Houston, February 10, 2020 – Oceaneering International, Inc. (“Oceaneering”) announced the award by units of BP p.l.c. (“BP”), of a contract to provide comprehensive riserless light well intervention (RLWI) services offshore Angola in Blocks 18 and 31. The value of this meaningful award is reflected in our December 31, 2019 Subsea Products backlog. In connection … Read more
Eric Smith, general manager of Oceaneering Angola, talks to TOGY about the services the company offers and how it would like to expand, as well as cost issues in the sector, the market environment in recent years and the direction in which the local industry is expected to head. Oceaneering provides oilfield engineering services to … Read more
An industry veteran with more than 35 years experience, Martin McDonald is Oceaneering’s Senior Vice President for ROV. He shares with Marine Technology Reporter (MTR) his insights on the historical development and the future prospects of this high-profile subsea sector.
Well decommissioning is traditionally performed from drilling rigs due to the complexity of operations and the available methods such as risers, divers, and explosives. However, rigs are expensive to operate compared to vessels, and don’t have the flexibility that vessels have to change locations on short notice.
As companies develop inspection tools for deployment in deeper water, considerable effort is invested in eliminating impediments that could compromise performance and meet the challenge of deepwater pipeline inspections.