PJ Valves (PJV), a valves manufacturer and supplier, has been awarded more than US$1.3 million (£1 million) worth of contracts to supply over 1000 valves to Maersk Oil’s Culzean field in the UK North Sea. PJV will manufacture forged…
The Bevel 360 tool in operation. Photos from OMS. In deepwater pipeline projects, welding fatigue-sensitive steel catenary risers (SCR), corrosion resistant alloy (CRA) pipes and flowline pipes to tight specifications is critical…
Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has issued orders to UK giant BP for its aging facilities on the Ula and Valhall fields in the North Sea. According to the order, BP must systematically review and map all areas and systems in respect of materials handling…
The repair of the Polyarnaya Zvezda and Severnoye Siyaniye, sixth generation semisubmersible mobile offshore drilling units (MODU), have been completed under the survey of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) at Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Shipyard in Yantai…
India’s Oil & Natural Gas (ONGC) has awarded Fugro a contract for the provision of remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services on board the drillship Sagar Vijay, off the east coast of India. Under the contract, Fugro will provide support for deepwater drilling operations in depths up to 900m…
Parker Bestobell Marine has completed a contract to supply cryogenic globe and check valves made in Sheffield, for Hoegh LNG’s series of five floating storage regasification units (FSRUs) that are being built at Hyundai shipyard (HHI) in South Korea…
Wood Group has established a collaborative agreement with international engineering consultancy, Magma Products to extend its existing commissioning service. Headquartered in Aberdeen and specializing in the field of commissioning and start-up…
Bestobell Marine, a manufacturer of cryogenic valves, has secured an order for its cryogenic globe and check valves for the second LNG carrier in the Yamal series of vessels being built at DSME shipyard in South Korea. After successfully…
T.D. Williamson (TDW) was contracted by an operator in the Gulf of Mexico to replace two flexible joints connecting two steel catenary risers on a tension leg platform 120km (75mi) off the coast of Louisiana. TDW performed simultaneous…
Power management company Eaton has launched its next generation Tofino industrial security solution. The 9202-ETS MTL security system provides the highest level of network security for process automation applications. The MTL Tofino security…
On 21 August the Polarled gas pipeline crossed 66° and 33 minutes north of the equator becoming the first pipeline to take the Norwegian gas infrastructure across the Arctic Circle. This will open a new gas highway from the Norwegian Sea to Europe…
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…
SKF, the knowledge engineering company, has launched a shaft alignment tool. The TKSA 51 is a comprehensive system for all alignment tasks designed for use with tablets and smartphones. The TKSA 51 app makes it quick and easy to set up of motors…
The Fennica icebreaker vessel that Shell planned to use as part of its Chukchi Sea drilling operations had to return to Dutch Harbor in Alaska to undergo repairs after its hull was breeched, Finland-based Arctia Offshore reported today (7 July)…
Every project is different and comes with its own unique challenges, however ADIL has developed a set of golden rules which provide the industry with a best practice approach to delivering value in brownfield developments in an increasingly constricted marketplace…