Offshore Hardware News - page 38


FET opens Houston Syntech plant

Jul 25, 2016

Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has opened a new plant near Houston expanding its syntactic foam manufacturing capabilities. The six-acre facility in Bryan, Texas, brings Forum’s Syntech product line closer to clients in the oil and gas industry and has the capacity to support future growth…

Exxon joins V-IR JIP

Jul 19, 2016

ExxonMobil has joined a joint industry project (JIP) to develop Viper Subsea’s innovative V-IR system.  ExxonMobil has joined the V-IR project, which has been established through the Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF), at a crucial…

ROS releases new ROV products

Jul 19, 2016

Remote Ocean Systems (ROS) has released three new products for ROVs, research, and oil and gas. The L350 Full Range Dimming LED is an underwater LED floodlight that allows full range dimming up to 7500 Lumen. Designed with the offshore operator in mind…

AFGlobal to acquire MHWirth subsidiary

Jul 15, 2016

Houston-based AFGlobal Corp. has agreed to acquire Managed Pressure Operations (MPO), a subsidiary of MHWirth. The resulting combination of companies will offer technologies covering both onshore and offshore applications, including deepwater managed pressure drilling (MPD)…

OneSubsea wins Woodside supply

Jul 14, 2016

OneSubsea has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract totaling approximately US$300 million from Woodside Energy. OneSubsea will supply a subsea production system and a dual multiphase boosting system for the Greater Enfield Project…

Wood Group, Librestream start technology partnership

Jul 05, 2016

Wood Group has signed a collaborative agreement with the Canadian technology company Librestream Technologies. The two companies will work in an exclusive industry-specific partnership to provide advanced business solutions for operations…

Siemens adds 8MW turbine to offshore offerings

Jul 05, 2016

Siemens’ has added the SWT-8.0-154 to its offshore direct drive platform for wind turbine technology. The 8MW turbine is based on the existing offshore direct drive platform.  The first SWT-8.0-154 will be installed in early 2017, and…

SOV christened for Dutch Gemini project

Jul 01, 2016

The wind service operation vessel (SOV) for the Dutch Gemini project has been christened Windea la cour. The vessel is to set sail to start operations at the Gemini offshore wind power plant this summer. Siemens has supplied 150 wind turbines…

PJ Valves open new piping business

Jun 30, 2016

PJ Valves (PJV), a manufacturer and supplier of valves, has started a new piping business, PJ Piping (PJP), in response to demand in the market for a simplified pipe, valves and fittings (PVF) supplier process. Located in Houston, TX, the…

Nexan offers 72.5kV accessories for windfarms

Jun 30, 2016

Nexans is offering a new range of cable and power accessories to meet the growing demand for higher capacity windfarms. The new generation of power accessories with F-type outer cone comprising separable T-connectors, coupling connectors…

IE's SPS used on Solitaire repair

Jun 29, 2016

Allseas, the operator of the Solitaire pipelay vessel, recently decided to repair parts of the 550sq m tank top in hold #6 which had corroded. After a detailed assessment was carried out, Allseas opted for Intelligent Engineering’s (IE’s)…

Archer releases Point system for well integrity management

Jun 24, 2016

Oil services company and well integrity specialist Archer has launched the Point system, a well integrity resource that combines Archer’s experience and its proactive and systematic approach to integrity management.  The Point system…

Mokveld Valves commissions test bunkers

Jun 20, 2016

Dutch firm Mokveld Valves has commissioned two new test bunkers for testing critical, high-quality valve systems. Developed internally by Mokveld, the bunkers allow pressure testing with nitrogen and helium up to 1200 bar, and temperature testing within a range of -196-200°C…

MacGregor releases fiber-rope retrofit option

Jun 16, 2016

MacGregor launched a fiber-rope retrofit option for its subsea cranes. The modular upgrade replaces the crane's original steel wire rope with high-performance synthetic fiber rope, using the same technology as MacGregor's fiber-rope crane…

HPS' ControlEdge PLC leverages IIoT

Jun 16, 2016

Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) now offers ControlEdge Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), a new addition to Honeywell’s next generation family of controllers leveraging the power of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). ControlEdge PLC…

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