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Fast Worker

Apr 28, 2012

Tomahawk, the latest addition to Forum Subsea Technologies’ ROV range, has been built to be fast and agile and it shares the same 35kW power system and thrusters as Forum’s largest electric vehicle, the Comanche.It is manufactured at the Aberdeenshire facility of Sub-Atlantic…

Innovation in the spotlight

Apr 28, 2012

FMC Technologies is the recipient of two ‘Spotlight on New Technology’ at the OTC 2012 show in Houston. The awards, which acknowledge innovative technologies that significantly impact offshore exploration and production, are for the Pazflor…

Leak sniffer

Apr 28, 2012

The mobile early leak detection system (MELDS) from Teledyne TSS is claimed capable of quickly detecting leakages of dissolved methane and combustible gases from pipelines and subsea structures at depths down to 3000m. The versatile and…

Maiden monohull intervention

Apr 28, 2012

A three-month campaign for West Africa’s first well intervention work and subsea well operations conducted from a monohull intervention vessel was completed recently by Helix Well Ops UK’s 132m-long Well Enhancer. The vessel performed a subsea tree changeout…

Non-explosive wire cutting

Apr 28, 2012

Specialist downhole tool provider Peak Well Systems has launched the Power Cutter, a patented powercharged, non-explosive cutter that is dropped from surface to sever slicklines and cables in the event that a toolstring becomes stuck downhole…

Optimizing well placement

Apr 28, 2012

The iPZIG at-bit inclination, gamma ray and imaging service has been introduced by PathFinder, a Schlumberger company, to help optimize well placement in target zones through early bed boundary detection.Developed specifically for unconventional…

Oselvar’s 3D short-cut

Apr 28, 2012

A problem Dong Energy was having last year with the replacement of a damaged subsea control module on the Danish sector Oselvar field was solved using 3D visualization technology at Aker Solutions’ Forus IPort performance technology in Norway…

Pressure pumping

Apr 28, 2012

The Blue Orca, a state-ofthe-art pressure pumping vessel, has been chartered to provide offshore stimulation services to Maersk Oil in the North Sea. Upon completion, scheduled for late 2013, it will become the eighth vessel in the Baker Hughes fleet…

Sealing sub-zero

Apr 28, 2012

A low temperature perfluoroelastomer material introduced by Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE) for use in oil and gas applications has been developed to perform under extreme conditions, in temperatures as low as –40°C (–40°F). According to PPE…

ABB

Apr 28, 2012

ABB and Norwegian naval architect Inocean are to set up an engineering services joint venture offering design, engineering, project management and fabrication supervision for offshore wind projects. ABB Inocean AB will operate under CEO Jon Erik Borgen from premises in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Applus RTD and Applus+ Velosi

Apr 28, 2012

Applus RTD and Applus+ Velosi have entered into a four-year global enterprise framework agreement with Shell relating to vendor and QA/QC inspections and NDT services.

Caterpillar

Apr 28, 2012

Caterpillar’s new Piracicaba, Sao Paulo manufacturing facility has made its first deliveries to the burgeoning Brazilian offshore market: four Cat 3512 diesel electric propulsion gen sets to Navship, a local shipbuilder operated by Edison Chouest Offshore.

Damen Shiprepair Götaverken

Apr 28, 2012

The Swedish Götaverken yard has a new name – Damen Shiprepair Götaverken – and a new business strategy under which the long-established Gothenburg facility, now Dutch owned, is looking to obtain ‘number one ranking in the Nordic region’.

Emu

Apr 28, 2012

Marine survey and environmental consultancy Emu, with annual revenues over E20 million, has been acquired by Fugro.

Expro

Apr 28, 2012

Expro has agreed to sell its connectors & measurements business, including the Tronic and Matre brands, to Siemens at a valuation of $630 million.

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