Siemens will deliver the key components for a power station that is going to supply the future Yamal LNG production plant in Northern Russia with electricity and heat. The Siemens scope of supply comprises the design, manufacture, factory testing…
Severn Glocon Group acquired HPHT company, Calidus Engineering. Now renamed Severn Subsea Technologies Ltd., the company will provide research, development and test facilities to enhance Severn Glocon’s subsea valves capability. A former subsidiary of Badger Explorer (Norway)…
Maersk Oil launched the web-only video game Quest for Oil early this summer with the aim of making the oil and gas industry more accessible. OE discusses the strategy behind the game with CEO Jakob Thomasen. Maersk Oil launched the video game…
The US Dept. of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced final details for the Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 233. The sale will take place on August 28 and will cover about 20.7 million acres off Texas for oil and gas exploration and development…
Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV) won the second phase of the recent SBRI competition to develop a long endurance marine unmanned surface vehicle (LEMUSV). ASV will undertake the detailed production design, build, commissioning and sea trials of a fully operational…
AW-Lake Company launched its SABRE Turbine flowmeter for the subsea market. To keep the electronics dry and in a pressure-regulated environment, the meter was designed with integral, sealed electronics, allowing more valuable real estate in the subsea electronics module canister…
VIKING Life-Saving Equipment introduced a new dual-approved thermal lifejacket with broad appeal for the offshore and commercial shipping industries operating in harsh, cold environments. The PV9720 has been tested and approved according…
Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE) broadened its range of advanced sealing. The new products are a range of spring seals—elastomer seals which incorporate a spring and are suitable for applications encountering high pressures, high temperatures or aggressive media and environments…
SPEX Group, an Aberdeen-based provider of technology solutions and services to the oil and gas industry, won an excellence award for its success in the Technology Innovation category and was jointly named rising star at the Scottish regional judging of the PwC / HSBC Private Business Awards 2013…
Baker Hughes launched their MPRESS™ drilling fluid system, which allows operators to reduce stand pipe pressure and apply more horsepower to the bottomhole assembly and drill bit, increasing rates of penetration and decreasing non-productive time…
ESAB’s new Warrior cutting tool is a heavy-duty, multi-process welding machine with wire feeder. It was developed for reliability, minimal downtime, and maximum productivity. The machine will perform MIG/MAG (metal inert gas/metal active gas)…
Smith Bits, a Schlumberger company, released the ONYX 360° rolling polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) cutter. This technology enables a PDC cutter to rotate 360° while drilling, improving drillbit durability in abrasive formations and extending drillbit life and footage drilled per run…
TAM International Inc. established a new line of TAM FastSwell™ elastomers, adding to their extensive FREECAP® swellable packer product offering. TAM FastSwell™ provides a fast, controlled swell time at lower temperatures and high salinities…
Shell, and its partners, are expecting to boost production with two new deepwater projects at Parque das Conchas (BC-10) and the Bijupirá/Salema fields. 'Offshore Brazil is a key part of our plans to grow our deepwater portfolio – a key component of our global strategy…
Lukoil Farmin African independent Taleveras agreed to farmout a 65% interest and operatorship in Ivory Coast Block CI-504 to Lukoil Overseas, a subsidiary of Russian oil firm Lukoil. Taleveras will retain 25% interest and Petroci, the Ivory Coast’s national oil company…
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