Safetec, part of the ABS Group, recently opened a new Competence Center in Bergen, Norway, to provide education and training for industry-focused organizations. According to the company, the center’s specialized training courses will be based…
Schlumberger released the Vx Spectra surface multiphase flowmeter, which enables operators to obtain flow rate measurements in production testing and permanent monitoring. The Vx Spectra 19mm monitors low-rate producing wells down to 30 b/d…
Aker Solutions developed the Casing Stabilizer Arm (CSA), which eliminates the need for a person to be elevated on a derrick for tubular makeup. The stabilizing mechanism is stowed approximately 33 ft. above the drilling floor and includes…
GAC EnvironHull has launched HullWiper, a new innovation offering diver- free, cost effective and eco-friendly underwater hull cleaning. The compact, remotely-operated vessel cleaning vehicle is capable of cleaning up to 2000sq m of hull per hour without damage…
N-Sea’s TUP Diving System® can be equipped with a hyperbaric lifeboat, offering a safer, more efficient solution to the market. The system consists of a 3-man diving bell, launch and recovery system, triple-lock decompression chamber, gas diver control…
Emerson creates new reservoir modeling software Emerson Process Management released Roxar RMS 2013, the latest version of its reservoir modeling software. RMS 2013 includes model-driven interpretation capabilities and new solutions for seismic…
EV launched its Optis HD Electric line camera, which provides vital diagnosis to the well intervention market. It has the capacity to stream color video at a maximum of 25 frames per second. The new camera features improve speeds and picture…
WesternGeco christened the company’s latest seismic vessel, the Amazon Warrior. Paul Bidmead shares insights. Efficient acquisition of high quality marine seismic data requires very large spreads of specialized in-sea equipment deployed…
Topsides corrosion and short life span issues, particularly in tropical waters, are being tackled with a super-duplex steel. Joseph Osta explains. Growing global demand for energy is driving oil and gas companies towards deeper wells in more exposed locations…
Petrobras' proven pre-salt reserves are up 43% in 2013. Since 2007, the company has been adding increasing amounts to its proven reserves coming from the pre-salt layer, which extends from the south of the state of Espírito Santo to the state of Santa Catarina…
For Brazil’s first pre-salt auction, new production sharing rules changed the playing field, attracting fewer, but more substantial bids. Brazil auctioned its first pre-salt field, Libra, back in late October. Libra, located in Block SS-AUP1…
New technology Improving baseline survey accuracy was required to respond to challenges associated with Israel’s Tamar project. The cost of deepwater pipeline repair makes inspection accuracy critical to assessing pipeline integrity.…
Italy's ENI SpA inaugurated its new office in Mexico City with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, less than a month after Mexico voted to amend its Constitution to open the oil & gas market to foreign companies. The President of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto…
Bernard Herman van Bilderbeek, CEO of Plexus Group, explains how its friction-grip technology can be applied to subsea wellheads Since early 2000, the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), formerly the Minerals Management Service (MMS)…
Halliburton plans to open a new integrated completion center located in New Iberia, Louisiana. This new facility will expand the company’s resources and capabilities for deepwater completion tools while continuing to focus on service alignment…