Unacceptable power quality can have significant impacts on safety, the productivity of operations and profitability. Ian C. Evans explains. An Ex motor. Photos from Harmionic Solutions. Electrical…
SBM Offshore discusses some of the company’s developing technologies and how it is working toward unlocking reserves in the Gulf of Mexico. Exploration for fields further offshore and in deeper waters is leading to the development of more complex reservoirs…
San Diego, California-based Sempra Energy is considering adding liquefaction capacity to its LNG regasification plant at Energía Costa Azul (ECA) in Baja California, Mexico. Subsidiary Sempra LNG's Energía Costa Azul is the first liquefied…
The US Coast Guard announced that the first launch and landing of an unmanned aircraft system from an icebreaker occurred on the flight deck of the USCGC Healy on 18 August in Arctic waters. The aircraft is being evaluated to determine…
Pacific Drilling’s ultra deepwater Pacific Sharav began its five-year drilling contract for Chevron on 27 August 2014. The contract is estimated to be worth more than US$1 billion, bringing Pacific Drilling’s total contract backlog as of 22 June 2012…
Natural methane leakage from the seafloor is far more widespread on the US Atlantic margin than previously thought, according to a study by researchers from Mississippi State University, the US Geological Survey, and other institutions. Methane…
The Mexican Merchant Marine has approved Reflex Marine, a global provider of safe marine transfer solutions to the offshore, marine and renewables industries, to sell its crane transfer device, the FROG-6, in Mexico. The certification…
Proserv will present a series of global workshops to demonstrate Proserv’s Artemis 2G (A2G). A2G is Proserv’s next generation subsea electronics module for control and monitoring communications that recently resulted in a successful event held in Houston…
Nina Schofield joins Wood Group as head of health, safety, security and environment (HSSE). Schofield will be responsible for developing and implementing HSSE strategies across Wood Group's global operations. Schofield began her…
Houston-based Bristow Group Inc., which provides helicopter services to the offshore energy industry, announced today that Chet Akiri has been appointed to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Corporate Development, New Ventures and Strategy Officer…
Schlumberger today launched the Quanta Geo photorealistic reservoir geology service at the Offshore Northern Seas Annual Conference and Exhibition (ONS). The new service includes the industry’s first microresistivity imager that produces oriented…
On Friday, The US International Trade Commission endorsed anti-dumping duties on steel pipe imports from four Asian countries, Turkey, and Ukraine. The USITC voted on 22 August that imports of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from South Korea…
Houston-based ABS has been selected to class the Remora HiLoad dynamic positioning (DP) BR loading unit, a second generation of the HiLoad DP system that connects to and keeps conventional tankers in position during crude oil offloading from floating production installations…
With demand for hydrocarbons increasing and costs rising, the exploration and production industry is also facing numerous technical challenges including the development of high-pressure – high-temperature (HPHT) reserves. HP / extreme-HP typically refers to borehole pressures between 10…
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. announced it completed its acquisition of Jersey-based oil and gas services company Kentz Corp. Ltd. The acquisition of Kentz supports SNC-Lavalin’s ongoing transformation into a global Tier-1 engineering and construction (E&C) company…