Press Release Archive
Archive of corporate news from the global offshore industryPress Releases By Date
February 2012
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Model Behaviour: An Interview with Teklar's Business Manager
The engineering and fabrication of oil and gas facilities have traditionally been treated as separate processes. Paul Wallett, business manager at software specialist Tekla, explains how...
Tekla Structures Provides a Full-Process Software Solution
Once it started using Tekla Structures, Saipem's offshore division achieved defined results in a relatively short time, and today, the configuration includes a series of additional features...
Schroeder Valves Commission New High-Performance Flow Test Facility
Schroeder Valves' new high-performance flow test loop has started...
Lincoln Electric Introduces 2012 Equipment Catalogue
Lincoln Electric has introduced its new 2012 Equipment Catalogue (E1.10) detailing the company's MIG, TIG, and multi-process equipment, as well as plasma cutting systems, welding automation,...
Red Rooster Industrial Achieves BS OHSAS 18001 Certification
Red Rooster Industrial UK has been awarded certification to the occupational health and safety management system BS OHSAS 18001 by...
Roxtec Presents New Solution for Electrical Safety at AOG
At the Australasian Oil and Gas Exhibition in Perth, 22-24 February 2012, Roxtec Australia will present innovative cable seals for increased electrical...
Ruhrpumpen Establishes New Service Centre in Virginia
Ruhrpumpen, an innovative and efficient pump technology company, has opened a new service centre facility in Hampton,...
TMC Opens Office in Busan, Korea
Tamrotor Marine Compressors (TMC), a world-leading supplier of compressed air systems for marine and offshore use, has opened an office in Busan,...
Mechanix Wear Releases Free White Paper
The Mechanix Wear® Original Glove® started the high-performance work glove category. Eighteen years of analysis, development and innovation have created 55 different styles of work gloves from...
January 2012
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Maersk Chooses TMC Smart Air® Compressors for Historic Order
Tamrotor Marine Compressors (TMC), a supplier of compressed air systems for marine and offshore use, has received orders for a total of 40 TMC SA 30 compressors for the 20 18,000 TEU ships...
Safety, Quality and Productivity Issues Highlighted in Lincoln Electric’s International Pipeline Welding Seminar
With growing demand in energy markets, the use of cross-country and subsea pipelines for material transfer will continue to increase...
Boiswood Named as UK Distributor for SSP Valves and Fittings
US manufacturer SSP has appointed Boiswood as the UK distributor for its extensive range of instrumentation valves and...
Glas Mesh Company Releases Free White Paper
Glas Mesh Company, a manufacturer and fabricator of fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) shields, saddles, spacers and half rounds, has released a free white paper on the Offshore-Technology...
Tamrotor Marine Compressors Displays New Compressor at the Asia Pacific Maritime 2012 Exhibition
Tamrotor Marine Compressors (TMC), the leading supplier of compressed air systems for marine and offshore use, will be exhibiting at Asia Pacific Maritime (APM) exhibition on 14-16 March in...
HOS Shortlisted for 2012 Queen's Award for Enterprise
HOS is delighted to have been shortlisted for the prestigious 2012 Queen's Award under the International Trade...
FoundOcean Announces Foundation Grouting Contract for Nordsee Ost Offshore Wind Farm
FoundOcean is excited to announce the award of the foundation grouting contract for Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm in German waters by RWE...
Lincoln Electric Introduces New 2012 Welding Consumables Catalog
Lincoln Electric has introduced the new 2012 Welding Consumables Catalog (C1.10) with a fresh new appearance and a sleek new user-friendly size (7in x...
Airpac Bukom’s Trio Boost Local Technical Team
Air and steam equipment rental specialist, Airpac Bukom Oilfield Services, a Vp plc business, is pleased to announce a number of key technical appointments at the start of...
Zafire Releases Free White Paper on Smart Solution
Zafire, a provider of software solutions and consultancy services, has released a free white paper on the Offshore-Technology website on its Smart Business...
Mollier Awarded New Offshore Contract
Mollier has been selected as a partner by SMOE shipyard in Singapore to provide cooling systems for residential platform 2 / 4 L on...
Parker Racor Marine Clean Plus+ Multi-Purpose Cleaner
Racor Division of Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, is pleased to announce a new multi-purpose cleaner degreaser for marine...
Global Offshore Releases New Product Brochure
Global Offshore, a manufacturing and offshore supply company, has released a new product brochure to the Offshore-Technology...
FoundOcean Awarded Two North Sea Jacket Foundation Grouting Contracts by Saipem
FoundOcean has won two North Sea pile grouting contracts for a total of five jacket structures, the installation of which are due to start in the first half of...
J D Neuhaus Supplies its Largest Ever Crane System
The largest crane system constructed to date by J D Neuhaus has been delivered to Westcon Lofteteknikk AS (WCL) of Norway for use on an offshore drilling...
Lincoln Electric’s Activ8™ Semiautomatic Wire Feeder Delivers Portable Welding Solution for Shipbuilding and Other Job Sites
Designed for use in shipbuilding, offshore, construction or pipe welding operations, the Activ8™ portable wire feeder from Lincoln Electric offers a modular design that is small enough to...
Petrell to Hold VessFire Course for New Users
Petrell will hold a VessFire course for new users on 14th and 15th February...
Agito Opens Office in Houston, Texas
Agito, a world leader in providing modeling and simulation of complex dynamic systems, specifically for the offshore / subsea industry, is pleased to announce the opening of an office in...
Eastproject Featured in Offshore Magazine
Design and engineering company Eastproject was recently featured in Offshore magazine's November...
Forum Interactive Releases White Paper on Improving the Effectiveness of Emergency Exercises
Forum Interactive, a learning and development consultancy specialising in behavioural safety and safety leadership, has released a free white paper on the Offshore-Technology...
Det-Tronics Adds IP66/67 Approval to Existing Ultra-Fast Hydrogen Sulfide Gas Detector
Detector Electronics Corporation (Det-Tronics), a world leader in industrial fire detection, gas detection and hazard mitigation systems, has announced that its Nanotechnology Metal...
AVEC and VGI – 2012 Marks Tenth Year of Project Collaboration
Added Value Engineering Consultants (AVEC) and VGI Consulting Incorporated (VGI) are proud to announce that 2012 marks the tenth year of the two companies working together to offer...
Roxtec Seals Deal on Gwynt y Mor Windfarm
Bury-based international safety seal manufacturer Roxtec has agreed another major deal in the wind farm sector with specialist crane manufacturer Granada Material Handling (GMH) to supply the...
Huisman Delivers 17m Super Fly Jib for 'Happy Buccaneer' with FibreMax Lightweight Stays
Last week, Huisman, the worldwide specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, successfully completed the installation and load testing of a Huisman designed and built 17m super fly...
Successful Installation of Offshore Crane Pendants with FibreMax Fibre Stays
FibreMax has recently delivered a complete set of lightweight aramid fibre stays (crane pendants) to Dutch crane manufacturer...
Brastec Receives Capital Injection of R$70m from Modal FIP Oil and Gas Fund
As part of its plan to increase acquisitions and investments required for oil exploration in the pre-salt layer, Brastec Technologies, one of the main national manufacturers of engineering...
Smedegaarden Now Located in Esbjerg, Denmark
Smedegaarden sold one of its premises in 2011 and has moved into a new office complex located at Molevej 22 in Esbjerg -...
December 2011
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SEA to Build New Operational Base in Ravenna, Italy
SEA is in the process of building a new operational base in Ravenna, Italy, to accommodate an increasing number of...
SEA Introduces MACRO Trenching Equipment
SEA has designed and built a new entry to the company's range of trenching...
ExxonMobil Showcases its High Performance Industrial Lubricants at WPC
ExxonMobil Lubricants and Petroleum Specialties Company, a division of Exxon Mobil Corporation, has continued to develop its offer for the oil and gas industry through the introduction of its...
Safway Services Acquires Waco Scaffolding & Equipment
Safway Services has announced the acquisition of Waco Scaffolding & Equipment, a major provider of scaffolding and access equipment and...
IDAC's Free Simulation Open Day to be Held in January 2012
IDAC will hold a free simulation open day on Thursday 26th January 2012 at Airport House, Purley Way, Croydon, Surrey, CR0...
Inaugural Lift for 100t JDN Profi TI Hoist at Gas Terminal
The inaugural lift for a Profi TI 100t air-operated hoist unit has been successfully accomplished at the St Fergus gas terminal located near Peterhead on the north-east coast of...
Eide Marine Tech Offers Compact NWJ-Series Package at Discounted Prices
For a limited time Eide Marine Tech has the pleasure to present the compact NWJ-Series package at highly discounted...
TechnoFIBRE Announces New Fall Preventer Device
TechnoFIBRE is a Singapore-based company which has, for many years, been leading the introduction of innovative 'novel' safety products, paying particular attention to the areas of lifeboat...
USA Hoist Releases White Paper on Permanent Rack and Pinion Elevators
USA Hoist, a provider of vertical transportation equipment for heavy industry, has released a free white paper on the Offshore-Technology...
Ercon Composites Complete Largest GRP Infrastructure Project in India
Ercon Composites, a leading pultruder in India which has made quality pultrusions since 1993, recently completed the largest project of its kind in the...
Gates Offers Training Seminars on Hydraulic Solutions and Industrial Hose and Couplings to Promote Safety and Drive Value
Gates Corporation, a leading manufacturer of industrial and automotive products, offers training resources and seminars focused on hydraulic products, industrial hose and couplings, fluid...
New DNV Software for Strength and Fatigue Analysis of Offshore Wind Turbine Structures
DNV is launching new design software for ultimate strength and fatigue analysis of offshore wind turbine structures - Sesam GeniE...
Legrand Electric Joins SmartPlant® 3D Enthusiastic Followers to Design and Manage More Efficient and Accurate Cable Routing
Legrand, a global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures covering cable management, wiring devices, and power distribution equipment, has joined the increasing number...
Accrete Launches Common Safety Training Program
Accrete has recently been audited by APPEA and is now approved to deliver the Common Safety Training Program...
Racor Village Marine Releases White Paper on Offshore Desalination Systems
Racor Village Marine offers a wide range of watermaker systems for offshore platforms and...
UltraJet 305HT Waterjet Powers Rhino Marine's 950 Work / Dive Boat
Wale Marine South Africa has designed and developed a new Rhino Marine range of very robust, rigid and reliable...
IDAC Carries Out FEA Work for Senior Flexonics
The expansion joint that was the subject of this work is a 60in pipe diameter joint, which will be attached to a flue gas pipeline in a Brazilian...
SIM Launches New Dissipation Process to Reduce Energy Consumption of Cabins
SIM has launched its new dissipation process to reduce energy consumption for any kind of cabins or modular construction for offshore and onshore...
ISOVER’s ULTIMATE™ Protection for Offshore Modules
The groundbreaking performance and weight savings offered by ISOVER's ULTIMATE™ insulation products have led to them being selected for the insulation of 38 new modular accommodation units for...
Falck Nutec Teesside Launches New Industrial Training Extension
Falck Nutec's training centre in Teesside, United Kingdom, has launched a brand new £550,000 industrial training facility extension to its centre in the heart of the...
LEWA ecosmart Metering Pump Now Also Available with PVC Liquid End
The developmental objective for the diaphragm metering pump was ambitious: the result is a solution for medium-sized requirements on a 'smaller' investment...
Videotec Announces New LED Illuminator Range
GEKO is a new state-of-the-art LED illuminators line, designed and produced by Videotec, which provides excellent lighting for standard definition and megapixel cameras, combined with...
SEA Awarded Trenching Contract
SEA has been awarded the trenching of 9,078m of pipeline (40in and 36in) and the laying and trenching (4,776m) of an optical cable in...
November 2011
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CCA Celebrates Success at the Offshore Energy Convention
CCA Offshore Container's presence at the Offshore Energy Convention turned out to be a big...
SAFETYTAINER Provides NBC Shelters
SAFETYTAINER has launched a new type of shelters including a nuclear biological and chemical (NBC) protection...
Universal Liebherr Crane TCC 14000-400 D Litronic® Sets New Standards
In June this year OOO Liebherr-Russland and OOO Lukoil-Kaliningradmorneft signed a contract for a new combined mobile harbour and offshore crane to be delivered by the end of...
Thermtech to Exhibit at 20th World Petroleum Congress & Exhibition
Thermtech will be exhibiting at the 20th World Petroleum Congress & Exhibition, taking place on 5-8 December in Doha,...
Rig-A-Lite Releases White Paper on Lighting Products
Rig-A-Lite has released a free white paper on the Offshore Technology...
SIM Announces New Construction Lengths Without Intermediate Pillars Starting in 2012
From 2012, all of SIM's constructions can have a length up to 24m without any intermediate...
SIM Creates Special Trained and Skilled Team for Offshore Work
SIM has created a specially trained and skilled team for offshore and onshore as well as desert sites maintenance...
Magnum® PRO Gun Line Information Now Available in One Comprehensive Catalog
Lincoln Electric's Magnum® PRO welding gun line is now featured in a single comprehensive product catalog designed to help customers find the ideal gun for their welding...
IDAC to Hold a Free Simulation Open Day in January
IDAC will hold a free simulation open day on Thursday 26th January...
Sinclair Knight Merz Selects Intergraph® SmartPlant® Enterprise to Optimize Project Delivery
Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM), a global engineering and project delivery company, has chosen Intergraph® SmartPlant® Enterprise solutions to configure integrated engineering and project...
Dragflow: High Depth Dredging
A new trend of deep sea and high depth dredging and exploration is emerging in the dredging market. Deep sea exploration represents both a development possibility, and a huge technical...
SmartPlant® Enterprise Toolset Brings Efficiency, Quality and Integration to World-Scale Process Technology
Bayer Technology Services successfully implemented advanced process technology for a new Bayer MaterialScience production site at Caojing in Shanghai, China, using Intergraph® integrated design...
New UltraSonic® EX-5 Gas Leak Detector from MSA
The UltraSonic EX-5 gas leak detector from MSA detects airborne leaks from high-pressure gas...
Red Rooster Launches Brand New HD Video
Red Rooster Industrial UK has launched its brand-new HD video showing some of its products and services, including the new radio control for pneumatic...
Red Rooster Introduces Remote Control Option for Pneumatic Hoists
Developed to be particularly useful where long control lines are an issue, the Red Rooster remote control option for pneumatic hoists offers an alternative means of operation for the hoist,...
Toprope Attends Launch of DCD-Dorbyl Marine’s A-Berth Facility
Toprope attended the launch of DCD-Dorbyl Marine's upgraded A-berth facility in the Cape Town Harbour last...
J D Neuhaus Introduces New Emergency Device for Safe Load Lowering in the Event of Mains Power Loss
As part of an ongoing safety evaluation for its products, J D Neuhaus has introduced an emergency lowering device for its EH range of air-operated monorail...
Imtech Marine Celebrates ‘Royal’ Designation and Shows Eye-Catching Presentations at Europort
Imtech Marine will be present at Europort 2011, taking place on 8-11 November in Rotterdam (stand 1.124 in Hall...
Simmonds Equipment Releases White Paper on 20ft x 8ft Enclosed Containers
Simmonds Equipment, a global provider of fit-for-purpose oilfield equipment, has released a free white paper on the Offshore Technology...
GE Oil & Gas to Supply Key Components for ProWater’s Centerline SWD™ Saltwater Disposal Well System
GE has been selected to build key components for ProWater's Centerline SWD™ modular saltwater disposal (SWD) and deep injection well (DIW) systems, which separate oil, water and other...
IDAC Carries Out Analysis on the Induction Heating of Steel Pipe
In the world of electromagnetism, changing magnetic fields are generated by alternating electric currents, which result in induced electric current in conducting...
New Roxtec Seal Aims to Replace Cable Gland
Bury-based international safety seal manufacturer Roxtec is targeting instrumentation and control system designers and manufacturers with an innovative new...
Wind CrewTel Joins Offshore Technology
Wind CrewTel, a supplier of worldwide crew telephone services, is pleased to announce it has joined the Offshore Technology...
AVEC's ISO 9001:2008 Certification Continues
Following an interim audit in July 2011, AVEC is pleased to announce that in the opinion of the independent auditors DQS GmBH, the company continues to implement and maintain its systems...
Ruhrpumpen Launches Magnetic Driven, Heavy-Duty, Single-Stage Centrifugal Process Pump
Ruhrpumpen, an innovative and efficient company on pump technology, announced today the launch of the SCE-M, a magnetic drive system and axial thrust balancing pump for the petrochemical...
October 2011
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KONE Provides Vertical Transportation for the Goliat Offshore Platform
KONE, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, has been selected by Eni Norge to provide five unique elevators onboard the Goliat floating production storage and offloading (FPSO)...
Safway Services Announces Creation of Insulation Solutions Team
In a move to increase insulation capabilities nationwide, Safway Services has announced the formation of an insulation solutions team, based out of a new facility in Pasadena,...
Olympus Corporation Releases White Paper on PipeWIZARD® System
Olympus Corporation, an international company operating in industrial, medical and consumer markets, has released a free white paper on its PipeWIZARD®...
KONE Included on CDP's Carbon Disclosure Climate Leadership Index
KONE, for the first time, is featured as one of the 26 companies in the Carbon Disclosure Project's (CDP) Nordic Carbon Disclosure Leadership...
Intergraph® Releases Latest Versions of SmartPlant® 3D and SmartMarine® 3D for Safer, Higher Quality Designs and Productivity Gains
Intergraph has released the latest versions of its next-generation plant, offshore and materials handling design solutions, SmartPlant® 3D, SmartMarine® 3D and SmartPlant 3D materials...
DORIS Engenharia Chooses Intergraph® SmartMarine® Enterprise Solutions for Brazilian FPSO Projects
DORIS Engenharia, the Brazilian subsidiary of France's DORIS Engineering and a specialist in the offshore oil and gas industry, has chosen Intergraph® SmartMarine® Enterprise solutions to...
ECF Fabricate Titanium Impellor for Cristal Global
ECF Special Alloys has completed a bespoke titanium impellor for chemical company Cristal...
Language is the Key for Quality Steel Plate Distributor Brown McFarlane
What is the best way to connect with clients and potential customers...
Offshore Installations: No Pitch Control, No Problem
Emergencies happen in even the remotest...
J D Neuhaus Manufactures Most Powerful Air Hoist
What is believed to be the world's first air operated hoist with a lift capacity of 125t has been manufactured by materials handling and lifting specialists J D Neuhaus. This is the most...
Ressorts Masselin Designs and Manufactures its Biggest Spring
Ressorts Masselin, a company well-known for its ability to design and manufacture all sorts of heavy duty springs, is continuously pushing the limits of spring...
VG Offshore Containers International to Exhibit at ASEAN Oil & Gas Expo 2011
VG has built its reputation by manufacturing custom-made first-class quality offshore containers to support the oil and gas...
Liebherr in Nenzing Celebrates 35th Anniversary
Liebherr-Werk Nenzing celebrated its 35th anniversary on 28 September - 1 October...
Environmental Protection Engineering Delivers Aluminium Bracelet Anodes for Statoil’s Gudrun Project
Environmental Protection Engineering (EPE) completed the production and delivery of aluminium bracelet anodes for the Gudrun project on behalf of Statoil Petroleum in September...
Parker Energy Products Division Awarded Polyester Mooring Contract for Jack and St. Malo
The Energy Products Division (EPD) of Parker Hannifin Corporation, the leader in motion and control technologies, has been awarded a contract by Chevron...
Ladder Injuries on the Rise, Despite Overall Decrease in Oil and Gas Workplace Accidents
According to preliminary results from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, injuries as a whole in the oil and gas and mining industries are down, but injuries from ascending or descending ladders was...
IDAC Performs Structural FE Analysis on a Gypsy Wheel
IDAC was approached by Whittaker Engineering to validate the structural integrity of a newly designed gypsy wheel using finite element...
RS Carries Out Petroleum Loading with Safety Rope
The Kiel Canal in Schleswig-Holstein connects the North and Baltic Seas and makes the longer detour around Denmark of about 900km...
Presentation of First Greek Ballast Water Treatment System from ERMA FIRST
A very successful forum was held on Tuesday 27 September by ERMA FIRST ESK Engineering Solutions, the first Greek manufacturer to have designed, certified and manufactured an integrated...
Subsea Solutions Alliance Carries Out Azimuthing Thruster Overhaul Completely Underwater
Finding a suitable dry dock for your installation in a location where the vessel operates sometimes can be a daunting...
HOS Submits Entry for Queens Award 2012
HOS has successfully submitted its entry into the 2012 Queens Award under the International Trade category and is optimistic about its...
HOS Announces it is a Finalist for International Trade Award
HOS is proud to be a finalist in the forthcoming NOF Energy Awards in the International Business...
Co.L.Mar. Will Take Part in SALDS in Houston, Texas
Co.L.Mar. and ExxonMobil confirmed its participation in the third Subsea and Artic Leak Detection Symposium (SALDS), which will be held in Houston, Texas, on November 8-9,...
Gates Corporation Announces Longhorn® MegaFlex® Petroleum Transfer Hose
Gates Corporation, a leading manufacturer of industrial and automotive products, today announced the addition of Longhorn® MegaFlex® petroleum transfer hose to its full line of advanced...
Agito Technical Dynamics Office Opens in UK
Agito and Gordon Haldane have joined forces and started Agito Technical Dynamics Limited in the...
ARC Advisory Group Again Ranks Intergraph® as World’s No. 1 in Process Engineering Tools
Roxtec Completes Total Scottish Gas Project
Bury-based cable safety seal manufacturer Roxtec has completed supplying a major project refurbishing one of the most advanced gas testing laboratories in the world for oil and gas giant...
Intergraph® 2011 PP&M Mexico User Conference Begins in Mexico City
Intergraph® opens its fourth annual Intergraph 2011 PP&M Mexico users' technical conference today in Mexico City, bringing the country's top process, power and marine companies together for a...
Videotec’s PTZ Positioning Units are ONVIF Compliant
Videotec has announced that its series of IP-based positioning systems, ULISSE, ULISSE COMPACT and MAXIMUS, support the ONVIF protocol and thus can be easily integrated with other...
Olympus NDT Launches Free Industrial Tech Guide App for iPhone and iPad
Olympus NDT is pleased to introduce the Industrial Tech Guide App for the iPhoneR and...
Rapp Hydema Buys Hydra Pro – and Advances into the Crane Market
Rapp Marine Group recently acquired Hydra Pro, a crane manufacturing firm in Seattle. Possessing both American Petroleum Institute (API) Spec 2C and ISO 9001: 2008 certifications, Rapp Hydra Pro...
Safway Services Finalizes Vendor Agreement with NAES Corporation
NAES Corporation, a broad-based provider of services to the energy industry, has entered into a preferred vendor agreement with Safway...
Rapp Hydema Wins Major Winch Contract for Namibian Fishery Survey Vessel
Rapp Hydema has closed a major contract with STX Finland Oy Shipyard related to a new research...
September 2011
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Noreq Awarded Record Contract with Samsung Heavy Industries
Noreq was recently awarded the contract for lifeboats, davits, fast rescue boats, and rescue boat davits for the six drill ships Maersk Drilling is building with Samsung Heavy Industries in...
VWS MPP Systems to Exhibit at Aquatech 2011
VWS MPP Systems is exhibiting at Aquatech 2011, taking place on 1-4 November 2011 in Amsterdam, RAI Exhibition Center, booth no. 01.403, hall...
