Sander Vergroesen, IRO’s managing director Dutch offshore suppliers are innovating to keep ahead, providing solutions in ever deeper and colder waters globally. IRO’s Sander Vergroesen spoke to Elaine Maslin…
Metalmorphology is the process of shaping metal downhole to provide a metal-to-metal, gas-tight seal for the life of the well. Photos from Meta. Well integrity has been defined by…
The Rambiz 3000 carrying Wintershall’s L6-B mono-tower platform. Image from Scaldis. Belgian and Dutch contractors have taken minimal facilities to the next level by installing a mono-tower platform and its foundations together…
Using the tensioner test rig simulator can show how to improve tensioner pad design, says MacKinnon Marine’s Alex MacKinnon. The technical demands on pipeline installers continue to grow, due to the need to service the deeper field depths being exploited…
Sarah Parker Musarra examines decommissioning in the Gulf of Mexico, and how these facilities can become fixtures in the surrounding marine life. Reef site High Island 389, in Galveston’s Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary…
The Leman compression module at HSM Offshore, Schiedam. Photos from HSM Offshore. HSM Offshore has added new contracts to its order book, but more could be done by the industry to reduce costs and more efficiently use assets…
The Heidrun FSU crane in Protea’s yard, Poland. Photo from Protea. Protea has designed its largest crane to date for Statoil’s Heidrun FSU, a project that will aid the life extension of the Heidrun field…
There is no doubt networking plays a vital role in the offshore oil and gas industry right now and it will be even more important in the future. With the potential of remote management of multiple platforms from an onshore location, as well…
Internal and external rupture disks. Photos from Halliburton. Halliburton’s Antônio Mataruco…
New specialist vessels have the potential to change the face of the decommissioning sector, but will they solve all the issues activity in this area continues to face? Alan Clifton takes a look. The Pieter Schelte…
Fig. 1: Illustration of riser acceleration vs. wave height. Images from 2H Offshore. Michael Long Ge and Himanshu…
ENI’s Goliat FPSO. Image from ENI Norge. Offshore lifting combines heavy offshore assets with detailed analysis and product care. Elaine Maslin found out more at the North Sea Offshore Crane and Lifting Conference…
Sarah Parker Musarra spoke with FTO Services’ Vidar Sten-Halvorsen to learn more about the new Island Performer intervention vessel, a product of the joint venture between FMC Technologies and Edison Chouest Offshore. The Island Constructor…
As a part of creating production, here is a subsea production tree that mounts at the well head. Source: FMC Technologies Peter Welander examines how the challenges of networking disparate elements are intense…
iPS’ Nick Spies. Demand for qualified and experienced personnel is strong on a global basis—especially in offshore renewables. The industry is relatively new and it has also…