Offshore Projects

Independence Hub Project

UniversalPegasus provided engineering permitting, procurement assistance and construction management services to Anadarko Petroleum for 195 miles of 8- inch and 10- inch deepwater, subsea flowlines, umbilicals and subsea structures for their Independece Hub Project in the Gulf of Mexico. The project included 7 Steel Catenary Risers with over 120 miles of production control umbilicals in 15 segments with 4 dynamic riser sections. This is the first ever use of carbon fiber rods for tensile.

Mississippi Canyon 711 Debottleneck Project

UniversalPegasus provided project management and detailed design to ATP Oil and Gas for debottleneck and expansion to existing facility in order to accommodate 3 additional subsea wells in the Gulf of Mexico. Design provide for subsea wells and manifold, topside process facilities, instrumentation, electrical, controls and structural. Start-up and commissioning procedures, construction management, scheduling and offshore inspection were also performed. UniversalPegasus addressed the problem of flow characteristics of actual flowing wells being different than the original design basis.

PowerPlay Project

UniversalPegasus assisted Anadarko Petroleum by performing bid preparation, evaluation, project management, and engineering through design, build and installation for development of oil reserves in GB302 using dual flowlines tied back to Baldpate platform in the Gulf of Mexico. UniversalPegasus also performed riser detailed engineering and provided procurement support for the project.

Jim Bob Mountain Project

Chevron's Jim Bob Mountain Development included installation of four new remote well sour gas satellite facilities, and one new sour gas test facility in the Gulf of Mexico. All production was routed back to the existing Tiger Shoals (SMI 217A) facility. Major upgrades at the Tiger Shoals facility were required to accommodate the new production. UniversalPegasus provided engineering for facilities design, structural design, and E&I design. Project Management support as well as construction support was provided. Also included in UniversalPegasus' scope of work, were material procurement, programming and FEED studies.

Gomez Project

UniversalPegasus performed the FEED and detailed engineering design for Bluewater Industries for subsea wells, umbilicals, catenary risers, pipelines, topside process facilities, instruments, electrical, controls, and structurals for the ATP Oil and Gas development of two subsea wells. The wells are tied back to a converted semi-submersible drilling rig. UniversalPegasus assisted with preparation of pre-commissioning, startup and operations procedures manuals. Project Management support, inspection and construction coordination services were also provided. The Gomez project was located in the Mississippi Canyon 711 in the Gulf of Mexico.

Telemark Subsea Development Project

UniversalPegasus assisted Bluewater Industries for the development of a floating production facility to support a dry tree development located in the Gulf of Mexico. UniversalPegasus provided detailed design of both oil and gas pipelines with associated flexible risers and design of all subsea structures including six PLET's. UniversalPegasus also provided all associated flow assurance analysis, project management, procurement and technical support for the subsea portion of this major hub development.

KG-D6 Project

Acting as subcontractor to Bechtel Corporation, UniversalPegasus was engaged by Reliance to undertake the project services for the Offshore Gas Field in Block KG-DWN-98/3 in Krishna Godavari Basin, Bay of Bengal off the East Coast of India. Work teams were deployed to India, the US and Norway in addition to surveillance coverage at various supplier locations. The scope of work covered technical supervision of the engineering from FEED through detail design and surveillance during the procurement and construction phases of the project.

Mirage Subsea Development Project

UniversalPegasus provided detail design for development of a floating production facility to support a three well, dry tree development in the Mississippi Canyon 941 in the Gulf of Mexico, for ATP Oil and Gas. Detailed design was provided for both pipelines and SCR risers, all subsea structures including three in-line (future connection) sleds, one PLET, and one pile anchored, oil tie-in manifold. The scope also include all associated flow assurance analysis, project management, procurement and technical support for the subsea portion of this major hub development.

Akom North G19 Project

UniversalPegasus provided assisted Hess Corporation in developing the one single well (AKOM North G-19) subsea tie-back system with the existing TLP in the OKUME oil field in Akom North G-19 Equatorial Guinea, West Africa. UniversalPegasus work included FEED with detailed cost estimates and studies, detailed design, project management, preparation of RFQs, and bid documents. UniversalPegasus also provided procurement of long lead material/equipment; inspection of material, equipment, and fabrication; construction management and supervision, project commissioning support and project closeout.

