Subsea Innovation said it has won a contract win with TechnipFMC in Norway for the supply and installation support of subsea protection equipment.In 2018 Subsea Innovation engineered next-generation seal for their Pipe in Pipe Waterstops, designed and developed from its head office in Darlington…
Two offshore support vessels (OSV) operated by offshore oil and gas marine support specialists MMA Offshore have undergone engine overhaul programs, diesel power specialist Royston Australia said.The work scope saw Royston engineers undertake…
Expandable liner hanger designs are advancing to meet the ever-increasing demands of deepwater well construction.A new expandable liner hanger design provides an effective liner top seal for high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) well conditions…
An industry that operates in some of the harshest environments in the world sometimes needs to call on the toughest material for wear parts.Enter the industrial diamond, discovered in the 1950s. Synthetic diamondcan tolerate abrasive, high-temperature…
The creditors of indebted French marine services company Bourbon reached a restructuring deal that would give them control of the company, protect jobs and draw new liquidity.Bourbon has been hurt by market overcapacity and a fall in spending on services by upstream oil and gas companies…
Brazil's state-controlled Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) said on Monday it had sealed a joint venture with Murphy Exploration & Production Company to explore oil and gas fields in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a securities filing.Petrobras received $795 million for the deal…
Metal-to-metal downhole sealing solutions provider BiSN said it recently deployed the largest-ever bismuth plug in the Valhall A-30 well, Norway, in conjunction with AkerBP and Altus Intervention.BiSN’s Wel-lok M2M technology – which can be…
BiSN, the provider of metal-to-metal downhole sealing solutions, has achieved a world first in conjunction with AkerBP and Altus Intervention, through the successful deployment of the largest-ever bismuth plug.Following over a year of development…
Interventek Subsea Engineering has secured recent orders in excess of £1 million ($1.3 million) for itsRevolution in-riser shear and seal safety valve.The orders represent repeat business, from Louisiana based Professional Rental Tools LLC (PRT…
QGEP Participações has completed two separate farm-out agreements, one with ExxonMobil and one with Murphy Oil in the Sergipe Alagoas Basin. The farm-out agreements are for Blocks SEAL-M-351 and SEAL-M-428. Additionally, QGEP and its…
EagleBurgmann Germany GmbH has developed a mechanical seal for high pressure high temperature (HPHT) applications. The seal has been specifically optimized for subsea pumps designed for an absolute pressure of up to 1000 bar and ambient temperatures of up to 180 °C…
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions used SPE Offshore Europe Conference & Exhibition in Aberdeen as a platform to launch its latest Isolastperfluoroelastomer (FFKM) material development. Specifically engineered for the offshore industry, Isolast J9554…
Metal-to-metal downhole sealing solutions provider BiSN has successfully completed its first project, plugging and abandonment (P&A) work for Aker BP's Valhall field. Using modified thermite heaters, BiSN’s technology reduces the heating…
Downhole sealing solutions firm BiSN has successfully completed its first North Sea project. The plugging and abandonment work in the Valhall field, offshore Norway, for Aker BP, used BiSN’s metal-to-metal downhole sealing solutions, BiSN (stand 6A21) told the SPE Offshore Europe Show Daily…
An Aberdeen firm’s alternative approach to well integrity has helped make US$30 million in cost savings for a major oil firm in the Middle East. One of the most common well integrity failures experienced in one of the major’s fields…