Subsea
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
DONG Energy, Nexans Ink Offshore Wind Cable Deal (UK)
In July, DONG Energy and the Nexans signed a framework contract for the delivery of up to 1,750 kilometers of submarine cable for wind farms off the UK coast. The cables are used for the inter connection of the wind turbines and for their connection to an offshore transformer platform. The framework
BSEE and USCG Witness First-Of-Its-Size Oil Spill Response Test at Ohmsett
Late last week, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Oil Spill Response Division Chief David Moore, along with U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Office of Marine Environmental Response Policy Chief Captain Claudia Gelzer and Lieutenant Commander Wes James, viewed a 42-foot long skimming vesse
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
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
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
Ophir Moves Back to Exploration in Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea
Ophir Energy plc provides an update on its operations in Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea. Successful Mzia-3 flow-test The Mzia-3 appraisal well in Block 1, Tanzania was completed in November 2013 having successfully encountered gas in the main Lower and Middle sand targets. The well was located appro
Liquid Robotics Appoints New Executive Vice President of Global Sales
Liquid Robotics, the market leader in long-mission ocean drones announced that Daniel J. Middleton, a highly accomplished, global sales leader with more than 20 years in the telecommunications and data networking industry, is joining Liquid Robotics as executive vice president of global sales & busi
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