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Largest pipe bending machine delivered

Nov 27, 2015

UK-based Unison has installed and commissioned the world’s largest and most powerful all-electric pipe bending machine, at the Norwegian offshore and maritime services company, Westcon Yard. Capable of generating a colossal 660,000 Nm of continuous…

Electric fault hampers Alvheim production

Nov 25, 2015

Due to an electric fault in the high voltage drive motor for one of the gas export compressors, the Alvheim FPSO will be running at reduced production for a period of approximately four weeks while the motor is being replaced. Currently…

Wild Well Control increases in Asia-Pacific

Nov 25, 2015

Wild Well Control increased its presence in the Asia-Pacific region this month.  Steve Nas, regional manager of Well Control Engineering – Asia-Pacific region, brings nearly 35 years of experience with a focus on underbalanced and managed…

IMES invests in new technology

Nov 25, 2015

Marine and subsea firm Inspection Monitoring Engineering Solutions (IMES) has invested US$75,481 (£50,000) in new technology, expanding its existing service offering for clients in the oil and gas industry. The Aberdeen-based company…

Bringing down the cost of deepwater developments

Nov 24, 2015

The high costs surrounding deepwater developments and the low price of oil is a challenging combination for operators. Khalid Mateen. Photo from OE Staff. For deepwater operators, such as Total…

UH elevates petroleum engineering

Nov 23, 2015

The University of Houston (UH) petroleum engineering program – started in 2009 with just 20 undergraduate students – has been elevated to a full department within the UH Cullen College of Engineering. The move was announced this month. The new department…

Paradigm releases Geolog 7.4, app

Nov 20, 2015

Paradigm released Paradigm Geolog 7.4, the latest version of its Geolog formation evaluation software suite.   Geolog 7.4 offers engineering functionalities that expand the product's reach into additional phases of the production cycle…

MacGregor appoints Høyesen over new division

Nov 20, 2015

MacGregor create a new division 'Advanced Offshore Solutions' by merging its two Norway-based divisions and combining the strengths in offshore mooring, loading and load handling businesses. With the new joint division MacGregor aims to gain…

PSA audits Gullfaks A maintenance management

Nov 20, 2015

From 2-4 September 2015, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Statoil Petroleum's maintenance management at Gullfaks A (GFA). The audit is part of the processing of the application for consent for an operating life extension for GFA…

HHI, Saudi Aramco ink MOU

Nov 12, 2015

Saudi Aramco and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have signed a general memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly collaborate on business development opportunities in Saudi Arabia. The MoU lays out a comprehensive, multi-faceted business cooperation framework in areas such as engineering…

Premier inks Subsea 7 frame agreement

Nov 11, 2015

Subsea 7 has signed a long-term partnership frame agreement with Premier Oil to provide concept engineering, front-end engineering and design, subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines project execution and life of field operations, on a preferred supplier basis…

Ceragon, Statoil sign communications agreement

Nov 10, 2015

Ceragon Networks announced that Statoil, has formally awarded Ceragon Networks a five-year frame agreement, with an option to extend for five consecutive two-year periods. Most recently, Statoil has placed orders for Ceragon's IP-20 platform…

Husky marks Indonesian milestone

Nov 10, 2015

Husky Energy has installed the jacket and wellhead platform for the Madura Strait BD gas-condensate field development, offshore Indonesia. Development drilling is expected to started soon, at the 55m water depth site, and the project remains on target for first production in 2017…

LR Energy releases Axxim solution

Nov 09, 2015

Oil and gas decision-makers are coming under increasing pressure to reduce asset downtime, according to new research. Commissioned by Lloyd’s Register Energy, the research polled 80 senior decision-makers in the oil and gas industry in October 2015…

Ashtead secures glider agreement

Nov 06, 2015

Image from Ashtead Technology. Ashtead Technology has secured a global asset management agreement with Blue Ocean Monitoring to store, maintain and supply underwater gliders for ocean data monitoring…

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