Dow, Veolia to deliver ultrafiltration for Total’s Moho Nord FPU

Dow Water & Process Solutions’ ultrafiltration (UF) membrane technology will soon start treating seawater off the coast of the Republic of the Congo required for reservoir injection. The UF seawater treatment installation on the new Moho Nord FPU, commissioned by Total, will treat 210,000 barrels of seawater per day. High-quality water will be produced on the FPU through a compact multi-element UF system designed and supplied by Veolia Water Technologies, utilizing DOW IntegraFlo UF elements.
 
“Dow and Veolia have been at the forefront of the introduction of membrane technologies in the oil and gas industry,” said Kevin Reyntjens, Marketing Manager, Dow Water & Process Solutions. “We look forward to continuing our collaboration to provide advanced technologies to the industry, improving the efficiency of global oil production.”

Dow technnology will be used as a pretreatment in the Moho Nord FPU water injection system, enabling effective removal of suspended solids and bacteria from seawater. Following pre-treatment by the UF system, the seawater will be fed to the FPU’s Sulphate Removal Unit (SRU), equipped with DOW FILMTEC SR90 elements, prior to injection into the reservoir. The SRU removes the sulphate from the seawater, which prevents reservoir scaling and souring. The water is then injected into the oil bearing reservoir for waterflooding and pressure maintenance.

Oil recovery operations require high-quality injection water in order to maximize reservoir performance. UF membrane technology is increasely being adopted in the industry as an effective method for the treatment of injection water on offshore oil and gas production facilities due to space and weight advantages, when compared to more conventional seawater pre-treatment options. High-quality treated seawater, delivered through UF membrane pre-treatment, also serves as an exceptional pre-treatment solution for the downstream SRU, by reducing the rate of fouling of the sulphate removal membrane, thus reducing cleaning cycles and increasing overall plant availability.

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AziPac acquires stake in Block 127, off Vietnam

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Keppel FELS delivers newbuild jackup Dukhan to Qatar's GDI

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Baker Hughes said to be favorite for main Petrobras drilling job

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2014 seismic acquisition complete, NPD says

STAVANGER, Norway -- The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has had a successful seismic season, which wound up Aug. 19. About 5,600 km of 2D seismic has been acquired in the northern Barents Sea since July 18.

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IKM bags $80 mn Goliat contract from Eni Norge

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MacGregor to supply subsea cranes to China's Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding

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Western Gulf of Mexico lease sale yields $110 million in high bids

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana -- Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 238 attracted $109,951,644 million in high bids for 81 tracts covering 433,823 acres on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf offshore Texas. A total of 14 offshore energy companies submitted 93 bids. “This sale underscores the President’s commitment to create jobs and home-grown energy through the safe and responsible exploration and development of offshore energy resources,” said Interior Deputy Secretary Mike Connor. “The Gulf of Mexico has been and will continue to be a cornerstone of our domestic energy portfolio, with vital energy resources that spur economic opportunities and further reduce our dependence on foreign oil.”

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Lloyd’s Register Energy to focus on safety at ONS 2014

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Atwood Oceanics receives contract for semisubmersible rig from CNOOC Africa

Atwood Oceanics reported that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a drilling services contract by CNOOC Africa for the semisubmersible rig Atwood Hunter. The contract will be performed offshore Equatorial Guinea, specifies a day rate of $337,000 for a minimum term of 90 days and includes an option for one additional well.  To the extent the term exceeds 90 days the day rate for days 91 to 180 shall be $330,000.  Any term in excess of 181 days shall have a dayrate of $325,000. The Atwood Hunter is expected to commence the contract mid-August 2014.

In connection with  this contract, an Atwood subsidiary and Guinea Ecuatorial de Petroleos ("GEPetrol") mutually agreed to terminate the parties' previously announced contract for the Atwood Hunter  provided certain conditions are met.

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Lloyd’s Register launches new, consolidated, Rules for Offshore Units

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Chariot agrees Brazil farm out with AziLat

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Omega Completion Technology wins Statoil contract

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Ghana expects Hess offshore oil field to join project lineup

ACCRA, Ghana (Bloomberg) -- Ghana, the nation seeking to increase its oil output fivefold in the next decade, expects an offshore development by Hess Corp. to join the nation’s project pipeline, according to the Petroleum Commission. Hess will drill a third appraisal well later this year on the Deepwater Tano/Cape Three Points block to establish commercial viability and reserves, Kwaku Boateng, director of special services at the commission, said in an interview.

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Norway politics could make oil investments riskier, report says

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Statoil officially opens Gudrun platform in North Sea

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Bumi Armada bags $1.18 bn worth FPSO contract

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FMC nets order for five additional subsea manifolds from Petrobras

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Aker Solutions to match main rivals’ subsea margins after split

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Kea Petroleum fails to find commercial oil at Puka-3

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Suksan Salamader FSO receives first oil at Bualuang field offshore Thailand

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Apache find in Australia may boost possible sale value

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Wood Group Intetech establishes global database of well component reliability information

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Wärtsilä to supply control system for Harvey Gulf shore-based LNG fueling facility

HELSINKI, Finland -- The contract for the control system for a shore-based LNG fueling facility in Port Fourchon, La., has been awarded to Wärtsilä. The facility is owned by Harvey Gulf International Marine, an owner-operator of offshore supply and specialty vessels headquartered in New Orleans. It will be used to supply fuel to Harvey Gulf' s fleet of LNG-powered platform supply vessels (PSV), and will be the first source of LNG fuel in the Gulf of Mexico. The order was placed in July.

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Polarcus to acquire 3D seismic offshore West Africa

Polarcus reported that the company has received a Letter of Intent for a 3D marine seismic acquisition project for an undisclosed client offshore West Africa. The project, subject to the execution of a service contract, will commence in July 2014 and is expected to run for approximately three months.

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Repsol runs BlueDock connectors in Trinidad and Tobago

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Pemex CEO begins Chevron-to-BP talks as output prospects dim

MEXICO CITY (Bloomberg) -- For Petroleos Mexicanos CEO Emilio Lozoya, the arrival of foreign oil producers after a 76-year hiatus can’t come soon enough. Facing deteriorating output and a lack of resources to develop new finds, the 39-year-old former World Economic Forum executive said he’s in talks with all major producers as Mexico accelerates the opening of its oil industry. At the same time, he’s considering revising production estimates as water content rises at aging fields such as Cantarell, once the world’s third-largest deposit.

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