Taurt Field Project

UniversalPegasus technical support, expediting and procurement and project management services to Cameron as part of the integrated team based in UniversalPegasus offices. For the Taurt Field project located offshore Egypt, 12 km northeast of the existing Ha'py platform in a water depth of 106m. Taurt was developed using subsea facilities and a dedicated pipeline and chemical injection/controls umbilical routed to the West Harbour treatment plant.

Conger 9 Project

UniversalPegasus provided Hess Corporation, PMC, DFI and commissioning services for the Conger 9 Subsea Tie-back in the Gulf of Mexico. The scope included detailed design, project management, studies and procurement.

Burghley Development Project

UniversalPegasus performed the initial conceptual design and subsequent FEED for the Burghley subsea facilities. The Talisman Energy Burghley development (located in Block 16/22 of UK North Sea) is planned to be a single drill centre with three to five subsea production wells connected to a subsea manifold centre tied back via a subsea multiphase pipeline, gas lift pipeline and electro-hydraulic umbilical to one of two potential host facilities. Conceptual design of this fast track project initially centered on field development options for each component of the subsea facilities. Analysis of the subsea systems for both host options was developed to a level which allowed the client to progress into detailed design having considered a range of engineering solutions, selected to minimize commercial and technical risks and provide a sound basis for host selection and future development.

Blind Faith Project

UniversalPegasus performed an independent review of practices requested by the Minerals Management Service (MMS) for Chevron's Blind Faith prospect in the Gulf of Mexico. This prospect was developed to carry production to the host facility, consisting of a semi-submersible floating production facility, located in MC 650, Mississippi Canyon Blocks 695 & 696. The MMS requested a Certifying Verification Agent (CVA) perform independent review of practices employed in design, fabrication and installation of SCR's to ensure conformance to all applicable regulations, standards, and industry packages. The scope of CVA consisted of witnessing critical activities defined by MMS, QA/QC inspections during flowline and export pipeline fabrication, inspection of flowline pipe coating and handling during load-out; Chief, welding, AUT and coating inspection during onshore flowline/SCR fabrication & spooling, during construction and during installation of the oil export pipeline. Survey representation during pre-lay flowline survey was provided. As well as, ROV/Survey inspection during flowline/SCR and oil export pipeline installation.

Longhorn Field Project

UniversalPegasus provided detailed engineering services to ENI for the subsea, controls, umbilicals and flowlines for the Longhorn Project consisting of a subsea manifold gathering gas produced from three wells to be transported to an existing fixed host platform via two 8-inch flowlines, located in Mississippi Canyon 502 & 546 in the Gulf of Mexico. Services included procurement support and project management for the fabrication and construction phases.

Penn State Deep Well Project

UniversalPegasus provided engineering services to Hess Corporation including conceptual and detail design for the installation of a single flowline, control system, installation of high pressure boarding valve skid, and new structural support system to receive riser located in Garden Banks 216 in the Gulf of Mexico. Detail design included flow assurance, topside facilities, design of flowline, controls, umbilical, PLET, riser, jumper, and design of chemical injection system. Scope included interface management with subcontractors and vendors for start up, commissioning and operations procedures, construction and installation overview, and commissioning. UniversalPegasus also provided permitting, preparation of bidding packages, quality assurance and quality control for all phases of project.

Compressor Module Relocation Project

UniversalPegasus provided project management, engineering, design, drafting and permitting support for the removal of Shell's existing compressor module from South Timbalier 301 Platform B. The scope of work included structural evaluation and modification, process piping isolation, tie-in and routing, and for revisions to the affected documents.

