Image: IWCF employees review FORUM/IWCF The International Well Control Forum (IWCF), the independent organization that sets international well control standards, has launched a new online administration system called “FORUM…
Reflex Marine has added Wiltrading to its global network of accredited service centers. Wiltrading, maritime safety company located in Australia, has been representing Reflex Marine as a regional partner for over 10 years. The company has now achieved accredited service center status…
Industrial technology specialist Tracerco launched the Observa radiation area monitoring system that measures radiation dose rates and helps ensure radiation safety and source security. With more than 50 years experience in producing industry-leading detection…
GE has announced plans to enter the cloud services market with Predix Cloud. Designed specifically for industrial data and analytics, this platform-as-a-service (PaaS) can capture and analyze the volume, velocity and variety of machine data within a highly secure…
Revamping older offshore rigs with modern technology positions them for more efficient and safer drilling to target depth. Weatherford’s James Onifade and Turkish Petroleum Oilfield Services’ Yilmaz Kum and Benhur Sahin explain. RCD…
aeSolutions has announced the release of aeShield V4.0 with aeFacilitator, the latest version of their Safety Lifecycle Management platform. aeShield paired with aeFacilitator provides maximum value to customers by enabling different personnel/groups…
Image: Quantum Work Class ROV/SMD SMD announced the delivery of three Quantum Work Class remotely operated vehicle (WROV) systems to China’s largest offshore engineering construction company…
Shell’s arrival in the Chukchi Sea came with limitations from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) that allows the supermajor to begin drilling, but not into oil-bearing zones just yet. The Noble Discoverer…
Image: Joanne Keilloh/ Seatronics Seatronics appointed Joanne Keilloh as its new group QHSE coordinator based in Aberdeen. Keilloh will lead the QHSE function within the Seatronics Group and Acteon sister company…
The International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC), along with seven other oil and gas industry trade associations, submitted a joint letter today to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) with comments on the…
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating a fatal accident on board anchor handling supply vessel, Skandi Pacific, 166km northwest of Karartha, Western Australia (on the Northwest Shelf). During the early hours of 14 July…
The Center for Offshore Safety (COS) announced that Schlumberger is the first service/supply contractor to achieve the voluntary COS member certification of its safety and environmental management systems (SEMS). SEMS, which focuses on establishing…
Today’s low oil prices and looming debt loads are not the only challenges to upstream offshore oil and gas companies and their vendors. But as if those weren’t enough, owners and operators must also be focused on the insidious threat of cyber attacks…
Schlumberger achieved SEMS certification to Center for Offshore Safety Program expectations and 30 CFR 250 Subpart S requirements. Schlumberger is the first service/supply contractor to achieve this voluntarily, further demonstrating their commitment to SEMS…
Wood Group acquired BETA Machinery Analysis (BETA), a Calgary-based engineering consultancy specializing in advanced vibration analysis in a deal valued at US$14.3 million. BETA’s expertise in advanced vibration, pulsation stress…
