Badger Explorer and the University of Glasgow, supported by the Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC), will collaborate on the development of the Badger Explorer technology, a rig-less formation and reservoir evaluation tool. The device drills down to the target reservoir…
Image: Chris Echols/Ashtead Technology Ashtead Technology invested more than US$300,000 in the latest generation of visual inspection tools for deep sea exploration. The investment…
FMC Technologies has developed and patented a technology to replace the orbital welding process used to connect small bore hydraulic tubing used in subsea equipment — the shape memory alloy subsea fitting. The technology is based on shape…
Image: Oceanwide S.a.S. selfpropelled hyperbaric lifeboat/Unique Group Unique Group, an integrated subsea and offshore solution provider, has acquired Oceanwide Safety at Sea in a deal that joins two global providers in the diving industry…
Ice cover in the far north isn’t static, but varies in extent with the seasons and from year to year. Thanks to the Gulf Stream, the southern Barents Sea is usually ice-free all year round, but icebergs and sea ice can pose a real threat to installations if they collide…
Image: Sandvik Sandvik, a developer and producer of advanced stainless steels, special alloys, titanium and other high-performance materials, has announced the opening of its South American…
Image: OPITO OPITO has introduced a mobile app designed to give North Sea offshore workforce access to their training and certification records anywhere at any time. In its first year…
Image: Kaombo Ultra-Deep Offshore Project/Optical Metrology Services Optical Metrology Services (OMS) completed a series of pipe measurement surveys for the Kaombo Ultra-Deep Offshore…
The recently introduced 4-stroke diesel engine, Wärtsilä 31, has been selected to power a new generation icebreaker currently under construction at the PJSC Vyborg Shipyard. The ship is being built on behalf of FSUE Atomflot, the enterprise of ROSATOM…
Gulf Marine Services' GMS Scirocco newbuild has been completed ahead of schedule and under budget and has been awarded its first contract. The vessel will commence a four-month contract (three months firm with a one-month option) in October for an engineering…
Baker Hughes announced the commercial release of its DeclineShift mature asset solution. “As wells and fields age, operating costs tend to rise as production declines. Operators have generally tried to meet this challenge by lowering cost per barrel…
Siemens presents new lightweight aero-derivative gas turbine for the oil and gas industry. The Industrial RB211-GT30 is designed for the needs of the oil and gas industry and its offshore applications in particular. The machine is based…
OneSubsea has been awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for the Greater Enfield Area Development offshore northwest Australia. The FEED study, which will be conducted by OneSubsea’s local team in Perth, will include…
Claxton has installed a high-pressure drilling riser system as part of a multimillion-dollar contract for the Catcher area field development in the central North Sea. “Claxton was the only company to offer Premier Oil a fully-forged…
ABB ordered a new cable-laying vessel to be custom-built to ABB specifications and measure approximately 140m by 30m, and be constructed at Kleven shipyard in Norway. Delivery is expected in 2017. Image…