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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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The merger of Noble Denton and Germanischer Lloyd forms a fully integrated technical assurance and consulting company to serve the worldwide energy industries. The new entity will provide assurance, inspection, and consulting as well as project management on a worldwide scale. Full text
StatoilHydro and Norwegian power utility Statkraft join forces to develop the 315 MW Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Norfolk in the UK. Full text
Subsea 7 Inc, one of the world's leading subsea engineering and construction companies, has been honoured for its commitment to safety by receiving the Safety Award at the 2009 Scottish Offshore Achievement Awards. Full text
ODIM has been awarded the ”Innovator of the Year 2008” accolade – a business award for the North-Western area of Norway. The award was officially announced on Wednesday evening during an event held in Ålesund, Norway. CEO Jogeir Romestrand received the prize from jury member and Industrial Manager, Idar Ulstein. Full text
In a report just published, Oil & Gas UK highlights the £15 billion market for services needed to abandon nearly 5,000 platform and subsea wells on the UK continental shelf (UKCS). The report also identified that existing technology will allow the abandonment of only two thirds of wells without the use of a rig. The remaining rigless abandonment will require development of new technologies. Full text
Norway's Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announced Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2009. With this announcement prospective blocks for exploration activities in mature areas of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) are being made available to the industry. Full text
There is just a small window of opportunity for operators in the North Sea to capitalise on falling drilling rig rates, AGR Petroleum Services, the world’s largest independent well management company, has warned. Full text
ODS-Petrodata has launched the first interactive database and newswire service that covers the complex offshore construction vessel arena. The new ConstructionVesselBase covers all vessels that install and maintain vital offshore oil and gas infrastructure, including platforms, pipelines and other subsea hardware throughout the world. Full text
The governmental oil company Ancap, acting on behalf of government of Uruguay, gives strong impulse to its campaign for promoting the investment by the world class oil companies in the oil and gas exploration and production in its Ocean Atlantic offshore. Full text
ODIM has launched a solution for the next generation of anchor handling vessels when it comes to safety, costs and environment. With the ODIM Smart AHTS™ concept, the traditional anchor handling winches are replaced by the ODIM CTCU® deep water technology that, together with a complete winch system, will handle and install all that a drilling rig needs. Full text