Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE) announced the official opening of its new manufacturing facility in Brenham, Texas on 12 February 12 2015. The new site, which began production in November 2014, manufactures high performance compression…
Petrobras encountered a light oil and gas discovery in the Sergipe basin, offshore Brazil. Map from Petrobras. The ultra deepwater discovery was made at the 9-SES-188D/9-BRSA-1280D-SES well…
Sealing technologies are absolutely vital in our industry. The life and productivity of a well depends on the reliability of the seals found in a wide range of downhole equipment, from the tubing and liner hangers that support the flow to surface…
Unique Wellube, a division of Unique Maritime Group (UMG), exhibiting at ADIPEC this week, recently supplied Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) with mechanical seal plugs for a significant pipeline isolation project. ADMA-OPCO…
Apache North Sea Ltd. awarded STATS Group a contract to safely isolate the Forties Pipeline System (FPS) in the North Sea. The contract is for subsea isolation valves (SSIV) and piping spools to be safely installed and leak tested. This…
Specialist downhole tool provider, Peak Well Systems has expanded its product portfolio with the launch of its new SIMPLUS range of V3-Grade plugs certified to ISO14310. The portfolio employs an ISO-14310 Grade V3-rated SIMPLUS Retrievable…
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions is unveiling its new “next generation” seal – the Multi-Contact Turcon Variseal – at the ONS in Stavanger hits week. The Multi-Contact Turcon Variseal from Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has been developed to…
Secondary mechanical pressure barriers could help ease regulatory bodies’ concerns around effective zonal isolation in wells. The Cytadel ZX packer can be activated by dropping a magnetic signal carrier from the surface…
Figure 1: Inflatable seals. Images from Technectics Group. Inflatable sealing technology is used in a number of critical applications including offshore production, storage and offloading (FPSO)…
Trelleborg’s subsea solutions, including its recently re-branded portfolio of thermal insulation materials and subsea seals, will be on display at the 2014 ONS Exhibition and Conference in Stavanger, Norway. Trelleborg Sealing Solutions…
CDI Energy Products recently announced the official release of its updated OptiSeal design guide for spring-energized sealing solutions at OTC in Houston, Texas. The 23 page, full-color design guide aids in the design and configuration of OptiSeal systems…
Castrol oil blend, 220C, at 4 weeks, with anti-corrosion additives. Its color clarity indicates that it is stable after exposure to high temperatures. A new environmental lubricant supports keysubsea boosting and compression technology…
MAN compressor installed offshore MAN Diesel & Turbo in Zurich was awarded a contract to deliver a HOFIM (high-speed, oil-free, integrated motor) compressor to Det norske oljeselskap ASA. It is MAN’s first hermetically-sealed compressor to be installed on an offshore production platform…
BGP's seismic vessel SRV Challenger has just completed a 2700 line-km 2D seismic survey for a major international oil company offshore Madagascar in early February 2014. Within two years, BGP Challenger has acquired more than 21,986 km of 2D seismic survey offshore Madagascar…
Circulation Solutions, LLC, a drilling and completion products company, specializing in lost circulation and other completion problems, recently acquired the assets and intellectual property of RAMP Chemicals, LLC based in Laredo, Texas. The acquisition…