Parker Energy Products Division Awarded Array Cable Contract by Van Oord for Dan Tysk Offshore Wind Farm Project
The Energy Products Division (EPD) of Parker Hannifin Corporation, the leader in motion and control technologies, has been awarded a contract for the production and supply of 111...
ContiTech Plans New Rubber Manufacturing Facility in Nyíregyháza
ContiTech is investigating the construction of a rubber compounding facility in Nyíregyháza,...
Armacell Release White Paper on Professional Insulation and Covering Systems
Armacell, a market and technology leader in flexible technical insulation materials, has released a free white paper on its professional insulation and covering systems for marine, offshore,...
JDN Delivers Largest Crane System
At the end of August, JDN delivered their largest crane system constructed to date to Westcon Lofteteknikk AS (WCL)*, Norway. It was a hydraulic semi portal crane with a lifting capacity of...
TCC®, the Solution for Offshore Treatment of Drilling Waste
The offshore disposal of untreated OBM cuttings is globally unaccepted. The only industrially applied thermal technology that can meet the more severe environmental requirements and...
Olympus NDT Announces New Software for the EPOCH 1000i Ultrasonic Flaw Detector with Phased Array Imaging
Olympus NDT is pleased to introduce the encoded C-scan and weld overlay software features for the advanced EPOCH 1000i ultrasonic flaw...
FoundOcean Completes Substation Foundation Grouting Operations for Walney Offshore Wind Farm Phase 2
FoundOcean, contracted to Volker Staal en Funderingen BV (VSF), has completed the offshore grouting operations for Walney Offshore Wind Farm (OWF) Phase 2 substation installation. The...
Jorin Releases Free White Paper on ViPA Oily Water Quality Monitoring Technology
Jorin has released a free white paper on the Offshore-Technology website about its ViPA oily water quality monitor technology. With their client experiencing serious oily water...
Sumip Composites Offer Fibre-Reinforced Plastic and Glass-Reinforced Plastic Cable Trays
Sumip Composites is a provider of fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) cable trays, glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) cable trays, FRP / GRP cable tray systems, GRP cable ladders, FRP street light...
FoundOcean Completes First of Three Grouting Projects in the North Sea with Saipem
FoundOcean has completed grouting operations for a four-legged wellhead jacket in a greenfield location in the North Sea. The project forms part of a three-year agreement between FoundOcean...
integrum Proud to be Gold Sponsor of Asia Pacific HSE Forum for Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals Industry
integrum, a provider of QHSE risk and compliance software, is proud to be Gold Sponsor of the upcoming Asia Pacific HSE forum for the oil, gas and petrochemicals sector, to be held in Kuala...
Novatec Braids - A Specialist in Braided Synthetic Ropes and Custom Fabrications
Novatec Braids is a manufacturer of braided synthetic ropes and custom fabrications located in Yarmouth, NS, Canada. Established in 1991, the company has continued to invest in product...
ACE Winches and NOSO in Transatlantic Partnership
ACE Winches has signed an agreement with Newfoundland Offshore Services (NOSO) that will see the Canadian organisation act as an agent and distributor for ACE Winches, one of the global leaders...
Dafo Fomtec Seeks International Distributors to Sell its Products
Dafo Fomtec, an independent Swedish manufacturer of fire fighting foam concentrates and foam equipment, is looking for international distributors to sell its range which covers all types...
Sormec at NEVA 2011
SORMEC is pleased to announce it will be attending the NEVA 2011 Conference and Exhibition in St. Petersburg, Russia, taking place on 20-23 September 2011. For 20 years, since 1991, the...
Sormec at INMEX India 2011
SORMEC is pleased to announce it will be attending the INMEX INDIA 2011 Conference and Exhibition in Mumbai, India, on 29 September - 1 October 2011. Almost 90% of India’s trade by volume...
SAFETYTAINER Provides Shelters for Refineries
SAFETYTAINER's shelters are able to provide you with any level of protection within all kinds of hazardous zones. They can be designed according to your needs (dimensions, protection,...
ACE Winches Selects Spartan Solutions as Strategic Technology Provider
ACE Winches has announced the selection of Spartan Solutions as the key provider of mobile logistics and equipment management solutions to support ACE's rapidly expanding winch and deck...
ECF Special Alloys Go Nuclear
Exotic material specialists have completed a breakthrough project for their company in the highly competitive, nuclear engineering industry. ECF Special Alloys have fabricated a Screw...
VIKING™ 3350 Series Auto-Darkening Helmets from Lincoln Electric Provides Maximum Viewing in a Lightweight Package
The new VIKING® 3350 Series auto-darkening welding helmets from Lincoln Electric feature top-quality LCD optics for a clear, natural view in varied ambient light settings. The...
WorkSite Lighting Announces New HID Explosion-Proof Flashlight to Meet the Needs of Hurricane, Emergency Response Crews
First responder, FEMA and emergency crews require the brightest handheld, portable search light possible to carry out effective hurricane response, search and rescue...
Intergraph® 2011 Asia-Pacific Conferences Achieve Record Numbers
Intergraph®, the leading global provider of engineering software for the process, power and marine industries, has successfully concluded its series of Intergraph 2011 user conferences...
Miros Releases White Paper on Wave Radars: Techniques and Technologies
Surface ocean waves can be measured by a number of different radar remote sensing techniques, and there are a lot of commercially available instruments to help do so. One problem from the...
Roxtec Seals New Deal with World’s Largest Windfarm
Bury-based cable and pipe seal manufacturer Roxtec has completed its latest contract in the renewables sector for the world’s largest offshore wind farm - the London Array scheme in the...
ExxonMobil Lubricants and Petroleum Specialties Showcases its Range of High Performance Lubricants for the Oil and Gas Sector
ExxonMobil Lubricants and Petroleum Specialties, a division of Exxon Mobil Corporation, has continued to develop its offer for the oil and gas industry through the introduction of its...
ViPA Demonstrates its Ability as SWIT Flies Through Subsea Trial
Injecting seawater into reservoirs for pressure maintenance and incremental enhanced oil recovery is a long established practice, normally involving water treatment processes and high...
FOAMGLAS® Insulation Protects Solar-Power Innovation
In parallel to the continued exploration and development of oil and gas reserves, major oil companies are investing in alternative energy technologies. The recent Fukushima nuclear...
Transvac's Production Boosting Ejectors Arrive at Offshore Europe
Ejector solutions provider Transvac will be showcasing the very latest in flare gas recovery, production boosting and sand slurry pumping next week at Offshore Europe, Aberdeen. "The past...
MAREX Releases Free White Paper
MAREX Marine and Safety Services (MAREX) is the trading name of MAREX Marine Services Limited. MAREX was formed in 2000, in response to a requirement for safety case authorship which was...
IDAC Analyses an Open Water Lubricator Valve
IDAC recently evaluated the structural integrity of the external components of an open water lubricator valve, under extreme operational and testing loads, in accordance with the ISO/DIS...
Orga to Exhibit at OTD 2011 and Offshore Energy 2011
Orga, a provider of customised solutions for the offshore oil and gas industry, is pleased to announce it is participating at Offshore Technology Days (OTD) together with its agent Staubo. ...
Glynwed to Attend OTD-EXHIBITION in Stavanger
Glynwed Scandinavia is a part of the Aliaxis-conglomerate along with Friatec, which is one of the most well-known and leading manufacturers of high-performance technical ceramic components for...
Hertel Announces Senior Appointments in the Middle East
Following the recent restructuring of Hertel's operations in the Middle East, the company has made a number of senior appointments in the region. The restructuring saw the creation of...
August 2011
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Accoat to Promote DuPont StreaMax™ Coating Technology at Offshore Europe 2011
Accoat, a core provider of surface solutions to a vast range of industries worldwide, is pleased to announce it will be exhibiting at Offshore Europe 2011, taking place in Aberdeen, Scotland,...
Nature Group Awarded with Major Offshore Contract in Brazil
Nature Group is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a major contract for the offshore treatment of waste oil slops generated on board a floating production, storage and offloading...
Stopaq China Visits Gasunie Compressor Station
Since 2007 Stopaq has been active in China. Our partner, Stopaq China from Chengdu, live by the words 'let's Stopaq the world'. They are extremely successful in completing new-built...
Opus Announces Securing of £2.3m Clutch of Contracts
Produced water treatment and oil and gas separation specialist, Opus – which is exhibiting at this week’s Offshore Europe – has announced the recent securing of a series of contracts...
New EZ Access Falling Stream Flow Cell from Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments
Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments, the industry leader in oil-in-water monitors, just released a new flow cell to their product line of fluorescence technology-based continuous...
MTNW’s Running Line Tensiometer Measures Tension of a Samson AmSteel®-Blue Synthetic Rope Mooring Line
Measurement Technology NW (MTNW) has announced successful implementation of its running line tensiometer (RLT) technology with a Samson synthetic rope in an offshore mooring monitoring...
Pipeline Research Limited Releases New White Paper
Pipeline Research Limited has recently released a free-to-download white paper which examines the issues associated with dual diameter, bi-directional pigging specifically for...
CCR to Attend Offshore Europe 2011 Exhibition
Meet CCR at the next edition of the Offshore Europe 2011 Exhibition - booth number 4B136 - in Aberdeen (Scotland) on 6-8 September. Taking place at the Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference...
CCR Offers Offshore Tank Solutions
If you are a player of the offshore industry and you have projects, look no further than CCR. We offer rental solutions with various capacities: With CCR's fleet, you can rent the...
Visit EFD Induction at Offshore Europe 2011
EFD Induction, Europe’s leading induction heating company, will be exhibiting at Offshore Europe 2011 - booth number 5D21 - in Aberdeen (Scotland) on 6-8 September. Taking place at the...
IDAC Performs Finite Element Analysis for Bridon
Rope terminations are used in anchoring offshore oil platforms. Although similar designs are already used extensively in industry and have a proven ability to take operating loads, Bridon's...
Heinen & Hopman Engineering to Attend Offshore Europe 2011
Heinen & Hopman Engineering, a provider of offshore heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, is pleased to announce it is exhibiting at Offshore Europe 2011 (3B100) on 6-8...
Forum Subsea Solutions Announces Sale of Sub-Atlantic Super Mohawk II ROV
Forum Subsea Solutions, a division of Forum Energy Technologies, is pleased to announce the sale of a Sub-Atlantic Super Mohawk II ROV (remotely operated vehicle) system to Abyss...
Timken and UA Join Forces to Accelerate Commercialisation of Specialised Research
The University of Akron and The Timken Company today announced a novel open-innovation agreement to accelerate technology development. The organisations plan to combine their expertise in...
Dafo Fomtec Releases White Paper of Firefighting Foam
Fomtec Forrex Ultra is a specially selected blend of high-activity hydrocarbon surfactants, solvents and stabilisers for use on class A fuel fires. Fomtec Forrex Ultra does not contain...
Oliver Valves Secures Biggest Ever Contract
Oliver Valves, a UK-based, privately owned manufacturer of high-performance valves used by the world’s biggest energy companies, has secured a £7.2m deal to supply two projects for Brazil’s...
Petrell to Hold VessFire Course in November
Petrell will hold a VessFire course for new users on 14-15 November 2011. The course will be held at Britannia Hotel in Trondheim. The course agenda will be: Day 1 Introduction to...
Lincoln Electric Demonstrates Commitment to Renewable Energy with 443ft Wind Tower at World Headquarters
Lincoln Electric, the world leader in the design, development and manufacture of arc welding products, has long been a major supplier to the wind tower fabrication industry. This year, the...
EMS Ship Supply Releases Free White Paper
EMS Ship Supply has released a free white paper on the Offshore Technology website. Serving ships of every kind in more than 60 ports worldwide, EMS Ship Supply is the global provider...
Timken Evaluates $225m Investment for New Capacity at Faircrest Steel Plant in Ohio
The Timken Company is considering an investment of $225m at its Canton, Ohio-based Faircrest Steel Plant that would increase capacity, expand product range and strengthen competitiveness...
See VG Offshore Containers International at Offshore Europe 2011 in Aberdeen, UK
VG has built its reputation by manufacturing custom-made first-class quality offshore containers to support the oil and gas industry. VG offers a total solution from designing to fabrication,...
Bury-Based Roxtec Reports Turnover Spike to £3.2m
Bury-based international safety seal firm Roxtec is reporting a spike in UK sales after turnover grew by 20% in the last 12 months. The UK headquarters of the Swedish-owned firm is...
Hoists Designed for Oil and Gas Industry Used in FPSO Mooring System
The J D Neuhaus company has a long established reputation for the design and manufacture of materials handling products. It also supplies purpose designed equipment for specialised...
Ropeblock Introduces Super Reeve Connector Socket
Ropeblock has released a white paper on the Offshore-Technology website. After extensive research and development, Ropeblock is excited to introduce a new socket line, designed and engineered...
BT Equipment Gets New Trading Name
From Thursday, September 1st 2011, BT Equipment will have a new trading name: Tutt Bryant Equipment. BT Equipment is the equipment sales division within the Tutt Bryant Group and operates...
Rig-A-Lite Announces New SXPJ Series Lighting Fixtures
Rig-A-Lite is pleased to announce its SXPJ series of lighting fixtures. This addition to Rig-A-Lite's hazardous and severe environment product offering offers a copper-free cast aluminum...
Automasjon & Data Releases New White Paper
Automasjon & Data (A+D), established in 1991, is now one of the world's leading providers of environmental monitoring systems, helideck monitoring systems, and meteorological...
Samson Awarded 11th Patent: Line Structure for Marine Use in Contaminated Environments
Samson, the worldwide leader in high-performance synthetic rope, has been awarded a patent titled 'Line Structure for Marine Use in Contaminated Environments'. This cutting edge technology...
Jorin’s ViPA Produces the Online Water Characterisation That Delivers the Competitive Edge for CETCO
Often the way to deliver a competitive price for water treatment projects is an exercise in cost cutting but sometimes you need to invest for success. Jarid Hugonin, CETCO Oilfield...
Timken Posts Record Second-Quarter Earnings
The Timken Company has reported sales of $1.3bn in the second quarter of 2011, an increase of 31% over the same period a year ago. The increase primarily reflects growing demand in...
Officials Break Ground on Wind Energy Research and Development Center for Advanced Power Systems
The Timken Company, Stark State College and the Stark County Port Authority officially broke ground on a Wind Energy Research and Development Center today, the first of its kind in America. At...
Wood Group GTS to Supply Parts for 14 General Electric Frame 6B Gas Turbines in Oman
Wood Group GTS has been awarded an agreement to supply parts for 14 General Electric Frame 6B gas turbines located at various sites in Oman. Under this 12-year contract, all GE Frame 6B...
Lewa Establishes Subsidiary in Dubai
To strengthen its presence in the Middle East and the Arabic region, Lewa has expanded its existing sales office in Dubai into a legally independent subsidiary. LEWA Middle East FZE...
Major Chinese Oil and Gas Company Awards Gas Turbine Exchange and Overhaul Contract to Wood Group GTS
Wood Group GTS has been awarded a contract with a major oil and gas producer and distributer in China, to exchange and overhaul a Solar Taurus™ 60 gas turbine in operation along...
Parker's Energy Products Division Brings its Subsea Metrology Systems to the Gulf of Mexico
Parker Energy Products Division (EPD), a division of Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion control technology, is introducing its subsea metrology and dimensional...
NPRA Recognises Safway Services With Safety Awards
The National Petrochemical & Refiners Association (NPRA) presented Safway Services with 11 Meritorious Safety Performance Awards at the 2011 NPRA Safety Awards Banquet, held 11 May at the...
Viafin and M7 Collaborate to Establish Viafin-M7
The Finnish Viafin Group (Viafin West Welding) as a major player in the manufacturing of pressure vessels and heat exchangers, and M7 Offshore as a solution provider within offshore engineering...
Intergraph® Releases New Version of Standard Database for SmartPlant® Reference Data
Intergraph® has released the newest version of Standard Database for SmartPlant® Reference Data, a pre-configured, best-practice solution to enable rapid implementation of SmartPlant...
Free Simulation Open Day at IDAC
IDAC is opening its doors to the engineering community free of charge on 6 October. This is an opportunity for you meet IDAC's computer aided engineering (CAE) simulation experts and ask...
Lamor Releases New White Paper
Lamor develops, manufactures and supplies oil spill recovery equipment and services, including contingency planning, risk assessments, equipment maintenance and service, coupled with...
HOS at Offshore Europe 2011
Hydraulic & Offshore Supplies are pleased to be exhibiting once again at this year's Offshore Europe exhibition in Aberdeen. SPE Offshore Europe provides organisations with the best...
Worksite Lighting Launches Portable Explosion-Proof LED Lighting Product Line for Hazardous Location Lighting
Worksite Lighting, a leading manufacturer of portable jobsite lights and portable power distribution units, has announced the addition of 2ft and 4ft explosion-proof portable LED lights to...
Red Rooster to Exhibit at cippe Shanghai
Red Rooster, a specialist in the sale, repair and rental of air hoists, electric chain hoists, wire rope hoists, winches, snatch blocks and load measuring equipment, is pleased to announce that...
Thermal Processing Leader Bodycote to Appear at Offshore Europe 2011
Worldwide thermal processing specialists Bodycote will appear at Offshore Europe 2011, taking place on 6-8 in Aberdeen, UK. Bodycote representatives will showcase their company and...
Tekmar Subsea to Exhibit at Offshore Europe
Tekmar Subsea, a supplier of pipeline repair clamps and pipeline connectors for the offshore oil and gas industry, is pleased to announce that it is exhibiting at Offshore Europe this...
X Prize Foundation Announces Finalists in the Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X Challenge
The X PRIZE Foundation has named the ten finalists in its oil cleanup competition, the Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X Challenge , the group announced on May 23 at the IOSC in Portland, OR. The...
Ohmsett to Attend RETECH 2011
OHMSETT, the National Oil Spill Response Research & Renewable Energy Test Facility will be an exhibitor at RETECH 2011 Energy Technology Conference & Exhibition September 20-22, 2011 at the...
Ropeblock Releases White Paper on Blocks and Swivels
Many of the leading crane and wire rope manufacturers worldwide are familiar with Ropeblock products and our standard of quality. Many years of specialised engineering and design, have lead to...
West Jutland Scores One Billion DKK Contract with Maersk
Helicopter company Dancopter, part of Norwegian-owned group Blueway, has scored big time with a contract to service Mark Oil & Gas in the North Sea next year. Dancopter won the competition...
Meet Lamor at OTC Brasil on 4-6 October 2011
Join Lamor and others in Rio de Janeiro at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC Brasil) to be hosted at the Riocentro. The OTC conference has traditionally been held in Houston, TX,...
Gates Corporation Announces G8K MegaSpiral® Hose
The Fluid Power unit of Gates Corporation, a leading manufacturer of industrial and automotive products, today announced G8K MegaSpiral® hydraulic hose as part of its new and improved...
Petrell to Attend OE11 in Aberdeen
Petrell will be participating at this year's Offshore Europe conference in Aberdeen from the 6th-8th of September. You can visit us on stand 3E38. We are a part of the MIDNOR...
DanCopter Releases Safety Policy Document
DanCopter's safety policy consists of a safety vision and a series of safety commitments. It is supported by a series of safety beliefs and safety expectations. Our safety vision is to...
ECF Special Alloys Receives National Board Authorisation
Exotic material specialist ECF Special Alloys has been awarded a sought-after manufacturing certificate. The National Board certificate of 'Authorisation to Register' was awarded to ECF by...
Optimise Process Equipment Performance with Jorin Process Insight
With controls on the disposal of produced water getting ever stricter and the specification for produced water injection getting ever tighter, the focus on produced water treatment is...
Stäubli Connectors Introduces the HMO Line of Metallic Sealing Couplings for Subsea Applications
Stäubli Corporation, a leading manufacturer of quick connector systems, announces the introduction of the HMO line for subsea applications. The HMO coupling is designed to handle...
Red Rooster to Exhibit at Offshore Europe 2011
Red Rooster, a specialist in the sale, repair and rental of air hoists, electric chain hoists, wire rope hoists, winches, snatch blocks and load measuring equipment, will be exhibiting at...
MAREX Marine Exhibiting at Offshore Europe 2011
MAREX Marine and Safety Services will be exhibiting at Offshore Europe 2011 in Aberdeen from the 6-8 September 2011. The company offers technical authorship, risk assessment and various...
FOAMGLAS at Offshore Europe
Pittsburgh Corning FOAMGLAS cellular glass insulation systems will be on show at Aberdeen’s Offshore Europe exhibition from 6-8 September 2011. Innovative solutions to corrosion under...
Safeguard Technology to Exhibit at IADC Drilling HSE Europe Conference & Exhibition
Safeguard Technology is exhibiting at IADC Drilling HSE Europe Conference & Exhibition, on 28-29 September 2011 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Safeguard®’s Hi and...
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Thermtech to Exhibit at Offshore Europe
Thermtech, a Norwegian technology and knowledge company aiming to set the global standard for treatment of cuttings from oil-based and synthetic based drilling mud with their...
Colibrys Targets Denationalised Russian Aerospace and Energy Industries
Colibrys has appointed Radiant-Elcom JSC as Russian distributor for its range of MEMS accelerometers. “The Russian market for commercial and military aircraft and helicopters represents...
Cathodic Launches Low-Cost Anti-Fouling System for Submerged Pumps
Cathodic Protection has completed the development of a new anti-fouling system to protect submerged pumps from marine growth. A derivative of the proven Cuprion™ anti-fouling system,...
Lifeboat and Davit Services Affected by Sub Standard Service Providers
For a number of years, IMO, classification societies, flag states and shipping associations have been placing great emphasis on lifeboat safety in an effort to reduce the number of reported...
Eastern Petroleum Supplies to Exhibit at inter airport Europe
Eastern Petroleum Supplies, a provider of helicopter-refuelling systems, is pleased to announce it is exhibiting at inter airport Europe. inter airport Europe is a leading international...
Mistras Physical Acoustics to Exhibit at Offshore Europe
Mistras Physical Acoustics, a provider of structural integrity monitoring services and instrumentation, acoustic emission, and non-destructive testing, will be exhibiting at Offshore Europe on...
Rope Access Inspection and Ecological Technology Sign MOU
Rope Access Inspection (RA) has signed an MOU with Ecological Technology (EcoTech), a Syrian-based company with offices in Damascus. This strategic alliance will help with the introduction...
J D Neuhaus 'Hang Tough' for Offshore Europe 2011 Exhibition
The J D Neuhaus company will be showing some of their lifting and handling equipment at the Offshore Europe 2011 exhibition. Their products, which have been designed to withstand the...
New Orga LED Helideck Status Light System L425EX
Orga Offshore has designed a new helideck status (wave-off) light system - the L425EX - to meet the demanding requirements of CAP437 and the harsh environmental conditions such lights are...
Forum Interactive Releases New White Paper – Building Trust and Working Together
Forum Interactive, a learning and development consultancy specialising in behavioural safety and safety leadership, has released a free white paper on the Offshore-Technology website. ...
Orga Offshore Launches New Products at OE2011
On 6-8 September 2011 the SPE Offshore Europe (OE 2011) will take place in Aberdeen, Scotland. Orga Offshore will attend this exhibition with their UK distributor Wellhead Electrical Supplies...
