Rotork’s compact 242 Series manual gear operators are entering deployment in China. The company received orders from China Valves Hanwei for an undisclosed natural gas project. The 242 Series manual quarter-turn gear operators are ideal for low-torque applications…
A new tapered-stress joint is under development by UK-based pipe design and manufacturing firm Magma Global. The company is working alongside major oil companies Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, Statoil, and Petrobras, to develop the joint using Magma’s m-pipe technology…
Dow Corning presented its new XTI-1003 RTV Silicone Rubber Insulation at the 2013 Subsea Tieback Forum & Exhibition held last month in San Antonio, Texas. The technology is a solid, non-syntactic thermal insulation solution designed for HPHT deepwater equipment applications…
Oilfield services provider Oceaneering International is to provide a Transocean subsidiary with subsea blowout preventer control systems for three existing semisubmersibles. The contracts cover three discrete hydraulic systems. Transocean…
Smith Bits, a Schlumberger company, introduced the Stinger conical diamond technology last month. The bit features an ultrathick polycrystalline diamond layer that is thicker than conventional PDC cutters. The Stinger element enables high-point loading to fracture rock more efficiently…
Technip was awarded by Total E&P Congo a major (more than $500million) lump-sum contract for the engineering, procurement, supply, construction, installation (EPSCI) and pre-commissioning for the Moho Nord development project.This project is…
Australian exploration company Jacka Resources hired the GSP Jupiter jackup rig to drill and test its Hammamet West-3 exploration well off Tunisia, which is expected to spud later this month. The rig is en route to Tunisia and will require the…
CM Labs Simulations launched a new simulation and visualization software called Vortex, designed to reduce cost and risks during offshore operations. It’s suitable for in engineering, testing, planning, and training. Vortex software can be used to simulate dynamics of virtual cranes…
IHC PackhorseNetherlands-based IHC Merwede introduced a new series of IHC Packhorse offshore support vessels last month. The vessels range from the Packhorse, a PSV, and the Packhorse-Maxi, which provides a 59-person accommodation unit, and options designed for subsea support on IRM work…
Seanic flex joint cleaning toolHouston-based Seanic Ocean Systems will design a second flex joint cleaning tool. The first was designed to remove excessive marine growth where the ball and socket meet, allowing for better inspection of elastomer material…
Bureau Veritas unveils certification guides Guide on Offshore Wind Farm Project CertificationBureau Veritas Certification France has released a comprehensive Guide on Offshore Wind Farm Project Certification, which allows industry players…
Aker Solutions acquired a fabrication facility in Sandnessjøen, Norway, from Ruukki Construction Norge, to bolster its fabrication capacity for subsea and surface developments.
Oil and gas field developments up to 2017 in the dynamic Norwegian, Barents and Baltic Sea areas are captured in a new mapping product from Infield Systems. To be launched with free distribution from the Infield stand (J-1060) during Stavanger’s ONS show 28-31 August…
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