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Flotek, IBM in cognitive reservoir system development

Apr 25, 2017

Houston-based Flotek Industries and IBM have agreed to develop a cognitive reservoir performance system for the oil and gas industry. The new system uses IBM Watson Explorer technology to analyze Flotek’s proprietary oilfield chemistry research…

SMD signs Van Oord Gemini contract

Apr 25, 2017

Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd. (SMD) has signed a contract with Van Oord for the manufacture and delivery of a QTrencher 1600. This contract follows the successful deployment of SMD’s QTrencher 1400 on Van Oord’s Gemini Wind Farm.  Scheduled for delivery in Q1 2018…

Hydratight, CSS diverless clamp repairs WA pipeline

Apr 24, 2017

Engineering teams from UK-based subsea connector specialists Hydratight and Norwegian technologists Connector Subsea Solutions (CSS) have completed a milestone deepwater pipeline repair in Western Australia.  A 4in MEG line, owned by a major national oil company (NOC)…

ASV Global opens mission control center

Apr 24, 2017

Mark Garnier MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, has opened a Mission Control Center developed by ASV Global, an autonomous vessel technology developer, at its headquarters in Portchester, UK.  This new center will be the hub…

C6 Technologies starts ComTrac field trials

Apr 21, 2017

C6 Technologies, an oilfield technology company offering new solutions for well intervention and conveyance utilizing composite materials, is performing field trials on its new ComTrac system after extensive test well runs.   C6 Technologies – a joint venture by Archer Ltd…

Ampelmann develops Icemann crew transfer system

Apr 20, 2017

Ampelmann, a provider of safe offshore access to the energy industry, has released it latest Walk to Work system which has been specially designed for operation in extreme cold conditions. The N-type, nicknamed Icemann, was officially launched in Rotterdam…

Interventek develops 20K in-riser valve

Apr 20, 2017

Aberdeen-based well intervention technology specialists, Interventek Subsea Engineering, has developed an ultra-high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) version of their Revolution safety valve for in-riser landing string systems, the 20K in-riser Revolution valve…

KLAW develops marine breakaway coupling

Apr 19, 2017

KLAW has developed the Marine2, a new marine breakaway coupling. The Marine2 is 32% shorter and 25% lighter than alternative marine breakaway couplings on the market and is designed to reduce stress on hoses used on offshore hose reel applications…

DEME to build first LNG-fueled CSV

Apr 18, 2017

Wärtsilä will supply the engines and other propulsion machinery for what it says will be the first LNG-powered offshore construction vessel, being built at the Cosco shipyard in China for Belgium's Dredging International (DEME). 'This…

Interocean, FMS form alliance

Apr 18, 2017

First Marine Solutions (FMS) has signed an official alliance with Interocean Marine Services (a Rigmar Group company) combining their equipment and technical capabilities to offer enhanced integrated mooring solutions.  Both companies…

Siemens opens Gulf Coast facility

Apr 12, 2017

Siemens has officially opened the doors of a new service center in Geismar, Louisiana, devoted to serving the region’s oil and gas industry, and related markets.  With 28,000sq ft of shop floor space, the service center can repair and…

TechnipFMC wins Hydraulic Institute award

Apr 07, 2017

TechnipFMC, a longstanding engineering partner of Sulzer, has won the Hydraulic Institute Award for Innovation and Technology for its innovative products and solutions. The company was recognized during a ceremony at the Institute’s Centennial Celebration Gala in Florida…

Trelleborg completes Catcher elastomeric bearings

Apr 06, 2017

Trelleborg’s engineered products operation recently completed a milestone project for BW Offshore for the complete in-house design and fabrication of floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) elastomeric bearing structures. Supplied to Premier Oil's Catcher FPSO in 2016…

Well-Centric, Hunting win asset maintenance contract

Apr 06, 2017

Late life-cycle integrity specialists, Well-Centric and Hunting, have been awarded an approximately US$6.2 million (£5 million) contract by a major North Sea exploration and production operator. The collaboration will see Well-Centric and Hunting join forces to provide maintenance…

NEL invests in subsea CoE

Apr 05, 2017

A new US$19.9 million (£16 million) Center of Excellence (CoE) for subsea development is to be established in East Kilbride, Scotland and will be led by TÜV SÜD Ltd. (NEL), a provider of research and development, consultancy and testing to the international oil and gas industry…

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