Technology
2008.05.13 -
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Due to high demand, Aker Solutions has decided to double the size of its RapidSolution well set programme. The RapidSolution was launched in September 2007 as a pre-configured system, with a dedicated stocking programme, that aims to provide a complete well set within a fraction of the traditional system lead times. The target is to supply a complete well set within a 4-6 month lead time. Full text
2008.05.11 -
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To meet growing concerns about the integrity of mooring systems among oil and gas operators, First Subsea is undertaking the industry's first investigation into mooring systems forging in collaboration with the University of Sheffield's world class Institute for Microstructural and Mechanical Process Engineering (IMMPETUS). Full text
2008.05.07 -
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Fiber ropes are commonly and successfully used as mooring lines on deepwater drilling and production platforms, but there has been a need for better design data. DNV and Tension Technology International have now conducted a joint industry research project to develop a new testing standard. Full text
2008.05.04 -
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Macro Sensors introduces a new series of contactless, fractional-turn, rotary position sensors that provide an absolute output proportional to shaft rotation over a total range of up 120º. The RSE 1500 Series Rotary RVDT Position Sensors are ideal for measuring the angular displacement of rotating elements.. Full text
2008.04.15 -
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Roxar, a leading technology solutions provider to the oil and gas industry, today announced the launch of Roxar Fieldmanager and Fieldwatch, providing operators with a common desktop for the visualization, monitoring, analysis and interpretation of their reservoirs.
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2008.04.14 -
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Almost ten kilometres long and almost completely horizontal. Never before has StatoilHydro drilled a well as complicated as the Gulltopp well on the Gullfaks field. The well provides the company with valuable knowhow and great revenues. Full text
2008.04.13 -
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Macro Sensors, specialists in the manufacture of LVDT-based linear position sensors, has annoced their High-Pressure and Seawater Resistant LVDTs Enhance Performance of Measurement Systems Used to Monitor Structural Integrity of Offshore Platforms and Pipelines.
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2008.03.31 -
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PRESENS announced today that it will be releasing its new Subsea X-mas tree pressure and temperature sensor at OTC 2008 in Houston, USA from May 5th to 8th. The most striking features are the sensor’s size and weight. Full text
2008.03.31 -
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Rotaflow has pioneered a bearing that will help oil companies put their pipes on seabeds as deep as five kilometers-a pressure of around 27,000 psi or 180 times higher than the pressure in a standard water pipe
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2008.03.25 -
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Hach Ultra, the makers of HIAC liquid particle counters, introduces a new development in glycol cleanliness monitoring – the HIAC GlyCount. The portable HIAC GlyCount measures, stores and reports glycol fluid cleanliness in a fraction of the time needed for traditional analysis methods in offshore and subsea petroleum production. Full text