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Benchmarking reliability

Jan 01, 2015

The capability to benchmark the reliability of safety-critical well barrier components against a global component test database will enable oil and gas operators to optimize asset performance, Ged Lunt says. Optimizing asset performance…

NOV announces restructure

Oct 18, 2014

NOV has restructured into three business segments: NOV Rig Systems, NOV Wellbore Technologies, and NOV Completion & Production Solutions. NOV Rig Systems makes and supports drilling solutions, designing and manufacturing drilling equipment components…

DNV GL proposes three new JIPs

Sep 04, 2014

DNV GL is launching three new joint industry projects (JIPs) to advance the offshore pipeline industry. The three JIPs include free spans in trenches, pipeline repair and design of pipeline components. DNL GL says that with the oil and gas industry’s push into new energy frontiers…

Siemens shows wind turbine products

Aug 06, 2014

Siemens is showing its software and hardware products for more cost-effective production and more efficient operation of wind turbines at the WindEnergy Hamburg 2014 trade fair. Siemens can offer an integrated protection concept made…

Elliston-2 spudded in Cooper basin

Jul 23, 2014

Cooper Energy Ltd. announced that the Elliston-2 oil development located in PPL 249 on the western flank of Cooper basin in South Australia, spudded and of 22 July, the rig was drilling a 12 ¼ in. hole at 162m. Elliston-2, a vertical well located 250m south-southwest of Elliston-1…

Vosta LMG delivers new dredge ball joints

Jul 15, 2014

The Crossover ball joint is a new and efficient dredge ball joint that provides optimal flow performance. Through computational fluid dynamics (CFD) the frictional losses and turbulence have been reduced to a minimum. Conventional dredge ball joints act like a ball valve when tilted…

OTC14: CDI Energy Products releases OptiSeal design guide

May 08, 2014

CDI Energy Products recently announced the official release of its updated OptiSeal design guide for spring-energized sealing solutions at OTC in Houston, Texas. The 23 page, full-color design guide aids in the design and configuration of OptiSeal systems…

Pick of the week - Myanmar, Greenpeace and OAA

Mar 28, 2014

Missed out on the top stories this week? Here are our top three most-viewed stories from the past week:  OAA winners shine - More than 500 industry professionals came together at the sparkling 28th Offshore Achievement Awards ceremony in Aberdeen…

Kraken on track

Mar 26, 2014

North Sea independent EnQuest plans to spend about US$1 billion on new projects in 2014, including about $400 million on the Kraken FPSO development. A further $200 million will be spend on the Alma/Galia development, due on stream in H2 this year…

CB&I wins $625m Wheatstone job

Mar 19, 2014

CB&I announced it has been awarded a contract by Bechtel valued at about US$625 million to provide structural, mechanical and piping construction work for all outside battery limits modules and associated units for the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project at Ashburton North in Western Australia…

Global completion database JIP launched

Mar 18, 2014

ITF, the Industry Technology Facilitator, has started a joint industry pptoject (JIP) with Tullow Oil to establish a comprehensive, global wells and completions reliability database and is urging more operators to join the project. The…

Kongsberg Maritime delivers autonomous cameras for OOI

Dec 17, 2013

The Kongsberg Maritime Ltd. Camera group Systems & Projects Team has delivered the first set of cabled IP Digital Still Camera Stations (CAMDS) to the University of Washington. The delivery is for the regional cabled observatory component…

OPT to design PowerBuoy system

Nov 01, 2013

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. has received a US$2.6 million contract from Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. The contract is to provide the final design and supply of key components of a PowerBuoy system intended for deployment…

Howco Group PLC invests in new equipment and machinery at three of its UK plants

Jul 18, 2013

Howco Group PLC, has invested over US$4.6 million in new equipment and machinery at three of its UK plants, with $2 million spent at its facility in Sheffield. The company’s two aerospace-standard heat treatment furnaces offer precise temperature control throughout the operating range…

OTC.13: GE launches new BOP surface control system

May 07, 2013

GE Oil & Gas is launching its next-generation SeaONYX blowout preventer (BOP) surface control system and operator interface at the 2013 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC). Designed for high-speed, reliable performance in the demanding deepwater drilling environment…

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