Equipment
Perpetuwave Power Gets UK Grant for ‘Wave Harvester’ Technology
Wave energy developer Perpetuwave Power PTY LTD has announced that its recently established subsidiary Perpetuwave Power UK Ltd has been awarded a grant of approximately $110,000 from the European Regional Development Fund Convergence Programme. The grant supports development of Perpetuwave Power’s
New loading buoys will see Gullfaks run until 2040
Installing new loading buoys is one of several projects intended to extend Gullfaks’ life towards 2040. 2.55 billion barrels of oil from the Gullfaks field have passed through the existing loading buoys since first oil. Due to come on line in June the towing of the first loading buoy has started. Th
FES International’s DBSC to Be Used on Martin Linge
UK oil and gas engineering firm FES International has won a $1.2m (£700,000) contract to supply four Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors to contractor NOV Flexibles. This is FES’ third project for NOV Flexibles this year with a combined value of almost US $5m. Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors are
Expro installs ExACT at Vermillion field in U.S. Gulf
International oilfield services company, Expro, has successfully deployed its new design ExACT™ (Expro Annulus-Operated Circulating and Test Tool) in its first live offshore well.
Statoil: Gullfaks’ New Loading Buoy to Come On Line in June
Installing new loading buoys is one of several projects intended to extend Gullfaks’ life towards 2040. 2.55 billion barrels of oil from the Gullfaks field have passed through the existing loading buoys since first oil. Statoil has reported that the towing of the first loading buoy, due to come on l
Expro Installs DST ExACT in Live Offshore Well
Expro, an International oilfield services company, has successfully deployed its new design ExACT™ (Expro Annulus-Operated Circulating and Test Tool) in its first live offshore well. The successful operation, a tubing conveyed perforating ‘shoot and pull’, took place on the Vermillion field offshore
FES International partakes in Martin Linge development
UK oil and gas engineering firm FES International has won a US $1.2m (£700,000) contract to supply four Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors to contractor NOV Flexibles. This is FES’ third project for NOV Flexibles this year with a combined value of almost US $5m. Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors
ESL: Wave Energy to Power Sensor Bouys
Electro Standards Laboratories, in collaboration with the University of Rhode Island, Kingston, are developing new systems to power remote sensor buoys or other remote ocean platforms using wave energy from the ocean. The accomplishments include two different buoy designs, a Direct Drive System and
Motive Offshore Invests in Subsea Baskets. Gets DNV GL Certified
Motive Offshore, an Aberdeenshire marine equipment specialist has invested a six-figure sum in its subsea equipment in order to achieve industry standards. Motive Offshore, which was launched in 2010 by James Gregg, Dave Acton and Bob Smit, and is headquartered in Boyndie, near Banff, in Aberdeenshi
Scottish marine specialist invests in subsea baskets
A leading Aberdeenshire marine equipment specialist has invested a six-figure sum in its subsea equipment in order to achieve industry standards. Motive Offshore, which was launched in 2010 by James Gregg, Dave Acton and Bob Smit, and is headquartered in Boyndie, near Banff, in Aberdeenshire, has in
Fine Tubes in Egina field deal
Fine Tubes, a UK-based manufacturer and distributor of precision tubes for critical applications, has been awarded an order by FMC Technologies for the supply of advanced tubing for Total’s offshore Egina project in Nigeria. Located some 150km off the coast of Nigeria at a depth of up to 1750m, the
Fine Tubes to Supply Advanced Tubing for Total’s Egina Project
Fine Tubes, a manufacturer and distributor of precision tubes for critical applications has announced that it has been awarded a major order by FMC Technologies for the supply of advanced tubing for Total’s offshore Egina project. Located some 150km off the coast of Nigeria at a depth of up to 1750m
Wärtsilä Presents New Propeller Concept
Wärtsilä has introduced the FPP Opti Design, a new state-of-the-art fixed pitch propeller (FPP) design concept. The new design offers fuel savings of up to 4 per cent and highly reliable full scale performance predictions. The concept has been developed utilising the latest computational fluid dynam
NOC Gears Up for North Atlantic Expedition
Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre are preparing to set sail to sub-polar regions on a very technical and scientific challenge, to measure the currents of the northern North Atlantic Ocean from the surface to the seafloor. They hope to discover the key processes that control heat conte