KONGSBERG signs deal with offshore intallation groupKongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies (KOGT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, has signed an agreement to supply a flexible risers and umbilicals installation system for the ‘Capstan Reel Installation System’ (CRIS), to the Offshore Installation Group (OIG). The patented CRIS design simplifies the subsea installation process, enabling a reduction in installation time and risk, which translates to significant cost savings. Full text |
Reef Subsea extends its range of activities by providing installation and trenching services
Aker Solutions buys majority stake in Benestad and Phaze Technologies
OMS recognised for innovation by Pipeline Industries Guild
Marine Well Containment Company Welcomes Statoil
Marine Well Containment Company Welcomes Apache
Siemens strengthens its position in the subsea power market
Clough AMEC announce JV with Beca New Zealand
Oceaneering to Acquire Norse Cutting & Abandonment AS
Knowledge Reservoir and Quest Offshore Resources Announce Strategic Alliance
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A global initiative to promote shared knowledge of flexible pipe issues in the subsea sector makes its Norwegian debut this week. Set up by the Aberdeen office of advanced subsea technology company MCS in a bid to raise standards and generate cross-company relationships in the subsea engineering community, the popular Flexible Network Forum (FNF) programme has already taken place in Aberdeen and Perth Australia. Full text
Aberdeen-based Sigma Offshore Limited, the engineering and project management company, which has developed a unique mooring and loading system for production and storage vessels servicing the oil and gas sector, has secured funding totalling £2 million to further develop its enabling technology for stranded oil reserves. Full text
Schlumberger announced today that it has acquired the shares of Techsia SA, a supplier of petrophysical software based in Montpellier, France. Techsia, well-known in the industry for its flagship Techlog© product, will become the Schlumberger Petrophysics Software Center of Excellence for the development of state-of-the-art solutions for the oil and gas exploration and production industry. Full text
n seeking to explain the run up in oil prices from 2004 to 2008, commentators often turn to ‘speculation’ as the primary cause. While speculation — or at least a kind of piling-on — may have explained the very late stages of the oil price rally, the willingness to attribute oil prices primarily to financial investors — as the CBS news show ’60 Minutes’ did a few months back. Full text
The seventh season of the TGS Renaissance 2D seismic program in partnership with Fugro AS has commenced. This regional grid of long offset and long record seismic data has been expanding since 2003 and is located in the North Sea, the Mid-Norway and the Barents Seas. Full text
Attendance at the 2009 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) reached 66,820 strong despite a global economic recession and initial concerns about swine flu. Energy professionals from more than 120 countries met at the world’s largest offshore resources industry event, held May 4-7 at Reliant Park in Houston. Full text
The Underwater Centre in Fort William is to be the first diver training centre in the world to offer Alternating Current Field Measurement (ACFM) courses.As the world's leading subsea training facility, The Underwater Centre specialises in the delivery of diver and ROV pilot training and offers unique facilities for testing and trialing new technology. Full text
GE Oil & Gas, a world leading company in oil & gas advanced technology equipment and services, announced today that it has agreed to a close cooperation with SPT Group that offers its global customers enhanced online flow assurance solutions for improved flow regularity over the life of the field. Full text
The awards in the 20th licensing round comprise 9 new production licenses in the Barents Sea and 12 new production licenses in the Norwegian Sea. The Government puts great weight on important environmental and fisheries concerns. The conditions relating to environmental and fisheries concerns has therefore been strenghtened. In some block there have been introduced time restrictions on seismic surveys. Full text
Chevron Corporation welcomes today's recommendation by the Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority's (EPA) that the revised and expanded Chevron-operated Gorgon Project could meet the EPA's environmental objectives. Full text