Altus Intervention Enhances Coiled Tubing Service CapabilityJan 24, 2018Altus Intervention, provider of well intervention services to the oil and gas industry, has enhanced its coiled tubing capability through the acquisition of a package of Thru-tubing products and services...
ABB Completes the Tallest E-Houses on a Floating LNG FacilityJan 24, 2018With a height of a five-story building, the world’s tallest, single lift prefabricated electrical structures – or e-houses – for offshore use are being installed on a floating liquefied natural gas facility (FLNG).
Inmarsat Adapts Fleet Xpress for Offshore Support VesselsJan 24, 2018Inmarsat has launched a new set of Fleet Xpress plans designed specifically to meet the technical and commercial requirements of offshore support vessels (OSVs).
Cyberhawk Framework with Major Renewable Energy Operator Caps Successful 2017Jan 24, 2018Cyberhawk, provider of inspection, survey and asset management using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), has been awarded a 3-year framework with one of the UK’s largest renewable energy operators.
Smart Torque Tool Advances an All-Electric FutureJan 24, 2018A breakthrough in electric torque tool technology is set to further advance the capability of electric underwater robotic vehicles. A new lightweight electric torque tool is being launched globally in a collaboration agreement...
Digitalisation is Key to Operational Excellence, But Pace of Innovation Could Challenge AdoptionJan 24, 2018The second instalment of Petrotechnics’ Operational Excellence Index (OEI) has revealed companies in hazardous industries are embracing digital transformation as a means of achieving Operational Excellence (OE), but the...
Sonardyne Deep Tracking Technology Selected for German Research Vessel UpgradeJan 24, 2018Ocean science company, Sonardyne International Ltd., has announced that its deep water acoustic tracking technology, Ranger 2, has been installed on one of the most modern vessels in the German...
Aker Solutions Wins Subsea Orders for Troll and Askeladd ProjectsJan 23, 2018Aker Solutions has been awarded contracts from Statoil to provide subsea production systems and services for the Troll Phase 3 and Askeladd natural-gas developments offshore Norway.
MDL Lines Up Largest Tensioner YetJan 23, 2018Maritime Developments is set to add a new pipelay tensioner to its Offshore Service fleet – the largest road-transportable system of its kind on the global rental market.
Nexans Delivered North America’s Longest Submarine Cable to Provide Cleaner Energy to Eastern CanadaJan 23, 2018The delivery of two 200 kV mass impregnated (MI) HVDC cables was the culmination of almost four years of engineering work and manufacturing of two HVDC submarine cables and land cables at Nexans’ factories...
Roxtec EMC Transits Selected for New LNG CarriersJan 23, 2018Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group and power system provider ABB specified Roxtec EMC sealing solutions for the new-build of four LNG carriers.
Raptor Oil Successfully Closes Series C Funding RoundJan 23, 2018Aberdeen-based technology start-up, Raptor Oil, has secured GBP 4.2 million of investment in a Series C funding round.
Aker BP Frame Agreement to Aqualis OffshoreJan 23, 2018Marine and offshore engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore has signed a frame agreement to provide marine services to Aker BP.
Twister Continues PETRONAS Partnership with Delivery of CO2 Crystallizer Pilot SkidJan 23, 2018Twister B.V. and PETRONAS have entered into a joint development program for the use of Twister® technology for the monetisation and processing of acid gas fields containing large amounts of CO
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Teledyne Gavia Releases iXblue Phins Compact C3 ModuleJan 23, 2018Teledyne Gavia has announced the release of a new navigation module that incorporates iXblue’s new Phins Compact C3 with a Teledyne RDI 1200 kHz Workhorse.
A High Port Density IEEE 1588 Ethernet Switch Simplifies Migration to Fibre-Optic NetworksJan 23, 2018Siemens is expanding its Ruggedcom portfolio with a new Ethernet 19-inch rack switch.
DeepOcean Awarded Contract for Ploughing Operations on the Nord Stream 2 ProjectJan 23, 2018DeepOcean 1 UK Limited, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, has been awarded a significant contract for performing ploughing operations on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea.
Wood Chief Executive Delivers the 2018 SCDI Annual LectureJan 22, 2018The fourteenth SCDI Annual Lecture was delivered to a capacity audience in Aberdeen by Robin Watson, Chief Executive, Wood.
Siemens Gamesa Awarded Two Wind Turbine Projects Totalling 330 MW of G132-3.465 MW TurbinesJan 22, 2018Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has signed two orders in the US for the supply of 95 of its G132-3.465 MW wind turbines totalling 330 MW.
Nabtesco Receives DNV GL Off-Shore CertificationJan 22, 2018Nabtesco, global provider of precision cycloidal gears, received the off-shore certification for use of the cycloidal gears installed in the drill floor robot DFR-1500 from the robot manufacturer RDS on the Deepsea Atlantic oil platform.
SunPower Oasis Power Plant Begins Operation at Total’s La Mède RefineryJan 22, 2018SunPower Corp. has announced that an 8-megawatt SunPower® Oasis® Power Plant was recently completed and is now operating at Total’s La Mède refinery in Châteauneuf-les-Martigues, France.
Oil and Gas – Harnessing Data is the FutureJan 22, 2018The past 3 years have driven oil and gas companies to adopt new operating models to combat low oil prices, which have been centred on reduced workforces and less capital expenditure. They have turned to new technologies to unlock efficiencies...
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TGT Announces Middle East Well Diagnostics BreakthroughJan 19, 2018TGT Oilfield Services, provider of through-barrier diagnostic systems, has announced the successful validation of its electromagnetic EmPulse® well inspection system in high chromium tubulars.
Deep Sea Mooring Commences Work with Mooring ContractJan 19, 2018Deep Sea Mooring (DSM), a Vryhof company, has commenced operations with the newly awarded contract to provide pre-lay mooring products and services to the
Deepsea Bergen semisubmersible drilling rig on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.