Kelvin TOP-SET Announces Opening of New Office in Houston, US
Kelvin TOP-SET is happy to announce the opening of a new office in Houston, US. The new office is located at 12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77046. The telephone number is +1 713...
Kelvin TOP-SET Exhibiting at Offshore Europe 2011
Kelvin TOP-SET will be exhibiting at Offshore Europe 2011, taking place on 6-8 September. Register to visit us at www.offshore-europe.co.uk/kelvintopset. Kelvin TOP-SET will be at stand...
HOS at Kormarine 2011 & Marintec China
HOS is delighted to be exhibiting at the two upcoming exhibitions detailed below: Kormarine 2011, Busan, October 2011 This is the premier trade event for the Korean Shipbuilding sector. As...
Heinen & Hopman to Attend Exhibitions
Heinen & Hopman will have a stand at the following exhibitions: Please do not hesitate to contact us on +31 33 299 25 00 if you would like to make an appointment with one of our staff. ...
J D Neuhaus Air Force Can Lift Your Business
J D Neuhaus LP will be showing some of their air operated lifting and handling equipment, including specialist hoists for use with BOP products, at the following forthcoming trade shows...
Donut Marine Releases White Paper on Personal Escape Evacuation System
Donut Marine has released a free white paper on the Offshore-Technology website. The use of floating production and offloading systems is now a fundamental part of the offshore industry. ...
Toyo Engineering Corporation Standardises Globally on Intergraph® SmartPlant® Enterprise
Toyo Engineering Corporation (TOYO), a Japan-based engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company, has standardised on Intergraph® SmartPlant® Enterprise solutions, including...
STATS Group Releases White Paper on Pipeline Intervention and Isolation
STATS Group has released a free white paper on the Offshore-Technology website. Isolation of pipelines and pipework systems is a key requirement for inspection, maintenance and modification...
LIVINTAINER / SAFETYTAINER to Supply New Transportable Boxes for Dangerous Products
LIVINTAINER / SAFETYTAINER, a specialist in equipment safety within hazardous areas, is developing a new concept of transportable boxes. These specific boxes will be able to contain all...
IDAC Carries out a Buckling Analysis for AMEC
AMEC requested that IDAC carry out a finite element analysis (FEA) on a newly constructed tank to establish the stress distribution for normal operational conditions, and to evaluate the...
ACE Winches Announces Year of Growth and Consolidation in Annual Results
ACE Winches, a leader in the design, manufacture and hire of hydraulic winches, marine deck machinery and associated personnel for the offshore oil and gas, marine and renewable energy markets,...
Orga to Exhibit at Offshore Europe 2011
Orga, a supplier of customised solutions for the offshore oil and gas industry, is pleased to announce that it is exhibiting at Offshore Europe this year. Taking place from 6-8 September...
Continuing Success in Brazil for HOS
We have recently secured orders worth over £120,000 to supply 10,000 PSI stainless-steel connectors, flexible hose assemblies and related products to the Brazilian market. Following...
ABLE Instruments & Controls Wins Multi-Million Dollar Gorgon Order
ABLE Instruments & Controls, a leading supplier of instrumentation and control solutions in process industries, has announced the award of a multi-million dollar contract order to supply...
Pipeline Repair Solutions from Tekmar Subsea
Tekmar Subsea specialises in the supply of pipeline repair equipment. Since 2000 this market sector has seen significant growth because of legislation being introduced, forcing operators to...
Swire Oilfield Services Invests £50 Million
Swire Oilfield Services, the leading global provider of offshore cargo carrying units and associated services, has reinforced its commitment to growth with significant investment in all...
Swire Oilfield Services Launches New Modular Division
Swire Oilfield Services, the leading global provider of offshore cargo carrying units and associated services has officially launched a new global division, Swire Modular Systems. The...
Westmoor Products Gain Lloyds Quality Accreditation
Renown Group has an ongoing commitment to quality. We endeavour to provide our customers with superior products and service. Therefore, we are delighted the quality of Westmoor products has...
Gas Turbine Controls Corp - Your GE Speedtronic Support Solution
Gas Turbine Controls Corp and its subsidiary GTC Services recently exhibited at Power-Gen Europe 2011 at Fiera Milano, Milan, Italy. Almost 15,000 attendees were present at the show, which...
Sage Renames its Market-Leading ERP Software for the Offshore Oil and Gas Industries
Sage has renamed its market-leading ERP software designed for the oilfield services industries to Sage ERP Onshore Offshore. The software, previously known as Sage Oilfield Services, was renamed...
Westmoor Engineering at Seawork International 2011
This year, Westmoor Engineering made its first appearance at Seawork International since joining Renown Group in 2009. Exhibiting at Seawork International 2011 was a worthwhile experience...
Aquatic Engineering Chooses Sage ERP Onshore Offshore
Acteon is a global subsea services organisation, employing more than 750 people worldwide. It comprises eleven specialist companies, each committed to engineering and all focused on the...
Timken Increasing Capacity Across Steel Plants Company
The Timken Company will increase its annual steelmaking capacity by 120,000t across its steel manufacturing facilities in Canton, Ohio. The company is achieving this boost through a series...
Successful Delivery of Load Monitoring System
ORCA Offshore and MarineObjects have successfully delivered their first operational decision support system to Tideway Offshore Contractors for the inclined fall pipe system on the...
Sormec to Attend SPE Offshore Europe Conference & Exhibition
SORMEC will be attending the Offshore Europe Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition in Aberdeen, Scotland, on 6-8 September 2011. The SPE Offshore Europe Conference & Exhibition attracts a...
Sormec to Attend Oil & Gas Indonesia 2011
We have the pleasure to inform you that SORMEC will be attending Oil & Gas Indonesia 2011 in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 21-24 September 2011. You can visit us at stand number: -9322. ...
Success for Groveley Detection as GDU-Incus Granted Safety Integrity Rating SIL 2
The GDU-Incus ultrasonic gas leak detector has been granted SIL 2 certification to add to its growing collection of approvals. Already IECEx approved for use in hazardous areas, the GDU-Incus...
ViPA Differentiates Particles by Solids Species, Optimising Solids Removal Regime in Produced Water
Understanding the nature of the solids present is key to optimising any separation process plant. For produced water, the solids present can range from sand, silt, algae, bacteria,...
Visit J.D. NEUHAUS at Offshore Europe 2011
"Tough enough" is our motto at this year's Offshore Europe trade fair in Aberdeen, where we will introduce a range of hoists designed for applications in the toughest environments: the...
J.D. Neuhaus Introduces New Emergency Lowering Device for Monorail Hoists
The safety of machinery is getting more important, especially where essential jobs are undertaken. Without doubt, BOP handling is one of these jobs. The reworking of leading standards like...
Preventive Leak Detection Provides Standby for Prompt Intervention
Having ALD® equipment and personnel on site during a hydrotest allows for leak inspection to start immediately if needed. The request for preventive leak detection is growing rapidly. In the...
Tecno Plug™ Isolation Enhances Valve Change-Out Efficiency
Piping technology specialist STATS Group has successfully completed a 20in valve change-out on the Yanga platform, offshore the Republic of Congo. The Aberdeen-based company was contracted...
IDAC Carries Out an Impact Analysis of a Deployment Skid
A deployment skid is a frame which is used to lift equipment from a vessel on to a rig. The deployment skid analysed in this project was required to lift subsea control modules (SCM) and...
Dragflow Understands and Works for Social Responsibility
Dragflow is a world player in solid pumping solutions with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing heavy-duty pumps and complete dredging equipments, focused on the continuous development...
FibreMax Performs Successful Break Load Test of 974t Witnessed by Lloyd's Register
FibreMax has successfully performed a break load test on an aramid cable as part of a Lloyd's certification project for one of its customers. The test was performed at Mennens in Dongen...
Rapp Hydema Winch Drive Retrofit for Otto Candies' Kelly Ann Candies
Rapp technicians recently completed a winch drive retrofit for Otto Candies in Houma, LA, early this year. An existing Rapp hydraulic winch was converted to electric, making use of Rapp’s...
Glowing Results from Silver Fox
Silver Fox, the industry leader for innovative, durable and time-saving labelling solutions, has added photo luminescent tie-on cable labels to their labelling range. Launching at...
Jorin Launches Most Compact and Lightest ATEX Certified Portable ViPA Water Quality Analyser Ever
Jorin has launched their new ViPA model MZ4 portable online water quality analyser. The MZ4 is ATEX certified for use in Zone 2 and measures oil droplet size, oil concentration, solid particle...
Noreq Acquires Bergen Group Idntækni
Noreq has, as the majority share holder in a group, acquired the Icelandic company Bergen Group Idntækni. The company will now be named Alu1. Idntækni is a technology-based company with...
Westmoor Passes A30 Rated Test
Westmoor Engineering has successfully designed and manufactured a double doorset with opening size 2,000mm x 2,790mm. On Monday 27 June 2011, the door was tested at BRE Global, Watford, and...
Heinen & Hopman France is Now at Your Service
Since Heinen & Hopman Engineering has been getting many enquiries over the last few years for service and maintenance of the HVAC installations onboard of yachts at different locations on the...
New Ownership Structure at SAL Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land
With effect from 30 June 2011, the Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line Group) will acquire another 50% of the SAL Group and with that will become the sole shareholder...
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SEACOR Environmental Services International Announces Rebranding as SEACOR Response
SEACOR Environmental Services International (SESI), a global leader in emergency preparedness and response solutions, has announced that it will now be known as 'SEACOR Response' to better...
Voestalpine Grobblech Thanks Participants of InnoTech Partner-Event
Voestalpine Grobblech would like to give a big hand to all the engaged participants of our second InnoTech Partner-Event, who joined us in Linz, Austria, on 8-9 June 2011. More than...
ECF Produce First UK Built perfector 180
Exotic material specialists ECF Special Alloys have participated in a manufacturing UK first. Working alongside SPX Gerstenberg Schroder, ECF have manufactured the first ever perfector 180...
ComputIT to Hold Oil and Gas Fire Seminar in Trondheim
ComputIT is happy to inform you that together with Scandpower and SINTEF NBL, it will hold a seminar entitled 'Educational seminar on oil- and gas fires – frontline knowledge on experience...
Geo Therm Releases White Paper on Thermal Imaging Surveying
Geo Therm, a leading thermal imaging survey company with a proven track record of delivering quality survey inspections worldwide, has released a free white paper on the...
Friatec to Exhibit at Offshore Europe 2011
Friatec, a provider of high-performance ceramic components, will be exhibiting Offshore Europe (Hall 1 Stand C91) on 6-8 September 2011. Taking place at the Aberdeen Exhibition &...
Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments Announces ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System Certification
Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments, an industry leader in oil in water monitors, is proud to announce certification to the ISO 9001:2008 quality management system standards and guidelines....
Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments Announces Success at OTC 2011
Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments has announced a successful 2011 Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, TX, 2-5 May. Exploration and production was the main focus of the show and...
Groveley Provides Solution for HVAC Ducts at Morecambe Bay
Specialist engineers at Groveley Detection have provided a solution for monitoring flammable gas ingress into some larger than average HVAC ducts for Centrica. A survey was commissioned for...
Houlder Oil & Gas Releases White Paper on Offshore Capabilities
Houlder is a UK employee-owned business providing a high quality, sophisticated engineering capability within the marine environment. The company’s oil and gas business plays a key role...
Holland Successfully Completes Allison 501-KB5 Controls Retrofit
Holland has successfully completed the turbine control retrofit project at a DSM plant in Delft, the Netherlands. The scope of the project included a retrofit of both the turbine control...
Wood Group GTS to Provide Gas Turbines Parts Solution to EGASA in Peru
Wood Group GTS has been awarded a US$11m, multi-year contract by Empresa de Generacion Electrica de Arequipa (EGASA) to supply parts for the two General Electric MS6001B gas turbines at the...
Rig-A-Lite Announces New AVP Series Fixtures
Rig-A-Lite is pleased to announce our AVP series of lighting fixtures. This addition to our product line will offer an aluminum housing suitable for use in hazardous, marine and...
Oilfield Water Characterisation Can Be Quick and Cost Effective
Jorin’s Process Insight is a complete consultancy service for oil and gas fluid behaviour during production, sea water injection, waste water treatment and produced water injection...
Wood Group GTS Signs Six-Year Contract with PlusPetrol Energy
Wood Group GTS has been awarded a six-year contract with PlusPetrol Energy valued at approximately US$15m. The agreement means that Wood Group GTS will provide maintenance services for...
DSM Dyneema Releases White Paper on the World's Strongest Fiber™ in Offshore Applications
DSM Dyneema, the maker of Dyneema®, has released a free white paper on the Offshore-Technology website. When working offshore in the oil and gas industry – whether for...
MV 'Lone' Performs SAL’s Heaviest Lift Ever
On its maiden voyage, the company’s latest new building MV 'Lone' performed SAL's heaviest lift ever. With its lifting capacity of 2 x 1,000t SWL the vessel loaded 8 reactors weighing up to...
KANFA Mator Performs Testing of Excess Water in Oil from Three-Phase Separators
KANFA Mator in cooperation with Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) has recently performed offshore testing of oil dehydration efficiency of three-phase separators. The separators had for...
DMI Releases White Paper on Barge Bumpers and Aluminum Gangways and Helidecks
DMI International is an industry leader in the offshore barge bumper, aluminum gangway and aluminum helideck markets. We have designed, built and installed these products in varied countries...
Camfil Farr Power Systems Takes Air Filtration to a New Level
Inlet air filtration systems are essential for the operation of all turbomachinery. Air filtration systems have evolved from simple coarse solid particulate removal systems, to complex ones...
Norwegian Coast Guard Acquires Lamor OSR Equipment
The Norwegian Coast Guard (Kystverket) awarded a tender to Lamor for a built-in oil recovery system for their new-build multi-purpose oil recovery vessel (project name FMV33). The OSR...
Turbine Access System Double Award Winner for Innovation
Houlder is celebrating the fact its turbine access system (TAS) has won both the Marine Renewables Category and overall Spirit of Innovation award at the 2011 Seawork International...
Karsten Moholt Becomes First DNV Approved Company in the World for Mobile Offshore Units Condition Monitoring Services
Bergen-based company Karsten Moholt is the first in the world to become a Det Norske Veritas (DNV) approved provider of condition monitoring services for mobile offshore units. This represents...
Parker Hannifin's Energy Products Division Awarded Mooring Contract by Subsea 7 for Guara and Lula Development
The Energy Products Division of Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, has been awarded a contract from Subsea 7 for one of the world’s largest...
MTM Metalizing Achieves Shell Global Qualification
MTM Metalizing, a leader in the thermal spray coating field, has been approved to apply TSA (Thermal Spray Aluminium coating) for Shell Global after conducting an audit and qualification...
Meet Lamor in Moscow
Meet Lamor at the 11th Moscow International Oil & Gas Exhibition (MIOGE), 21 – 24 June 2011, at the Expocentre in Moscow, Russia. Meet us at the biennial MIOGE exhibition, which is the...
Silver Fox Focuses on Optical Fibres
Silver Fox, a leading manufacturer of innovative, durable and time-saving labelling solutions have launched their new range of Optical Fibre Flag labels suitable for data and telecoms,...
COSCO Shipyard Group, Keppel FELS, Promon Engenharia and Samsung Heavy Industries Receive Annual Intergraph® Awards
Three best-in-class marine engineering companies based in Asia and one of the most respected engineering companies in Brazil have earned the top prizes in the annual Golden Valve and Platinum...
C.TAG/® to Mark GBS in Eastern Russia
Advanced Insulation Systems and Movevirgo have successfully completed the contract to supply C.TAG/® their advanced subsea markers for a gravity base structure (GBS) in Eastern...
C.TAG/® to Mark GBS in Eastern Russia
Advanced Insulation Systems and Movevirgo have successfully completed the contract to supply C.TAG/® their advanced subsea markers for a gravity base structure (GBS) in Eastern...
Intergraph® Announces Intergraph CADWorx® 2012 Compatibility with AutoCAD® 2012
Intergraph® CADWorx® Plant Design Suite 2012, the newest version of Intergraph’s design solution for mid-market and AutoCAD®-based projects and workgroups, is now compatible with AutoCAD 2012,...
Samson Awarded for Outstanding Service by Professional Mariner Magazine
Samson, the worldwide leader in high-performance cordage, was pleased and honored to accept Professional Mariner’s Samuel Plimsoll Award for Outstanding Service by an Organization for 2011 at...
ACRE Coking & Refractory Engineering Selects Intergraph® SmartPlant® 3D
ACRE Coking & Refractory Engineering Consulting Corporation, MCC (ACRE), the world leader in the coking and refractory engineering industry, has selected Intergraph® SmartPlant® 3D as...
Swanson Industries Expands Laser Cladding Services to Deliver Superior Corrosion Protection
Swanson Industries, a worldwide distributor and supplier of hydraulic, machining, remanufacturing, plating, recently expanded its laser cladding services to accommodate components weighing up...
Opus Releases White Paper on Production Optimisation Services
Opus, a provider of innovative solutions for produced-fluids treatment and oil and gas separation to enhance the throughput and environmental performance of production facilities, has released...
Petrovietnam Marine Shipyard Company Standardises on Intergraph® SmartMarine® 3D
Petrovietnam Marine Shipyard Joint Stock Company (PV Shipyard) has standardised on Intergraph® SmartMarine® 3D as its preferred 3D offshore engineering and design solution. PV Shipyard has...
Gates Corporation Announces Enhancement to MegaSpiral® Hoses Used in Integrated Hydraulic Systems
The Fluid Power unit of Gates Corporation, a leading manufacturer of industrial and automotive products, has made improvements to its MegaSpiral® hoses, which are part of its MegaSys® product...
Next-Generation Cruise Ships to be Designed with Intergraph® SmartMarine® Enterprise
Intergraph has signed a five-year contact with STX Europe, one of the major international players in the shipbuilding industry. STX France Solutions has purchased SmartMarine® Enterprise...
Inside Business Magazine Recognizes VRTEX® 360 in New Product Development Category
The Lincoln Electric Company was honored by Cleveland-based Inside Business magazine in May with the Manny Award in the New Product Development category for the VRTEX® 360 virtual reality...
PTT Maintenance and Engineering Company Limited Standardises on Intergraph® SmartPlant® Enterprise
PTT Maintenance and Engineering Company (PTTME), the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services subsidiary of PTT Chemical Public Company (PTT Chemical), Thailand’s...
Reflex Marine Celebrate Record Demand for Transfer Devices
An increasing awareness of greater safety in marine personnel transfer has led to record demand for the FROG and TORO crew transfer devices from recognised expert in the field, Reflex...
Immediate Response to Tube Bore Inspection Request
Tube Tech had recently worked for this client’s onshore refinery when they were contacted by personnel on a 22-year-old North Sea platform who required an immediate inspection of tube bores...
Thermal Spray Zinc Coating Enables Offshore Vessel to be Stationed at Sea for Ten Years with Minimal Maintenance
MTM Metalizing, a leading thermal spray coating expert has completed the thermal spray application coating on Akoa Mizu, a vessel belonging to Bluewater Energy Services (BES). BES...
Silver Fox Doubles Up for Offshore Europe
Silver Fox, a labelling solutions manufacturer, is launching its double-sided ferrule marking print system for heatshrink and non-shrink at this year’s Offshore Europe Oil & Gas exhibition...
Twin Filter Expands its Business in the US
As of 31 March, Twin Filter officially merged with Velcon Filters. Velcon Filters, headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO, is a portfolio company within The Sterling Group and was acquired in...
Westmoor Opens Doors at Seawork International
Westmoor Engineering will be exhibiting at Seawork International 2011 this year, giving visitors an opportunity to meet the team and find out more about their bespoke access solutions,...
FoundOcean is Awarded Foundation Grouting Contract for Jacket Installation by Saipem
FoundOcean has been awarded the offshore grouting contract for a four-legged wellhead jacket in a greenfield location in the North Sea. The award forms part of a three-year agreement...
Safeguard Adds Glow-in-the-Dark Colors to HiGlo-Traction™ Anti-Slip Cover Line
Safeguard Technology, the leading innovator of anti-slip solutions for the oil and gas industry, has added three new safety colors to its cutting-edge HiGlo-Traction Glow Colors — Glow...
Sage Construction Releases White Paper on EVision Oilfield Services
The Sage EVision Oilfield Services system has been specially designed for use by businesses that provide equipment, personnel, and associated services to the oil and gas industry. Oilfield...
Lamor at IOSC 2011 Event
The IOSC fair in Portland, OR, proved to be a huge success for corporations, suppliers and buyers. Guests who attended the event were able to familiarise themselves with the latest...
May 2011
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Forum Interactive Delivers Mobilisation Workshops for Shell that Engage and Involve Workers
Last year, Shell UK Ltd and CGG Veritas changed the format of their mobilisation workshops. Instead of overloading workers with information, they wanted a format that would engage and involve...
Visit Altex Coatings at ENEX – ENEX New Plymouth 2011
Altex Coatings are gearing up for one of the largest oil and gas events in the Asia Pacific region. The Energy ENEX New Plymouth Exhibition and Conference is taking place on 9-10 June at the...
New Developments Mark Successful Year for Offshore Training Provider
Global offshore health and safety training specialists Falck Nutec have announced a number of key additions to their sales team. The Aberdeen sales team has been strengthened with the...
Colibrys Present at Sensors US
This year Colibrys is celebrating its ten year anniversary and would like to invite you to visit them at: Sensors Expo, Rosemont on 6-8 June 2011 at Rosemont, IL, US, booth 403. During...
Lincoln Electric Adds LN-25 Pipe and LN-25 Ironworker® Models to its Construction Wire Feeder Line
Lincoln Electric has added the LN-25 Pipe and LN-25 Ironworker® to its line of compact construction-ready LN-25 wire feeders. This product family also includes the popular LN-25 PRO...
AVEC Gains Accreditation After External BBBEE Evaluation and Audit
Added Value Engineering Consultants (AVEC) is pleased to announce that following an audit by the external BEE verification company BEE Online, it has been awarded an accreditation of a Level...
New JDN General Catalogue
In JDN's new 44-page general catalogue, we present the current JDN Production Programme. JDN's energy feeding systems as well as comprehensive information around the JDN service also feature...
Kuwait National Petroleum Company Relies on Intergraph® SmartPlant® Enterprise to Upgrade its Production Facilities
Kuwait National Petroleum Company will use Intergraph SmartPlant® Enterprise engineering design and information management solutions to retrofit and increase the capacity of its Mina...
Compass Water Solutions Supports Brazil’s Growing Offshore Activity
Compass Water Solutions (CWS), a specialist in designing and manufacturing water treatment, separation and filtration solutions, is growing its presence and aftermarket support in the...
MTM Metalizing Attains DNV Approval Certification
MTM Metalizing, a leading expert in the thermal spray coating industry, has won the coveted DNV approval certificate for its thermal sprayed zinc coating procedure. Det Norske Veritas (DNV),...
Technology Evaluation at Opus
Opus has recently concluded a contract with a leading European engineering company to provide a detailed performance evaluation of a specialist ceramic membrane technology. Pell...
TWI Welding Inspection Gauges
Inspection and Quality Services (IQS) can now offer TWI weld inspection gauges for R850.00 including VAT. IQS was established in 1989 to provide worldwide project quality...
Silver Fox Gives Up Smoking
Silver Fox, a labelling solutions manufacturer, has added zero-halogen low smoke heatshrink to its product range for marking ferrules and cables. Low smoke zero-halogen (LS0H) heatshrink...
