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Badger Explorer, Statoil sign development agreement

Jun 10, 2015

Badger Explorer (BXPL) signed an agreement with Statoil, whereby the Norwegian giant will sponsor the first phase of the Badger Explorer Development program. The objective of the development program is to further develop, design…

OTC 2015 in Review

Jun 10, 2015

There were many memorable presentations and product demonstrations at this year’s Offshore Technology Conference in Houston this past May. OE Staff reports on a few notable discussions. Safety post-Macondo This year marks the fifth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster…

Emerson introduces high pressure Coriolis flowmeters

Jun 09, 2015

Emerson Process Management introduces the Micro Motion F100P and HPC010P Coriolis flowmeters to measure accurate flow rates for wellbore chemicals injected at high pressure conditions. Both meters are designed for demanding offshore…

Maersk, Seadrill sign training agreement

Jun 09, 2015

Maersk Training entered into an agreement with Seadrill to deliver its Well Control training globally under the accreditation of The International Well Control Forum. The agreement will cover more than 2000 assistant drillers, drillers…

Åsgard subsea module installation begins

Jun 09, 2015

Statoil started the installation of 22 Åsgard subsea gas compression modules in the Norwegian Sea. Åsgard subsea compressor. Images from Statoil. The Åsgard field lies on the Halten Bank…

Paradigm introduces Paradigm 15

Jun 08, 2015

Paradigm released Paradigm 15, the latest extension of its comprehensive solution suite aimed at enhancing user productivity. Paradigm 15 includes technologies that help its customers develop the most productive targets first, drill fewer but better wells…

Fugro concludes wellhead monitoring project

Jun 08, 2015

Fugro completed a year-long wellhead monitoring project for BP Americas measuring BOP stack motions and calculating wellhead fatigue during a deployment in the Gulf of Mexico. The drilling campaign was conducted throughout 2014 in…

IWCF appoints new tech officer

Jun 08, 2015

The International Well Control Forum (IWCF) appointed David Conroy as its first chief technical officer (CTO). Based at the organization’s UK headquarters, Conroy will be developing this new role to lead changes to the technical aspects of IWCF’s services…

WGI, WGK introduce corrosion modelling software

Jun 02, 2015

Wood Group Intetech (WGI) joined forces with Wood Group Kenny (WGK) to develop a new, integrated software package for advanced corrosion modelling of pipelines: Maestro, powered by ECE.   WGI’s ECE is an established tool for the…

Video on board

Jun 02, 2015

Wireless video ensures a team approach to safety and saves money. Marieke Wijtkamp and Gregory Hale discuss the details. When a manhole cover fell multiple floors, narrowly missing two rig workers, an immediate health, safety, and environment (HSE) investigation ensued…

Atlas secures INPEX contract

Jun 01, 2015

Atlas Knowledge has been awarded a contract by INPEX to provide training for production workers involved in the US$34 billion Ichthys LNG project.  The INPEX-operated project includes some of the world’s largest offshore facilities off the coast of Western Australia…

Ocean thermal-energy conversion gathers steam

Jun 01, 2015

Against a backdrop of growing global activity, ocean thermal-energy conversion (OTEC) is increasingly attracting investment, with work underway to develop technical specifications. Martin Brown, convenor of the International Electrotechnical…

The spice of life

Jun 01, 2015

Statoil and ExxonMobil are seeking ways to develop the multi-trillion cubic feet of gas resources they have found in Block 2 offshore Tanzania. Elaine Maslin takes a look.   If you speak Swahili…

Countdown to SPE Offshore Europe

Jun 01, 2015

Inspiring the next generation sets the theme for this year’s SPE Offshore Europe 2015. OE takes a look at what’s in store at this year’s event. Offshore Europe 2014. In under three months’ time…

Globalizing marine energy

Jun 01, 2015

This past year has undoubtedly been one of the most challenging experienced by the marine energy industry in its short life, with some of our colleagues within the wave sector hardest hit. Neil Kermode…

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