Offshore Technology News - page 154


MacGregor opens VR training facility

Mar 27, 2017

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has recently opened a new facility in Arendal, Norway, which houses a training academy for customers. It specializes in advanced simulation training and has a purpose-built virtual reality (VR) showroom.  The…

Ashtead picks up CUI tool

Mar 27, 2017

Ashtead Technology has expanded its equipment rental pool following a significant investment in the latest pulsed eddy current (PEC) technology to deliver asset integrity inspections.  A provider of marine technology, non-destructive testing and subsea services…

McDermott to use Dassault Systèmes software to improve EPCI

Mar 27, 2017

McDermott will digitize and standardize its processes, simplifying work processes into a single integrated, software-agnostic engineering platform. Image from McDermott. McDermott…

GATE acquires eelReel Tool

Mar 24, 2017

The eelReel Tool is an extended reach solution to clean plugged flowlines and pipelines. With an established track record of resolving a multitude of blockages comprised of hydrates, scale, paraffin, and asphaltenes, the eelReel Tool is a…

Global Tubing develops DURACOIL

Mar 22, 2017

Global Tubing, a provider of coiled tubing products and services, has developed a new coiled tubing product, DURACOIL.   DURACOIL has been designed to improve tubing fatigue life, predictability and resistance to abrasion, which minimizes downtime due to pipe failures…

CMR appoints Far East CEO

Mar 22, 2017

CMR Group, the international control instrumentation and electrical engineering company, has appointed a new head of Asia operations. Alvin Sim joins as the new CEO for CMR Far East, with a brief to drive the development and sales of the firm’s pan-regional products and services…

Global Maritime appoints HSEQ manager

Mar 22, 2017

Global Maritime, a provider of marine warranty, dynamic positioning and engineering services to the oil and gas sector, has appointed Perth native Hannah Crutchley as its new Group Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) Manager. Crutchley will be based in London…

Vryhof starts engineering unit

Mar 21, 2017

Vryhof, a provider of anchoring and mooring solutions, and its business unit Deep Sea Mooring (DSM), a provider of offshore mooring services, have launched a new engineering unit to support the company’s offshore oil and gas, renewables and aquaculture operations across the globe…

Halliburton offers SPECTRUM FUSION

Mar 21, 2017

Halliburton (HAL) has developed a new offering in the SPECTRUM family of real-time coiled tubing services, the SPECTRUM FUSION service. The FUSION service includes the first real-time system in the market using hybrid cable technology that…

FES awarded Culzean contract

Mar 16, 2017

FES International, a producer of fluid transfer solutions, has been awarded a major contract from National Oilwell Varco (NOV) to supply equipment to be used in the Maersk Oil UK-operated Culzean field in the North Sea.  The project includes the design…

OTC 2017: Spotlight on New Technology Award

Mar 15, 2017

The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) recognizes innovative technologies each year with the Spotlight on New Technology Award. This awards program is exclusively for OTC exhibitors and showcases the latest and most advanced technologies that are leading the industry into the future…

InterOcean offers oil spill monitoring service

Mar 14, 2017

Detecting accidental oil releases on and around offshore rigs in real-time is crucial in today's offshore market.  Offshore oil spill monitoring is now being offered as a service by InterOcean Systems, eliminating the need for facility owners and operators to purchase…

Baker Hughes develops adaptive drill bit

Mar 14, 2017

Baker Hughes has released its TerrAdapt adaptive drill bit, which can deliver dramatic improvements in drilling economics by using automation to mitigate downhole dysfunctions that cause inefficient drilling and costly tool failures. With self-adjusting depth-of-cut (DOC) control elements…

Wärtsilä, Songa ink rig services deal

Mar 14, 2017

The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a five-year technical management and services agreement with Songa Offshore for four Cat-D type semisubmersible drilling rigs operating in the North Sea. Songa Encourage…

Shell awards READ multi-country contract

Mar 13, 2017

READ Cased Hole (READ) has been awarded a multi-country award in the UK, Ireland and Norway, to provide all cased hole logging services and analysis within scope of supply for Shell’s operations in these regions. Shell, who is keen to…

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