A European consortium, led by NEL in the UK, has been awarded a three year research project to establish a reference measurement network and standards aimed at improving the accuracy of subsea multiphase flow measurement for the oil and gas industry…
Outdoor instrument protection specialist Intertec recently requalified all ATEX and IECEx explosion-proof heaters and controllers. These heaters are now suitable for use in extremely cold or hazardous environments, including those in the Arctic polar region…
Conductor Installation Services Ltd (CIS), an Acteon company, launched a new service line: Subsea Piling services, which coincides with CIS’s new Subsea Piling system, a remotely operated system that the company developed to drive piles as large as 36in diameter…
Dialight unveiled the SafeSite LED Linear Fixture - Class 1. It is an efficient solution for Class I, Div. 2 certified hazardous applications. The fixture is intended to replace traditional fluorescent and HID lighting fixtures. It is also…
R. STAHL introduces a new signaling solution that withstands extreme environmental conditions, e.g. a wide operating temperature range of 55°C (133° F) to more than 70°C (158°F). The light source is a xenon tube providing a high light output…
Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments launched the 4100 E09 electronics package for its existing TD-4100XD and TD-4100XDC oil in water monitors. Turner Designs added on-board control and monitoring of two sample streams, including individual calibrations for each stream…
Schlumberger released the Vx Spectra surface multiphase flowmeter. The new multiphase flowmeter enables operators to obtain flow rate measurements in production testing and permanent monitoring. “A precise production allocation requires…
Eni Norge provides this video clip of the living quarters being lifted into place at the Goliat FPSO. Lifting the modules, required the use of a crane with the capacity to lift 1.6 million kg, ENI said. The five-level living quarters modules weighed 1100 tonnes…
T.D. Williamson Offshore Services (TDW) introduced the Clamp Installation Tool (CIT), a lightweight, remote-controlled system that installs any proprietary clamps or fittings on subsea pipelines in need of repair or to prepare for tie-ins to new pipelines…
Established by a team of scientists in 1977, City Technology has grown into a global business, with 50 million people worldwide using its gas detection sensors. With a range of more than 300 products detecting 28 different gases, City Technology…
Arnaud Breuillac has been appointed president, exploration and production at Total, effective January 1. He will report to Yves Louis Darricarrère, upstream president and member of Total’s executive committee. Yves-Louis Darricarrère was appointed president…
ArcelorMittal has been selected by Technip to supply highly-resistant steel wires for the development of offshore fields. ArcelorMittal’s site located in Bourg-en-Bresse is currently developing a partnership to supply highly-resistant…
Tullow Ghana Limited has awarded two contracts for work on the TEN project worth about US$1.23 billion. The contracts will be shared between Technip and Subsea 7, who are working as part of a consortium on the project. The TEN project is in the Deepwater Tano contract area…
New Jersey-based National Oil Spill Response Research and Renewable Energy Test Facility is one-of-a-kind in US. On 24 October 2013, US Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that the Bureau of Safety and Environmental…
Three styles of modular fluid distribution manifolds were launched by Parker Hannifin. Two of the manifolds, the Hi-Pro Distribution Manifold (up to 6000 psi) and the Hi-Pro Air Header Manifold (up to 800psi), are based on ball valves for quick on-off control…