Following an order announced in October 2013, MacGregor, part of Cargotec, delivered and commissioned 45 variable frequency drive (VFD) winches and a full control system for the recently completed heavy-lift crane barge Hyundai HLV-10000…
Tentec released its new range of topside bolt tensioning tools, Force10. The Force10 range of topside bolt tensioning tools consist of 10 base tools covering bolt sizes from 3/4in to 4in (M20 to M100) and has been designed to fit on to most ANSI B16…
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies announced the release of version 1.7 of the LedaFlow transient multiphase flow simulator. LedaFlow 1.7 introduces major functionality changes including non-Newtonian fluids, wax appearance temperature…
Houston-based Eco-Engineering Solutions selected to use Paradigm’s Sysdrill software for well planning and drilling engineering. Image of well path positional uncertainty displayed in Sysdrill 3D viewer…
Subsea 7 awarded FES International a contract for the supply of fully automated diverless bend stiffener connectors (DBSCs). DBSCs are one of FES’s most successful product lines and this is the 10th fully automatic end fitting release system DBSC…
Hydro Group teamed up with mechanical engineering group EnerMech to launch a new hydraulics hose product, offering lay-up and over-sheathing of hydraulic hoses for use in umbilical, topside and well intervention projects in the oil and gas industry…
iXBlue is launching the fifth generation OCTANS navigation system. The new OCTANS is a gyrocompass and motion sensor that provides new and enhanced features, including IMO/ IMO-HSC certification and inertial navigation system product upgrade-path…
Well Control School (WCS) announced the release of its supervisor-level IADC WellCAP accredited coiled tubing course through its e-learning program, System 21 e-Learning. This course uses advanced instruction and workshops on pressure control methodologies in coiled tubing operations…
Trials of a new subsea dredging system, able to move 1-tonne of rocks on the seabed per minute, have exceeded expectations in testing. The Predator Subsea Dredger, a new concept, underwent a number of trials while fitted to the Triton…
The MacArtney Group is premiering its latest feats of innovation and system development within the realm of underwater technology with the brand new NEXUS MK VII multiplexer. The group says that the NEXUS MK VII is a highly versatile HD and standard video…
ABB shows off the newest addition to its line of Azipod electric propulsion offering, the Azipod D. ABB says that the electric propulsion behind ABB’s Azipod units enables ship owners and operators to lower maintenance costs and cut fuel consumption…
Schlumberger released the ACTive Straddle coiled tubing real-time multiset inflatable packer, which provides all functions needed to isolate and treat multiple zones on a single run without coming out of the well, which reduces intervention time and optimizes production…
Stavanger-based Ziebel announced that for the first time in oil and gas history, the Z-Line, a gravity-deployed slim carbon composite cable, was used to acquire meaningful distributed temperature and distributed acoustic fiber optic data during a commercial well intervention…
Total E&P Norge has chosen AVEVA’s Activity Visualisation Platform (AVEVA AVP) to support training activities on its Martin Linge topside platform in the North Sea. Image from AVEVA. Seeking…
Statoil awarded 4Subsea a contract for further development of the cloud solution WellSpot. 4Subsea and Statoil have developed WellSpot since 2011, in order to make data collection and analyses related to wellheads more efficient…