Weatherford International has announced the development of the HeatWave Extreme service for commercial use by Chevron Thailand. The HeatWave Extreme service includes a logging-while-drilling (LWD) tool string capable of withstanding temperatures of up to 410˚F (210˚C)…
Paradigm released Paradigm Geolog 7.4, the latest version of its Geolog formation evaluation software suite. Geolog 7.4 offers engineering functionalities that expand the product's reach into additional phases of the production cycle…
E Plug has been named 2015 winner of the Intervention & Coiled Tubing Association (ICoTA) European Chapter’s Innovation Award. Scott Mitchell, Chair of the European Chapter of ICoTA (left), presents the award to Thomas Johansen…
SKF supplied magnetic bearings for use in the world’s first subsea gas compression system at the Åsgard gas field off the Norwegian coast. As part of the subsea gas compression system, the bearings will contribute to recovering additional…
Oil and gas decision-makers are coming under increasing pressure to reduce asset downtime, according to new research. Commissioned by Lloyd’s Register Energy, the research polled 80 senior decision-makers in the oil and gas industry in October 2015…
Image from Baker Hughes. Baker Hughes announced the commercial release of FATHOM XT SUBSEA525 inhibitor that helps control asphaltene deposition in deepwater wells. The…
Delmar Systems has announced the availability of an R4 grade subsea connector for high MBL mooring systems. The Delmar subsea connector (DSC) with R4 grade metals increases load capacity by up to 2400 kips from the former R3 version. The…
Cyberhawk Innovations completed its first ROAV inspection of a cargo oil tank on an operational floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The inspection took place on board the Gryphon FPSO, owned and operated by Maersk Oil in the UK North Sea…
FMC Technologies has developed and patented a technology to replace the orbital welding process used to connect small bore hydraulic tubing used in subsea equipment — the shape memory alloy subsea fitting. The technology is based on shape…
Image: OPITO OPITO has introduced a mobile app designed to give North Sea offshore workforce access to their training and certification records anywhere at any time. In its first year…
Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) has announced an enhancement to its UniSim design and simulation software designed to help manufacturing facilities improve safety and reduce capital expenditures for both new and existing installations. The new UniSim Design Blowdown Utility…
Flintstone Technology has launched its latest product, the pull through mooring connector system, which provides a method of connection and disconnection for mooring lines to midwater buoys or floating facilities. The pull through connector…
The recently introduced 4-stroke diesel engine, Wärtsilä 31, has been selected to power a new generation icebreaker currently under construction at the PJSC Vyborg Shipyard. The ship is being built on behalf of FSUE Atomflot, the enterprise of ROSATOM…
Total and its project partners have deployed the Sonardyne Fusion 6G technology offshore Angola at the Kaombo oil field. Using the technology’s Wideband 2 digital signal architecture, common tasks such as template installation, touch-down…
T.D. Williamson (TDW) was contracted by an operator in the Gulf of Mexico to replace two flexible joints connecting two steel catenary risers on a tension leg platform 120km (75mi) off the coast of Louisiana. TDW performed simultaneous…