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First Subsea invests £250,000 in Metrology and Test EquipmentBall and taper connector specialist, First Subsea has invested £250,000 in new metrology inspection, test equipment and training for the manufacture of the Canrig SureGrip Automated Casing Running Tool and new product development at its Lancaster factory. Full text |
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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
Aker Solutions has officially opened its expanded service and maintenance base at Aagotnes outside Bergen, Norway. The expansion will enable the company to further improve its onshore and offshore service support for subsea customers operating off the coast of Norway. Full text
Cobalt International Energy, L.P. and Sonangol, E.P. today jointly announced the formation of a major partnership in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico and the deepwater offshore Angola. Cobalt will assign 25% of its working interest in 11 Gulf of Mexico deepwater leases to the U.S. subsidiary of Sonangol P&P, Sonangol Exploration and Production International Ltd. Full text
Previously the owner of 51%, Inocean has bought up the remaining 49% of shares in Anchor Contracting (AC). Whereas Inocean has focused its activities on design and engineering of floating offshore constructions, particularly the FPSO market, Anchor Contracting has its niche in the subsea market as an EPC supplier of foundations for riser support and mooring systems for floating offshore constructions. Full text
Onsite Treatment Technologies (OTT) and Scan Mudring signed a joint development agreement on April 3rd 2009. Through this new alliance the companies will offer “Integrated services” based on the additional technological flexibility and increase the operational offshore work force size. Full text
Sonsub engineering manager Kim Lyngberg has been awarded best technical presentation at this year’s MCE Deepwater Development conference, held at Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark. Full text