Subsea
RMSpumptools Names Vice President of Global Sales
RMSpumptools, specialists innovative artificial lift technology, has announced the appointment of electrical connector specialist Ted Boeri as vice president of global sales. One of the industry’s leading names in electrical connectors, Mr Boeri will head up the Aberdeenshire-based company’s Electri
Jee Ltd Upgrades Online Training Platform
Jee Ltd, a leading independent multi-discipline subsea engineering and training firm, has upgraded its state-of-the-art online training site to enhance its online and blended learning offering to the oil, gas and renewables industries. Jenny Matthew, Head of Courses at Jee said: “The oil and gas ind
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
DNV GL Presents Interactive Arctic Risk Map
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, the leading technical advisor to the oil & gas indu
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 O&G Unveils New Technology Solutions Center in Norway
GE Oil & Gas has formally unveiled its new Technology Solutions Center (TSC) in Stavanger, Norway, yesterday, August 25, 2014. 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 ac
Lundin to Drill Wildcat Well with ‘Bredford Dolphin’
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for wellbore 6405/12-1, in the Norwegian Sea. Wellbore 6405/12-1 will be drilled from the Bredford Dolphin drilling rig after completing drilling of wildcat well 16/4-8 S for Lundin Norway AS in production licence 359
Seabased, TC Energy Ink Wave Energy Plant Deal (Ghana)
Seabased has reported that on Friday night, August 22, 2014, the company has signed a contract with Ghanaian TC Energy regarding a large wave energy plant in Ghana. Seabased CEO Billy Johansson and TC Energy Executive Chairman Anthony Opoku have signed the contract according to which they will first
NPD’s IOR Award Goes to NTNU Professor
Martin Landrø has been given the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s (NPD’s) IOR award for his work on developing 4D seismic for mapping, production management and monitoring of reservoirs. Landrø is a professor of geophysics and seismic at the Department of Petroleum Engineering and Applied Geophysic
DNV GL Develops Recommended Practice for HVDC Technologies
DNV GL (uniting DNV, KEMA, Garrad Hassan and GL Renewables Certification), a global energy advisory and testing authority, has together with STRI (the Swedish Transmission Research Institute) and ten industry players developed a methodology for technology qualification of offshore HVDC technologies
VIDEO: Ulstein Launches X-STERN™ Design Feature
Ulstein Group introduces the X-STERN™, a design feature increasing operability through positive effects on station keeping, wave response, comfort and safety in harsh conditions. An X-STERN™ vessel can stay on position in harsh weather with the stern towards waves, wind and current. For vessels wher
Statoil Takes ‘Mokul Nordic’ on Charter in North Sea
Nordic Maritime, a leading offshore service operator, today announced its newest DP2 vessel, Mokul Nordic, has been contracted for a 30 days firm + optional 15 days charter in the North Sea by international energy provider, Statoil. “At Nordic Maritime, we are delighted to have won our inaugural con
Statoil: Aasta Hansteen, Polarled Moving Boundaries on NCS
Aasta Hansteen and Polarled are moving the boundaries for technology, deep waters and ripple effects on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). “Aasta Hansteen is one of the biggest and most complex industrial projects in Europe. With the Polarled pipeline we are taking the Norwegian gas infrastructu