Offshore pipeline news

Subsea7 has announced the award of a sizeable contract for a subsea tieback development in the US Gulf of Mexico.

Pacific Pipeline Company and its predecessors have maintained a cathodic protection and pressure maintenance program on Line 324/325 since the pipeline was shut down in 2015.

Andrew Gardner said the North Sea network may shut down in 2030, with Labour’s oil and gas tax policies suffocating the industry.

Reuters has reported that Norway's Equinor has scrapped plans to export so-called blue hydrogen to Germany because it is too expensive and there is insufficient demand, a spokesperson for the energy company said.

Subsea7, a company providing subsea engineering and services for the energy sector, has announced the award of four contracts from Brazil’s Petrobras.

As a specialist in tailor-made pipelines, BRUGG Pipes offers tailor-made solutions for the safe transport of cryogenic media in the offshore area. The vacuum-insulated corrugated stainless steel pipes convey cryogenic liquid gases optimally, even at high ambient pressure and strong waves.

Installed by contractor McDermott on behalf of an international operator, it is the second time the firm’s TCP product has been deployed in Malaysia.

Element is urging those who look after the maintenance of plant and equipment on offshore platforms, within oil refineries, and in petroleum pipelines, to explore the potential of AI technology to help reduce downtime.

The overall value of the two contracts is approximately US$1 billion.

ICR Group, together with its regional partners, has secured US$3.5 million in contracts in the Middle East over the past four months.