacture and develop products, reliability and integrity. financial reporting purposes. systems and services for the subsea oil and gas market. Cameron and Schlumberger have Cameron will reflect minority interest 60/40 ownership of the joint venture, in its financial statements for This new company will offer a step respectively, and the transaction is Schlumberger’s interest in the joint change in reservoir recovery for the subject to regulatory approvals and venture (JV). subsea oil and gas industry through other customary closing conditions. integration and optimisation of the A key priority of the joint venture entire production system over the life Under the terms of the formation is to strengthen research and of the field. agreement, Cameron will contribute its engineering investment, including existing subsea division and receive complementary projects with the The integration of the production $600 million from Schlumberger. parent companies, towards the system will be accomplished by integration of the complete subsea combining superior reservoir Schlumberger will contribute its Framo, production system from pore space knowledge and wellbore Surveillance, Flow Assurance and to the export point. TDW BP contract UTEC SBM T.D. Williamson (TDW)has signed a global pipeline UTEC are understood to have been awarded a intervention and isolation services contract with BP. significant multi-year framework agreement with SBM Offshore (Monaco). This will provide offshore survey and Activities covered by the agreement include hot positioning services carrying its construction vessel fleet, tapping and STOPPLE plugging, as well as SmartPlug initially covering operations on-board the OCV “Normand pressure isolation. The three-year contract earned Installer” and the new-build DSCV “SBM Installer.” by TDW is one of only four such contracts awarded worldwide by BP. The services contract will be managed though UTEC’s Italian office in Naples and regional sales manager Carlo This contract marks a significant achievement as the Pinto comments: “We are extremely pleased with the culmination of work with supplier engagement and faith SBM Offshore has placed in us to provide a wide evaluations. Safe isolations are important across BP’s range of survey services on its construction fleet. We operations for works such as valve replacement and for look forward to providing global support to the new SBM plant/platform shutdowns. Installer from early in 2013.” UT2 December 2012 4 a31597 Offshore Engineer - Subsea A4 ad_Layout 1 28/11/2012 11:19 Page 1 SUBSEA SERVICES (SUHB-SEE SUR-VIS-ES) Definitive THE PROVISION OF SPECIALIST EQUIPMENT, SERVICES AND PERSONNEL, COMPLEMENTARY TO THE CAPABILITIES OF VESSEL OWNERS AND SUBSEA CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES. From exploration to decommissioning, Acteon companies bring technical ingenuity and a drive for fresh thinking to every stage of offshore activity. This approach to the subsea service market is just one example of how we're defining, shaping and leading subsea services. Discover a fresh approach to subsea services at www.acteon.com/subsea DEFINING SUBSEA SERVICES 5 UT2 December 2012 News News Heidelberg Spar Technip received instructions from Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to begin the engineering, construction and transport of a 23,000-ton Truss Spar(1) hull for their Heidelberg field development. This field is located in the US Gulf of Mexico, at a water depth of 1620m (5310 ft). The Letter of Intent allows Technip to begin construction work on the project and other early works including purchase of long-lead items for the hull and start of fabrication, in advance of the expected project sanctioning around mid-2013, after which it will enter into Technip’s backlog. The Heidelberg Spar will have a capacity of more than 80,000 barrels of oil and 2.3 million cubic meters of natural gas per day. Technip’s operating center in Houston, Texas will provide the overall project management and engineering. The detailed hull design and fabrication will be carried out by Technip’s construction yard Normand Subsea in Pori, Finland where most of Technip’s Spar projects have been manufactured. David Dickson, Technip’s Senior Vice Subsea 7 Awarded $360M Shell USC Contracts Extension President, North America Region, Subsea 7 has been awarded a The Seven Atlantic was originally custom has declared: “Technip is really proud two year extension on both of its built specifically to meet Shell’s advanced to have received this Letter of Intent. Underwater Services Contracts by technical specification and commenced Not only does it strengthen our long- Shell Upstream International Europe, operations in 2010. She is one of the lasting relationship with Anadarko but worth approximately US$360 million. world’s largest and most capable vessels it also confirms its continuous trust of her kind, primarily designed for in the Group’s extensive know-how Under these contracts Subsea 7 saturation and air diving support works. and expertise in Spar technology. will continue to provide subsea After Lucius, awarded last year and construction, inspection, repair, The Normand Subsea was also currently being built in our yard in maintenance and decommissioning custom built to Shell’s specification and Pori, Heidelberg will be the 8th Spar services across Shell’s European commenced operations in 2009. She is a delivered by Technip to Anadarko.” offshore fields and facilities. state-of-the-art remotely operated vehicle support vessel (ROVSV), designed for The Heidelberg Spar will be the Subsea 7’s advanced vessels, the subsea inspection, maintenance and repair 17th delivered by Technip (out of 20 Seven Atlantic and the Normand with six ROVs and a module handling worldwide) and thus demonstrates Subsea will be dedicated to operate system all of which have been proven to the Group’s leadership for this kind of for Shell and, managed by an onshore operate simultaneously when required. floating platform and ability to tackle engineering and support team in ultra-deepwater developments. It excess of 50 people, they will provide The contract extension will commence in also confirms Pori’s track record 24 hour, 365 days a year, diving and 2014 and continue until at least 2016 with expertise and great capabilities to ROV support services in the harshest the possibility of up to a further two year deliver state-of-the-art platforms. of North Sea environments. extension. UT2 December 2012 6 News GiRi West Hub Aker Solutions has signed a contract capabilities in Angola where with ENI for the Block 15\06 West Hub Aker Solutions has