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Weekly Round Up
23 May 2013
Latest Companies

Marine Aluminium - Aluminium Helidecks, Gangways, Offshore Modules and Safety Systems

Thermtech - Thermomechanical Cuttings Cleaner (TCC) Technology

Novatec Braids - Braided Synthetic Ropes

Roxar Flow Measurement - Corrosion, Sand Erosion, Pressure, Temperature and Flow-Momentum Monitoring Sensors

Separation Specialists - Flotation Equipment Service / Oil Water Separation and Nutshell Filtration

Press Releases

Namegiving and Christening Ceremony for Service Support Vessel Dp Gezina
17 May 2013 will certainly be remembered for its outstanding atmosphere during the naming ceremony of the DP Gezina at Holland Shipyards' premises in Hardinxveld - Giessendam, despite the heavy rain on the day.

CWind Places Order for Second CWhisper SWATH
CWind has placed an order for a second CWhisper SWATH, an innovative 19.5m composite workboat designed and built by Essex-based CTruk.

Petrolink Receives Contract from Wintershall
Petrolink has been awarded a contract by Wintershall Norge AS for provision of consultancy services concerned with readiness for operations in conjunction with the Maria field development project.

Free White Paper on Water Purification Solutions from Parker Hannifin
Racor Village Marine Tec. (VMT) entire team is prepared to meet the needs of its customers and distributors at any time. VMT's flexibility quickly takes ideas from concept to reality and enables the development of field-proven systems to meet the requirements of any application, in any environment, around the world.

Fine Tubes Announces New Nadcap Accreditation for Welding
Fine Tubes is proud to announce its latest accreditation from Nadcap for superior standards in metal tube manufacture. This accreditation entitles the company to appear on the qualified manufacturers list, defining it as dedicated to quality assurance.

White Papers

Water Purification Solutions and Engineered Systems
For over 30 years, Racor Village Marine Tec. (VMT) has developed innovative water desalination and purification plants for some of the most challenging environments - the middle of the ocean,...

Metreel Met Trak Offshore Drag Chains - Series M
An introduction to Metreel's range of steel drag chains designed to suit heavier duty applications. Met-Trak 'M' range of drag chains provides support and protection for the safe conveyance...

Scana Creates Progress
Scana Subsea delivers turnkey products based on customer design and...

Performance Solutions for the Oil and Gas Industry
Sprung is the inventor of the tensioned membrane structure. This innovative structure system is continuously evolving through ongoing research and development...

Beck Prosper: Manufacturers and Distributors of High Integrity Bolting
This white paper gives detailed information on the company's machining capabilities, including CNC turning, CNC milling, thread rolling and studbolts and special bolting...

Features

Icy truth: Greenpeace on whistleblowing and reckless attitudes in the Arctic
A new whistleblowing website launched by Greenpeace International aims to expose the shocking operational blunders some of the biggest oil companies in the world are making in one of its most delicate regions. Elly Earls met Ben Ayliffe to find out more about the 'shoddy practices' and 'reckless attitudes' Arctictruth.org hopes to make public.

Methane hydrates: a new gas boom?
Methane hydrates could change the face of the energy sector, erasing price differentials and meeting global gas and electricity needs for hundreds of years. Japan was successful in extracting the resource off its central coast this year, but is full scale production of this fuel, locked hundreds of metres below the seabed, economically and environmentally feasible?

Unlocking Japan's fire-ice: Q&A with JOGMEC's Koji Yamamoto
For the first time in history, Japan has produced methane gas from offshore hydrate deposits located hundreds of metres below the sea. Research leader on the project Koji Yamamoto explains how the notoriously difficult drilling process is carried out and how state-owned JOGMEC plans to overcome production challenges in the future.

April's top stories: BP faces more court action, Norway considers Arctic drilling
Florida and Vantage Drilling sue BP over the Deepwater Horizon disaster, Norway allows an impact study on a controversial area of the Arctic and the US announces the lease sale of 21m acres in Texas. Offshore-technology.com wraps up the key headlines from April 2013.

Offshore Technology Focus: Issue 7
In this issue we look at fire protection technology for offshore oil and gas rigs, investigate Brazil’s oil exploration auctions plans, ask subsea specialist ROVOP about the demand for remotely operated vehicles for oil and gas operations and much more

Projects

Greater Bongkot South (GBS) Gas and Condensate Field
Greater Bongkot South (GBS) is a gas and condensate field located about 200km east of Songkhla in the Gulf of Thailand.

Julia Field, Gulf of Mexico
Julia oil field is located in the Gulf of Mexico, 200 miles south of New Orleans, Louisiana, US. The offshore field is owned 50% by Statoil and the other 50% by the operator, Exxon Mobil.

Tyra Southeast Oil and Gas Field Expansion, North Sea
Tyra Southeast Oil and Gas Field is located in block 5504/12, about 200km offshore of the west coast of Denmark in the North Sea, at a water depth of 38m.

Reshadat Oil Field Redevelopment, Persian Gulf
The Reshadat oil field, located in the Persian Gulf, 110km south-west of the Lavan Island of Iran, is undergoing renovation and development.

West Seahorse Oil Field, Gippsland Basin
West Seahorse Oil Field is located in Block Vic/P57, about 14km offshore Gippsland Basin in Australia.


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