Tracerco, a part of FTSE100 Johnson Matthey Plc, has launched a new product that enables oil companies to quickly scan pipeline to detect the location of deposits causing flow assurance issues. The technology, known as Explorer™, is able to screen subsea pipelines for content and deposit build-up at
WERPO has signed an agreement with the Government of Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, for the development of a 500 MW wave power plant off the county’s coastline. The USD 500 mln agreement has been signed for creating a joint venture between the Government of of Guinea-Bissau and WERPO. The Guinea-Bissau
The final report on proposed tidal barrage development in Scots Bay concludes that the project is unlikely to proceed. Halcyon Tidal Power, the developer behind Scots Bay tidal project, proposes the building of the tidal barrage at Scots Bay, that would host bidirectional tidal turbines with the com
IHC IQIP, part of Royal IHC, is expanding its global presence with a new office and yard in Perth, Australia. The company has also announced the acquisition of its Australian agent Machinery Supply on the 4th of May. The new facility provides the rental and sale of foundation, installation and decom
Emerson Process Management has launched Roxar subsea Wetgas Meter for accurate production measurement, reduced risk, and improved flow assurance in gas and gas condensate fields. Hydrates, corrosion, scaling and water coning in the reservoir represent the biggest challenges to offshore gas producers
TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. company, introduced “Open Cables”, a new flexible business model that allows customers to select their preferred Submarine Line Terminating Equipment (SLTE) line card supplier to create an interoperable and complementary dry and wet plant. The Open Cables model take
Nexans is at OTC 2015 to launch its next generation SUTA-FLEX Subsea Umbilical Termination Assembly. SUTA-FLEX is designed to work in combination with Nexans’ range of umbilicals to provide a complete, single source solution that enables oil and gas customers to benefit from more efficient and cost-
FMC has chosen DNV GL to perform independent third party verification of a high pressure, high temperature (HPHT) subsea completion, production and work-over system. FMC is running this project as a joint industry program (JIP) with Anadarko, BP, Conoco Phillips, and Shell, to aim at product standar
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), JBA Consulting and Met Office have joined forces to develop software for operational planning at EMEC’s wave and tidal test sites in Orkney. The system for Marine Mission Planner will be based on JBA’s ForeCoast Marine Mission Planner – a forecasting and dec
Anglesey Skerries tidal project could be restarted after the recent acquisition of Marine Current Turbines, the initial developer of the tidal array project, by Atlantis Resources. The location of the proposed Anglesey Skerries tidal array project is in the Sound between the group of rocks and islan
An expedition to survey the historic World War II shipwrecks of HMAS Sydney (II) and the German raider HSK Kormoran has produced new photographic evidence which appears to confirm why Sydney was so quickly disabled, leading to catastrophic damage and the devastating loss of everyone on board. New hi
Petrobras has finished drilling well 3-BRSA-1296-SES in the Sergipe Basin’s ultra-deep waters, in concession BM-SEAL-10, block SEAL-M-499. The test results confirmed the presence of light oil (higher market value) and good reservoir porosity and permeability, the company informed. The well was drill
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has been awarded three internationally recognized standards in quality, environmental and occupational health and safety management. Following the assessment by DNV-GL, the technology innovation and research centre received three accreditations: ISO 9001:
Carbon Trust has awarded a contract for research and development services to Danish consultancy firm, Ramboll. The key objective of the contract is to finalise the technical de-risking of the OWA supported foundations and assess the benefits for the integrated design of offshore wind support structu
