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Kite-like subsea energy device takes off

May 20, 2015

Swedish marine energy company Minesto has been awarded a US$14.4 million (€13 million) investment from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Welsh government to roll out its Deep Green tidal power plant. Deep Green…

Dry Snømus well for Talisman

May 20, 2015

Talisman Energy's Snømus exploration well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea has been classified as dry.   The 15/12-24 S Snømus well - the first exploration well on production license 672 - was drilled in 86m water depth using…

Bister bites the dust

May 20, 2015

Statoil's Norwegian Sea Bister well found no oil, partner Faroe Petroleum reports. Drilling on Bister, in production license 348/C, near the 2013 Snilehorn discovery, reached target depth and intersected good quality reservoirs, but no hydrocarbons were found…

Rigtools eyes expansion

May 19, 2015

Danish entrepreneurs are taking on the rig tool market. Emma Gordon explains. Rigtool’s bottomhole assembly wash tool. Images from Rigtools. When Rigtools was set up five years ago…

Ice spurs innovation

May 19, 2015

Viking Life-Saving Equipment is taking PPE to the limit. Meg Chesshyre explains. Viking’s polar liferaft is ready for use—even at -58°F.  Photos from Viking Life-Saving Equipment Arctic…

P-scan goes deeper

May 19, 2015

Exploration in deeper waters is driving technology development, not least in subsea inspection. Meg Chesshyre reports. Diver-based pipeline scanning. Images from FORCE Technology. Denmark’s FORCE Technology…

A tight grip on pipehandling

May 19, 2015

Pipehandling can be costly if it goes wrong. e-l-m Kragelund is ready to take its pipehandling solution to the global market place. e-l-m Kragelund’s 2LS system. Image from e-l-m Kragelund. An…

Harnessing energy

May 19, 2015

DONG Energy has taken on the offshore wind market—and it is winning. Elaine Maslin explains. A2SEA’s new wind farm installation vessel, the Sea Installer. Images from DONG Energy. In a short period of time…

Innovation in intervention

May 19, 2015

Welltec’s well tractor has transitioned from an unlikely vision to a solid reality now deployed in deepwater wells. OE explains. Image from iStock. Sometimes it takes an outsider to pinpoint how matters can be improved…

Ramboll spreads its American wings

May 19, 2015

Engineering firm Ramboll is bringing its Danish values to its newly acquired American businesses. Meg Chesshyre sets out the details. When Danish engineering consultancy Ramboll acquired Houston-based Excel Engineering in October 2013…

Drilling deep

May 19, 2015

Maintaining a modern fleet with long-term contracts while setting drilling records is Maersk Drilling’s way of doing business. Eloise Logan spoke to the firm’s chief technology officer. The Maersk Voyager drillship…

Transocean's May 2015 fleet status

May 19, 2015

Transocean issued its May 2015 monthly fleet update summary, which includes new contracts, changes to existing contracts, and changes in estimated planned out-of-service time of 15 or more days since the 16 April 2015 fleet status report…

Albania seeking bids for oil, gas

May 19, 2015

In June, Albania plans to offer seven offshore and onshore blocks for oil and gas exploration. Albania began preparing the bids in 2014 after a yet-inconclusive but possibly significant discovery by a venture between Shell and Petromanas in southern Albania…

Accura, Advanced partnership improves flow meters

May 19, 2015

Accura Group, based in Wolverhampton, and Peterborough-based Advanced Interactive Materials Science joined forces to manufacture Venturi Flow Meters, using the HIPing process for use with oil and gas production measurements. Venturi Flow…

Siemens installs 7 MW offshore wind turbine prototype

May 19, 2015

The new Siemens offshore flagship wind turbine of the type SWT-7.0-154 has now been installed as a prototype. The prototype installed in Østerild, Denmark. Image from Siemens. The…

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