TAM International unveiled its new 22-in. casing annulus packer, or LongCAP. The new LongCAP was designed for a major international company and follows TAM’s recent design and qualification of a 22-in. port collar. Together, the LongCAP…
Hardbanding Solutions by Postle Industries released a new standard operating procedure for the application of Duraband NC hardbanding on completion tubing connections. The upset connections of 2-7/8 and 2-3/8 tubing are experiencing excessive wear in many drilling environments…
Pile Dynamics recently announced the release of a new model of Pile Driving Analyzer (PDA) System, the PDA-8G, billing it as the culmination of a complete redesign effort of the most widely employed system for dynamic load tests of any type of deep foundation…
Georgia-Pacific Chemicals introduces the new XPLOR line of dry emulsifiers that combine performance with operational benefits in terms of efficiency and total use costs. Image of XPLOR. From Georgia-Pacific Chemicals…
Working within the oil and gas industry, Osiris has mobilized its Cougar XT system complete with the new LARS and TMS from their head office in Yorkshire to its final destination in the Gulf of Mexico. The Cougar XT is providing operational…
Paradigm Flow Services has released its Dry-Flo testing technology as part of the company’s Deluge Integrity Management service. Wet testing, where firewater is pumped through the deluge system to check flow through nozzles, can cause problems with corrosion under insulation…
Macro Sensors introduces a line of submersible linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) position sensors for use as part of subsea measurement systems. The SSIR 937 Series Submersible LVDT. From Macro Sensors…
Harvey Gulf International Marine is using Advanced Logistics’ marine management system, SAMM, and preventative maintenance module, Preventer,on its fleet of marine transportation vessels. Advanced Logistics’s software allows a vessel…
Kongsberg Maritime unveiled its latest generation ship's bridge simulator, K-Sim Navigation, which meets the requirements of the most demanding navigation training for merchant, offshore and naval vessels. Designed for the future of advanced and integrated simulation training…
Tercel Oilfield Products released its new premium series Roller Cone Drill Bits. Tercel’s premium bearing roller cone bit line has precision machined bearing races that are matched to provide the optimum fit and finish for extended operations…
Tri Tool Inc. announces the new RBL-G2, the next generation in clamshell lathes. Tri Tool designed the RBL-G2 to be faster, better and built it for safety, performance and speed. “We wanted to eliminate as many pinch points on the new RBL-G2 as possible…
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) yard ordered a total of 54 Wärtsilä Corp. dual fuel engines to power 172,600cbm icebreaking LNG carriers. The icebreaking LNG carriers…
Claxton Engineering Services Ltd., developed a new conductor cementing support system (CCSS) that has typically saved 12 - 18 hours of rig time per conductor waiting for cement to cure. Claxton's conductor cementing support system…
Pulse designed, manufactured and installed a powerful motion and strain monitoring system to verify the design of the first lazy-wave steel riser system to be installed in the Gulf of Mexico. The monitoring program at Anadarko’s Constitution…
dGB Earth Sciences launched its OpendTect 5.0, the latest version of its open source seismic interpretation software, at the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) 84th annual meeting in Denver. OpendTect 5.0 comes with significant…