Welltec’s well tractor has transitioned from an unlikely vision to a solid reality now deployed in deepwater wells. OE explains. Image from iStock. Sometimes it takes an outsider to pinpoint how matters can be improved…
Accura Group, based in Wolverhampton, and Peterborough-based Advanced Interactive Materials Science joined forces to manufacture Venturi Flow Meters, using the HIPing process for use with oil and gas production measurements. Venturi Flow…
Aging offshore production systems and infrastructures can be given extended lifecycles with today’s creative methods of remediation, standardization, and preventative techniques, say a group of engineers presenting at the recently held Offshore Technology Conference in Houston…
UTEC Survey announced the merger of NCS Survey, with its Aberdeen-based operations UTEC Survey Construction to form one organization in EMEA – UTEC NCS Survey. UTEC and NCS are both part of the Acteon group of companies which specializes in subsea services…
North Sea operator EnQuest says its North Sea projects - Alma/Galia and Kraken are both on track, with the first due to start up mid-2015 and the second in 2017. The firm is currently preparing to start pulling in risers on the EnQuest Producer floating production…
Research and Markets issued a new report on the global subsea BOP market, and the analyst firm says that it expects the market to grow at a CAGR of 6.5% over the period 2014-2019. BOP is a high pressure mechanical safety valve system at the top of a well head…
Houston-headquartered engineering firm McDermott has made nearly 1700 job cuts following a review of the company's cost structure. The firm says 475 were cut up to March, through organizational efficiencies, which have helped save some US$27…
Engineering and project management firm Atkins has own a pre-front end engineering and design decommissioning contract with Centrica Energy. The five-year agreement will see Atkins provide UK-based Centrica with engineering and design services…
Mooring installation has gun at Inpex's Ichthys field in Australia's Browse Basin, the company announced on 8 May 2015. The first of 49 foundation piles was safely deployed and driven into the seabed on Wednesday, 6 May 2015, in 250m water depth…
With the introduction of a new range of hydrostatic pressure vessels, MacArtney now offers a range of four highly capable and versatile standard pressure vessels. Furthermore, MacArtney is able to supply customized or bespoke vessels featuring alternative dimensions and pressure rating…
A group of ex-FMC employees have teamed up with subsea installation player DeepOcean to found Optime Subsea Services, whose multiCompletionSystem (mCS) can provide up to 80% time and cost savings on subsea tree installations compared to traditional solutions…
In the second installment of a two part series, Elaine Maslin takes a look at what all the clamor about standardization is, what the industry is planning to do about it and what the results have been to date. Image from DNV GL…
Acteon company Offshore Installation Services (OIS) has been awarded a contract to decommission multiple wells in the North Sea by operator Centrica Energy. The initial campaign includes six subsea wells in the central North Sea, in categories 2…
Delta SubSea entered into an agreement with Olympic Shipping for the Olympic Delta, a newly built multipurpose subsea support and construction vessel. Image of the Olympic Delta. From Delta SubSea…
Red Marine developed and delivered the modular umbilical clamp system, made up of six purely mechanical elements to FMC Technologies. Image of the modular umbilical clamp system. From Red Marine…