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Fiber Optic Cable Installation and Maintenance Protocols for Deepwater Subsea Trees

Telecommunications

Fiber Optic Cable Installation and Maintenance Protocols for Deepwater Subsea Trees

How to install, baseline, monitor and repair optical fibre links serving deepwater subsea trees: handling, terminations, commissioning traces, fault localisation, repair readiness and safety limits for subsea engineers.

05 Nov 2026 · 10 min read

Predictive Maintenance Strategies for Subsea Pump Stations to Prevent Unplanned Downtime

Predictive Maintenance Strategies for Subsea Pump Stations to Prevent Unplanned Downtime

How to turn subsea pump sensor data into intervention decisions: failure-mode-based indicators, operating-point normalisation, prognostic method trade-offs, and a checklist for planning retrievals around logistics lead time.

04 Nov 2026 · 10 min read

Optimization of Liquefaction Train Design for Maximizing Throughput in Constrained Port Environments

Pipelines and Midstream

Optimization of Liquefaction Train Design for Maximizing Throughput in Constrained Port Environments

How to find the binding constraint on a space-limited LNG site, choose a liquefaction cycle and train arrangement to suit, and align storage and berth capacity so the train's rate becomes deliverable cargo.

03 Nov 2026 · 10 min read

Operational Procedures for Managing High-Pressure Flow Assurance in Complex Subsea Tie-Backs

Production Operations

Operational Procedures for Managing High-Pressure Flow Assurance in Complex Subsea Tie-Backs

Practical guidance for production engineers on preventing hydrates and maintaining flow efficiency in long, cold, high-pressure subsea tie-backs: strategy layers, inhibitor system integrity, transients, and safe plug response.

03 Nov 2026 · 11 min read

Challenges in High-Voltage DC Transmission for Remote Offshore Production Platforms

Challenges in High-Voltage DC Transmission for Remote Offshore Production Platforms

Engineering hurdles of powering remote offshore platforms by HVDC: topside footprint, weak-network drive interaction, DC fault protection, cable repair strategy, applicable standards and a practical decision checklist.

02 Nov 2026 · 9 min read

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05 Nov Equinor Opens Marine Robotics Test Center at Kårstø Plant Equinor has opened a marine robotics test center at the Kårstø processing plant in Norway. The facility is intended for the development and qualification of underwater robots, autonomous vessels and other equipment for use in offshore operations. The announcement was published alongside a video. Th 05 Nov UK moves to end new North Sea oil and gas licensing The UK government has announced plans to bring in legislation that would end the issuing of new licences to explore for oil and gas in the North Sea. The measure is set out in the Energy Independence Bill, which is intended to prohibit new licences for exploration in the basin from being granted. If 05 Nov Valaris secures four rig extensions, retains VALARIS 111 Valaris and its ARO Drilling joint venture have secured contract extensions covering four rigs, with BP, Saudi Aramco, Ithaca Energy and INEOS named as the customers, according to the company's fleet status report dated 2 November. The same report carries a second fleet decision: the reversal of the 05 Nov Velesto lands PETRONAS Carigali contract for jackup NAGA 3 Velesto Energy has won a contract from PETRONAS Carigali covering the jackup rig NAGA 3, with the award placed with Velesto Drilling, the group's wholly owned drilling subsidiary. The scope comprises one firm well plus one optional well, giving the operator the choice to continue the campaign beyond 04 Nov Five class societies approve Jiangnan's 175,000-cbm FSRU A new floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) design from Chinese shipyard Jiangnan has been approved by five classification societies. The concept provides 175,000 cubic meters of LNG storage capacity and is built around the shipyard's own type B LNG containment tanks. The approvals mean th

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Technician, Mechanical (Mech Maintenance Section-P5-OHB)

ADNOC · AE, Abu Dhabi

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05 Nov 2026

HEAD, CONSTRUCTION (SUBSEA)

QatarEnergy · QA, Doha

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04 Nov 2026

Control & Automation Devops Engineer

TechnipFMC · BR, Rio de Janeiro

Instrumentation

04 Nov 2026

Brazil - Hybrid: Senior Software Developer - Platform & Complex Systems

Halliburton · BR, Rj

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04 Nov 2026

Saudi Arabia - Al-Khobar: Surface Well Testing Supervisor - Testing and Subsea

Halliburton · SA, Al-Khobar

Subsea

04 Nov 2026

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