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Weekly Round Up
26 May 2012 |
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Staubli Corporation - Quick-Release Coupling Systems
Structure-flex - Bulk Bags, Load Testing Bags and Lifting Slings
Rajant - Wireless Kinetic Mesh Communication Networks
NV Mechanics Design - Electrical and Hydraulic Winches – Instrumentation, Wireline and Oceanographic
Hearne Software - Software for Engineering, Mathematics, Data Analysis, Forecasting, Graphing, Contouring and Modelling Risk
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LEWA Develops Intelligent Metering Flow Controls
Lewa can apply the special expertise gained in 60 years of experience with metering in demanding process technology. This is no trivial task.
Breakthrough for FORCE Technology in China
The Norwegian engineering company, FORCE Technology Norway AS, is set to assist Chinese companies working in Norwegian oil and gas, after signing an important contract with a large Chinese yard.
SAFETYTAINER Develops New Solution for ATEX Protection
SAFETYTAINER's new product called IEFS Group (I for integration, E for equipment, F for functionalities, S for Safety) offers a new solution to supply ATEX protection functionalities to any shelter, insofar as all construction materials of the shelter are appropriate for its purpose, like fire protection.
Welaptega Awarded Patent for Rope Measurement System
Welaptega Marine, a world-leader in underwater inspection on offshore installations, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a patent, by the US Patent and Trademark Office, for its Rope Measurement System (RMS).
Raise Funds for Great Ormond Street with the Good Ship OSCAR
On Thursday 24 May 2012 the shipping industry will hold its first industry-wide trading day, when companies and individuals from across the shipping community will raise vital funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital by chartering, insuring and filling a virtual ship, The M/V OSCAR (Ocean and Shipping Community Advancing Children's Health and Research).
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Gas and Air Separation Products
Kelburn Engineering Limited is a world leader in liquid and gas separation technology, producing a complete range of gas separation equipment for the process, power and petrochemical...
The Forming Factory
As a global operating company, HAEUSLER is constantly setting new standards in the metal forming industry. Our innovative culture has been developing for over 70 years, and harks back to a...
High Integrity Isolation for Mid Line Repair Scopes
Midline isolation has typically been performed using a hot tap penetration and line stop...
Chronicles: The Subsea Solutions Alliance
How many times in your life do you have the opportunity to dive in the crystal clear waters of the extreme southern oceans? As far as I know, the diver / technicians of the member companies of...
Experts in Noise Control Solutions
It is our aim to provide our customers with the most optimal solution in noise...
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Inside story behind 2012's booming oil and gas job market
As the age of austerity bites deeper, it’s encouraging to report that oil and gas sector recruitment is improving. Ian McInnes spoke to Graeme Fyfe, Hays Oil and Gas’s Aberdeen office director, to find out what's behind the significant boost in offshore recruitment and job opportunities reported in the recently released Oil and Gas Global Salary Guide 2012.
Offshore Technology Focus: New digital magazine for the offshore industry
The new magazine launches with a look at new oil and gas discoveries, pipeline concepts for ultra deep waters, LNG mega ships, project updates, and more.
Drilling Arctic oil: do Shell's response plans hold water?
Shell aims to begin drilling operations in the Arctic by July 2012. With months to spare, Offshore Technology profiles the decision by the US to approve these plans and discovers why environmental groups are pledging to campaign against the project, even after rigs are mobilised in the icy waters.
Oil spill response technology: potential of magnetic soaps
Magnetic soap, developed by scientists at Bristol University, is set to revolutionise oil spill clean-up operations. Two years on from the Deepwater Horizon disaster, Julian Turner talks to the leader of the research team, Professor Julian Eastoe, about why the offshore oil and gas industry is so excited by his discovery.
Gas leak at Elgin–Franklin offshore field – the story as it unfolds
Total has moved quickly to calm fears of a Deepwater Horizon-sized disaster at the Elgin gas field in the North Sea. Despite these assurances, the news has come at a bad time for an industry that has barely started to recover from failings in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Ofon Field, Oil and Gas Field
Ofon Field is an oil and natural gas field located in the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 102, about 65km offshore in the south-eastern coast of Nigeria.
Elgin-Franklin Offshore Field, North Sea
Elgin and Franklin lie in the UK North Sea's Central Graben, approximately 240km east of Aberdeen and in water 93m deep.
North Rankin Redevelopment Project, Indian Ocean
North Rankin redevelopment, or North Rankin 2 (NR2), project was approved by the North West Shelf Venture (NWSV) partners in March 2008.
Leviathan Gas Field, Levantine Basin, Mediterranean Sea
Leviathan Natural Gas Field, located in the eastern Mediterranean Sea area, off the coast of Israel, was discovered in December 2010.
Enfield Oil Field, Production Licence WA-28-L, Western Australia
Enfield oil field is situated in Production Licence WA-28-L, within the Greater Enfield Area, about 49km off the coast of Exmouth in Western Australia.
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