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NASA, Deloitte form alliance

Jul 02, 2013

NASA directors and staff gathered at Johnson Space Center in Houston to sign a new alliance with risk management firm Deloitte on June 27. The new partnership aims to utilize NASA’s proven practical applications such as risk analysis programs…

Monitoring moving subsea

Jun 18, 2013

Oil in water monitoring firm Pro Analysis has taken up the challenge of developing its technology for subsea use. Ever increasing water levels in production wells and stricter environmental standards are driving a research and development project to have a subsea oil-in-water monitor by 2015…

GE acquisition helps globalize Naxys

Jun 18, 2013

Subsea monitoring outfit Naxys has gained access to top research facilities after being bought out by global giant GE. Naxys’ work in the field of subsea monitoring systems led it to be snapped up by Measurement & Control, a business of GE Oil & Gas earlier this year…

Award winning corrosion monitoring comes of age

Jun 18, 2013

ClampOn won a Spotlight award last year—now its corrosion erosion monitoring system is taking off. Corrosion erosion is seeing increased interest in the subsea sector, both on old and new developments. It is proving a growing business area for ClampOn…

Subsea growth at home and abroad

Jun 18, 2013

High oil prices are helping boost spending, and Norway’s subsea industry has been quick to provide full system packages to those looking to spend—at home and broad. High oil prices, a growing level of subsea infrastructure, and a drive…

Using mussel power for monitoring

Jun 18, 2013

Norwegian technology development company Biota Guard has developed a subsea leak and environmental monitoring system for the oil and gas industry. Monitoring the heart-beat of mussels and their shell movements may not sound like a traditional activity within the upstream oil and gas industry…

A view from a subsea CEO

Jun 18, 2013

Transmark Subsea CEO Johan Møller Warmedal joined the company on January 1 this year. Before joining Transmark, he worked for AGR, FMC Technologies and Schlumberger, where he started his career more than 25 years ago as a wireline logging engineer…

Pioneer Array tests AUV durability

Jun 18, 2013

As more equipment goes on the seafloor, the industry is increasing its hunt for permanent underwater robotics solutions. Elaine Maslin got a view from Kongsberg Maritime. This year, two of Kongsberg Maritime subsidiary Hydroid’s REMUS…

WiSub takes the pins out of subsea

Jun 18, 2013

Technology development firm WiSub hopes to make subsea data transfer easier and faster. A chance meeting at a subsea conference has resulted in the development of a technology aimed at making subsea connections easier, faster, and pinless…

The Future of Solutions

Jun 18, 2013

Since the 1980’s, the Norwegian subsea industry has evolved to become a world-leading supplier of underwater equipment and technology. Oil and gas production across the world happens in ever deeper water, and the wells are increasingly complicated to operate…

Steel body PDC drill bits

Jun 17, 2013

Carrolton, Texas,-based Varel International l a u n c h e d i t s Katana-series steel body polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) drill bits. Varel’s PDC Product Manager Cary Maurstad describes the line as a definitive enhancement for the company’s fixed cutter…

Multi-frequency sonar head

Jun 17, 2013

Kongsberg Mesotech Ltd announced the release of the 1171 Series Multi Frequency High- Resolution Fan/Cone Sonar Head.The operating frequency of the cone transducer can be selected by choosing one of four frequencies and the frequency of the…

OTC launch for Osorb

Jun 17, 2013

Produced Water Absorbents of Ohio launched its Osorb technology at OTC 2013 for the treatment of oil and gas wastewater streams. Osorb is a regenerable granular media, which PWA says removes up to 99% of free, dispersed, emulsified and soluble hydrocarbons…

Partners unveil drillship design

Jun 17, 2013

At OTC Fincantieri unveiled a new next generation drillship design, Overdrill, created with support from Norway’s Aker Solutions. The vessel, at 208m long and 40m wide, accommodating 210 people, aims to be smaller than existing units through…

Christopher Wiernicki, new chairman of ABS and ABS Group, celebrates 20 years this year

Jun 14, 2013

Last month, Christopher J. Wiernicki, President and CEO of ABS added the title of chairman to his credentials after the boards of both ABS and ABS Group of Companies announced the dual appointments. He replaces former chairman Robert D. Somerville…

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