Escape Safe UK Install 3,000 of Low Location Lighting System on Cruise Ship
Following an initial full vessel survey to determine meterage requirements, Escape Safe have successfully supplied and installed 3,000m of new photo luminescent low location lighting system...
Airpac Bukom Releases Brochure on Oilfield Equipment
Airpac Bukom's brochure aims to give you an overview of the wide range of equipment and services we offer. Airpac Bukom has invested heavily in equipment, personnel and developed our...
Airpac Bukom Invests in $35m Fleet Investment Programme
A US$35m fleet investment programme has seen Airpac Bukom grow its holdings of steam generators and air compressors to more than 100 and 500 respectively. Airpac Bukom also operates by far...
Rope Access Inspection Provides Specialist Refinery Services
The European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) published a paper in October 2010 regarding a study called "Corrosion Accidents in Refineries". The reason for this study being conducted is...
GDA-Aspirators Supplied to Statfjord B Platform
Fire and gas detection experts Groveley Detection have supplied three custom-made aspirators to SEC based in Norway. The single and dual-channel aspirators were fitted with H2S detectors...
Det-Tronics Introduces Addressable Smoke and Heat Detection for Non-Hazardous Areas
Detector Electronics Corporation (Det-Tronics) has introduced its addressable smoke and heat (ASH) module. The ASH module is an interface device that manages inputs/outputs between the...
Escape Safe Completes Safety Sign Refurbishment Onboard Flotel Vessel
Following an initial full vessel survey to determine types and quantities, Escape Safe have successfully completed a safety signage turnkey refurbishment project onboard the North Sea...
Sharpening Our Pencils - Engineering to Fulfil Offshore Wind's Economic Requirements
The offshore renewable energy sector shares many of the same challenges as previous ventures into the marine environment - the same dependence on new technology and the same requirement to...
ACI Launches Exciting New Look Website
ACI has redeveloped its site to ensure an accessible, informative website for its valued customers. You will notice several additions, including details on specific industry applications...
Lincoln Electric Offers a New Submerged Arc Flux-Cored Wire Designed for High-Strength Applications
Lincoln Electric has introduced Lincolnweld® LAC-690, a low alloy flux-cored wire designed for submerged arc welding. Lincolnweld LAC-690 is ideal for applications that require...
Norisol at the Nor-Shipping Exhibition in Oslo, 24-27 May 2011
Under the slogan 'Shiprepair – One Stop Service', Norisol, together with our business partners Hytek, Scanel and Orskov Yard, participates in this year’s Nor-Shipping Exhibition in Lilleström...
Proserv Releases White Paper on Abandonment Services
Proserv Offshore has released a free white paper on the Offshore-Technology website. Proserv provides abandonment services to the offshore industry. With over 20 years' experience in...
Safway Services Acquires Atlantic Hoisting and Scaffolding
In a move to further strengthen its expertise in metropolitan high-rise scaffolding and access solutions, Safway Services has announced the acquisition of Atlantic Hoisting & Scaffolding, a...
Atwood Oceanics Subsidiary Wins BHP Well Contract
A subsidiary of Atwood Oceanics has won a one-well contract from BHP Billiton Petroleum. The offshore drilling contractor - which is based in Texas - said in a statement that the project...
China National Offshore Oil Corporation Selects Intergraph® SmartPlant® Foundation
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), the largest offshore oil and gas producer in China, has selected Intergraph® SmartPlant® Foundation to manage the engineering information...
Viking Moorings Group Obtains ISO 9001:2008 Certification
A strong focus on HSEQ performance has always been important to Viking Moorings. In support of this, Viking Moorings has recently achieved a global certification in accordance with ISO 9001:2008. ...
Top Five Reasons to Invest in Rental and Servicing Management Software from Sage
The top five reasons to invest in rental and servicing management software from Sage: Provider of specialist rental and service management software Sage Oilfield Services software is...
ACI to Exhibit at Scottish Technology Showcase
Advanced Coating Initiative (ACI) is pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at the premier cross-sector technology event of the year, Scottish Technology Showcase, on 7 June 2011 at...
Westmoor to Attend Seawork International 2011
Westmoor is pleased to announce it will be attending Seawork International 2011, taking place in Southampton on 14th - 16th June (Tuesday - Thursday). Seawork International is a...
Visit ACI at Offshore Europe Exhibition
Advanced Coating Initiative (ACI) is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at Europe's leading oil and gas exhibition Offshore Europe, taking place on 6-8 September. The last show in...
New Safety Break-Away Coupling from TODO
Bengt Granholm, sales manager at TODO, says: "When loading / unloading oil, gas or chemicals, safety is very important as an incident could result in serious injury or damage to the environment...
Emerson’s New Production Management System Expands Operators’ View of the Reservoir and Production Activities
Emerson Process Management has launched the latest version of its production management system, Roxar Fieldwatch 2.3. The new version incorporates a wide range of Emerson’s reservoir...
Pyrosales Provides PIECAL 334 Calibration Equipment
PIECAL’s practical and easy-to-use calibration equipment for the process industry is available from Pyrosales, your total sensor solution specialist. The latest release product PIECAL Model...
Pyrosales Provides Fully-Engineered Solutions for Flow Nozzles
Pyrosales is a provider of fully-engineered solutions for flow nozzles. They have the following features: Used for high pressure and high temperature steam flow Use for flow measurement...
FLIR i3 Infrared Revolution is Here
The new FLIR i3 has revolutionised conventional thinking about temperature measurement, and is supplied by Pyrosales. Affordable, simple, convenient. That’s the FLIR i3 – the powerful,...
Factory Applies Stopaq
In cooperation with Ehri BV, STOPAQ has started the supply of Factory Applied Coating Systems based on STOPAQ Technology for anti-corrosion purposes and tough, but flexible GRE (Glass...
ContiTech Realigns Business Units for the Future
ContiTech is strengthening two of its most important business units and has made changes in the executive staff. In the future, the Fluid Technology business unit (€1,120m in sales,...
Lincoln Electrics' Time-Tested Classic AC-225 Stick Welder Turns 50 Years Old
The extremely popular AC-225 stick welder from Lincoln Electric celebrates a half century in production. This familiar ‘tombstone’ shaped AC stick welder, affectionately known as a ‘buzzbox’...
Lincoln Electric is Industry’s First International Welding Equipment Manufacturer to Add Microsoft® Tag Codes to Equipment
Lincoln Electric, a well-known innovator in welding technology, will adopt the latest mobile technology when it becomes the industry’s first international welding equipment manufacturer to add...
New VIKING Thor Auto-Darkening Helmet Features Legendary Superhero
Marvel® comic fans take heed. Not only will superhero Thor™ command the big screen this summer with a new movie opening on 6 May 2011, but he has also found his way onto the...
OTC 2011: Grand Opening at the Danish Pavilion
The grand opening at OTC at the Danish Pavilion took place at the Accoat stand. The first day went well. This year the oil and gas industry is optimistic and at the Accoat stand there...
Eureka Releases White Paper on Seawater Lift Pumps
Eureka Pumps offers seawater lift pumps to the offshore industry. We are the largest supplier of pumps to the Norwegian shelf, and have supplied 2,000 units to StatoilHydro. There is...
CiTECH Releases White Paper on Specialised Turbine Heat Recovery Packages
For over 25 years CiTECH has delivered over 2,000 specialised turbine heat recovery packages to the oil and gas industry. Our commitment in this field has produced innovative solutions aimed...
Strategic Marine Awarded Another Repeat Order for the Gorgon Project
Strategic Marine has signed another repeat order with Western Australian company Bhagwan Marine to deliver two new vessels to service the local offshore oil and gas industry, including the...
Shin Kurushima Dockyard Company Standardises on Intergraph® SmartMarine® 3D
Shin Kurushima Dockyard Company (SKDY), recognised as one of the world’s most productive shipyards, has standardised on Intergraph® SmartMarine® 3D as its 3D design and modelling...
GL Noble Denton Publishes New Guideline on Blow-Out Preventer Certification
GL Noble Denton has published a new guideline for the certification of blow-out preventers (BOPs). The guideline clearly defines the process to be undertaken by independent...
Asian Offshore Services to Exhibit at Malaysia’s OGA
Asian Offshore Services (AOS) will be exhibiting their E-house and living quarters products on 1-3 June 2011 at the forthcoming Malaysian “Oil and Gas Asia” exhibition at Kuala Lumpur...
Petrell Hosts Conference Themed Simulation of Multi-Physics Problems
In connection with the opening of our office in Stavanger, Petrell held a conference lunch themed 'Simulation of Multi Physics Problems'. The lunch was held at iPark in Stavanger on 9 June...
Olympus Introduces the New Advanced OMNISCAN MX2 Phased Array Flaw Detector
Olympus NDT, a pioneer in industrial ultrasound phased array instrumentation, is pleased to introduce the newest version of the OmniScan Series flaw detectors, the OmniScan...
Parker Introduces IWOCS Open Water and Rig Package for Subsea Well Intervention
Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, is introducing its IWOCS (intervention and workover control system) open water and rig package at the...
Emerson Launches New Roxar Wireless Tool to Measure Pressure Behind Well Casing
Emerson Process Management today launched the Roxar downhole wireless PT sensor system – annulus B at OTC 2011. The new instrument will measure online and in real-time previously...
DanSteel Faces Positive Future
Improvement of the result of primary operations in 2010 in comparison with 2009 by 165 million DKK with the result of primary operations minus DKK 8 million. The result is not satisfactory...
April 2011
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New Safety Break-Away Coupling to be Displayed at OTC
TODO is pleased to display the new safety break-away coupling at the 2011 Offshore Technology Conference, 2-5 May, on the Gardner Denver Inc, booth number 5849. Bengt Granholm, sales manager...
GL Noble Denton Purchases Intergraph® SmartMarine Technology to Optimise Offshore and Ship Design
GL Noble Denton, the global independent technical advisor to the oil and gas industry, will standardise on Intergraph SmartMarine® Enterprise, including SmartMarine 3D, to replace its...
Eastproject Appointed as Schottel's New Sales Partner for Italy
Schottel, a world leader in the design and production of azimuth propulsion and manoeuvring systems, and conventional propulsion units up to 30MW, has announced the appointment of Eastproject...
First Use of Dyneema® Fibers for MODU Mooring Lines in Brazil
Brazilian oil giant Petrobras has specified ultra-strong, lightweight Dyneema® fibers for a complete set of mooring ropes for a semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling unit...
See What's New With InterMoor at OTC 2011
InterMoor is the leading global mooring, foundations and subsea services company, providing innovative solutions for rig moves, mooring services and offshore operations, including engineering...
OHL Industrial Selects Intergraph® Solutions to Develop Oil and Gas and Power Generation Plants
OHL Industrial, the engineering division of one of the largest Spanish construction companies, has chosen SmartPlant® Enterprise solutions, including SmartPlant 3D, for the development of...
Roxar Releases White Paper on Understanding Your Reservoir Better
We all know the wide variety of challenges the hydrocarbon industry is currently facing. Oil and gas demand is outstripping supply and reserve replacement is lagging behind production rates,...
J D Neuhaus Provides Hydraulic Crane Systems Adapted to User Requirements
Where a hydraulic power system supply is available on site, hydraulic cranes from J D Neuhaus can be a more practical option for all lifting and handling operations than its...
Van Dam to Exhibit at OTC 2011
Van Dam is pleased to announce it is exhibiting at OTC 2011, one of the world's largest exhibitions within the oil and gas industry, taking place at Reliant Park, Houston, Texas, US, on 2-5...
Hertel Announces it is Exhibiting at OTC 2011
Hertel is pleased to announce it is exhibiting at OTC 2011, one of the world's largest exhibitions within the oil and gas industry, taking place at Reliant Park, Houston, Texas, US, on 2-5...
Roxar Releases Free White Paper on Integrated Reservoir Production Management
Roxar provides reservoir management solutions that span the entire reservoir value chain from seismic interpretation and modelling through to the very latest in production optimisation - what...
GL Noble Denton Exhibits at Offshore Technology Conference 2011
GL Noble Denton will be exhibiting its portfolio of services and solutions at OTC 2011, the world's foremost event for the development of offshore resources in the fields of drilling,...
Separation Specialists to Exhibit at OTC, the Oil and Gas Industry's Leading Event
Separation Specialists is pleased to announce it is exhibiting at OTC 2011, one of the world's largest exhibitions within the oil and gas industry, taking place at Reliant Park, Houston, Texas,...
Lincoln Expands Money Matters™ Customer Promotion with “It’s Your Choice” Rebate Selection
Lincoln Electric has further enhanced its successful Money Matters™ promotion to offer customers even more choices when they purchase one of the company’s six most popular welding...
Unique Maritime Group Acquires Seaflex
Unique Maritime Group, a leading provider of specialised engineering solutions to the subsea and offshore oil and gas industries worldwide, announced the acquisition of Seaflex today. Seaflex...
Colibrys to Present its range of Capacitive MEMS Accelerometers at OTC 2011
Colibrys is pleased to announce it is exhibiting at OTC 2011, one of the world's largest exhibitions within the oil and gas industry, taking place at Reliant Park, Houston, Texas, US, on 2-5...
OTC Announces 2011 Spotlight on New Technology Award Recipients
The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) has announced 15 technologies that will receive the 2011 Spotlight on New Technology Awards recognising innovative new products that provide...
Strategic Marine Awarded Malaysian Crew Boat Contract
Australian-owned ship builder Strategic Marine has been awarded a contract with Malaysian company JCB Oil and Gas Services to supply two 40m crew boats to service the expanding oil and gas...
OTN Systems Announces Opening of New Office in Dubai
OTN Systems opened a new regional office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on April 16, to better serve the Middle East area. The new Dubai office is strategically located in the Dubai Media City. ...
ECF Special Alloys Assists Amazon Filters with Veolia VWS Westgarth’s Conversion of FPSO P-63
ECF Special Alloys has assisted Amazon Filters with Veolia VWS Westgarth's conversion of FPSO P-63 in the Papa Terra oil field. A 316L stainless-steel CIP filter vessel was fabricated by ECF...
AFL to Exhibit at OTC 2011
AFL is pleased to announce it is exhibiting at OTC 2011, one of the world's largest exhibitions within the oil and gas industry, taking place at Reliant Park, Houston, Texas, US, on 2-5 May 2011. ...
MENCK to Exhibit at OTC 2011
MENCK is pleased to announce it is exhibiting at OTC 2011, one of the world's largest exhibitions within the oil and gas industry, taking place at Reliant Park, Houston, Texas, US, on 2-5 May...
One Year After Macondo: Has the Culture of Safety Emerged in the Offshore Industry?
One year ago today, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico, leading to the worst environmental disaster in US history. It took lives – 11 workers...
Hummel's EXIOS and EXIOS Barrier – Two Cable Glands You Need to Know
HUMMEL is extending its product range of cable glands and accessories for potentially explosive areas, in particular hazardous areas. HUMMEL’s introduction of EXIOS provided a ground-breaking...
ContiTech Announces it is Exhibiting at OTC 2011
ContiTech Beattie is pleased to announce it is exhibiting at OTC 2011, one of the world's largest exhibitions within the oil and gas industry, taking place at Reliant Park, Houston, Texas, US,...
MTNW Wins Pipelay Barge Mooring Monitoring Project in Nigeria
Measurement Technology NorthWest (MTNW) has announced a major award from Adamac, a leading Nigerian oil and gas services company based in Port Harcourt. The project called for nine running...
Neptune Confirms Sale of the Neptune Trident Vessel
Neptune Marine Services today announced that its wholly owned Singapore subsidiary, Neptune Marine Pacific (Neptune Pacific), has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with PT Wintermar, of...
CO2: Climate Killer or Raw Material?
In the context of the "Green Technologies Day" event series initiated by Lewa, at the end of March participants were intensively discussing the question of whether CO2 should be seen as a...
Oxalis Continues to Grow with the Acquisition of Video Marine International
The Oxalis Group, the Warwickshire-based protection equipment manufacturer, has continued its expansion trail with the acquisition of the UK, Italian and Singapore businesses of Video...
CiTECH to Exhibit at OTC 2011
CiTECH Energy Recovery Systems UK is pleased to announce it is exhibiting at OTC 2011, one of the world's largest exhibitions within the oil and gas industry, taking place at Reliant Park,...
Proserv Offshore to Exhibit at OTC 2011
Proserv Offshore is pleased to announce it is exhibiting at OTC 2011, one of the world's largest exhibitions within the oil and gas industry, taking place at Reliant Park, Houston, Texas, US,...
GOSL Takes Delivery of Sub-Atlantic Mohawk Integrated with SeeTrack CoPilot
Sub-Atlantic of Aberdeen and SeeByte of Edinburgh, the global leader in creating smart software technology for unmanned systems, have successfully integrated and delivered SeeTrack CoPilot with...
PT Samson Tiara Receives OPITO Approval in Balikpapan, Kalimantan
PT Samson Tiara, the leading provider of safety training services in Indonesia, announced today that it has received OPITO approval for its new training facility in Senipah, East...
Mojaves for China
Aberdeen remotely operated vehicle (ROV) manufacturer Sub-Atlantic, part of the Forum Energy Technology group of companies, is pleased to announce the delivery of two Mojave Inspection...
EMS Ship Supply Gains Food Safety Certification in Main Hubs
EMS Ship Supply has decided to certify the management system of its seven most important hubs of the group according to ISO 22000 standards. This process will be conducted by Bureau Veritas...
Oliver Valves to Exhibit at OTC 2011
Oliver Valves is pleased to announce it is exhibiting at OTC 2011, one of the world's largest exhibitions within the oil and gas industry, taking place at Reliant Park, Houston, Texas, US, on...
ATS Supports Offshore Industry with Automated and Mechanised Welding Systems and Procedures
Texas-based Acute Technological Services (ATS) is positioned to provide rapid response services to the demands of today's energy industry for onshore and offshore activities worldwide. ATS...
Roxar Offers Reservoir Software Training Courses in Europe in Spring/Summer 2011
Roxar is offering the following reservoir software training in Europe in spring/summer 2011: 3 May - Introduction to 3D Geological Modelling in RMS; a three-day course taking place in...
Lincoln Electric Announces VRTEX™ 360 Upgrade Program Release
Lincoln Electric is pleased to announce the release of the first VRTEX™ 360 software upgrade offered since the launch of the training system in late 2009.The upgrade package for this...
Boskalis and Double D Marine Cooperate
Piet Kant is a plant engineer at Baggermaatschappij Boskalis, which is part of the Royal Boskalis Westminster. His cooperation with Double D dates back to the early 1990s. About...
Thermal Processing Leader Bodycote to Appear at OTC 2011
Worldwide thermal processing specialists Bodycote will be participating in the 2011 Offshore Technology Conference, taking place on May 2-5 at Reliant Park in Houston. Company representatives...
Accoat to Exhibit at OTC 2011
Accoat will exhibit for the fourth time at OTC, one of the world's largest exhibitions within the oil and gas industry, taking place at Reliant Park, Houston, Texas, US, on 2-5 May 2011. The...
GL Noble Denton and Marine Cybernetics: New Partnership for Safer Power and Control Systems in the Offshore Industry
GL Noble Denton, the global independent technical advisor to the oil and gas industry, has partnered with control system software testing specialist Marine Cybernetics to improve...
Rope Test Machine Demonstrates Pulling Power
The new Lankhorst Offshore Division rope test machine is now up and running. In addition to new rope development, the machine will allow Lankhorst to establish project baseline test data and...
AFL Releases SNI®-760XL NID
AFL is releasing a new network interface device (NID), the SNI¬760XL, designed to support one to six lines and with additional room for slack storage. The extra room and mounting bosses can...
PEMA Delivers First Machine-Vision Aided Heavy Robot Welding Station to China
PEMA has commenced the delivery of a portal-type, machine-vision aided robot heavy welding station for the Chinese Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy Industries Co. The station will be used in welding...
Rope Access Inspection - Specialist Offshore Oil and Gas Service Provider for Africa
EIC DataStream, which is currently tracking over 8,500 projects in the energy sector across the globe, has shown that there are currently 715 active and future energy projects throughout...
Viking Moorings Celebrates 25 Years
1986 seems a long time ago! It was the year of the first PC virus, Nelson Mandela was still in prison and Ronald Reagan was US president. It was also the year that the Norwegian side of...
Halcyon Group Seeks Listing on the Catalist Board of the Singapore Exchange via a Reverse Takeover of NH Ceramics
The Halcyon Group, a Singapore-based energy and resources group, today announced that it has entered into a series of related transactions that will, when completed, result in a reverse...
Sword CTSpace to Attend Oil & Gas Technology Forum in Amsterdam
Sword CTSpace, a global provider of document management and collaboration workflow applications for the construction and engineering industries, has announced that the latest release...
Arjay Engineering to Exhibit at OTC 2011
Arjay Engineering is pleased to announce it will be exhibiting at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC). Held annually at Reliant Center in Houston, OTC is the world’s foremost event for...
Roxar Flow Measurement to Exhibit at OTC 2011
Roxar Flow Measurement is pleased to announce it will be exhibiting at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC). Held annually at Reliant Center in Houston, OTC is the world’s foremost...
FOAMGLAS® to the Gulf of Venice
Venice is famous for its fine glass, examples of which have survived for nearly a thousand years. Pittsburgh Corning also has a long history of expertise in manufacturing high-quality glass for...
Thermtech Publishes Thermomechanical Cuttings Cleaner Brochure
Thermtech has set the benchmark for treating oil-contaminated drilling waste in an environmentally friendly manner with the thermomechanical cuttings cleaner (TCC). Creative design and...
Emerson Launches Latest Reservoir Management Software Solutions
Emerson Process Management has launched the latest versions of its full reservoir simulation tool Roxar Tempest™ 6.7, and its history matching and uncertainty estimation software...
Malm Orstad Releases Free White Paper
Malm Orstad has releases a free white paper on the Offshore-Technology website. Established in 1946, Malm Orstad is an independent subcontractor and specialised company in the mechanical...
FibreMax to Supply Aramid Lifting Slings for Swift Drilling
FibreMax will supply four custom-made 320t lifting slings to the new Dutch drilling company Swift Drilling. The slings will be used on the new drill rig 'Swift 10', a lightweight and...
Halcyon Group Appoints Howard Shaw as Senior Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility
The appointment of Mr Shaw, who concurrently holds the voluntary role of corporate advisor to the Singapore Environmental Council, highlights Halcyon’s commitment to achieving the highest...
Gama 98 Rope and LankoFirst Fibre Rope Connector at OTC 2011
The leading deepwater synthetic rope construction, Gama 98, recently selected by Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) for MODU moorings, together with the LankoFirst fibre rope connector, will...
Reef Subsea Divests from Bluestone Offshore
Reef Subsea announced today that, following Board of Directors approval, it has decided to divest from their Bluestone Offshore business based in Singapore. Bluestone is an integrated...
Swire Oilfield Services Establishes Brazilian Entity
UK-based Swire Oilfield Services, the world’s leading supplier of specialist DNV rated offshore cargo carrying units (CCU) and modular systems, today announced further expansion in South...
Delivering the Power to Alice Springs
The new Owen Springs power station is a major infrastructure development for central Northern Territory. Not only because it seeks world’s best practice in fuel efficiency and reduced...
