Citing a ‘renewed culture of safety' taking hold in the offshore oil & gas industry, the co-chairman of the presidential commission set up to investigate the Macondo disaster told attendees at the March CeraWeek conference in Houston that the…
New software developed by naval architects and marine engineering consultants Safety at Sea to address the International Maritime Organization's challenging regulations on a ship's safe return offers potential for aspects of offshore vessel design…
Norwegian operator Statoil acknowledged last month that it could have been clearer in its dialogue with Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority following the May 2010 incident where pressure build-up in well 34/10-C06A resulted in a near blowout and the shutdown of the Gullfaks C platform…
‘An exciting future for the subsea business' was predicted by Ross Kinnear, head of subsea operations in BP's North Sea SPU, when he addressed Subsea UK's annual flagship conference in Aberdeen last month. David Morgan reviews some of the Subsea 2011 highlights…
Aberdeen-based Churchill Drilling Tools had on display at ONS an innovative dart activation system now being deployed for technically challenging high-angle sections in Norwegian continental shelf wells. According to Churchill, DAV MX mechanical…
Recent tests on Mobil Industrial Lubricants’ Arctic performance hydraulic oil have reportedly shown that it can help reduce hydraulic system energy consumption by up to 6.2%, when compared with standard mineral hydraulic oils. Given pride of…
The new NORM (naturally occurring radioactive material) monitor, added to Tracerco’s range of radiation monitors at ONS, was specifically developed to meet the requirements of the oil & gas industry in detecting and quantifying naturally occurring radioactive isotopes…
The Rhino XC on-demand reamer, released at ONS by Schlumberger, is a next-generation reaming tool that provides unlimited activation of the flow actuation system to reliably enlarge boreholes.Building on Rhino XS hydraulically expandable reamer technology…
A new range of four gastight well suspension plugs, designated the Lock series, was unveiled by well integrity specialist Archer during ONS.The series comprises four application-specific products: SafeLock, for short to medium term suspension periods…
Åge Landro has rejoined Norway’s AGR Group after a short break. Previously with the group’s field operations unit for seven years, he returns as EVP of its global Petroleum Services division.
Aimee Marsh is the new Energy Industries Council executive director, North and Central America, based at the EIC Houston office. She previously worked for Canyon Offshore and Saipem America.
Alfonso Leon has been promoted to SVP and chief of staff at Apache. Brady Parish joined the company as VP investor relations.
Amy Myers Jaffe has joined the University of California, Davis, as executive director of energy & sustainability in a joint appointment to the UC Davis Graduate School of Management & Institute of Transportation Studies. She has spent the past 16 years at Houston’s Rice University…
Anne Drinkwater has become a non-executive director of Tullow Oil. She previously served in senior posts with BP, including president of BP Indonesia.
Bob Coates has been named COO of Aberdeen headquartered FPSO moorings and marine engineering services company Sigma Offshore. Previously a director of London Marine Consultants, now part of Singapore-based Ezra Holdings, Coates is tasked…
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