The executive manager for Petrobras’ Research Center, Carlos Tadeu Fraga, presented the company’s technology strategy Yesterday (04/05) at an event sponsored by the Brazil-Texas Chamber of Commerce (BRATECC) on the sidelines of the 2011 OTC. “We are convinced that our business results are the outcom
Nord Stream AG announces that all three sections of its first 1,224 kilometre gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea have now been laid and will be joined together underwater off the coast of Finland and Sweden in the summer. The new pipeline system will start transporting natural gas from Russia direc
Nord Stream AG announces that all three sections of its first 1,224 kilometre gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea have now been laid and will be joined together underwater off the coast of Finland and Sweden in the summer. The new pipeline system will start transporting natural gas from Russia direc
Inventor of the Bowflex®, Tessema Shifferaw introduces The Shifferaw Oil Ocean Leak Prevention System, SOOLPS, guaranteed to put both environmentalists and oil companies at ease. Shifferaw designed this system in response to the lackluster solutions for the disastrous Gulf oil spill. Now, a year lat
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions provider, has been contracted by Kleven Maritime of Norway to design a new LNG powered Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) of the Norwegian operator Rem Offshore. The scope of the order also includes the propulsion machinery, automation and other equipment
Bornemann Pumps, a leading manufacturer of oil and gas pumps, said Wednesday it has developed a subsea skimmer that can clean up deepwater oil leaks before they reach the surface. Working like a subsea vacuum cleaner, Bornemann’s technology can be deployed over leaking oil and gas at depths of up to
Karoon, as operator of five blocks in the Santos Basin, today signed a letter of intent to contract with Dolphin Drilling Ltd, for the “Blackford Dolphin” semi-submersible drilling rig. The completion of the final drilling agreements is subject to final negotiations and is expected by the end of Jun
Inventor of the Bowflex®, Tessema Shifferaw introduces The Shifferaw Oil Ocean Leak Prevention System, SOOLPS, guaranteed to put both environmentalists and oil companies at ease. Shifferaw designed this system in response to the lackluster solutions for the disastrous Gulf oil spill. Now, a year lat
A new vessel will be visible off the North Norfolk coast over the coming weeks as further work continues on the installation of the foundations for the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm. The ‘Oleg Strashnov’ is a state-of-the-art crane vessel designed for heavy lifting operations, and its key feat
EnerMech has been awarded a contract to provide Petrofac Offshore Engineering & Operations with power tools, plant and equipment and lifting gear services. The three year contract, with two one-year options, is estimated to be worth £1 million. EnerMech is already a provider on a Petrofac managed as
BMT Scientific Marine Services (BMT) announces the opening of a new office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Trading as BMT Scientific Marine Services Ltda, BMT will operate in Rio de Janeiro as an extension of its existing offices in California and Houston. The local presence provided by this new base in
In April 2011, the Laverda North-2 appraisal well was drilled and discovered a gross interval of 18 metres of new oil-bearing sands. Wireline sampling from the new zone recovered more than 20 litres oil to the surface. As expected, the well also intersected a gross interval of about 10 metres of oil
CENTRICA, the energy group whose businesses include British Gas, has signed a long-term lease that will enable it to build an operation and maintenance base at Grimsby docks to serve its wind farms in the Greater Wash. The facility will be completed by the end of this year. Centrica operates the 194
CENTRICA, the energy group whose businesses include British Gas, has signed a long-term lease that will enable it to build an operation and maintenance base at Grimsby docks to serve its wind farms in the Greater Wash. The facility will be completed by the end of this year. Centrica operates the 194
