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Trelleborg creates seal for STL

Jul 05, 2017

Trelleborg has created a seal that works inside a new product, which was developed by Subsea Technologies Ltd. (STL), the 2in Hydraulically Retractable Subsea Coupler. Image from Trelleborg. The…

Rigless P&A: Increasing efficiency, reducing cost

Jul 01, 2017

Halliburton’s Ernst Schnell discusses a recent collaboration between Halliburton’s casing equipment team and a Scandinavian operator, which helped develop a rigless method for plugging a well through the Xmas tree. Rigless AbandaSystem schematic…

Deepsea Metro I seals Southeast Asia deal

May 30, 2017

Odfjell Drilling, on behalf of Golden Close Maritime Corp., inked a two-well contract for the ultra deepwater drillship, Deepsea Metro I with an undisclosed party in Southeast Asia.  The deal will see the Deepsea Metro I drill two firm…

Managing the pressure

May 01, 2017

AFGlobal sheds light on its launch of a key RGH component for deepwater MPD operations. For deepwater, subsea applications, the Active Control Device offers a significant departure from conventional RCDs with a purpose-built…

Interventek develops 20K in-riser valve

Apr 20, 2017

Aberdeen-based well intervention technology specialists, Interventek Subsea Engineering, has developed an ultra-high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) version of their Revolution safety valve for in-riser landing string systems, the 20K in-riser Revolution valve…

Interventek launches open water well control valve

Apr 03, 2017

Aberdeen’s Interventek Subsea Engineering is launching a new Open Water Well Control Valve designed for light well intervention (LWI) and workover operations, including large bore, deepwater and HPHT applications. Image…

A clean cut

Apr 01, 2017

Cutting and sealing has been combined into a neat package in Interventek’s Revolution valve design. Elaine Maslin reports. An in riser valve assembly, above, and landing string system, right. Images from Interventek…

Trelleborg wins EPC work in UAE

Mar 06, 2017

Trelleborg has secured a contract for the supply of floatover equipment for a major offshore oilfield development project in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the firm announced today (6 March). The contract spans the project’s second of three engineering…

PRT gets Interventek Revolution valve for GOM

Feb 28, 2017

Interventek Subsea Engineering has signed a two-year exclusive deal with Louisiana-based Professional Rental Tools (PRT) to supply its in-riser Revolution valve for well intervention operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Interventek will supply its 6…

Hunting inks Interventek well intervention valve license

Aug 25, 2016

Interventek Subsea Engineering has awarded a sole license for its new surface well intervention valve to international energy services specialist, Hunting Well Intervention. The product will join Hunting’s pressure control equipment portfolio and will be called the Ezi-Shear Seal…

InterMoor completes Brazil FPSO decom job

Aug 03, 2016

InterMoor's Brazilian subsidiary successfully completed its involvement in the decommissioning operations of the OSX-1 FPSO (floating production, storage and offloading). InterMoor was responsible for the disconnection of the submerged turret production system (STP)…

Raising resin’s profile

Aug 01, 2016

Endeavor Management’s Keith Caulfield and Mike Cowan examine the results of a recent JIP that showed resin may be a potential alternative to cement in P&A operations.   Endeavor Management…

MEO's Beehive shows encouraging results

Jun 02, 2016

MEO Australia’s Beehive has shown “very encouraging results” following seismic reprocessing and inversion study over prospect in WA-488-P, offshore Australia. The seismic inversion results have reinforced the interim reprocessing results…

Interventek launches Revolution

May 03, 2016

Interventek Subsea Engineering is launching its new shear-and-seal Revolution Valve at OTC in Houston this week. Interventek claims that the patented Revolution Valve is the only valve on the market that does not compromise its ability…

Seacon releases enhances Ruffnek MUX series

Feb 16, 2016

Seacon released its newly designed A259 Ruffnek MUX series as an enhancement to the 7991 Ruffnek MUX series used on subsea BOP systems. Three key changes to the connector design include: Integrating a rubber molded face onto the…

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