Audrey Leon speaks with Helix Energy Solutions Group’s David Carr about a new system from the Subsea Services Alliance, which seeks to safely drive down the cost of well abandonment operations in open waters. Helix…
Seeking additional gains from subsea wells on a tight budget has paved the way for the implementation of a new technology to the market. Elaine Maslin reports. Helix’s Compensated Coiled Tubing Lift Frame in its operational position…
The European Intervention and Coiled Tubing Association (ICoTA), is delighted to announce that this year's recipient of the ICoTA Innovation Award was a joint entry from Shell, Helix Well Ops and Altus Intervention. The award, presented at the annual SPE ICoTA Well Intervention Conference…
Sandvik presented its wide range of corrosion-resistant products including umbilical tubing, OCTG tubing, downhole control lines, hydraulic lines for drilling risers, tubing for sand screens, subsea piping material, welding products and slicklines…
Optime Subsea Services, subsea technology company, will merge with engineering house Telemark Technologies to fast-track its subsea installation solution. Telemark Technologies is a supplier of pressurized vessel systems for testing operations of subsea…
Claxton, an Acteon company, has completed its involvement in the abandonment of two wells on the Horne and Wren platform in the southern North Sea. Completed within 18 days in July 2016, Claxton was responsible for the 5.5in tubing cut verification…
Aberdeen-based Helix Well Ops (UK) Ltd. completed the industry’s first riser-based coiled tubing intervention project from a mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) class light well intervention vessel (LWIV). The Well Enhancer…
In advance of OE’s 2016 Deepwater Intervention Forum, held in Galveston, Texas, Audrey Leon discusses the next game-changing technologies with the forum’s board members. The Helix Well Enhancer…
A new report from Reports and Reports called 'Global Well Intervention Market 2016-2021,' says worldwide, well intervention is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 4.34% from 2016-2021, on account of rising demand in the oil and gas energy along with aging well assets…
Weatherford International’s new model WUDP-10 deep-set safety valve has been certified to V1 standards under the American Petroleum Institute (API) Specification 14A. The valve is designed for deepwater applications and is effective at depths in excess of 12…
In this animated video, Magma Global shows how m-pipe and the Magma IDP system can be used for deepwater hydraulic pumping and light well intervention from small vessels. This short video also includes a fly-around of the IDP system…
Elaine Maslin reports how Slovakian company GA Drilling hopes to make short shrift of section milling using a plasma-based downhole tool technology. Assembly of a plasma testing prototype. Photos from GA Drilling…
ConocoPhillips is working to plug and abandon 130 wells in the southern North Sea, reducing the number of days it takes as it works through the program. But, it wants to improve further, Elaine Maslin reports. The GMS Endurance jackup…
A Brazilian combo is hoping to make evaluating cement through tubing less of a headache with its new software. Samuel Tocalino (left) and Gustavo Longhin. Trying to assess the…
Oil services giant Schlumberger entered into an agreement to acquire the coiled tubing drilling and coiled tubing units from Xtreme Drilling and Coil Services Corp., a Calgary-based provider of international land drilling and coiled tubing drilling services…
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