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Magseis Fairfield Joins as Partner in Norway's Centre for Geophysical Forecasting

Apr 20, 2021

Ocean bottom node seismic data acquisition specialist Magseis Fairfield has applied and been approved as a partner in the Centre for Geophysical Forecasting (CGF).The CGF is one of The Research Council of Norway’s funded centers that is hosted…

Shell Joins Group Working to Tackle Challenge of Offshore Methane Emissions Monitoring

Apr 16, 2021

Oil and gas giant Shell has joined a multi-operator group driving innovation to tackle the challenge of offshore methane emissions monitoring.Leading this innovation is unmanned aviation business Flylogix, who alongside US gas sensor technology experts SeekOps and supported by OGTC…

Australia Gets Center for Oil and Gas Infrastructure Decommissioning

Mar 11, 2021

National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) has established what it calls The Centre of Decommissioning Australia (CODA), citing 'a much-needed collaborative effort to address the challenges and maximize the opportunities of decommissioning Australia’s aging oil and gas infrastructure…

Interview: Cloud Solution Promises to Drive Down CUI Maintenance Costs in O&G Industry

Mar 04, 2021

SAP SE and DNV GL - as of today known just as DNV - have recently announced a collaboration aimed at delivering a new industry cloud solution designed to tackle corrosion under insulation, a major problem facing the integrity of oil and gas plants…

Geothermal Energy: A New Life for Old Offshore Oil Wells?

Feb 28, 2021

Old offshore oil wells could be turned into geothermal energy producers under a plan by a new consortium. The group, The Aquarius North Sea Geothermal Consortium, is “actively” working with North Sea operators to see if old wells could be used to generate geothermal energy for existing platforms…

Deep Casing Tools Attracts New Investment

Jan 20, 2021

Aberdeen-based oil and gas technology company, Deep Casing Tools (DCT), has secured new investment of £1.6 million from Scottish Enterprise and its long-term backer, EV Private Equity.DCT said the investment would help its build 'on its global success of the last two years…

Old Wells Could Generate Geothermal Energy to Power Offshore Platforms

Dec 03, 2020

Old offshore oil wells could be turned into geothermal energy producers under a plan by a new consortium.The group, The Aquarius North Sea Geothermal Consortium, is “actively” working with North Sea operators to see if old wells could be used to generate geothermal energy for existing platforms…

Mocean's Wave Energy Device to Power Subsea Oil & Gas Ops

Nov 18, 2020

Edinburgh-based wave energy technology firm Mocean Energy has raised £850,000 (USD 1,1 million) to speed up the commercialization of its wave energy converter and deploy it to power subsea oil and gas equipment.The Scottish start-up has raised £612…

UK: OGTC, ORE Catapult Team Up to Speed Up Net-zero Emissions Drive

Jul 22, 2020

Two UK-based energy technology firms The Oil & Gas Technology Centre and Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult are joining forces in a five-year collaboration aimed at speeding up the UK's transition to a net-zero future.The partnership named Energy Transition Alliance (ETA)…

Tendeka VP Joins OGTC Board

Jun 25, 2020

Aberdeen-based Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) has appointed Tendeka’s VP for Europe, Russia, CIS & Africa, Gillian King, to its Board of Directors.'Gillian has worked in the oil and gas industry for almost 20 years and is passionate about new technology…

OGTC Names New Chair

Jun 01, 2020

Aberdeen-based research and technology organization the Oil & Gas Technology Centre has appointed Martin Gilbert as its new Chair.Gilbert succeeds Archie Kennedy who has been Vice-Chair and Chair of the OGTC since it was established in February 2017…

NDC, Chevron Studying O&G Decommissioning Impact on Environment

Mar 05, 2020

The UK National Decommissioning Centre (NDC) and Chevron have signed an agreement that will support research at the NDC through to 2023, focused on the effects of offshore oil and gas decommissioning on the environment.The NDC, is a technology research and development hub opened in 2019…

What Use is Innovation if No One Adopts It?

Aug 26, 2019

New research delivered in partnership with the Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) and Robert Gordon University (RGU) has reached a milestone in understanding the psychological processes that govern technology adoption and deployment decisions…

Tapping Tiebacks

Jun 24, 2019

Operators continue to look for fast returns via subsea tiebacks while vendors look for technical solutions to help unlock more fields for less.A tide is starting to turn on the subsea industry, not least thanks to subsea tiebacks. It’s a theme that’s been underlying the last four years…

TechX: Accelerating Clean Tech for O&G

May 14, 2019

The Oil & Gas Technology Center (OGTC) and Deep Science Ventures (DSV) have selected two pioneering start-up companies to join industry-leading technology accelerator program, TechX Pioneers.A groundbreaking collaboration between the OGTC and DSV…

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