Red Rooster Gains Norwegian Accreditation
Red Rooster Norge has recently gained accreditation to enable them to certify lifting equipment within work groups G7, G10 and RX. The company specialises in the sale, rental,...
Rig-A-Lite Announces BVP Series Fixtures
Rig-A-Lite is pleased to announce our BVP series of lighting fixtures. This addition to our product line will offer a brass housing suitable for use in hazardous, marine and watertight...
Rexroth’s Fan Drives Deliver More Power by Using Less Energy
The comprehensive range of hydrostatic fan drive systems from Rexroth offers a cost-effective and energy-efficient solution for cooling engines and exhaust systems in rail vehicles. By...
Kelvin TOP-SET Announces Upcoming Course Dates
Kelvin TOP-SET is pleased to announce the following course dates: Two-day advanced investigator course Kelvin TOP-SET has recently developed a two-day advanced investigator course...
Neptune Secures New Fabrication and ROV Work Scope
Neptune is pleased to announce the commencement of a significant fabrication scope at its workshops in Stonehaven and Fordoun (Aberdeen, UK). Valued at approximately £1m (AUD$1.56m), the...
Sormec to Attend NOR Shipping Event on 24-27 May
SORMEC is pleased to inform you that we will be attending the NOR Shipping event in Oslo at Norges Varemesse, Norwey Trade Fairs, from the 24th to the 27th May 2011. Please visit us at...
Sormec Releases Technical Data on Offshore Cranes
Sormec, a leader in the design, development and construction of oil dynamic lifting systems, has released a free white paper on the Offshore-Technology website. The company offers...
Bury-Based Roxtec Completes North-West Wind Farm Project
Bury-based international safety seal firm Roxtec has announced the successful completion of another project in the wind farm industry. Swedish-owned Roxtec manufactures seals for...
AMOG Celebrates a Double Decade of Engineering Solutions
Twenty years is a long time in engineering. For AMOG, it's a double decade of growth, leadership and innovative problem solving. We have marked our special milestone with a make-over of...
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Tutt Bryant Group Announces Name Change
The Tutt Bryant Group (the Group) announces today that all operations in its crane hire and heavy haulage division across Australia have been re-named Tutt Bryant Heavy Lift & Shift. The...
Cathodic Delivers Anti-Fouling Systems for Chilean Oil Terminals
Cathodic Protection has completed the delivery of seven Cuprion™ anti-fouling systems to Chile for oil company Compañía de Petróleos de Chile, COPEC. The first three have been installed...
Thermtech to Exhibit at OTC 2011
Since the beginning of the year, Thermtech has installed two new TCC® units, both currently in operation in Norway. The first one is operated by Nordmiljø at their treatment plant...
JD Neuhaus Provides Safe Materials Handling for Chemical and Other Hazardous Environments
The JD Neuhaus company has a long-established reputation for the supply of safe, reliable, low-maintenance handling equipment for chemical and other industries subject to hazardous environments. ...
Umbilicals International Releases White Paper on Umbical FAQs
Umbilicals International (UI), a designer and manufacturer of an extensive range of cables, hoses and umbilicals for use in harsh environments, has released a free white paper on...
Accoat Displays DuPont™ StreaMax™ System at NACE Corrosion 2011
Accoat recently exhibited at the NACE Corrosion 2011 oil and gas event, which took place in Houston, Texas, US, on 13-17 March. Accoat explored the subject of downhole production tubing at...
State Nuclear Electric Power Planning Design and Research Institute Selects Intergraph® SmartPlant® Foundation
State Nuclear Electric Power Planning Design and Research Institute (SNPDRI) based in Beijing, China, has chosen Intergraph® SmartPlant® Foundation and other SmartPlant Enterprise...
Twin Filter Win at the Spotlight on Technology Awards in Houston
The Offshore Technology Conference recognises innovative technologies each year with the Spotlight on New Technology Award. The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) has announced...
Predrill Stresses Launches Brand New Corporate Website
Predrill Stresses, a specialist in drilling hazard identification and overpressure prediction for the oil and gas industry, has launched its brand new website, www.predrillstress.com. ...
ContiTech Beattie Appoints Jonathan Black as Sales Engineer in Scotland
ContiTech Beattie, the number one seller of high-pressure hoses to the North Sea oil and gas sector, has appointed Jonathan Black in a national business development capacity. Jonathan, who...
EFD Induction Expertise Used on ‘Safe Concordia’ Platform
Mobile heating equipment from EFD Induction was recently used to help repair a steel bulkhead on the ‘Safe Concordia’ accommodation and support platform, currently being towed to Brazil to start...
FPSOs – Driving Demand for Lighter Valve Technology
As a result of the drive by energy companies around the globe to extract oil and gas from increasingly remote locations, the use of floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels...
ALBERT Integrated with Milestone XProtect® Suite
Just like for their DCZ USB-Keyboard and ULISSE IP hi-speed PTZ range, Videotec has announced the integration of their ALBERT edge-device for video content analysis with the Milestone XProtect...
Master Bond's Highly Flexible Epoxy Demonstrates Exceptional Resistance to Cryogenic Temperatures
For demanding applications where highly flexible, impact-resistant bonds are required, Master Bond has developed Polymer System EP37-3FLF. This optically clear, two-component epoxy has...
Ohmsett to Exhibit at the International Oil Spill Conference in Portland, OR
The National Oil Spill Response Research & Renewable Energy Test Facility will exhibit and present a poster at the International Oil Spill Conference (IOSC), to be held at Portland...
New 2011 Catalogue for HOS
HOS's new 2011 engineering catalogue will be available from April 2011. Benefits included in the new catalogue are: New user-friendly features Inclusion of an extensive range of...
Neptune Strengthens Board with New Appointment
Neptune Marine Services is pleased to announce the chief executive officer of MTQ Corporation (MTQ), Mr Boon Wee Kuah, has joined the Neptune Board of Directors. Earlier this month,...
PDC Systems to Exhibit at Ghana Summit 2011
PDC Systems, a leading provider of hazardous area systems, solutions and equipment, is exhibiting at the CWC Ghana Summit Oil & Gas Exhibition & Conference, taking place on 12-14 April 2011...
Neptune Awarded Extensions to Service Agreements
Neptune is pleased to announce the recent extension to two of its strategic services agreements held with core clients. The extensions take the agreements through to March 2012 for...
Techno Fibre Launches Latest Range of Safety Products
Singapore-based Techno Fibre, generally known as a leading lifeboat and davit services company, has launched two marine safety products. The first products its very own TF rigid safety...
Vanguard Unveils its Newest Range of Release Hook Systems
Vanguard Composite Engineer, a Singapore-based lifeboat manufacturer, has unveiled its latest range of rescue boat hook-release systems. The designers and manufacturers of the Vanguard...
PDC Systems Releases Free White Paper
Established in 1993, PDC Systems is one of the leading providers of hazardous area systems, solutions and equipment, manufactured to clients' in-house design and specifications or as...
Asian Offshore Services Continues Successful E-house Awards in Q1
Asian Offshore Services (AOS) has successfully negotiated three new E-house projects as part of their 2011 campaign to build on their successes in 2010. The company has been awarded three...
Marine Fenders International Releases Fendering Systems White Paper
Marine Fenders International (MFI) has released a free white paper on marine fendering systems. The company is at the cutting edge of marine fendering and buoyancy system technologies. As...
HOS Awarded Gold Certificate for Customer Satisfaction in BenchmarQ Survey
HOS is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a Gold Certificate for Customer Satisfaction in a recent BenchmarQ survey. A satisfaction result of 85% was achieved overall in...
Gates Corporation Launches Sentry™ Services for Hose Assembly Monitoring, Diagnostics and Identification
The Fluid Power unit of Gates Corporation, a leading manufacturer of industrial and automotive products, has launched Sentry™ Services, breakthrough hose monitoring, diagnostics and...
PEMA to Build the Largest Robotic Heavy Welding Station in Europe
Pemamek has agreed on the design, construction and delivery of a heavy robotic welding station for the Norwegian heavy winch manufacturer IP Huse. After commissioning in October 2011, IP Huse...
Rapid Growth for ACE Winches as Company Makes Strategic Appointments
ACE Winches, an expanding deck machinery specialist serving the offshore oil and gas, marine, renewable energy and construction markets, has made four key appointments as the company enters a...
J.D Neuhaus Exhibiting at Cemat 2011
J.D Neuhaus, one of Europe’s foremost materials handling and lifting specialists, are exhibiting on stand number E58, hall 12, at the CeMAT International Material Handling Fair being held on...
New AFL Pre-Configured Enclosures Provide Faster Installation
AFL is launching a new LL-580 optical splicing and distribution enclosure with preconfigured panels, allowing for fast, efficient installation. The enclosure allows organizing, splicing...
Armacell Showcases Low-Temperature Insulation Systems at Gastech 2011
The storage and transportation of cryogenic media such as LNG, methanol or ethylene demand high-per¬formance insulation materials. With Armaflex Cryogenic Systems, Armacell is now the...
Armacell at Gastech 2011: Sound Control and Thermal Insulation in One Product
At Gastech 2011, Armacell presents the first integrated thermal-acoustic insulation systems for cold applications. A targeted combination of new and tried-and-tested Armacell products makes...
GL Noble Denton Secures Major Software Agreement for Europe's Largest Open Access Gas Storage Facility
GL Noble Denton, the global independent technical advisor to the oil and gas industry, has signed an agreement with TAQA Energy BV, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA),...
J.D. Neuhaus Exhibiting at OTC 2011 in Houston and Brazil Offshore 2011 in Macae
J.D. Neuhaus, the world leader in air and hydraulic powered lifting equipment, is exhibiting at booth 4717-6 in the German Pavilion at the OTC event in early May. The company will also...
Rawwater Develops Innovative Green Technology for Oil and Gas Well Abandonment
Rawwater, the UK-based oil industry flow-assurance company, has announced the deployment of its well sealing innovation, the Bismuth Plug, in an abandoned South Alberta gas well. The Bismuth...
Wood Group GTS Signs Major Operations and Maintenance Agreement with Australia's Largest Gold Producer
Wood Group GTS has signed a five-year operations and maintenance (O&M) agreement with Australia's largest gold producer, Newcrest Mining (Newcrest). Under the contract, Wood Group GTS...
ECF Help Upgrade APACHE North Sea Oil Field
ECF Special Alloys, in conjunction with SPX Plenty and Petrofac, has upgraded Forties Alpha and Delta platforms in the Apache North Sea Oil Field. Working on the ‘Petrofac...
Edison Chouest Offshore – PEMA’s Years with the World’s Most Diverse and Dynamic Offshore Shipping Company
Founded in 1960, the Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) family of companies now represents the most diverse and dynamic marine transportation operation in the world. ECO owns and operates a...
Cooper MEDC to Exhibit at OTC 2011 in May
Cooper MEDC, a designer and manufacturer of alarm, signal, control and communications equipment since 1975, is exhibiting at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), taking place on 2-5...
Stopaq Wins First Battle Against Canusa
Yesterday, the Preliminary Relief Judge of the Hague District Court in the Netherlands ruled in favour of Stopaq in a legal dispute against Canusa related to Stopaq’s patented...
Aker Solutions Enters into Agreement with Intergraph® Smart 3D Technology
Aker Solutions has entered into a contract with Intergraph using Intergraph’s Smart 3D technology. A multiyear contract, which includes SmartMarine® 3D, was signed in Oslo, Norway,...
Mee Industries Develops New High-Pressure Filter to Simplify Nozzle Maintenance
Mee Industries' new high-pressure filter simplifies nozzle maintenance. Pump seals degrade over time causing small particles of seal material to enter into the high-pressure feedlines which...
New Frontier for Global Assistance, Medical, Safety and Security Market
Two of the world's most respected assistance, medical, safety and security solutions providers, Exploration Logistics Group and MEDEX Global Solutions, have merged to form Frontier MEDEX...
Kyushu Institute of Technology Selects Intergraph® SmartMarine® 3D for Research and Education
Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech), one of Japan’s top science and research universities, has selected Intergraph® SmartMarine® 3D design and engineering software for use in...
Eztek to Attend Ghana Summit in April
Eztek, a supplier of electronic instrumentation and industrial cable systems, is exhibiting at the CWC Ghana Summit Oil & Gas Exhibition & Conference, taking place on 12-14 April 2011 in...
Latest FLIR Thermal Cameras Now Available from Pyrosales
The latest range of cameras from FLIR is now available at Pyrosales. E-series cameras are the best value ever offered in thermal imaging. With up to 76,800 pixels at 320 x 240 resolution,...
Two Major Metocean Statoil Awards to Fugro GEOS
Fugro GEOS has secured two large metocean (meteorological and oceanographic) measurement studies for Statoil in the Norwegian and North Seas. “The contracts highlight the importance of...
Pipeline Specialist STATS Targets Asia Pacific with Singapore Base
Pipeline engineering specialist, STATS Group, is expanding into the Asia Pacific region with the appointment of Chris Lilley as business development manager in Singapore. The Aberdeen...
Marex Marine & Safety Services to Sponsor IADC Conference and Exhibition in Houston
Marex Marine & Safety Services, a leading provider of offshore marine project management, marine engineering, risk assessment, underwater survey and consulting services, has announced it will...
AC Fluid Technology Releases Free White Paper
AC Fluid Technology has released a free white paper on the Offshore-Technology website. Global competition forces all of us to strictly control production costs. Investments in...
KABELSCHLEPP Metool Specialises in Bespoke Drag Chains for Oil and Gas Exploration
KABELSCHLEPP Metool specialises in carrier chain, also called drag chain, for hose and cable management. The company's products are bespoke or based on a wide range of product options, but...
Fugro GEOS Supports Ongoing Round 2 Contract
Taking services to the next level of the development process, Fugro GEOS is actively supporting the construction and installation of Round 2 wind farms through advances in buoy based delivery...
Fugro GEOS Plays Vital Role in Two Offshore Wind Projects
Collection of meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) data plays a vital role at different phases of offshore wind farm projects ranging from early feasibility studies to engineering design...
Eztek Introduces New Intercom for Safe and Effective Rig Communications
Eztek is pleased to announce the launch of the EZI-INTERCOM, a safe and effective solution for offshore rig communications. Download this free whitepaper to find out...
Alimak Hek Provides Specially Adapted Hoists for the Shard Project
Specially adapted Alimak hoists are playing a vital role in one of Europe's foremost engineering feats, the construction of the Shard in central London. When completed in late 2012, the...
SAL Puts MV 'Lone' into Service
She perfectly resembles her sister, is just as strong and can be positioned to maximum precision: SAL Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land has put the new building MV ‘Lone’ into service. Just...
Strategic Marine Delivers Another Crew Boat into Malaysia
Strategic Marine continues to be a dominant player in the crew boat market, delivering another 40m vessel into Malaysia from its Singapore shipyards to support the growing offshore oil and...
Sword CTSpace Launches FusionEnterprise with Multi-ECM Support
Sword CTSpace, a global provider of document management and collaboration workflow applications for the construction and engineering industries, announced today that the latest release...
Houlder's Turbine Access System to Benefit from Industrial Systems and Control Expertise
Houlder has announced the selection of Industrial Systems and Control as a partner to develop its Turbine Access System (TAS)™. The system, jointly developed with BMT Nigel Gee,...
ComputIT Establishes New Branch Office in Texas, US
It is a pleasure to announce that ComputIT has opened a new branch office in Houston, Texas, US. The office was officially opened on 1 July 2010 to support increased activities in the North...
Floating Oil Platform Held Firm by Back-Up Lines Made with Dyneema®
Ropes made with Dyneema®, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), are being successfully used to secure rigs, mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs), buoyant turret mooring...
The History of the KONG Glove
ORR Safety has released a free white paper on its range of KONG gloves for the oil and gas industry. In early 2007, a safety committee comprised of members from some of the world’s largest...
Penspen Starts Work with Qatargas on Flexible Grouted Clamps
The Penspen Group has been commissioned by Qatargas, a pioneering liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer, to develop the detailed design for a new flexible grouted clamp and to produce a set...
Shengli Engineering and Consulting Company Selects Intergraph® SmartPlant® Enterprise Solutions
Shengli Engineering and Consulting Company (SLECC), a registered survey and engineering institute in China, has chosen Intergraph® SmartPlant® Enterprise solutions, including SmartPlant...
PG and Techni Awarded OTC 2011 Spotlight on New Technology
The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) has announced 15 technologies that will receive the 2011 Spotlight on New Technology Awards, recognising innovative new products that provide...
S&N Stainless Pipeline Products Launches New Website
S&N Stainless Pipeline Products, a leading stockist and distributor of pipes, pipe fittings and pipe flanges, has launched a new website. The website includes S&N Stainless Pipeline...
Olympus Innov-X Announces New Delta-50 Handheld Analyzer for Extended Analytical Capabilities
Olympus Innov-X is excited to announce its DELTA-50 XRF analyzer, an evolution of the popular DELTA Premium handheld XRF analyzer...
On-Waves Awarded Contract with Major Ferry Companies to Provide GSM Services on 12 New Ships
On-Waves announced today that it has been awarded contracts by three dominant ferry companies: Finnlines, Minoan Lines and European Sealines. On-Waves services enable seamless voice,...
Opus Completes Upgrade Project for Talisman Energy
Opus has recently concluded a specialised upgrade project in the North Sea for Talisman Energy (UK) Limited. The leading technology and solution provider, which has a base in Guildford and...
STATS Provides Innovative Solutions in Challenging Environments
Discovered in July 2000, the Kashagan oilfield is one of the most important oil finds in recent times. It is estimated to hold 38 billion barrels of oil, with a potential recoverable reserve of...
Tekmar Supplies Pipeline Repair Equipment for Pluto Project
Tekmar Subsea has successfully completed a prestigious contract for a range of pipeline repair equipment for Woodside Australia for the Pluto project. The following equipment was...
COSL Pioneer, Innovator and Promoter to be Equipped by PG
PG Oil & Gas has secured orders to supply seawater lift pumps to said drilling units. The pumps are vertical, single stage pumps driven by electric drives - all in accordance with...
Malm Orstad Welding Machine in Operation
Malm Orstad's new Polysoude welding machine is now fully operational and the company has started Inconell 625 cladding of riser tensioner piston rods. Dimensions of the piston rods are Ø400 L4500....
Bodycote Metallurgical Coatings Releases Free White Paper
Bodycote Metallurgical Coatings, one of the UK's leading providers of coating services to the oil and gas industry, has released a free white paper on the Offshore-Technology website. ...
Ega Master Intrinsically-Safe ATEX Tablet PC
The MasterEx rugged laptop with one quick rotation turns into a rugged tablet PC. Designed with the real-world in mind, this laptop is equipped with an innovative touch screen. It is both...
JDN Introduces Air Hoists and Announces CeMAT 2011
Strong and powerful: the new JDN air hoists Profi (25 TI up to 50 TI) now include the latest brake motor generation and further interesting innovations. Your advantages: 25% less...
China’s State Nuclear Power Technology Corp. Selects Intergraph® SmartPlant® Enterprise
The Chinese State Nuclear Power Technology Corp (SNPTC) has selected Intergraph® SmartPlant® Enterprise solutions to increase productivity and safety and to accelerate project schedules...
FoundOcean Awarded Offshore Grouting Contract by SBM Offshore for MOPUstor Phase 2 Installation
FoundOcean has been awarded the offshore grouting contract by SBM Offshore for the MOPUstor Phase 2 installation in the Yme Oil Field, North Sea. Grouting equipment has been mobilised and set up...
The Sole Danish Steel Plate Producer Creates Growth
DanSteel is pleased to inform that the plan for a new rolling mill is now a reality. The delivery contract has been signed and according to the plan, the new rolling mill will be implemented...
Dyna Torque and Numax Merge to Provide a Truly Unique Package to the Market
Numax is a specialist pipeline welding contracting company servicing the oil and gas industries onshore, offshore and overland within an expanding international business market. With the...
Detroit SY / Brazil and Starnave Select PG for 4+8 x PSV Projects
Having secured long-term contracts with Petrobras for as many as four PSV 4500, ship owner Starnave contracted Detroit SY / Brazil for construction of its new fleet. PG has been awarded orders...
Masterbond's New Chemically Resistant Epoxy Withstands a Year in Acid
For applications demanding exceptional chemical resistance, especially to acids, fuels, and oils, Master Bond has developed EP21AR. Whether coating, lining, bonding or sealing, this...
bocad Releases Free White Paper on Processing Software
bocad has released a free white paper on the Offshore-Technology website. Engineering offices need to react flexibly to customer demands. But even steel workers without...
Reef Subsea Charters for Five Years
Reef Subsea announced today that one of its Norwegian operating companies has signed a five-year charter for one of the new-built construction vessels from GC Rieber Shipping - the Polar King -...
Tube Tech Cleans Serpentine WHRU Mechanically, In-Situ, on Offshore Oil Platform
Tube Tech has completed the first in-situ clean of a waste heat recovery unit (WHRU / hot oil heater) with safety and environmental considerations in mind. Problem The tubes on a serpentine...
BI Announces Breakfast Meeting on 8 March to Discuss the Challenges of Climate Finance
BI Executive Masters are pleased to invite you to a breakfast meeting on 8 March, which will discuss the topic, 'Needs and Challenges for Climate Finance – What the US is Doing and Not...
SAR Invests in Shipping and Increases Treatment Capacity for Drill Cuttings and OBM Slop
Throughout 2010, SAR has invested in shipping and the modification of its plants to increase treatment capacity for drill cuttings and OBM slop. SAR now has two new thermomechanical...
3P Offers In-Line Inspection Services for Pipelines
The central issue at 3P Services is in-line inspection services for both onshore and offshore pipelines. Various inspection techniques are applied on-board of 'intelligent pigs' that...
Environmental Protection Engineering Completes Production and Delivery of Aluminium Bracelet Anodes for Marulk & Smørbukk Projects
Marulk & Smørbukk projects required 16in diameter, bolted-type aluminium bracelet anodes with electrical continuity between anode and pipe to be achieved via flat straps. ...
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DYNEEMA® Ultra-Strong Fiber Makes Light Work of Ultra-Deep Sea Recovery Operation
A salvage operation on a ship wreck 3,200m below the surface of the South Atlantic has been successfully carried out thanks to the use of lightweight ropes made with Dyneema®...
TIMEX Accomplishes Taji Upgrade Project in Iraq
TIMEX has delivered coalescer filters as required by the Taji Upgrade Project for Al Taji Airport in Iraq. Vessels which were specially designed and fabricated as per ASME Sec. VIII Div.1 code...
TIMEX Filtration to Exhibit at WETEX 2011
TIMEX will be participating in WETEX 2011, which shall be held at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre on 8-10 March. The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has...
Reflex Marine Launches Inspection and Maintenance Courses for FROG and TORO
Offshore Technicians can learn how to correctly inspect and maintain their marine personnel transfer devices at training courses organised by offshore access specialist Reflex Marine. The...
Ulisse Integrates with Milestone XProtect Suite
Videotec has announced that their Ulisse range of internet protocol (IP) positioning units are now integrated with Milestone’s XProtect® IP video management platform. Videotec is...
DBI-SALA Introduces Retractable Horizontal Lifeline System
Addressing today's worksite challenges, DBI-SALA, a Capital Safety brand, introduces the new EZ-Line™ retractable horizontal lifeline system. This unique and first-of-its-kind system eases...
