Equipment
Expro Boosts Well Abandonment Services Management
Oilfield services provider, Expro, has strengthened its well abandonment services with the appointment of senior project manager, Bill Inglis. Expro launched four new business capabilities last year, including well abandonment services encompassing; late-life reservoir management, permanent reservoi
Forum Delivers 350th RT Torque Machine to TAM International
Forum Energy Technologies has delivered its 350th rotational torque (RT) machine to TAM International. The torque machine, or bucking unit as it is commonly referred, was manufactured at the Forum AMC facility in Aberdeen, UK. This represents the sixth unit that TAM has purchased from Forum in three
Schlumberger Adds Peak Well Systems
Schlumberger has acquired Peak Well Systems (Peak), a specialist in the design and development of advanced downhole tools for flow control, well intervention and well integrity. The addition of Peak’s mechanical and remedial solutions for cased-hole well intervention should, according to Schlumberge
Gas Entec completes first U.S. LNG barge job
South Korean LNG engineering company Gas Entec delivered the liquefied natural gas handling equipment package for the 2,200-cbm bunkering barge being built by the Conrad Shipyard in Orange, Texas.
GTT to equip GasLog’s LNG tanker
French LNG containment specialist GTT secured an order to equip a new carrier for GasLog with its Mark V technology. The order was announced back in October 2016 by South Korean shipbuilding giant Samsung Heavy Industries that will build the LNG carrier at its shipyard in Geoje. The new GTT’s Mark V
Plexus Scores Another Oman Deal
Plexus has been awarded an order for a second well from Masirah Oil, a BVI based company majority owned by REX International Holdings. The new contract will see Plexus supply Masirah with its POS-GRIP Tersus Mudline equipment and 10,000psi adjustable rental exploration wellhead for the Karamah-1 exp
Eni CEO briefs president of Egypt on Zohr, Nooros progress
Eni’s CEO Claudio Descalzi on Wednesday met Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and briefed him about the company’s offshore projects in the country. According to Eni, during the meeting, Descalzi reviewed with el-Sisi the ongoing development activities of the giant Zohr field in the Mediterrane
NOAA Places Coast Survey Navigation Team at Stennis Space Center
NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey said it will homeport one of their six navigation response teams at the John C. Stennis Space Center, Mississippi. The team will be co-located with NOAA’s National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) and adjacent to other federal and state partners involved in seafloor mapping and
AccessESP Delivers Cost-Effective Pump Replacement Solution
AccessESP, the provider of rigless electric submersible pump (ESP) conveyance solutions, has showcased its rigless ESP conveyance system in the industry’s first pump swap for an operator on the North Slope of Alaska. In two days, through a live well intervention, the AccessESP system enabled retriev
Launching Ceremony of LNG TSHD Scheldt River Next Week
The launching ceremony of DEME’s 7.950m³ LNG-powered trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Scheldt River will take place on Saturday, 14 January, 2017, at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, the Netherlands. The Scheldt River is the second dredging vessel in the world that is equipped w
OMC-7006 Data Buoy Introduced
Observator Group, a company involved in providing solutions for hydrological and process monitoring operations, has just introduced their new OMC-7006 Data Buoy. This data buoy is ideal for environmental monitoring projects, the company said in its announcement. It is specifically designed for the m
Teledyne SeaBotix Upgrades U.S. Department of Defense ROV Fleet
Teledyne SeaBotix has secured an operational capability upgrade contract with the U.S. Department of Defense through distributor, Atlantic Diving Supply (ADS). The upgrade program will result in delivery of sixty new Teledyne SeaBotix vLBV300 remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for explosive ordnance
Minesto Orders Deep Green Components
Minesto has placed an order with Green Marine out of Southampton, UK for the wing of its first commercial-scale Deep Green demonstrator. In the manufacturing process of Minesto’s wing, the British outfit will be assisted by Gurit, supplier of composite materials and engineering services. The ordered
GCE Subsea Signs New Partner Agreement
As a part of being awarded GCE status, a new GCE partner agreement has been developed by and between the partners of the cluster. A working group consisting of four board members and the CEO, have in collaboration with the board and the partners, developed the new partner agreement. The new agreemen