The race is on to create an autonomous, resident underwater vehicle capable of long-term inspection operations and eventually a level of intervention. Elaine Maslin takes a look at BG Group’s version. FlatFish during shallow water seatrials…
Emerson Process Management has launched Roxar Tempest 7.2, the latest version of its integrated reservoir engineering software suite that can be applied in a wide variety of scenarios such as field appraisal, field optimization, and brownfield development…
Asset integrity specialist Wood Group Intetech (WGI) is growing its team with new technical staff in Malaysia in response to heightened demand for its services, the company said. Though known for its software solutions, the demand for WGI’s materials selection…
SeeByte and Tritech International have integrated SeeByte’s target tracking capabilities into Tritech’s Gemini 720is multibeam imaging sonar software. This agreement sees the integration of Tritech’s Gemini 720is sonar with SeeByte’s tracking analytics…
2H Offshore has designed and launched a new engineering critical assessment (ECA) software: FlawIQ. FlawIQ is a comprehensive tool that automates both BS7910 and API 579 procedures, making it faster and simpler to perform accurate fatigue assessments for offshore components…
Asset Guardian Solutions Ltd. (AGSL), which specializes in protecting companies’ process control software assets, announced that Total has selected its software management platform Asset Guardian. The software will help to secure the integrity…
Oil and gas has all the resources for a big data revolution – so what’s holding us back? Robert Dickson, Director – field development project excellence at io sets out his view. Image from iStock…
Efficiency gains could be made through better use of digital technologies, but the industry is still shy on the uptake. Nada Ahmed, senior consultant, DNV GL - Oil & Gas, looks at the opportunities and risks. Images from DNV GL…
ExxonMobil has released Mobil Serv Lubricant Analysis, a new mobile-enabled used oil analysis service, in the US and Canada. The service streamlines the used oil analysis process, from initial sample gathering to final reporting. Specifically…
ABS and Lloyds Register’s (LR) joint venture company Common Structural Rules Software (CSR Software) released new software tools for meeting the requirements of the IACS Common Structural Rules (CSR), which were put into effect on 1 July 2015…
Offshore marine and engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore has been contracted by Gas Entec to provide an engineering study of a new-build LNG barge that will operate in the US offshore. Aqualis Offshore’s work scope is to provide a…
HAWXEYE, developed by Xodus engineers as an alternative to spreadsheets, is a cloud-based web app geared to screen assets for vibration, erosion and corrosion related issues. Complex data from monitors and piping and instrumentation…
Ashtead Technology is outlining a new approach to the installation and integrity management of subsea systems to reduce risk and cost in subsea operations at this week's Subsea Expo in Aberdeen. The firm has developed a suite of integrated…
READ has launched a new micro-leak detection solution, which will deliver answers for on the spot well integrity management decisions, to help maximize operational safety and minimize downtime, the company said. The diagnostic solution…
Paradigm has released Paradigm Sysdrill 10.5, the latest version of its integrated suite of well planning and drilling engineering applications. New features in this release include updated modelling, including HDGM for declination calculation and ISCWSA Rev 4 error models…