AC Fluid Technology Sets a New Standard for Combined Level and Temperature Controls
The Bühler Technologies Nivotemp and Nivovent series of combined level and temperature controls continue to sustain a global reputation in the fluid power industry for the quality of their...
AC Fluid Technology Offers Combined Liquid Level and Temperature Controller
The design of compact reservoirs for hydraulic or lubrication applications seriously limits the tank top space necessary to accommodate level and temperature controllers. The surveillance of...
Ropes with Dyneema® Keep 'Push Combinations' Together
Ropes made with Dyneema®, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), are proving a safe and secure alternative to steel wire rope for connecting barges and vessels in...
FoundOcean is Awarded Troll A Pipeline Stabilisation Project
FoundOcean has been awarded the freespan correction contract for the Troll P12 Project in the North Sea by Subsea7. FoundOcean will manufacture and install two fabric formwork grout bags...
Boltstress Becomes Australian Quickflange Distributor
Boltstress Ultrasonics have entered into an agreement to provide local support to Quickflange. This will be demonstrated in the Norwegian section of the Perth Oil & Gas Show, running from 22nd...
Inaugural Hexagon 2011 International Conference to Deliver Unprecedented Quality and Value
Hexagon, leading global provider of 3D solutions to design, measure and position objects and to process and present data, will host its inaugural international conference, Hexagon 2011, 6-9...
Pre-Coated FOAMGLAS Installed Live on Hot-Oil Pipework at 230°C
Thermal-fluid pipework is common in the oil and gas and petrochemical industries and is a high-temperature application with the inherent danger of wicking fires. Fibrous insulation materials...
Schroeder Valves to Exhibit at Gastech
Schroeder Valves, a specialist manufacturer of protective pump fittings, is exhibiting at Gastech Conference and Exhibition, taking place in Amsterdam on 21-24 March 2011. Visit Schroeder...
Schroeder Valves Moves to New Headquarters in Gummersbach
Schroeder Valves, a specialist manufacturer of protective pump fittings, has moved to its new headquarters in Gummersbach – a town 50km east of Cologne. On a 10,000m² plot of land the...
Wood Group GTS Awarded Multi-Year Service Contract for Solar Centaur® Gas Turbines
Wood Group GTS has been awarded a contract estimated to be worth up to $4.5 million by Consorcio Camisea to provide overhaul and technical support for eight Solar Centaur® 50 SoLoNOx...
Visit ITW Techflow at Australian Oil and Gas Expo 2011
ITW Techflow is gearing up for the largest oil and gas event in the Asia Pacific region. The Australian Oil and Gas Exhibition and Conference (AOG) takes place on 23-25 February at the...
Neptune Secures Wharf Works
Neptune is pleased to announce that it has been contacted by BHP Billiton Iron Ore to carry out a program of inspection and maintenance at the Finucane Island port facility in Western...
Brastec Welcomes New International Director
Mr. Fabio Romano, president / CEO of Brastec Technologies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Howard M. Abraham to the position of director - international business. In his new...
Fire Post Blast Wall for GOM
Further to the fire post-blast test Van Dam carried out in May 2010 with success, we are now pleased to announce that PEMEX in Mexico has approved the H-120 fire post-blast wall according to...
Thermtech to Exhibit at Offshore Mediterranean Conference and Exhibition
Thermtech has set the global technological standard for the treatment of oily waste coming from drilling, refining and oil production, contributing to a more sustainable and...
DSM Invests in Wind Propulsion Company SkySails
DSM Venturing, the corporate venturing unit of Royal DSM NV, has announced that it has made an investment in Germany-based SkySails GmbH & Co. KG (SkySails), the market and technology leader...
KANFA Mator Performs Scale Prediction and Three-Phase Separator Study
KANFA Mator has recently performed a study regarding scale predictions for a future offshore field, and how possible scaling in the future topside three-phase separator could influence oil /...
OWS Mesoscale Modelling Reaps Rewards
Offshore Weather Services has recently utislised its newly developed mesoscale WRF atmospheric model for tracking the development of a tropical cyclone over the southern Gulf of Thailand. With...
OWS Offers High Resolution Weather Forecasts
Offshore Weather Services has been running nested mesoscale atmospheric models over the Gulf of Thailand to enhance their weather forecasting services for clients in that region. ...
Ropeblock Introduces 3,200t Crane Block
Ropeblock, a leading supplier for the lifting and wire-rope industry, has recently presented the world largest craneblock for a land based crane. The craneblock has a lifting capacity...
OWS Provides Updated Ensemble Weather Forecasts
Since its initial ensemble forecasts were utilised by a selected number of clients in early 2010, OWS has further developed its suite of global and regional models utilised in its...
Noreq Group to Exhibit Worldwide in 2011
2011 will be another busy year for Noreq Group. You will be able to meet up with us at several exhibitions and conferences around the world and we look forward to see you on any of the...
FoundOcean Employs Local Concrete Removal Company Following Upsurge in Onshore Trials
FoundOcean, the subsea and offshore grouting specialist for the global energy construction industries with an Offshore Service Base in Livingston, Scotland, has recently appointed local...
Halton Marine to Recruit Country Manager for Brazil
Halton is passionate about indoor environments. The company provides indoor environment solutions, systems and products from marine and oil and gas applications to offices, public...
Hose Builder Facility from HOS
The new hydraulic hose builder facility on our newly designed website makes it easier than ever to place an order with HOS. The system allows you to choose your hose type, length and...
Malm Orstad Awarded Major Machining Contract
Malm Orstad has received a major machining order from one of our key customers. The order consists of manufacturing of drilling equipment and our delivery will include the procurement of...
Delivery to FMC for the Katla Project
Katla is a fast-track offshore oil and gas field located in water depths of approximately 310ft (95m) in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. It is one of three additional options included in...
Mee Industries Announces Extended Seal Life for Fog Pumps
Mee Industries has announced that its seal-flushed pumps provide extended seal life for fog pumps. These flushed pumps are designed for intense, continuous-duty gas turbine DI...
Subsea Industry Expresses Concerns over Integrity of Fastener Supply Chain
There have been some very interesting developments in the oil and gas industry in recent months, not least the demand to improve the quality, integrity and compliance of nut supplies. ...
Master Bond Silver Conductive Epoxy Meets Nasa Low Outgassing Specifications
Master Bond EP21TDCS-LO is an electrically conductive silver-filled epoxy that passes ASTM 595 for Nasa low outgassing specifications. It is widely used for demanding applications in...
Gates Corporation Announces its MegaSys® Product Line for Integrated Hydraulic Systems
The Fluid Power unit of Gates Corporation, a leading manufacturer of industrial and automotive products, today announced its expanded and re-engineered MegaSys® product line for hydraulic...
Twin Filter to Exhibit at Gastech Exhibition 2011
From the 21-24 March the Gastech exhibition will be held in the Amsterdam Rai. This is the 25th edition of the Gastech exhibition, and Twin Filter will be present. Twin Filter designs...
Rope Access Inspection Delves on the Merits of the Best NDT Techniques
Rope Access Inspection is a Cape Town-based, IRATA member company with specialised skills in rope access and non-destructive testing (NDT) that delivers safe and cost effective solutions to...
Trasfor Releases Free White Paper on Renewable Energy Transformers and Inductors
Trasfor, a leading provider of custom-built dry-type transformers and inductors, has released a free white paper on the Offshore-Technology website. Developments undertaken by Trasfor in...
New Ega Master Grip Plier
The new EGA Master Grip plier can be set in four different positions in order to be able to grip different size and shape items. Its chrome vanadium alloy assures a professional, accurate...
KABELSCHLEPP Presents Special Cable Carrier Chain for ATEX Applications
A cable and hose management solution has been needed for an automated drill rod handler on a Bauer deep drilling rig. Other than performance and ATEX-conformity, also longevity and service...
RIS Offers Integrated Asset Management Session at AOG 2011
The global approach to IAM of offshore facilities in previous years has been somewhat determined by market trends. However, with more recent changes in the regulatory climate the safety...
Colibrys Expands Global Presence into Turkey with IMCA Elektronik
Colibrys (Switzerland) has announced signing a distribution agreement with IMCA Elektronik for the distribution of its MEMS accelerometers in Turkey. Colibrys continues its worldwide...
MV Skandi Gamma - STX 06 LNG MACS PSV Ready for Work
PG has completed commissioning of the most comprehensive PG-MACS installation to date, on-board STXs H/N 738 - to be named MV Skandi Gamma. Performance testing has exceeded tough specifications...
Fine Tubes Expands Operations in India
Fine Tubes, a Plymouth-based tube manufacturer, has continued their investment in India with the opening of a regional sales office in Delhi. Mr Gagan Sood, regional business development...
PG Wins STX OSCV Business for New DOF Project at Søviknes
STX OSV Søviknes H/N 771 - a STX OSCV 11 under construction for the DOF Group - will be equipped for E/R, cargo and utility pumps, fresh water generators and ballast water treatment systems by...
FoundOcean is Awarded Guendalina Platform Contract by Micoperi
FoundOcean, the subsea and offshore grouting specialist for the global energy construction industries, has been contracted by Micoperi to grout the annuli between the jacket sleeves and the...
IQS Opens Offices in Walvis Bay, Namibia
ROCON IQS is now operational in Walvis Bay, Namibia. The company has been trading since October 2010 and over the past three months has been providing engineering inspection, welding...
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Oil and Gas Executives Forecast Investment Opportunities After a Volatile Year
Following a year of slow economic recovery, unstable price fluctuations and damaging incidents in the Gulf of Mexico and China, the oil and gas industry is predicting a healthy investment in...
Insituform Technologies Receives Contract Award to Provide Corrosion Coating Services on Hydrogen Pipeline
Insituform Technologies (Nasdaq Global Select Market: INSU) announced today that its subsidiary, The Bayou Companies (Bayou), has been awarded a contract with Air Products and Chemicals,...
J.D. Neuhaus Energy Feedings - Spiral Hoses
For the air supply of JDN air hoists in trolleys, monorail hoists and cranes, various energy feeding systems are available: Spiral hose Hose trolleys Square or C-shaped rail Energy...
Sword CTSpace Releases Free White Paper
Sword CTSpace, a market-leading supplier specialised in document management, business process automation and project collaboration, with a strong expertise in the offshore industry, has released...
Total Safety Acquires Scotsafe Testing in Scotland
Total Safety, a global leader of integrated safety services and solutions, has announced that it has acquired Scotsafe, a Scotland-based supplier of gas detection systems and equipment,...
Nord-Lock Introduces New Laser Marking on Products - Traceability Down to First Assembly
In 2011, Nord-Lock will gradually introduce a laser marking on each washer pair, including the Nord-Lock brand, the control number and a type code. This new feature offers added value for the...
Mator Conducts Scale Prediction and Three-Phase Separator Study
KANFA Mator has recently performed a study regarding scale predictions for a future offshore field, and how possible scaling in the future topside three-phase separator could influence oil /...
ACE Winches Appoints New Country Manager to Head Up Scandinavian Operations
ACE Winches has appointed Håvard Sæverud as country manager of its Norwegian division, ACE Winches Norge, operating from its base in Dusavik, Stavanger. Håvard is the...
Tube Tech's Rapid Reaction to Clean 'U' Tube Gas Cooler Offshore Saves Platform Thousands
The 'hairpin' tube gas cooler on a North Sea oil platform was blocked by a breakdown of ferrules (material inserts within the tube ends) in the first pass of the heat exchanger. The contract...
Swire Oilfield Services Establishes Indian Entity
UK-based Swire Oilfield Services, the world’s leading supplier of specialist DNV rated offshore cargo carrying units (CCU) and modular systems, today announces further expansion in Asia with...
Meet ProAnalysis in 2011
ProAnalysis, a leading supplier of oil-in-water (OiW) monitoring solutions, both for environmental monitoring and produced water treatment process monitoring, is pleased to announce that it will...
De Beers Marine-Crawler Refurbishment
De Beers Marine has again appointed IQS to provide project quality management services to their 240t diamond mining crawler. This project involves major design modifications to increase...
Acutec to Introduce Life-at-Sea at AOG
Acutec will release its new life-at-sea product at Australasia's biggest offshore oil and gas show AOG 2011. Employers are increasingly driven by the need to retain valuable skilled...
London Array Selects VisSim to Provide Marine Coordination System for UK's Largest Offshore Wind Farm
London Array has selected VisSim of Horten, Norway, to provide a marine coordination system for the first 630MW phase of London Array. VisSim's system will enable London Array to manage...
Foredeck of New Catamarans Configured for Turbine Access System
The Turbine Access System (TAS) being developed by Houlder and BMT Nigel Gee to provide safer personnel access to offshore wind turbines is set to feature in an initial batch of four Wind...
BP Releases Statement Regarding Scanmudring
Scanmudring performed special trenching and dredging operations for BP Norway during the repair work on LOFS cables around Valhall offshore installation. After completion of the dredging...
Lebus Offers Cost-Saving Refurbishment Updates
As a global market-leader for multi-layer wire rope spooling, Lebus International Engineers offers its customers clever refurbishment solutions, which combine substantial cost saving with...
Viking Moorings Announces Partnership with Seaweld of Ghana
Viking Moorings, a provider of total mooring solutions to the offshore oil and gas industry, today announced the continued expansion of its global presence through an exclusive international...
Malm Orstad to Deliver TMS to IKM Subsea
Malm Orstad has signed a contract with IKM Subsea for delivery of two tether management systems (TMS). The collaboration with IKM Subsea started in 2009 when we delivered two TMS systems. We...
Swire Oilfield Services Norway is Proud to Announce New Frame Contract
Swire Oilfield Services, Norway, is proud to announce that they have been awarded a new frame contract by Sperry Sun, Halliburton Norway. The contract is for two years with a potential extension...
Contact Corroless Regional Offices in Aberdeen, UK, and Singapore Directly
Corroless, a respected name in the specialist anticorrosion field worldwide for over 40 years, has two regional offices in addition to its headquarters. The Corroless Offshore office is based...
AFL Launches Two New Fusion Splicers in ARCMaster™ Series
AFL has announced the launch of two new Fujikura fusion splicers, the FSM-100P+ and the FSM-100M+, adding to its current ARCMaster series which consists of the FSM-100M/100P released in...
Master Bond Presents New High-Temperature Resistant, Toughened Structural Adhesive
Formulated for structural applications in extreme environments with temperatures from -80°F to +425°F, Master Bond Supreme 33 has superior resistance to thermal cycling, thermal shock...
Ligabue Releases Catering and Hospitality White Paper on Offshore-Technology Website
Ligabue, a provider of management capabilities for catering and hospitality services on work camps, remote sites, offshore platforms and large barges worldwide, has released a free white paper...
Russia's Most Influential Oil and Gas University Selects Sword CTSpace's Engineering Content Management Solution
Sword CTSpace, a global leader in providing document management and collaboration workflow applications for the construction and engineering industries, signed an official agreement on 1...
Sormec Releases White Paper on Marine Cranes
Sormec, a leader in the design, development and construction of oil dynamic lifting systems, has released a free white paper on the Offshore-Technology website. The company offers...
Atlas Access - Offshore Rope Access, Inspection, Maintenance and Repair Services
Atlas Access is a leading Australian industrial rope access operator with ten years experience in providing a comprehensive package of inspection, maintenance, repair and operational...
Aramco Awards Master Service Agreement to GL Noble Denton
GL Noble Denton has signed a Master Service Agreement with Aramco Overseas Company for vendor inspection services. GL Noble Denton will inspect the manufacturing process of all types of oil and...
RWE Signs Long-Term Contract with MENCK
RWE Innogy, through its UK subsidiary, RWE npower renewables, has awarded a key contract to MENCK to ensure that the construction of one of the world's largest offshore wind farms, Gwynt...
Orga Releases Free White Paper on Offshore Navigation System
Orga provides effective, reliable navigation systems that are essential for safety, to ensure that offshore structures are visible to vessels in all weather conditions. With more than 30...
Belmet Releases White Paper on Offshore Containers
Belmet, a diversified steel fabricator operating in the oil and gas, diamond mining, mineral processing and marine industries, has released a free white paper on offshore-technology.com. ...
Nexans Wins €180m Turnkey Contract for EstLink 2 Power Submarine Link between Finland and Estonia
Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, has signed a €180m turnkey contract with Fingrid Oyj and Elering OÜ, the electricity transmission system operators in Finland and...
Orga Presents the New LED Helideck Status Light System L425EX
Orga Offshore has designed a new helideck status (wave-off) light system, the L425EX, to meet the demanding requirements of CAP437 and the harsh environmental conditions such lights are exposed...
Nexans Wins €87m Contract for Skagerrak 4 Subsea HVDC Power Cable between Denmark and Norway
Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, has been awarded an €87m contract by Energinet and Statnett, the state-owned transmission systems operators (TSOs) in Denmark and...
Proserv Offshore UK Achieves ISO 9001:2008 Certification
Proserv Offshore's Kintore and Ellon facilities in Aberdeenshire have recently been awarded ISO 9001:2008, by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) for the design, manufacture and rental...
Safety on Track with i-Safe™ 2.2 Next-Generation Intelligent Safety System
Capital Safety is pleased to announce the launch of i-Safe™ 2.2, a significant upgrade from its market-leading predecessor released in 2006, that makes inspection and inventory management...
ACE Winches Secures £1.6m Gem from Bluestone Offshore
ACE Winches has secured a £1.6m contract from Bluestone Offshore for the design and manufacture of two comprehensive winch packages for use on the offshore support vessel, Greatship Maya....
Olympus Introduces the In-Line ERW Tube Inspection System
Olympus is pleased to introduce its latest ultrasonic industrial NDT system, the in-line ERW tube inspection...
Reef Subsea Acquires S3, Specialist Subsea Services
Reef Subsea announced today that they have acquired the Norwegian company EXS Subsea that owns 80% in S3, Specialist Subsea Services, based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Registered in 2007,...
Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments Presents Technical Paper at Produced Water Society Seminar
The technical paper 'Understanding Oil-in-Water Instrument Specifications' will be presented by Dr Dale F. Brost, principal development scientist for Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments at...
MCL Complete Delivery of Fire Seal Package to Hyundai
MCL is pleased to announce the successful completion of a major ‘design, manufacture and supply’ contract, supplied on time and on budget, to the Hyundai Heavy Industries construction yard...
MCL to Provide Rigid Enclosures for Flexifrance
Technip’s flexible pipe manufacturers Flexifrance, formerly Coflexip, have once again turned to MCL Unitex to design, manufacture and supply their stainless-steel fireproof enclosure system...
Bayards Releases Free White Paper
Bayards, a leading provider of aluminium helidecks for the offshore industry, has released a free white paper on the Offshore-Technology website. Bayards has over 30 years experience...
New Partners for MCL in Kuwait
After many successful years of MCL’s partnership with United Engineering Industrial & Trading Establishment (UNETCO), we were greatly saddened by the passing of our good friend Mr Nabih Nakhoul...
Welaptega CEO: "Don't Forget - Lives Were Lost"
This comment by Welaptega founder and CEO Anthony Hall is a response to a Wall Street Journal story carried on the US President's report on the Macondo spill. "Do not forget the lives lost...
Balltec Releases Free White Paper
Balltec, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-integrity ball engagement tools for remote connection and handling, has released a free white paper on the Offshore-Technology website. ...
Oil Spill Response Training Courses Achieve Official Accreditation from UK Nautical Institute
Today, training is considered the best and most important way of effectively implementing emergency spill response plans in the maritime industry, refineries, ports and virtually any other...
ENWA Delivers Both Standard and Customised Water Treatment Systems to the Offshore and Maritime Industries
ENWA is a leading manufacturer of water treatment equipment. ENWA's products are chemical-free, environmentally friendly and superior in terms of energy efficiency and economy. ENWA...
New Orders for Kitron
Kitron ASA's subsidiary Kitron AS in Arendal (Norway) has received new orders from an offshore customer at a value of NOK32m (€4.1m) for deliveries in 2011. The estimated total deliveries...
ComputIT Announces Addition of New Employees
Dr. Kristen Opstad and MSc Petter Aune have joined ComputIT. They are both specialists in fire development and fire mitigation, and have long and broad experience from fire research. ComputIT...
NIAEP Partners with Intergraph to Develop Solution for Nuclear Power Facilities Design and Construction
Nizhny Novgorod Engineering Company 'Atomenergoproekt' (NIAEP), a leading Russian nuclear power plant engineering, design and construction company, and Intergraph® will jointly develop...
Ruhrpumpen Tests its Largest Ever Multistage Vertical Pump
Ruhrpumpen, an innovative and efficient pump technology company, has successfully tested the largest vertical pump it has ever manufactured. The 60 CKX model pump features three...
Rope Access Inspection - Your Specialist in Rope Access and Non-Destructive Testing
Rope Access Inspection is a Cape Town-based, IRATA member company with specialised skills in rope access and non-destructive testing (NDT) that delivers safe and cost-effective solutions to...
AVEC and VGI Cement Relationship
Added Value Engineering Consultants' (AVEC) Board of Directors are pleased to announce that the company has a new...
Reef Subsea Awarded Four-Year Frame Agreement
Reef Subsea announced today that one of its Norwegian operating companies has been awarded a frame agreement contract by Technip with firm and optional periods representing up to four years...
EWR Delivers First Production of Air Force Portable Doppler Radars
EWR, an industry leader in portable weather radars, has announced it has delivered the first production of air force portable doppler radars. The company’s current products offer...
Co.L.Mar Integrates Hydrocarbon Detector in the Ald Sensor
The ALD system in ROV and diver version is equipped with an additional channel which can now host a hydrocarbon detector: the Turner Design – Cyclope 7. The sensor detects crude oil with a...
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H7 Frame Completed and Delivered to Statoil
On Tuesday 28 December, a H7 frame was transported by boat from Randaberg Industries, Harestad Vika, to PRS' base in Killingøy, Haugesund. The frame has recently been through an extensive...
Net Safety Monitoring Now Offering Innovative Ultrasonic (Acoustic) Gas Leak Detection Solution
Net Safety Monitoring has extended its advanced flame and gas detection product portfolio with the release of our Banshee343 ultrasonic gas leak detector. The product is designed to...
Scottech Oilfield Services Releases Free White Paper
Scottech Oilfield Services, a leading provider of oil and gas exploration and production equipment, has released a free white paper on the Offshore-Technology website. Scottech...
Corrosion Solutions Develops Solution for Onboard Fire Safety Deluge Systems
At a time when oilfield safety is again in the headlines, onboard fire safety deluge systems are coming under some scrutiny by the Health & Safety Executive. As you can imagine, it is...
Norbar Launches New Torque App
Norbar Torque Tools is launching a handy torque conversion calculator as a free download on Android and iPhone systems. Similar to the calculator featured at the company's website, the new...
Safe and Cost-Effective Solutions by Rope Access Inspection
Rope Access Inspection is a Cape Town-based company with specialised skills in rope access and NDT, delivering safe and cost-effective solutions to all your difficult access, maintenance...
Jotron Introduces the New Tron AIS TR-8000
Jotron proudly presents the new Tron AIS TR-8000, the latest generation AIS class A. After several months of dedicated development, this new ship-born AIS class A has been designed with...
Jotron Launches Tron 60S/GPS
The new 406 emergency position indication radio beacon (EPIRB), Tron 60S/GPS, is the latest contribution to Jotron's already comprehensive product range. The Tron 60S/GPS comes in a small...
