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Clever composites

Mar 01, 2016

Sometimes, new materials and new manufacturing processes fortuitously emerge, just at the time they are needed. At least Magma Global hopes that’s the case. Elaine Maslin reports. m-pipe in production…

The EPC perspective

Mar 01, 2016

OE’s Audrey Leon speaks with Scott Munro, McDermott’s Vice President, Americas, Europe and Africa, about recent projects undertaken at the company’s Altamira facility. PB-Litoral-A topsides floatover operations…

Embracing nanotechnology’s potential

Mar 01, 2016

Elaine Maslin examines some of the potential uses for nanoscale manufacturing in the oil and gas industry. Image provided by Repsol. Source: 'Commercial scale production of inorganic nanoparticles…

Taming a Sea Lion

Mar 01, 2016

Since its discovery in 2010, the Sea Lion field offshore the Falkland Islands has been subject to a string of development options. Elaine Maslin looks at Premier Oil’s optimized final plan. Ocean Rig’s Ocean Guardian semisubmersible drilling rig…

Apache selects Harkand for Nevis South work

Feb 29, 2016

Harkand, an inspection, repair, maintenance (IRM) and light construction company, has been chosen to deliver installation work to support Apache with its existing drilling campaign in the Nevis South Field in the North Sea. The project…

Tracerco technology arrives in Australasia

Feb 26, 2016

Tracerco, an oil and gas service company part of Johnson Matthey, has brought its technology to the Australasia region, permanently basing their equipment at their Western Australia facility in Perth. OTC Spotlight on New Technology 2015 winner…

PBJV inks PGLNG 1 work

Feb 17, 2016

Barakah Offshore Petroleum Berhad’s subsidiary, PBJV Group Sdn Bhd. won a US$4.6 million subcontract agreement for the Petronas Floating LNG 1 (PFLNG 1). The work is for the provision of offshore engineering, procurement, installation and related activities…

ExxonMobil launches Mobil Serv Lubricant Analysis

Feb 17, 2016

ExxonMobil has released Mobil Serv Lubricant Analysis, a new mobile-enabled used oil analysis service, in the US and Canada. The service streamlines the used oil analysis process, from initial sample gathering to final reporting.   Specifically…

NUTECH, WellDatabase introduce NuQuest

Feb 15, 2016

NUTECH has partnered with WellDatabase to launch NuQuest, the industry’s first comprehensive and intuitive digital platform providing standard well data coupled with corresponding reservoir characterization, and engineering expertise. The…

Heerema bags two Oseberg Vestflanken 2 contracts

Feb 12, 2016

Statoil has awarded Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) the contract for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of the unmanned wellhead platform at Oseberg Vestflanken 2, as well as the transport and installation of the platform…

Eni gets Goliat orders from PSA

Feb 11, 2016

During the period of 5-7 January 2016, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway conducted an audit on ENI Norge's facility Goliat FPSO. The audit was conducted as a follow-up to an audit carried out in June 2015 linked to logistics on Goliat…

Aker joins Johan Sverdrup phase 2 studies

Feb 10, 2016

Aker Solutions will deliver a concept study on a new processing platform for future phases of the Statoil-operated Johan Sverdrup field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The study includes design solutions for a tie-in of the…

Maersk Training offers offshore crane operator program

Feb 09, 2016

Maersk Training has launched an offshore crane operator program designed to grant crane operators and their companies access to offshore lifting operations worldwide. The training program targets crane operators at all levels and consists of three stages…

Cathelco wins BWT order for Harvey Gulf

Feb 08, 2016

Cathelco’s agent in New Orleans, Green Marine and Industrial Equipment Co., has won an order to supply a ballast water treatment (BWT) system for a new offshore vessel built by Eastern Shipbuilding Group, for Harvey Gulf International Marine…

Acteon launches field life service

Feb 08, 2016

Subsea services company Acteon has launched a new service offering to directly address the demands and changing conditions of the global oil and gas industry. Acteon Field Life Service (FLS) offers a “joined-up” approach to the capex…

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