Tahiti Pipeline Project

UniversalPegasus involvement with this project included provision of Client Representatives to assist Chevron with the connection of the Tahiti Platform and the Amberjack Pipeline System, and other existing crude oil pipeline infrastructures in Green Canyon 641 in the Gulf of Mexico. UniversalPegasus provided various QA/QC inspectors to act as Client Representatives during the flowline and export pipeline fabrication and construction process. The services included Welding inspection during the entire onshore fabrication phase of flowline quad joints at JRM's Amelia facility, Welding inspection during onshore fabrication of PLET's and subsea equipment, and Chief and welding inspectors during the oil export pipeline installation activities onboard the Allseas Solitaire vessel.

Perdido Pipelines Project

UniversalPegasus provided project management services to Williams Oil & Gas for the design, fabrication, and construction of 104 miles of 2x18- inch gas and oil pipelines from Alaminos Canyon 57 to East Breaks 354 in the Gulf of Mexico.

Tweedsmuir Project

UniversalPegasus provided detailed engineering design services for the Talisman subsea system at Piper Bravo, a multi-well subsea field located in Block 21/1a of central North Sea on the UKCS. Design services were performed for topsides to the USV structure, including production, gas lift and water injection tie-in spools, USV structure, conductor riser system and field architecture, including umbilical routing.

Mardi Gras Inspection Project

UniversalPegasus provided assistance to BP for the development of the Mardi Gras Transportation System for five pipelines from Thunder Horse, Holstein, Mad Dog, Atlantis, and NaKika associated in the Gulf of Mexico. UniversalPegasus' scope of work included Welding, AUT, and coating inspection during fabrication of 16- inch, 20- inch, and 24-inch pipe, fabrication of pipe collars for the 24- inch pipe, fabrication of SCR's for each pipe size, and all repairs of the fabrication process.

K2 Project

UniversalPegasus performed multi-well subsea design and engineering for AGIP's K2 Multi-well Subsea Development located in Green Canyon 562 in Gulf of Mexico. In addition, UniversalPegasus provided conceptual study for field development, High Integrity Pressure System (HIPPS) study and cost estimate, and assistance with Subsea Controls and Umbilicals engineering.

Citam-A/Bolontiku-A Project

UniversalPegasus assisted PEMEX with the selection of the most suitable structural configuration for 12 oil wells to minimize weight and installation costs for installation of drilling platforms in the Litoral of Tabasco Bay of Campeche, Mexico. The platforms were to be located in approximately 100 feet of water, and were to be designed for production test equipment, primary production separation, and a platform mounted drilling rig. The design included pile, structural, process facilities, electrical & instrumentation, telecommunications, controls and safety shutdown systems. UniversalPegasus also provided SCADA, Auxiliary services design, and HAZOP.

Zia Project

UniversalPegasus provided Ocean Energy with project management support for 18 months, from project sanction through successful startup for the Zia Field Project located in Ms. Canyon 496, tied back to Marathon's South Pass 89B. The Zia Field Development encompassed a 1+1 future oil well subsea tieback to an existing fixed production platform over a distance of approximately 16 miles. UniversalPegasus assisted with responsibility for all aspects of the subsea control umbilical including design, specification, manufacturing management, and installation management and performed redundant analysis of flowline thermal expansion response and jumper spool stress. Superintendent and inspection coverage were also provided. While generating detailed RFQ's for umbilical manufacturing and installation, UniversalPegasus provided high density inspection coverage for all umbilical manufacturing and testing activities, both at the component and assembly levels. UniversalPegasus also performed spanning analysis for umbilical.

Atwater Valley Project

UniversalPegasus assisted Kerr McGee with options to determine architecture & facilities, flow assurance review for the dedication, processing and gathering of natural gas and condensate production from six natural gas fields in Atwater Valley, DeSoto Canyon and Lloyd Ridge areas of the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Cost estimate was provided to support forward plan for work.

Energy Bridge LNG Project

UniversalPegasus provided engineering support and design for offshore pipelines and metering platform, including risers and hot taps for the El Paso Energy Bridge Project. The project involved an offshore metering platform and three subsea pipelines for the LNG Project in the Gulf of Mexico. The design philosophy was to adapt proven technologies to produce a highly reliable offshore re-gasification vessel and delivery system with minimum project risk.

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