Wood Group Kenny Pty Ltd. (WGK) and TRAC Oil & Gas Pty Ltd. (TRAC) signed a formal MoU for the provision of integrated integrity management, inspection, verification, non-destructive testing (NDT) and rope access solutions to conventional oil…
Offshore rope manufacturer Lankhorst Ropes has been awarded a contract by HHITECH (Hyundai Heavy Industries and Technip USA consortium) to supply the mooring lines for Statoil’s Aasta Hansteen Spar platform. The platform is destined for the Norwegian Sea…
Synthetic rope manufacturer Bexco has invested in a new test bench facility capable of automated testing 25m lengths of rope for one week or longer, with remote electronic data interchange and on-site certification of made-to measure rope solutions…
The Goliat floating production unit will be the first facility on the Norwegian shelf to be held in place by ropes, says Eni. For the project, the first oil field due to come on stream in the Barents Sea, Eni Norge says it has has developed 'the world's strongest mooring rope'…
The offshore oil and gas industry has changed tremendously over the last several years. Moving into deeper waters has created challenges in operations that would be considered commonplace in shallow water projects. Deeper water has not only made tasks more complicated…
This event aired on August 20, 2013 Click to AccessThe offshore oil and gas industry continues moving into deeper waters, creating challenges in operations that would be common place in shallow-water projects. New synthetic materials…
Noble’s Gunflint find Noble Energy announced a non-commercial discovery at its second deepwater Gunflint appraisal well in the US Gulf of Mexico. The Mississippi Canyon 992 #1, located one mile west of the original discovery well, was drilled to 32…
Dutch offshore lifting, drilling and subsea equipment firm Huisman has developed a new series of large, offshore cranes capable of use in ultra-deepwater and with capacities of up to 900 metric tonnes (mt). The series includes a 300mt/600mt…
This event aired on May 29, 2013 Click to AccessJoin Dr. James Gaertner, director of research and development at ViChem Specialty Products, on May 29, 2013, for a live presentation and Q&A on a new water-based mud that balances performance and compliance…
Leading Rope Access Specialists, AquaTerra Solutions Ltd, has been awarded a multimillion pound three year contract for its specialist access services in Leg Intervention Work. The contract work scope, which includes an array of construction and upgrade work…
IHC Winches, part of IHC Merwede, has officially presented its 50-tonne fibre rope traction winch, known as IDsis, to the Dutch and Belgian offshore markets. The presentation on 20 March was attended by a large group of lifting specialists,…
This event aired on April 30, 2013 Click to AccessJoin Patrick Zirnhelt and Jeremiah Woodford for a Live Presentation and Q&A session on the many ways companies can improve their production, avoid unscheduled shutdowns, control costs…
This event aired on February 26, 2013 Click to AccessJoin Aaron Sinnott for a Live Presentation and Q&A session on the importance of handling tubular in an efficient and effective way to minimize their impact on offshore personnel and equipment…
Bridon’s new wire rope factory at Neptune Quay.Shipments have begun from a new UK wire rope factory built by Bridon International with future deepwater installation and lifting requirements and challenges very much in mind. Meg Chesshyre joined…
UK business minister Michael Fallon opened market leader Bridon International’s new state-ofthe-art wire rope manufacturing facility in Newcastle last month. The event marked the commencement of manufacturing at Bridon Neptune Quay, developed…