Subsea Solutions
In the dynamic industries of offshore oil and gas (O&G) and marine renewable energy (MRE), subsea solutions play a vital role. Bureau Veritas has extensive experience in O&G platforms and subsea fields, bringing valuable expertise to both traditional O&G customers and emerging MRE clients.
Leveraging our in-depth expertise with subsea umbilicals risers and flowlines (SURF), we assist O&G operators in overcoming technical challenges and optimizing subsea systems’ performance and operation. Our expertise extends seamlessly to support newer MRE customers. We help navigate the supply chain and price challenges faced by operators and manufacturers, and provide certification services for critical subsea equipment such as power cables.
Our comprehensive expertise and certification programs enable companies to de-risk and commercialize deepwater technologies. In this way, we help oil majors to maximize their operations and MRE clients to access previously untapped gas reserves.
Mechanical uncertainties and risks in subsea operations
O&G operators and stakeholders face distinct subsea challenges. Ultra-deepwater installations face unique technical complexities and mechanical uncertainties. The energy transition may furthermore require installations to be qualified for new fuels such as hydrogen, ammonia, as well as for cryogenic-related products.
Meanwhile, MRE operators face supply chain and pricing challenges, particularly in offshore wind projects that necessitate extensive power cable infrastructure. This leads to readiness concerns for manufacturers and Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) providers.
Challenges persist in the MRE sector due to the absence of agreed-upon standards and recommended practices.
- Our industry-leading subsea solutions ensure safety and performance for oil majors
- Our in-depth knowledge of deepwater technologies helps you access otherwise unreachable gas reserves
- Our team of highly qualified subsea experts helps you manage risk and maintain availability throughout the lifecycle
- Our extensive experience creating certification programs for subsea projects enables companies to de-risk and commercialize deepwater technologies, including innovative solutions.
Bureau Veritas’ comprehensive subsea solutions
Bureau Veritas is a trusted partner in the subsea solutions sector, boasting a global network that ensures onsite support wherever it is needed worldwide. Our comprehensive services support operators, manufacturers and engineering teams throughout the subsea development process, by providing oversight and control of:
- Design and architecture
- Equipment and materials procurement
- Construction and installation
- Maintenance
- Decommissioning
Product certification
Bureau Veritas offers product certification for complex equipment. Our type approval certifications validate that products are fit for their intended purpose. Our direct contracts with EPCI providers facilitate seamless certification processes.
Project certification
Bureau Veritas project certification services encompass comprehensive verification from the field to the EPCI phase. We conduct design reviews and manufacturing surveillance during construction and installation, ensuring adherence to quality and safety standards. Bureau Veritas Commodities, Industry & Facilities (CIF) performs meticulous inspections and monitoring to assure project integrity.
Verification services
In addition to product and project certification, Bureau Veritas offers a range of verification services, including risk assessments, qualification program endorsements, materials expertise and lifetime extensions. We have verified equipment for the O&G and MRE industries including hydrogen pipelines, carbon capture and storage pipelines, and cryogenic equipment.
New technology qualification
Bureau Veritas specializes in qualifying new technologies, offering Approvals in Principle and conducting design reviews and tests. We provide recommendations for product improvements and issue type approval certificates, demonstrating reliability and aiding in de-risking and commercializing technologies.
Subsea asset certification
We design certification programs tailored to subsea projects, ensuring conformity to international safety and reliability standards. Our type certifications streamline the process for our clients, reducing workload and costs during project certification.
Asset integrity throughout the lifecycle
Bureau Veritas provides services throughout the life of subsea assets. From risk assessment to risk-based inspection program, Bureau Veritas assists you in identifying, assessing and controlling risks that could impact your assets, crew, image or the environment. As project economics are one of the main concerns of our clients, we conduct Reliability, Availability and Maintainability analyses to optimize the availability of your overall subsea developments.
Bureau Veritas Solutions M&O integrated services
Collaboration with Bureau Veritas Solutions M&O on subsea services is highly beneficial due to its complementary expertise and shared focus on asset integrity and risk assessment. Bureau Veritas Solutions M&O specializes in the transport and installation phase, ensuring asset integrity for both O&G and MRE projects.
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BV proprietary guidelines dedicated to subsea products
NI 364: Verification scheme for unbonded flexible pipes
NI 685: Verification scheme for Dynamic Power cables
Bureau Veritas’ NI 364 & NI 685 provide a reliable framework for ensuring the safety and compliance of unbonded flexible pipes and power cable respectively through type approval, project certification and operational management:
- Type approval: assesses manufacturers’ flexible pipe technologies
- Project certification: certifies specific applications
- Operational management: covers the flexible pipe / power cables system’s operations throughout its lifetime, including data collection, monitoring, inspections, damage assessment and lifetime extension
On top of aforementioned guidelines BV is participating to the writing committee of several recognized international standards applicable to the subsea market :
- API 17J & RP 17B – Specification for Unbonded Flexible Pipe,
- API 17K – Specification for Bonded Flexible Pipe,
- API 17L1 & RP L2 – Specification for Ancillary Equipment for Flexible Pipes and Subsea Umbilicals,
- API 17E – Specification for Subsea Umbilicals.
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Our aim is to become a reference by benefiting from Bureau Veritas in-depth oil and gas industry knowledge and worldwide presence for the certification of our mooring and hull integrity monitoring and inspection solutions.
Subsea Market Leader
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore
We often go unnoticed in the subsea sector, but our work beneath the waves is vital. While the spotlight often shines on what’s above the surface, we’re dedicated to ensuring safety and excellence in the depths. Our skilled team quietly makes a significant impact under the sea, handling critical tasks where it truly counts.
