Equipment
Panama Canal Opens Second International Maintenance Congress
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) yesterday opened the Second International Maintenance Congress with the participation of 26 international and six local experts to promote reliability and sustainability in business practices, based on a maintenance culture. “Maintenance has been fundamental for the
Dong Energy: Hejre platform running late
Denmark’s DONG Energy has revealed today that production from its $2.2 billion Hejre development in the Danish North Sea will begin later that originally expected. In its first half 2014 report, the Danish energy giant said that the work on the upper part of the Hejre field platform is challenged by
Aquaterra Energy unveils new ‘revolutionary’ Riser Monitoring System
Aquaterra Energy has launched a unique Riser Monitoring System (RMS) which the company believes will revolutionise the integrity management process and deliver superior reliability and accuracy of data acquisition for the offshore oil and gas industry. The RMS design utilises a combination of direct
Aquaterra Energy Introduces New Riser Monitoring System
Aquaterra Energy has launched a unique Riser Monitoring System (RMS) which the company believes will revolutionise the integrity management process and deliver superior reliability and accuracy of data acquisition for the offshore oil and gas industry. The RMS design utilises a combination of direct
ACE Winches Launches Reel Drive Systems at ONS
Following significant Norwegian market growth, ACE Winches, the global deck machinery specialist, will launch its latest technology – Reel Drive Systems (RDS) as it exhibits at ONS Stavanger this week. The RDS ranges from 150 Te to 500 Te and will deploy and recover subsea umbilicals, risers and flo
Hydro Group Nets Defence Contract from BAE Systems
Hydro Group plc, a global design and manufacturer of underwater cables and connectors for subsea, underwater, topside and onshore applications, has secured a contract with BAE Systems, valued at approximately £2million, for work to be delivered over the next two years. Hydro Group has been selected
Professor Bang Designs Offshore Windmill Foundations for KEPRI
Off the shores of South Korea, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology professor Sangchul Bang is making history. Designing suction pile foundations for a 2,500-megawatt (MW) wind farm, his nearly $200,000 contract with Korea Electric Power Corporation Research Institute (KEPRI) will result in fou
Plexus to deliver POS-GRIP to Det norske
Plexus Holdings PLC, has received a purchase order from Det Norske Oljeselskap ASA to supply surface wellhead and mudline equipment services for an oil and gas appraisal well offshore Norway. The value of the order is estimated at approximately £1 million with revenues expected to start December 201
DNV GL’s map shows risks of offshore activities in the Arctic
The world’s need for energy is driving interest in further industrial activity in the Arctic, yet the region’s conditions are highly variable depending on the type of activity, location and time of year. This creates a complex risk picture, DNV GL writes. DNV GL has therefore developed an interactiv
GE Oil & Gas enhances subsea trees portfolio with DVXT launch
GE Oil & Gas has launched Deepwater Vertical Xmas Tree (DVXT) at the company’s new, interactive Technology Solutions Center in Stavanger, in conjunction with the Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) 2014 conference and exhibition.
GE Unveils New Deepwater Vertical Xmas Tree (Norway)
When iconic innovator and GE founder, Thomas Edison, said “I find out what the world needs. Then I go ahead and try to invent it,” little did he realize that, many decades later, the business would continue to heed this philosophy. Today, GE Oil & Gas’ engineers and technologists remain firmly in ag
Plexus Secures Equipment Order from Det Norske
Plexus Holdings PLC, announces that it has received a purchase order (‘PO’) from Det Norske Oljeselskap ASA (‘Det Norske’) to supply surface wellhead and mudline equipment services for an oil and gas appraisal well offshore Norway. The value of the order is estimated at approximately £1 million with
GE Oil & Gas opens Technology Solutions Center in Stavanger (Norway)
GE Oil & Gas formally unveiled its new Technology Solutions Center (TSC) in Stavanger, Norway. The result of a $5m investment, the center offers a stunning visual showcase of GE’s technologies across the oil and gas industry, and has been designed to help operators achieve optimal efficiency, enviro
Picture of the Day: Right Machine for a Tight Job
In order to complete dredging operations on the Parrett and Tone rivers on time, the Environment Agency is using all equipment available for the job. The floating plant on the picture has been used to excavate the remaining areas of the River Tone at Creeds Farm that otherwise couldn’t be reached wi