Jotron Group Presents New Survival Lights Product Range
Jotron has developed a new range of SOLAS-approved survival lights. These are lights within the categories of life jacket lights, life buoy lights and life boat lights. Common features,...
Jotron Phontech Launches ICS 6200 Communication Terminal
Jotron Phontech has announced the launch of its new communication terminal ICS 6200. Jotron Phontech is part of the Jotron Group with products listed under Phontech Communication Systems. ...
Ohmsett Releases Free White Paper
Ohmsett, the leading oil spill response research and renewable energy test facility, has released a free white paper on the Offshore-Technology website. Ohmsett is the only facility in the...
Tekmar Subsea Relocates to Purpose-Built Facility in Darlington, UK
Due to the continued growth within the TEKMAR® Group, which has seen an extremely rapid expansion of TEKMAR® Energy and a record-breaking year for Tekmar Subsea (which has doubled...
Nexans Wins Contract for Malta to Sicily Power-Interconnector Project
Nexans has been awarded an ambitious €178m turnkey contract by Enemalta, the state-owned energy authority in Malta, to design, manufacture, install and provide seabed protection of the...
Strong Demand for Offshore Service Vessels Signals Growing Market
Offshore service vessels (OSV) are becoming larger, more specialised and technically sophisticated as a result of the rising demand for more complex deepwater field developments, including the...
Purified Waste Water Converted into District Cooling
Since the mid 1980s, Örebro-based E.ON (formerly Örebro Energi / Sydkraft) has employed a policy of reusing purified waste water. Waste water is pumped from a pumping station...
GL Noble Denton Wins Gas Industry Safety Award
GL Noble Denton was awarded the Gas Industry Safety Award for Safety Related Research 2010 by the Gas Industry Safety Group (GISG) as part of their 'Decade of Excellence Awards'. The...
Master Bond Releases Thermally Conductive Epoxy for High-Temperature Resistance and Outstanding Electrical Insulation
Master Bond has developed a highly thermally conductive epoxy system that is specially designed to help mitigate the issues associated with tightly packed components and miniaturized...
Ligabue Updates Company Website
The Ligabue website (www.ligabue.it) has been updated with a new company organisation chart that offers a better idea of all group activities and a bigger media area sector. The site is now...
Oxalis Lighting Gets Green Light from BAE Systems
Oxalis Lighting, part of the Oxalis Group, is pleased to announce that it has achieved the status of approved supplier to BAE Systems Saudi Arabia. The approval has been awarded to the...
AVEC Concludes Feasibility Study for Rwandan Gas
Added Value Engineering Consultants (AVEC) has completed feasibility study work for the recovery of methane gas from Lake Kivu to produce liquid fuels for the Rwandan...
CoorsTek Acquires the Flowguard Pressure Control Business
CoorsTek, a large technical ceramics supplier and manufacturer of heavy-duty pulsation mitigation equipment for the oil and gas industries, has announced the acquisition of the Flowguard...
Capital Safety Introduces a Stackable Self-Retracting Lifeline Fall Protection Device
DBI-SALA, a Capital Safety brand, introduces an all-new SALA-Lok™ self-retracting lifeline (SRL) with a unique housing design. This innovative housing design allows the units to fit...
Red Rooster Sited in Norway
Red Rooster Industrial has announced the opening of their new depot in Stavanger, Norway. Based in the Tananger region, the outlet will mirror the excellent products and services offered...
Wood Group GTS Signs GE Frame 9E Gas Turbine Contract with SWM
Wood Group GTS has been awarded a five-year gas turbine term maintenance agreement by Stadtwerke München (SWM), Germany's largest municipal company supplying gas and electricity to more than...
Well Processing Publishes Free White Paper
Well Processing, a leading Norwegian subsea technology provider, has released a free white paper on the Offshore-Technology website. Subsea water injection and treatment (SWIT) is a...
100,000 Fire Dampers Manufactured at Halton Marine Lahti Factory
Halton Marine has achieved an important milestone in the history of the business by manufacturing the 100,000th marine fire damper. This was completed at the factory on 9 December 2010. ...
Olympus Innov-X Announces New Small Spot Capabilities for its DELTA line of Handheld XRF Analyzers
Olympus Innov-X is pleased to introduce a collimated X-ray beam for analysis of small areas into its popular DELTA handheld XRF...
SAL Successfully Completes 2,000mt Crane Tests for Offshore Operation
After a six-month building phase, the first of two new vessels type 183 reaches its date of delivery. In July 2009, SAL commissioned the design and construction of a highly innovative vessel...
Abstract: Friction Stud Welding Underwater in the Oil and Gas Industry
Proserv Offshore presented a paper at 'The 3rd International Workshop on State-of-the-Art, Science and Reliability of Underwater Welding and Inspection Technology' in Houston, US, on 17-19...
Tekmar Subsea Celebrates its 25th Year in the Oil and Gas Industry
Tekmar Subsea is proud to celebrate 25 years in the oil and gas industry and is delighted that it continues to experience unprecedented growth in a difficult global market by offering...
Swire Oilfield Services Acquires Gator Tank Rentals
Swire Oilfield Services has acquired Gator Tank Rentals, a leader in tank, container, basket and mud skip rentals, operating throughout the Gulf of Mexico (GoM). Founded over eight years...
Tidewater Orders Four Rolls-Royce Offshore Vessels
Rolls-Royce, a leading global power systems company, has announced that it has won an order to provide the design, propulsion systems and deck machinery for four deep water platform supply...
Brazilian Pre-Salt Attracts Swire Oilfield Services' Investment
Swire Oilfield Services, the world's largest supplier of specialist offshore cargo carrying units to the global energy industry and leading specialist in helicopter fuel systems and...
FOAMGLAS® Again for Rubis Terminal
Over 5,000m² of FOAMGLAS® has been installed under the Rubis storage tanks in Rotterdam. Rubis Terminal is a company specialising in bulk-storage and blending in the petrochemical...
Esvagt (AP Moeller) Select PG for Advanced Standby Vessel
Having secured a long-term charter for standby and rescue operations for ENI's Goliat installation in the Barents area, Esvagt contracted Ast. Zamakona / Spain to build their sophisticated...
Sevan Huntington with Major Upgrade from PG
PG secured large orders for an upgrade of the FPSO Sevan Huntington (ex.Voyager), in which a water injection pump package shall be installed during Q3/2011. The scope consists of two 100%...
Seatronics Awards RESON® With Order for Upgrade Package
With a global presence and a huge portfolio of subsea equipment for subsea construction support, the most important thing for Seatronics is a complete range of products, the best products...
STATS Completes Installation of Two Hot Tap BISEP™ Isolations on Crude Oil Pipelines Successfully
BPTT has approached STATS to hot tap and insert a double block and bleed isolation plug in two 14in crude oil pipelines, located in the Galeota Point terminal facility. Maximum system pressure...
New JDN Monorail Hoists EH 37 and EH 50
As a result of 30 years of experience in offshore material handling J.D. Neuhaus introduces a new generation of monorail hoists. These new JDN monorail hoists have especially been designed for...
LEWA Among Top Ten Companies for Sales Growth and Profitability in Germany
In the past four years, LEWA has had ongoing growth in sales and profits – putting it to the tenth place in the 'Top 100 Ranking of German Midsized Companies' issued by Munich Strategy Group...
Gold Medal for Ega Master at the La Habana Fair (Cuba)
At the recent 27th Edition of the La Habana International Fair, Ega Master´s Mastervision inspection camera won the Gold Medal for quality due to its innovative design. The event took place...
ALD® Optimised for Use with Drivers
ALD® has been recently optimised for use with divers. This technique is suitable when inspecting flanges, valves or short segments of pipelines. Two solutions are available: ALD DIVER:...
EWR Introduces E800 Series High Power, Large Format Radars
EWR, an industry leader in portable weather radars, has introduced the E800 series of high power, large format radars. The company’s current products offer tactical, state-of-the-art...
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PWG Releases White Paper on Safety Barriers
Plastics W Graham, a leading provider of signs and labels to the oil and gas industry, has released a free white paper on the Offshore-Technology website. Today's stringent safety...
SPT Offshore to Exhibit at DOT 2010
SPT Offshore, an independent offshore contractor specialised in suction pile foundations and self installing platforms (SIPs) for the development of marginal oil and gas fields and offshore...
Mothership Concept - ODS Petrodata
An infield windfarm mothership concept has been developed for the Carbon Trust's access competition by Houlder's specialist design subsidiary, Hart Fenton & Company. The concept's key...
FoundOcean Reorganises its UK Offshore Service Base Operations
FoundOcean, the subsea and offshore grouting specialist for the global energy construction industries, has undergone a major reorganisation at its UK offshore service base in Livingston as it...
Parker Tests World's Largest Polyester Deep Water Mooring Line
The Energy Products Division of Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, has completed the testing of the world's largest polyester, deepwater, mooring line....
Rapp Bomek is Major Supplier to New Rig 'COSL Pioneer'
'COSL Pioneer' is the first of three semi-submersible rigs sister designed in Stavanger and tailored for Norsjø and shallow water. The rig was recently delivered from CIMC Raffles Shipyard...
Expro Secures Subsea Connector Contract with FMC Kongsberg
International oilfield service company Expro has secured a £1.9m contract with FMC Kongsberg to supply connector systems to the Laggan-Tormore gas field development, 125ml west of Shetland. ...
Leading CCTV Company Synectics Industrial Systems to Exhibit at OSEA 2010
Synectics Industrial Systems is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at OSEA 2010, Singapore on 30 November - 3 December 2010 in hall 6, booth#6P3-05. Synectics Industrial Systems...
Opus Conducts Pioneering Study for Evaluating the Influence on Separation from FPSO Motion
Liquid ‘sloshing’ inside separators and other process vessels on floating oil production facilities can cause serious operational constraints and unexpected loads on equipment if the analysis...
Hatenboer-Water to Attend OSEA 2010
Hatenboer-Water is pleased to announce that it will be participating for the first time in the Offshore South East Asia (OSEA) in Singapore, which is to be held on 30 November - 3 December...
BI Norwegian School of Management Offers Executive MBA in Energy Programme
The Executive MBA in Energy programme is offered in partnership by BI Norwegian School of Management in Oslo, Norway, Nanyang Business School, NTU in Singapore and IFP School in Paris. The...
Semco Maritime Releases New Free White Paper
Semco Maritime, a leading engineering and contracting company, operating internationally within the marine and energy sectors offshore and onshore, has released a free white paper on...
Parker Energy Products Division Awarded Project from Statoil
The Energy Products Division of Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, has been awarded a contract by Statoil to supply the umbilical system for the...
High-Tech Solutions from Bavaria for Port and Sea Giants
For three years Lebus has been supplying the Lebus grooving on the winches of the floating, dock and container cranes made by ZMPC, the Chinese world-market leader for onshore and offshore...
Oxalis Lighting Brings LiteSafe Product Range on Board
Oxalis Lighting, part of the Oxalis Group, has announced that it has signed an agreement with Bermac Lighting to acquire the LiteSafe trade and assets for an undisclosed sum. Oxalis...
New DBI-SALA Sealed-Blok Self-Retracting Lifeline from Capital Safety Offers Durable, Reliable Fall Protection
Capital Safety, home of the DBI-SALA and PROTECTA brands of fall protection equipment, introduces the new DBI-SALA 15m Sealed-Blok self-retracting lifeline (SRL). The new SRL is designed to...
CTC Marine to Present RT-1 Rock Trencher at OSEA 2010
CTC Marine will be showcasing its subsea technology and services at the forthcoming OSEA 2010 exhibition and conference, which will take place on 30 November – 3 December 2010, at the...
Rolls-Royce Secures First Order for Revolutionary New Wave-Piercing Offshore Vessel
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has announced the first order for its new wave-piercing offshore vessel, from Farstad Shipping. The visually striking bow design will enable...
RIS Releases Company Brochure on Rig Services
Rig Inspection Services (RIS), a leading provider of rig safety, inspection and maintenance services, has released its company brochure on the Offshore-Technology website. RIS offers...
Timberland Launches Integrated Web Presence
The Timberland Group has launched a new website that brings together the online information and services of its four member companies: Hawboldt Industries, Marcotte Mining Machinery,...
Noreq Acquires Acta
Since 1955, Acta has been a trusted supplier of offshore marine cranes, life raft and MOB davits as well as deck machinery. Acta is the only crane manufacturer in the world having CE-marking...
Wood Group GTS Signs Multi-Year Master Service Agreement with Budapest Power
Wood Group GTS has signed a multiple-year, exclusive service agreement with Budapest Power Plant, part of EDF Group, to provide parts, repairs, field services and refurbished replacement...
CTC Marine Projects Receives Significant Subsea Contract from PMS
CTC Marine Projects (a member of Trico Marine Group) has been awarded a contract by Petroleum Marine Services (PMS), the major Egyptian marine contractor, for the subsea construction,...
Another Heavy Lift Offshore Crane Successfully Delivered by Liebherr
At the beginning of September, Liebherr delivered the second heavy lift offshore crane type MTC 78000 straight from its manufacturing plant in Rostock. The MTC 78000 is one of the biggest...
Hunger Hydraulik Cylinders Helped with Rescue Mission at Deepwater Horizon Drill Platform
Following the massive damage to the Deepwater Horizon drill platform in the Gulf of Mexico, a rescue mission has been carried out using new untested methods and technologies. Drill ships...
Mann Tek Releases White Paper on Offshore Couplings and Joints
Mann Tek, a Swedish provider of dry-disconnect couplings, safety breakaway couplings and swivel joints, has released a free white paper on the Offshore-Technology website. Mann Tek's...
BMS Davinci Releases Free White Paper
BMS Davinci, a member of the BMS group of companies and provider of custom-designed winches and lifting products to the offshore industry, has released a free white paper on the...
ASL Shipyard Launches Heavy-Duty Cutter Dredger in Singapore
ASL Shipyard has launched the 'Al Jarraf', a sea-going heavy-duty cutter dredger, owned by the Middle East Dredging Company (MEDCO), formerly known as Qatar Dredging Company (QDC), in...
Boltstress Ultrasonics Presents the Intrinsi-Tag System
In an effort to reduce and stop leaking joints we now have international standards that cover gaskets, bolts and joints. We also have a better understanding of why we get leaks and we can...
Aquasign’s Silver Anniversary
The first version of Aquasign® was sold in 1985 by Blacksmith Chemicals, a Shell joint venture. Shell is no longer involved in the manufacture or marketing of Aquasign markers with...
Centrica F3-FA Self-Installing Platform SIP2 Sets New Record
The Centrica F3-FA self-installing platform is an evolved design based on our self installing platform SIP2 concept, which has proven to be robust is fully re-usable after depletion of the field. ...
Viking Moorings Launches New Fibre Rope Storage System
Viking Moorings, a provider of total mooring solutions to the offshore oil and gas industry, today launched its new ‘fibre in bag’ solution - a complete fibre rope storage system which will...
Oliver Valves Scoops Manchester Evening News Business of the Year Award
Knutsford-based manufacturing firm Oliver Valves has won the Manchester Evening News Business of the Year award, scooping the £25m to £50m turnover category The firm, which designs...
VG's Specialised Units: Highest Quality Apart from Traditional Designs
VG Offshore Containers International (VG) built its reputation by manufacturing custom-made, first-class offshore containers to support the oil and gas industry. We have an edge over others as...
VG Relocates to New Facility and Launches New Logo
VG Offshore Containers International offers a wide range of innovative and high-quality offshore containers to both domestic and international markets in the oil and gas industry. VG has...
IMECA to Attend DOT 2010
IMECA, a specialist in the design and manufacturing of offshore lifting and laying equipment, will exhibit at Deep Offshore Technology (DOT) 2010 in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 30 November -...
Elmac Releases Guide to Flame Arresters
Elmac Technologies®, a leading provider of flame and explosion prevention systems, has released a free white paper on its flame arresters. This brief guide provides an introduction to...
Semco Maritime to Attend OSEA 2010 Exhibition in Singapore
The oil and gas technology trade exhibition - OSEA, was established three decades ago to be the number one industry event for Asia. In 2010 this international event is projected to bring...
Seatools Releases Free White Paper on Subsea Equipment
Seatools, a specialist in underwater equipment and dredging instrumentation, has released a free white paper on its tailor-made subsea solutions. Seatools provides complete solutions for...
Crude Oil Heaters Cleaned Offshore
The operator of one of the largest offshore projects in the North Sea required an effective cleaning service on two of their crude oil heaters ready for inspection. A significant difference in...
Dyneema High-Performance Fibres Used for Towing Lines in New Ocean-Going Vessels
The seismic research vessels 'Ramform Sovereign' and 'Ramform Sterling' are equipped with towing and spreader ropes made from Dyneema® ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibre. These...
Ruhrpumpen Establishes New West-Coast Manufacturing Facility
Ruhrpumpen, an innovative and efficient pump technology company, has opened a new manufacturing facility in Orland, California. This new Ruhrpumpen facility adds one full...
DSM Dyneema Launches Innovative 'Virtual Event' Platform for Offshore and Commercial Fishing Markets
DSM Dyneema has launched a new online platform that is modelled on a virtual symposium or event experience, together with key industry partners. Building on the company's innovative and...
New Version of SimulationX Software Released
Agito, the worldwide distributor of offshore and subsea simulation software and dynamic simulations, is pleased to announce that ITI, a leading supplier of virtual engineering solutions,...
Mott MacDonald Carrying Out Environmental and Social Assessment in Mozambique
Mott MacDonald’s role on Phase 1 of the Mozambique Regional Transmission Project is reaching the final stages of the environmental assessment phase. The consultancy was appointed by...
Seatools to Develop and Build an Integrated Rock-Dump ROV for Boskalis
Seatools of Numansdorp, a leading specialist submersible company, has landed its largest order since its establishment in August 1999. Royal Boskalis Westminster, the international provider...
TECHNICAL to Attend OSEA 2010
TECHNICAL, a leading provider of pressure relief valves and control automatisms to the offshore industry, is pleased to announce that it will attend the 18th International Oil & Gas...
EMT to Attend OTD 2010
Eide Marine Tech (EMT) will be attending OTD in Bergen on 13-14 October. We will be located in hall B, stand number 2120. Mr Odd Åge Helvik and Mr Ivar Berge-Soldal will be our...
ACE Winches Brings Active Heave Technology to OSEA 2010
ACE Winches, a global leader in the design, manufacture and hire of hydraulic winches, marine deck machinery and provision of associated personnel for the offshore oil and gas, marine and...
Böhler Welding Releases Free White Paper
Böhler Welding, a leading provider of welding consumables for all joint welding applications and steel base materials, has released a number of free white papers on the...
Corrosion Solution Offers Project Parnership
Aberdeen-based Corrosion Solutions is looking to expand its network of project partners in order to maximise opportunities and efficiencies. The company has been well-established since 1999...
Steffca to Attend Elmia Subcontractor 2010
Steffca, a leading and reliable supplier of high-quality insulating and protective products for fire blankets, is pleased to announce that it will attend the Elmia Subcontractor on 9-11...
Mott MacDonald Completes Three Environmental Assessments in Indonesia
Mott MacDonald, appointed by Pertamina Geothermal Energy, has completed three environmental and social impact assessments (ESIA) for three separate geothermal power plant projects in Indonesia....
Agito Releases Free White Paper on Offshore-Technology Website
Agito, a leading provider of offshore simulation and subsea simulation of advanced dynamic systems, has released a free white paper on the Offshore-Technology website. There is an increasing...
DLM Wins Detrenching Grapnel Contract
Southampton-based firm Dynamic Load Monitoring (DLM) is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a prestigious overseas contract for the supply of a light-weight wheeled detrenching...
STATS Provides Shutdown Services
STATS Group has been providing innovative products and bespoke solutions to operators and contractors during maintenance shutdowns and turnarounds for over 12 years. The experience gained...
Lebus' New Assembly Hall in Full Operation
Opened last autumn in the peak of a worldwide economic crisis, the second production hall of Lebus International Engineers is now in full operation. The new establishment enables Lebus...
New Contract Awards for Tekmar Subsea
New contract awards are underpinning the continued growth within Tekmar Subsea. Here are some of the contracts already awarded for delivery within the first six months of 2011: Extensive...
ContiTech Beattie to Exhibit at Offshore South East Asia Conference
ContiTech Beattie will be exhibiting in the UK Pavilion at the Offshore South East Asia Conference in Suntec Singapore, between the 30th November and December 3rd, 2010. Earlier this year we...
October 2010
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Turnkey Water Filtration Systems Now Available from MeeFog
Mee Industries is providing turnkey fog systems for cooling inlet air, in order to boost the gas turbine power output. The new water treatment and storage option can be added to provide a...
SPT Offshore Releases White Paper on SIP II
SPT Offshore, an independent offshore contractor specialised in suction pile foundations and self-installing platforms (SIPs) for the development of marginal oil and gas fields and offshore...
LEWA ecosmart®: The Clever Idea for Plant Engineering
When discharging or metering fluids, industrial system operators must often observe rigid safety and environment aspects and also meet the requirements of individual processes. LEWA's...
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies Exhibits at ADIPEC 2010
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies, a leading provider of consultancy services and state-of-the-art products and technologies for intelligent improvements and enhanced efficiency, is pleased...
AOS Teams Up with New Korean Partner
Asian Offshore Services (AOS) have recently signed an MOU with the Korean company HSEI as part of their ongoing expansion plans throughout South East Asia and Australasia. HSEI is a...
Reef Subsea Awarded Two-Year Service Agreement Contract
Reef Subsea has announced that one of its Norwegian operating companies has been awarded a two-year service agreement contract by BP Norge. Technocean, a subsidiary of Reef Subsea, has signed...
MAREX to Exhibit at All-Energy Exhibition in Aberdeen
Marex Marine & Safety Services (MAREX), a leading provider of technical authorship, risk assessment and marine consultancy service, is proud to be exhibiting at the All-Energy UK Exhibition...
MAREX to Exhibit at IADC Drilling HSE Asia Pacific Event
Marex Marine & Safety Services (MAREX) is pleased to announce it will be exhibiting at the IADC Drilling HSE Asia Pacific Conference and Exhibition at Marina Sands Hotel, Singapore, on 23-24...
M7 Teams with Wasco and Anewa for New Project
Wasco Technologies, which belongs to the globally integrated energy infrastructure group Wasco Energy, is delivering two utility modules to Quip for their P-63 Papa Terra Topside. Prosimus with...
MAREX Exhibiting at IADC Drilling HSE Europe Conference and Exhibition
Marex Marine & Safety Services (MAREX) is pleased to announce it will be exhibiting at the IADC Drilling HSE Europe Conference and Exhibition on 28-29 September 2011 at Movenpick Hotel, Amsterdam....
Böhler Welding Group Enchants Fair Visitors
Böhler Welding Group show-cased an impressive stand with the size of 181m² at the welding technology exhibition area and consequently not only emphasised the significance of the...
Videotec Attacks Taiwanese Forgery in Essen
Videotec effectively reacted to protect its patent rights at the 2010 International Security Show in Essen, Germany, and has obtained an immediate ban with seizure of counterfeit...
APS Chooses Videotec PTZ Systems for Video Surveillance
APS is Arizona's leading producer of electric power and the state's largest electric utility, providing reliable power with quality service at a reasonable cost for over 100 years. APS serves...
