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Nexans updates its Halden cable facility

Sep 01, 2013

Nexans has fine tuned its specialized facility at Halden in Norway, after a cable failed to meet the final acceptance test a couple of years ago and had to be remade. Meg Chesshyre visited the plant, which has a full order book and a more than two-year backlog…

Air gap restoration: a platform-based solution

Sep 01, 2013

Reservoir compaction and seafloor subsidence continue to be a significant concern for the oil and gas industry. Subsidence near oil and gas reservoirs is usually caused by a high production rates from multiple wells over many years. Production…

ION Geophysical establishes seismic data processing center in Perth

Sep 01, 2013

ION Geophysical established a GX Technology (GXT) seismic data processing center in Perth, to serve the needs of oil & gas companies in Australia and throughout the Asia- Pacific region. The new center is staffed with geoscience professionals…

Accelerated Production Systems acquires Texas Systems & Controls

Sep 01, 2013

Accelerated Production Systems Inc. acquired Texas Systems & Controls, Inc., strengthening Accelerated’s capabilities in the design and manufacturing of well testing, artificial lift, pumping, and process and filtration equipment for their energy-industry customers…

Emerson Process Management opens new European education facility

Sep 01, 2013

Emerson Process Management opened a new European education facility at the valve manufacturing center of excellence in Cernay, France, in May. A unique feature of the facility is its flow laboratory, which provides a training infrastructure for control valves and instrumentation…

QTEC will implement regulatory compliance service for the US market

Sep 01, 2013

Aberdeen-based oil and gas service company QTEC will implement a regulatory compliance service for the US market in response to the environmental focus on operations in the Gulf of Mexico. The firm opened offices in the US in 2011 and sees…

Pipelines off Myanmar carry Shwe gas, imported oil

Sep 01, 2013

The Myanmar-China natural gas pipeline is now delivering hydrocarbons produced from the Bay of Bengal, offshore Myanmar, to China. The soon-to-be complete, parallel oil pipeline will transport Middle East and African oil. The pipeline projects have five investors from four countries: China…

Beating an Advanced Persistent Threat

Sep 01, 2013

Make no mistake, APTs are watching, learning, and poised to attack Globally-interconnected digital information and communications infrastructure—better known as “cyberspace”—underpins almost every facet of modern society and provides critical support for the US economy…

Depth control: in real time

Sep 01, 2013

Issues can develop in a producing well that can negatively affect operations, production, and ultimately, revenue generated. Oilfield services provider Aker Solutions has recently completed trials of a new well intervention system designed to track coiled tubing operations in real time…

Clariant inaugurates a new research a new development in Suzano

Sep 01, 2013

Clariant inaugurated a new research a new development in Suzano, Brazil. The laboratory begins operations with a complete infrastructure, state-ofthe- art equipment with a team of researchers dedicated to develop new generations of catalysts…

BassDrill changes name to Atlantica Tender Drilling

Sep 01, 2013

Houston-based BassDrill Ltd. is changing its name to Atlantica Tender Drilling Ltd. This change is part of a larger rebranding effort designed to reflect the growing strength of the company. “Atlantica is the name given to an ancient continent…

STM Group will expand its Brazil operations

Sep 01, 2013

STM Group Inc (STM), a global satellite communications and engineering company, will expand its Brazil operations by adding a third teleport in Hortolandia, complementing its existing teleports in Sao Paulo and Belo Horizonte. The satellite…

Full-waveform inversion clarifies geology

Sep 01, 2013

In Keathley Canyon, Gulf of Mexico, a 3D seismic data set was sharply focused using transmitted energies to update velocities using long and full azimuth streamer data. Authors S. Mothi, K. Schwarz, and H. Zhu of CGG share how it was done…

X-ray Lab

Sep 01, 2013

Thermo Scientific’s Niton Field X-ray Lab (FXL) equipped with the new Thermo Scientific z-CAL, enables users to more accurately detect oil-bearing strata, improve mud-logging and support geo-steering. This capability can be attributed to…

Shallow water safety concerns

Sep 01, 2013

Recent Gulf of Mexico well control incidents have US regulators calling for better safety in shallow water. By Audrey Leon Representatives from the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), US Bureau of Lands and Minerals Management…

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