UK-based oilfield services company Expro has successfully deployed its new design ExACT (Expro annulus-operated circulating and test tool) in its first live offshore well. The operation, a tubing conveyed perforating 'shoot and pull'…
Subsea 7 provides this animation of its new heavy construction vessel The Seven Arctic, which is under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea, and due for delivery in 2016. The newbuild subsea construction vessel…
Netherlands-based Royal Boskalis Westminster provides this animation of the new ultra large Dockwise V-class heavy marine transport vessel that it is currently studying.
This animation depicts the standard installation of a communications riser cable for an oil and gas platform, performed by TE SubCom's cable ships and submersible tools.
Tri Tool Incorporated will be opening a new 15,000sq ft office and warehouse location to better serve the offshore and onshore pipeline oil & gas industries in the gulf region. On May 7th, Tri Tool will be hosting a grand opening event…
The longest pig run was performed along the Nord Stream pipeline between Germany and Russia last year. Elaine Maslin found out more. At 1224km (759mi.) long, the Nord Stream’s twin offshore pipeline gas transportation sys- tem from Russia to Germany…
New technology Improving baseline survey accuracy was required to respond to challenges associated with Israel’s Tamar project. The cost of deepwater pipeline repair makes inspection accuracy critical to assessing pipeline integrity.…
The National Science Foundation's (NSF) research vessel (R/V) Sikuliaq will spend its first winter on the Great Lakes before making the long journey to its home port in Seward, Alaska. Sikuliaq, pronounced 'see-KOO-lee-ack,' is slated to arrive in Alaska during spring 2015…
Bluestream Offshore has taken delivery of the third of four ROVs ordered from Saab Seaeye in the last twelve months. Their new 2000m-rated Cougar XT is the second of this model to be added to the fleet of 11 ROVs already operated by the offshore services company…
Issues can develop in a producing well that can negatively affect operations, production, and ultimately, revenue generated. Oilfield services provider Aker Solutions has recently completed trials of a new well intervention system designed to track coiled tubing operations in real time…
FMC Technologies, Inc. received an order from Total Upstream Nigeria Ltd. for subsea equipment for the Egina field. It has an estimated value of $1.2 billion. The supply scope includes subsea trees and wellheads, manifolds, installation tooling…
FMC Technologies, Inc. received an order from Petrobras for subsea trees for its pre-salt fields off Brazil. The award is estimated at US$500 million and represents the call-off of the remaining value of the $1.5 billion agreement announced in March of 2012…
FMC Technologies, Inc. received an order from Petrobras for the supply of subsea trees for its pre-salt fields, located offshore Brazil. The value of the award is estimated at $500 million and represents the call-off of the remaining value of the $1…
New uses for present technology with new equipment to further effectiveness The Coiled Tubing and Well Intervention Conference, sponsored by ICoTA, the Intervention and Coiled Tubing Association, was held in late March in The Woodlands Conference Center north of Houston…
Market leading joint integrity specialist Hydratight has added five distinct pneumatic torque tools to its range of hydraulic torque wrenches. When a powered bolting solution is needed for high torque fasteners, Hydratight’s pneumatic…