GE Launches New Xmas Tree to Meet Deepwater Challenge
GE Oil & Gas has chosen ONS week to launch a new Deepwater Vertical Xmas Tree specifically designed to meet the challenges of subsea projects at depths of up to 3,000 meters (9,850 feet).
Launched Wednesday at GE's new Technology Solutions Center in Stavanger, the DVXT is aimed at expanding the company's portfolio of pre-engineered, pre-qualified modular systems that are designed to enable products to be brought to market faster.
"The tree is a global product. It has been developed having had dialogue with our major customers: the Chevrons, Exxons and Shells of the world. Their input on schematics, functionality and qualification has all been built into this tree. And we continue to have that dialogue with these majors to constantly improve and enhance this tree," Mike Wenham, GE's Subsea Trees Senior Applications Engineer, told reporters.
"One of the big messages from ONS this year is the cost of development of the product and everything that goes into it. By investing significant cash into the development of this, with the engineering commitment and the facilities supporting it, we've looked to reduce the engineering cost, the lead time and the risk to the customer and, of course, to GE."
Deployed with the company's SemStar5-R remote electronics canister, GE said that the DVXT incorporates "the latest in communication technology" and that it is designed with the objectives of higher subsea reliability, extended service life and improved environmental monitoring.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Generated by readers, the comments included herein do not reflect the views and opinions of Rigzone. All comments are subject to editorial review. Off-topic, inappropriate or insulting comments will be removed.
- ITEM Club: More Jobs Losses Expected in NE Scotland due to Oil Slump
- Shell Q&A: What Makes an Ideal Employer in Oil, Gas?
- Shell Takes First Place in Rigzone's Inaugural Ideal Employer Survey
- UK Government 'Must Recommit' to Oil, Gas Sector in Autumn Statement
- UK Government Gives Go-Ahead for Fracking in NW England
- ExxonMobil Racks Up Discoveries in Guyana Block Eyed by Chevron
- Oil Market Sentiment Has Improved Significantly
- EU, US Eye Collaboration on Nuclear Materials
- EU Electricity Export to Ukraine Up 94 Percent in Two Years
- China Coal Output Falls for First Time since Government Ordered More
- USA Driving Activity to Increase to All-Time Highs
- BP Pulse Buys One of Europe's Largest Truck Stops
- UK CCUS Plans Outdated: Think Tank
- TC Energy to Sell Prince Rupert Gas Pipeline Project to First Nation
- I Squared Eyes Full Ownership of Europe Gas Storage Firm
- Norway Regulator Blasts Proposal to Halt New Oil and Gas Permits
- Chinese Mega Company Makes Major Oilfield Discovery
- EIA Drops 2024 Henry Hub Gas Price Forecast
- EIA and Standard Chartered Offer Up Latest Oil Price Predictions
- Red Sea Region Sees Another Watershed Incident
- Chevron Oil Project in Kazakhstan to Cost $48.5B
- OPEC Voices Encouragement after IEA Affirms Support for Oil Security
- Biden Govt Bares Strategy for Freight Charging, Hydrogen Fueling Infra
- Ukraine Hits Third Russian Refinery In Escalating Drone Strikes
- Rystad Looks at the Buzz Around White Hydrogen
- VIDEO: Missile Attack Kills Crew Transiting Gulf of Aden
- Norway Regulator Blasts Proposal to Halt New Oil and Gas Permits
- Chinese Mega Company Makes Major Oilfield Discovery
- What Is the Biggest Risk to Offshore Oil and Gas Personnel in 2024?
- Is Peak Oil Demand Close?
- Vessel Sinks in Red Sea After Missile Strike
- JP Morgan, Standard Chartered Reveal Latest Oil Price Forecasts
- Exxon Rights in Stabroek Do Not Apply to Hess Merger with Chevron: Hess
- Rystad Forecasts Net Production of Top Permian Producers in 2024
- Analysts Reveal Latest Oil Price Outlook Following OPEC+ Cut Extension