Technology and Innovation - Page 1

IDS launches web-based drill reporting tool
Thursday, September 08, 2011 IDS has unveiled TourNet2, a new web-based drilling reporting and analysis tool that enables rig contractors to analyse the data of several rigs simultaneously. The new TourNet2 application...

Paradigm Uses New Technology to Boost North Sea Production
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 Paradigm Flow Solutions has implemented a new technology, Pipe-Pulse, to increase production in a North Sea field by over 3,000 barrels of oil per day. The Pipe-Pulse technology is a...

SECC Unveils Emergency Disconnect Offshore Solutions
Thursday, August 04, 2011 SECC Oil & Gas has launched its next generation of emergency disconnect solutions, which are designed to reduce pollution and provide safety to offshore operators. The midline...

CorDEX, Aberdeen University Launch Strategic Partnership
Thursday, August 04, 2011 CorDEX Instruments has formed a strategic partnership with the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, UK, to develop safe and explosion-proof technologies for research. The university will...

Paradigm Flow Solutions Launches New Subsea Technology
Monday, May 09, 2011 Paradigm Flow Solutions has unveiled Pipe-Pulse, a patented technology to improve the removal process of subsea blockages. The new technology is a remote, non-intrusive method of locating...

HWCG to Extend Spill Containment System Depth
Monday, April 04, 2011 The Helix Well Containment Group (HWCG) will extend its subsea well containment capabilities to control and contain a spillage in water depths up to 10,000ft later this year. HWCG's current...

Aker to Deliver Subsea Equipment for Statoil NCS Project
Friday, April 01, 2011 Aker Solutions is to provide the engineering, procurement and construction of a subsea production system for Statoil's Fossekall-Dompap project on the Norwegian Continental Shelf for...

TGS to Reprocess Offshore Faroe 2D Seismic Data
Friday, April 01, 2011 TGS will perform reprocessing of over 13,550km of 2D multi-client seismic data in waters off the Faroe Islands, in the North Atlantic. The project, Offshore Faroe Reprocessing 2011, will...

Technip to Increase Production for ZADCO's UAE Field
Thursday, March 31, 2011 Technip will provide engineering services to ZADCO to increase the oil production capacity of the Upper Zakum field, 84km offshore Abu Dhabi, UAE. The project, known as UZ750, will expand...

Ale Completes Module Transport for ONGC's Indonesia Platform
Thursday, March 31, 2011 ALE has successfully completed the transport and load-out of five modules for Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's ICP-R process platform project in Jakarta, Indonesia. The project is a part...

Seadrill to Supply Jack-Up Rigs for BHP Billiton
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 Seadrill will provide jack-up rigs to BHP Billiton Petroleum in Trinidad and Vietnam for a total of $31m. The $20m Offshore Resolute rig in Trinidad will work on drilling of three wells,...

Halliburton to Provide Equipment, Services for China Blocks
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 Halliburton has been awarded several contracts to provide equipment and services on two offshore blocks in the South China Sea. The exploration programme covers two firm wells and one...

Chevron Signs FEED Contract with Technip for Indonesian Fields
Friday, March 25, 2011 Chevron has signed a front-end engineering design contract with Technip for two floating production units in the Gendalo and Gehem fields, offshore Indonesia. The fields are located in...

Global Wins LLOG Subsea Development Installation Contract
Friday, March 25, 2011 LLOG Deepwater Development Company has awarded a deepwater subsea development installation contract for the 'Who Dat' project in the Gulf of Mexico to Global Industries. The installation,...

Pearl GTL Receives First Flow of Offshore Gas
Friday, March 25, 2011 Qatar Petroleum and Shell have announced the first flow of dedicated offshore gas into the Pearl GTL plant in Qatar. Shell, which is operator of the Pearl GTL plant, opened natural gas...

SBM Unveils First Offshore LNG Transfer System
Thursday, March 24, 2011 SBM Offshore has unveiled the first fully qualified and certified offshore LNG transfer system, the Cryogenic Offshore Offloading and Loading (COOL) system. The system comprises a...

Aker to Provide EPC Works for Conoco Phillips Field
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Aker Solutions has won a Nkr5.5bn ($979m) engineering, procurement and construction contract to deliver the topside and bridges of the production platform at ConocoPhillips' Eldfisk field in...

Total UK to Receive North Sea Cranes from EnerMech
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 Total E&P UK will receive a range of crane services from EnerMech, under a £10m ($16.2m) contract. The contract will include the Elgin, Franklin, Alwyn and Dunbar platforms in the North Sea...

Statoil Hires Songa Rig for Norwegian Continental Shelf
Monday, March 21, 2011 Statoil has awarded a contract to Songa Offshore for Songa Delta, a semi-submersible rig for use on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). Under the $400m contract, the rig will...

Rolls-Royce Marine Receives Drill System from Aker Unit
Monday, March 21, 2011 Rolls-Royce Marine has received a drilling fluid and well control system from Aker Solutions unit STEP Offshore for use on the Yme field in the North Sea. STEP Offshore delivered an...