Holland-Controls to Exhibit at Powergen Asia
The Powergen Asia exhibition in Singapore is the big event this year in the Far East. It is held from 2 to 4 November 2010 and Holland-Controls will be present in booth J7 at the Marina Bay...
Moduline Launches New Range of Industrial Cable Management Systems
Moduline, a market leader in structured cabling solutions, cable duct and accessories, is pleased to present its new range of industrial cable management systems. Known as ICMS, this range...
Moduline Presents TAL Plus
For over ten years Modulines T & TAL series skirting ducts have emerged as the most preferred method of providing access to power, voice and data in commercial offices. Moduline skirting...
Ropeblock Unveils New Website
Ropeblock, a leading supplier for the lifting and wire-rope industry, has unveiled its new company website, www.ropeblock.com. The updated website features vast company, industry and...
Range of Pipeline Repair Equipment Completed
Tekmar Subsea has cemented its position as a market leader in the field of pipeline repair equipment. Having already successfully installed equipment subsea on live pipelines the company...
Camfil Farr Redesigns Website to Improve the Customer Experience
Camfil Farr's website has been completely redesigned to facilitate contacts with our company and provide even better information to customers and the general public about our products, ...
HI Fraser Presents New High-Pressure Swivel Joints on Website
HI Fraser, a multi-faceted organisation providing diverse products and services in pneumatic, high-pressure hydraulic and hyperbaric fluid systems, presents several new high-pressure swivel...
AFL Launches Fiber Security™ Perimeter Intrusion Detection System
AFL has announced the release of its optical fiber perimeter intrusion detection system, Fiber Security. While new to the US market, this system has been deployed more than 40 times in Japan...
W. Maass to Exhibit at EIConnect Oil & Gas
W. Maass (UK), a manufacturer and stockholder of stainless steel, duplex and super alloy pipe flanges, is exhibiting at EIConnect Oil & Gas, taking place in Manchester, UK, on 24-25 November 2010....
Favuseal Releases Free White Paper
Favuseal, a leading provider of fire barrier systems for the offshore industry, has released a free white paper on the Offshore-Technology website. The Favuseal fire barrier system (FFBS)...
HB Rentals Secures Contracts Worth £1m
Global offshore accommodation specialist HB Rentals has announced that it has secured recent contracts worth £1m for modules on platforms in the North Sea. The contracts have been...
Opus Completes Fast-Track Separator Upgrade
Opus has completed a £300,000 separation and produced water upgrade project for floating production contractor Bluewater Energy Services. The project involved Opus investigating and...
Thermtech to Attend ADIPEC 2010 in Abu Dhabi
Thermtech, a Norwegian technology and engineering company, will be exhibiting at ADIPEC 2010 on 1-4 November 2010 in Abu Dhabi. Customers and visitors are welcome to join the company...
RINA-Type Approval Gained for GAI-Tronics Elemecplus PA/GA System
GAI-Tronics is pleased to announce the approval of the Elemecplus (E+) public address and general alarm system according to the Italian Registro Italiano Navale (RINA) standards. Each...
Breathing the Right Air
A recent success by HI Fraser's engineering consulting group to win a very specialised RAN tender (in association with Chemistry Centre WA) has taken the company into even more diverse areas. ...
Oy KATI One Step Ahead with SPT Technology
Oy KATI, a leading Finnish drilling contractor company specialised in ore prospecting, has recently invested in the latest downhole survey technology, manufactured and designed by...
Synergi Provides Statoil's Global Risk Management System
Already operating in some 40 countries, Norwegian oil company Statoil has ambitious goals for further worldwide growth. And Synergi is the group's risk management system wherever it goes...
HI Fraser Wins Endeavour Awards 2010
For over 50 years HI Fraser has been providing engineering design, supply, manufacture and repair services to the Department of Defence and, more recently, to the oil and gas production...
Silver Fox Product Videos Now Online
Labelling solutions provider Silver Fox now have short informative product videos to view online. These are the latest feature on the company's new website, www.silfox.com. Now available...
Big, Big and Better
For anyone who’s ever laid eyes on a LeTourneau L1850 front end loader, their first impression is usually that of amazement and awe. The LeTourneau L1850 weighs 230t and stands over 20ft high....
Stopaq to Present Spectacular Underwater Demo at ADIPEC
Stopaq will present its new subsea compound system in a spectacular live demonstration at ADIPEC 2010. Stopaq specialists will demonstrate the newest revolutionary underwater...
Bjørge Eureka Receives Letter of Award on Goliat
Bjørge Eureka, a subsidiary of Bjørge ASA, has received letter of award from Hyundai Heavy Industries for delivery of main centrifugal pumps to the new ENI Norge-operated Goliat FPSO on...
Australian Lifeboat Training Launch Date Confirmed
The first freefall lifeboat training system in Australia will be officially launched by the premier of Western Australia on 15 October. The launch will be attended by executives and...
Three New Staff Members in Singapore
During the period of the global financial crisis, M7's focus has been on securing the existing jobs in our offices in Singapore and Norway. Now, the time has come to increase our team....
SES Releases Free White Paper on Environmental Services
SEACOR Environmental Services (SES), a subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings, is a global provider of innovative solutions in risk management and environmental, industrial and emergency preparedness...
OTS to Exhibit at Subsea Lifting Operations
Leading oil and gas rope company, OTS, is to exhibit at Subsea Lifting Operations, taking place on 1–2 December 2010 at Clarion Hotel Stavanger, Norway. The focus of the seminar will be...
ECA to Exhibit at Hydro 2010
ECA, a leading manufacturer and specialist in robotic offshore inspection and intervention systems, will showcase its latest range of products at Hydro 2010. Hydro 2010 will take place on...
BUTTING to Exhibit at ADIPEC 2010
BUTTING, a family business with more than 230 years' experience, is exhibiting at Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC), taking place on 1-4 November 2010. ...
Sormec at ADIPEC Abu Dhabi 2010
Sormec is pleased to inform its costumers that the company will attend the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) on 1-4 November 2010. The company, a provider...
Videotec Launches ULISSE PLUS
Videotech has introduced a new version of the well-known series of outdoor camera positioning systems ULISSE, called ULISSE PLUS. The new version features a bigger camera housing, which...
Orientation and Evacuation System Proves the Perfect Solution for Rowan Drilling
The TEMPSC orientation and evacuation system (TOES) is a retrofit lifeboat (survival craft) enhancement originally designed with support from Chevron in the early 1990s. Since its...
Cathie Associates Opens New Office in Newcastle
Cathie Associates has opened a new office in Newcastle, UK, located in Churchill House, 12 Mosley Street. Cathie Associates is a leading provider of geosciences and foundation engineering...
Kongsberg Hydro-Acoustics Used in the Gulf of Mexico
The deepwater horizon drilling rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico created one of the largest marine oil spills in history. Kongsberg acoustic products have since been used as a tool to monitor...
LadSaf Vertical System Now Certified and Approved for Global Use
DBI-SALA, a Capital Safety brand, is pleased to announce that, with the development of a new fall-arrest sleeve, the well-respected Ladsaf vertical system has been certified and approved for use...
Intergraph Releases SmartPlant 3D Materials-Handling Edition Software
Intergraph® has released the first production version of its SmartPlant® enterprise solution for the mining, port, power, pulp and paper industries, SmartPlant 3D materials-handling edition,...
BlueWay Signs Contract for Three AW139 Helicopters
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica Company, is pleased to announce that BlueWay of Norway has signed a contract for three AW139 medium twin engine helicopters. The helicopters will be operated...
Sub-Atlantic Wins Major Contract for Leading European Scientific Project
World-leading ROV manufacturer Sub-Atlantic has won a contract to supply a Comanche ROV system for scientific research in a deal worth just over £1m. The specialist subsea vehicle will...
Videotec Introduces New Explosion-Proof Range, MAXIMUS
MAXIMUS, the new line from Videotec, features a broad range of stainless-steel housings and integrated positioning units, designed for demanding applications in accordance with the...
Proserv Offshore Completes Major Decommissioning Contracts Worldwide
The past 12 months have been a busy and prosperous period for Proserv Offshore with the completion of several significant decommissioning projects worldwide. In the Asia Pacific region, the...
Norbar TrukTorque Shaped for Success
The newly launched TrukTorque™ pneumatic torque multiplier from Norbar Torque Tools features a special banana shaped design reaction arm to handle bolt tightening on both front and...
GA Valves Releases Free White Paper
Air valves are often overlooked with little thought going into them; however they play an important part within offshore systems. They are normally required on piping systems to either vent...
Gaoh Energy Unveils its New Renewables Business
New renewable energy company Gaoh Energy, of which Houlder is a key stakeholder, enjoyed the added bonus of a visit by UK Energy Minister Charles Hendry during the opening of its...
Videotec Offers New Pan Tilt Zoom System for Network Cameras
ULISSE NETWORK CAM is the new PTZ camera system for network cameras, with integrated telemetry receiver and housing, which is ideal for applications of video surveillance in external...
Sword CTSpace Featured in World Expro Magazine's September Issue
Sword CTSpace, a global provider of document management and collaboration workflow applications for the engineering and construction industries, is the subject of an article in the September...
HitecVision Announces Private Placement
HitecVision has announced in a news release that Well Processing just completed a private placement of NOK35m ($5.5m). The placement was priced at an pre-money valuation NOK108m,...
Kelvin TOP-SET's Investigator 3 Software - New Version Available
A new version of our Investigator 3 software is now available (3.2). This powerful incident investigation and analysis tool now comes complete with the following enhanced features: Storyboard ...
CiTECH Receives Order from Egyptian Maintenance Company
CiTECH Energy Recovery Systems UK is pleased to announce it has recently received an order from Egyptian Maintenance Company, Egypt, for the supply of four off vertical heat exchangers for...
Van Dam’s Website Allows Visitors to View Product Data Sheets Online
Van Dam, a blast and fire protection specialist in the offshore industry, has added a new feature to its website. Now available on Van Dam’s website is product data sheets for door systems...
ACE Winches Wins Northern Star Internationalisation Award
ACE Winches won its fourth award in recognition of its exporting prowess by receiving the Achievement in Internationalisation award at the Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce, Northern...
Simek SY Place Orders With PG for 1+3 UT 755 LC PSVs
Having secured a contract with Topaz Energy & Marine / Dubai for up to four newbuild Rolls Royce design platform supply vessels, Simek turned to PG for comprehensive packages for liquid...
Twin Filter to Exhibit at Offshore Energy 2010
The third edition of the Offshore Energy exhibition and conference will be held on 7 October in Den Helder, the Netherlands. Twin Filter is participating at this exhibition. You can find us...
Corrosion Solutions Develops Solution for Offshore Safety Systems
Oilfield safety is once again in the headlines and puts onboard fire safety deluge systems under scrutiny of the Health and Safety Executive. It is imperative that the deluge system is...
Tideland Warning Systems Mark Decommissioned Platform
Tideland Signal has supplied BP with a comprehensive package of Syncrolan light stations and fog signals incorporating the latest LED technology to mark the BP Miller North Sea oil and...
Projects Completed by FoundOcean in September 2010
FoundOcean, the subsea and offshore grouting specialist for the global energy construction industries, successfully completed grouting for two projects during September. Ten more jackets for...
Halcyon Offshore Completes S$30m Acquisition of Cables International
Halcyon Offshore, a Singapore-headquartered integrated engineering and construction services provider for the offshore oil and gas industry, has completed its acquisition of Cables...
September 2010
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Emerson Introduces Integrated System for ROV Replacement of Sensors
Emerson Process Management today announced the introduction of the first industry-wide system designed to enable remote retrieval and replacement of sensors mounted on subsea production...
Keppel Breaches New Depths in the Offshore Wind Energy Sector
Keppel FELS' multi-purpose self-elevating platform (MPSEP) design has been chosen by the Seafox Group as the basis for a new-generation, wind turbine installation vessel that can withstand...
GeoSpace Offshore Offers Specialized Cable Products
GeoSpace Offshore, a specialist in the design and manufacture of a wide variety of cable products, has released a free white paper on its product offering. GeoSpace Offshore's cables meet...
Increased Interest in M7's Document Control Competence
M7's knowledge and experience with efficient documentation control has resulted in three new job tasks within the last six months. We are now assisting partners involved in biogas handling and...
Major Contract Win for FoundOcean in Western Australia
FoundOcean, the subsea and offshore grouting specialist for the global energy construction industries, has won the offshore grouting contract for the North Rankin B (NRB) platform...
'Esvagt Christina' in Esbjerg
'Esvagt Christina' was successfully delivered by ASL Shipyard to ESVAGT in Esbjerg, Norway in June 2010. The last in the series of ten C-class ships from ASL Shipyard was also the far...
MCL Confirms OSEA Exhibition
The world’s demand for energy shows no signs of abating although oil prices have recently experienced great volatility. According to a report by the Economic Development Board (EDB) of...
Upcoming Exhibitions for HOS
Hydraulic & Offshore Supplies (HOS) is pleased to be exhibiting our brochures at two prestigious upcoming exhibitions. Marine Tech in South Korea is being held on 20-23 October...
First Mobilarm VHF Locator Beacons Delivered to US Navy
Mobilarm has completed the on-schedule delivery of its V200 VHF Locator Beacons to the US Navy for sea trials and evaluation as part of a sole source contract awarded to the company by the US...
Ohmsett to Exhibit at the Clean Gulf Conference in Tampa
Ohmsett, the national oil spill response research and renewable energy test facility, will be exhibiting at the 20th Annual Clean Gulf 2010 conference and exhibition, from 19-20 October 2010 at...
Bury-Based Roxtec Seals Deal on UK’s Longest-Established LNG Terminal
Bury-based international safety seal firm Roxtec has secured another major deal in the oil and gas sector to supply its cable seals to an upgrade of the UK’s most established liquefied natural...
Mobilarm Lists on ASX
Following a successful initial public offer (IPO), the leading marine safety equipment company Mobilarm announced that it has been admitted to the official list of the Australian...
Petrell Releases Study on Protecting Process Equipment from Fire Exposure
Fire in process plants might occur for several reasons. In the past fire has caused huge damage as well as loss of life, economy and resources. Even in the best-operated process plant...
ESD Simulation Releases Free Brochure on Training Courses
ESD Simulation Training provides open-access training courses throughout the year in a variety of locations worldwide. All dates and venues are pre-set and can be obtained either on our website...
FoundOcean Expands its Operations and Engineering Teams
FoundOcean, the subsea and offshore grouting specialist for the global energy construction industries, is expanding its engineering, operations and offshore grouting teams as a result of...
Tideland Warning Systems for Saipem’s Scarabeo 8
Tideland Signal has supplied Saipem with a comprehensive package of Syncrolan warning systems for its Scarabeo 8 semi-submersible drilling rig destined for deployment in the Goliat field...
Global Gasket Manufacturer Appoints New Managing Director
Philip Kelshaw has been appointed as the managing director of Flexitallic's UK head office in Cleckheaton. The Flexitallic Group is a long established supplier of industrial sealing...
VWS Westgarth Awarded Contract for FPSO in Baleia Azul Field
VWS Westgarth, part of Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by SBM Atlantia for their FPSO to be installed in the Baleia Azul field, Campos...
Semi-Submersible Rig is One of Largest of its Kind
Scarabeo 8 is a semi-submersible drilling rig of the Moss CS 50 MKII type and one of the largest facilities of its kind. The hull was constructed at the Sevmash shipyard near Arkhangel'sk,...
Flexitallic’s Formula 1 Debut
Flexitallic is revving up to enter the world of motor-sport with Thermiculite®, a unique sealing material, which is already a component on a Formula 1 racing car that has performed in F1...
Rotrex Announces Hydraulic Winch Fleet Expansion
The first batch of two new mid-range hydraulic winches was delivered to Rotrex Winches on 24th August 2010. Destined for the hire fleet, the first new Rotex NH17 was immediately prepared, put...
Flexitallic Innovations Improve Asset Reliability and Longevity
Set to revolutionise offshore asset maintenance, Flexitallic has launched the first-ever solution to sealing damaged flanges without the need for replacement or machining – the flange rescue...
Introducing the Institute of Document Control
The Institute of Document Control (IDC) was founded on 1 September 2010 with the long-term intention to create a recognised and respected professional body for document controllers. ...
AFL Opens New Fiber Optic Facility in UK
AFL today announced it is opening a second fiber optic facility to support the European region with customized optical fiber interconnect cables used for communication applications. The...
Emerson Launches Roxar RMS 2010.1 Reservoir Modelling Solution
Emerson Process Management announced the release of Roxar RMS 2010.1, adding powerful seismic visualisation for improved decision-making and quality control within Emerson’s industry...
MCU-Coatings Produces World's Best-Performing MCUs
MCU-Coatings produces world's best-performing single-component moisture-curing urethanes (MCU). Based on 100% pure polyurethane resin, our coatings are not comparable to traditional...
Leading Energy Corporation Chooses North-East Engineering Company to Deliver Three-Year Contract
A major global energy company has appointed Glamal Engineering to supply custom-made pipes, fittings and flanges to two of its UK sites, in a contract worth over £1.5m. Over the course of...
Bjørge Eureka Secures Long-Term Offshore Contract
Bjørge Eureka, a subsidiary of Bjørge ASA, has entered into a long-term offshore contract for the delivery of pump systems. The order value is estimated to be NOK100m divided over...
Escape Safe Completes Safety Sign Refurbishment on North Sea Drilling Rig
Following an initial safety sign survey onboard the drilling rig Borgsten Dolphin, Escape Safe (UK) has successfully supplied and installed new safety signs and pipeline colour coding...
Stopaq Releases Safety Data Sheet for Splash Zone Coating System
Stopaq, a provider of coating systems for the offshore industry, has released a safety data sheet according to 1907/2006/EC, Article 31, on its splash zone and subsea corrosion protection system. ...
Marex Heads to South Korea Following Contract Win
Marex Marine and Safety Services is heading off to South Korea after being awarded a contract by Pacific Drilling to carry out the safety case for the new build drillship currently...
Noha Norway Offers Fire Hose Reels
NOHA NORWAY was founded in 1924 and has grown to become a world-leading manufacturer of fire hose reels and cabinets. NOHA started manufacturing hose reels early in the 1950s and has...
Sotra to Attend UTC 2010
Sotra Anchor & Chain is pleased to exhibit at the Underwater Technology Conference (UTC) in Bergen, Norway on 22-23 September 2010. You can meet us at stand#34. UTC 2010 will be the...
ONS 2010: Viking Moorings Puts New Solutions to the Test
Up to 75 guests got to see, first hand, the latest in mooring-related technology during ONS in Stavanger at the end of last month courtesy of Viking Moorings, a provider of total mooring...
Offshore Safety After the Deepwater Horizon
As there is an increasing level of success in stemming the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico from the Macondo well, and as the politics now begin to dominate the scene, both the politicians...
Capital Safety Creates Next-Generation Harness
Capital Safety has launched the world's next-generation harness: the ExoFit NEX™. Revolutionary technology offers users of the ExoFit NEX full-body harness a level of comfort, function...
KAEFER Signs Maintenance Agreements Worth Over €800m
The KAEFER Group, one of the world's leading providers of complete insulation solutions, has signed two major maintenance agreements. Both contracts involve extensive maintenance works on oil...
MAREX to Exhibit at IADC Drilling HSE Europe Conference and Exhibition
Marex Marine and Safety Services will be exhibiting at the IADC Drilling HSE Europe Conference and Exhibition, taking place on 29-30 September 2010 at Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Center....
Expro Highlights Industry-Leading Technology at Rio Oil & Gas Event
Leading international oilfield service company Expro will be showcasing some of its latest technologies at this year’s Rio Oil & Gas Expo and Conference in Rio de Janeiro on 13–16...
MENCK Exhibits at Husum Wind 2010
MENCK is exhibiting at Husum Wind 2010. Visit us in Hall 1, booth 1B09 to learn more about the latest in offshore pile driving, noise mitigation and big pile...
Tideland Warning Systems for Teekay’s New FPSOs
Tideland Signal has supplied a comprehensive package of Syncrolan light stations and fog signals for Teekay Corporation's two new FPSOs - Falcon Spirit (formally Rita) and Navion Europa. Rita...
MENCK's New MHP 3200E Installed and Running
In less than five months, MENCK delivered a custom-designed power pack fully integrated directly into the CASTORO OTTO’s...
CETCO to Attend Rio Oil & Gas Show
CETCO Oilfield Services, a specialist in the removal of hydrocarbons, solids and toxic materials, is attending the Rio Oil & Gas expo and conference, taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,...
ProAnalysis Offers Argus Oil-in-Water Monitors
ProAnalysis delivers unique technology for oil-in-water (OiW) monitoring. The new Argus® OiW monitors provide accurate and reliable OiW measurements, and are used for water discharge...
SVITZER Orders Two ECO-Tugs
As the industry leader within towage and emergency response, SVITZER continues to look for opportunities to minimise its environmental footprint. SVITZER’s environmental plan focuses on...
HOS Sales Manager Takes Trade Mission to Brazil
Hydraulic & Offshore Supplies' sales manager, Mr Don Fenwick, is looking forward to his upcoming trip to Brazil. This trade mission has been organised in conjuction with local company NOF Energy. ...
HB Rentals Secures Major Norway Contract and Announces Fleet Investment
Offshore accommodation specialist HB Rentals has secured a contract for four modules offshore Norway and announced a significant investment in its fleet. HB Rentals has agreed a long-term...
Ega Master in Offshore Technology Conference OTC (Houston, USA)
Ega Master has taken part at OTC in Houston from 3-6 May. It is the biggest and most prestigious oil and gas exhibition in the world. In this edition there were 2,500 exhibitors and 65,000...
Ega Master Exhibits in Ghana Oil and Gas Exhibition
Ega Master took part at the oil and gas exhibition in Accra (Ghana) from September 29th to October 3rd, 6th and 9th. Although Ghana has barely had until recently any relevant oil and gas...
STX Brevik and Island Offshore Confirm Award of Contracts with PG
Very comprehensive liquid cargo handling systems were secured for PG & Partners at STX Offshore Norway, Brevik Yard - for two Rolls Royce design UT 776 PSVs. These novel vessels follow trend...
Neptune Wins Navy Support for NEPSYS
Neptune Marine Services today announced that it has been contracted by BAE Systems Australia Ltd to provide its patented NEPSYS® dry underwater welding technology to the Royal Australian Navy....
Semco Maritime Brings World-Class Offshore Accommodation Solutions to the Middle East
Semco Maritime's Vietnam office has won the contract to build 16 accommodation modules for the Al Shaheen field in Qatar for Maersk Oil Qatar. Qatar's Al Shaheen field is humming with...
Neptune Secures Additional Contracts on Gorgon
Neptune Marine Services today announced a 14-month extension to its involvement with the Gorgon Project following the award of two new contracts. Collectively valued at approximately $12m, the...
SHI Standardises on Intergraph® SmartMarine® 3D for Offshore Design Projects
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has standardised on the Intergraph® SmartMarine® 3D engineering and design solution for all marine projects, both offshore and shipbuilding. SHI has...
Otto Offshore Place Orders for PG Mud Handling Equipment
PG has received orders for two shipsets mud handling equipment based on our proprietary PG SubMix 80 agitators and corresponding HPU's from PG Hydraulics. Delivery is scheduled for Q2/2011...
Thermtech Offers Free Invitation for KIOGE 2010
Thermtech is the technology company with the vision to set the global standard for the treatment of oily waste; from drill cuttings and slops, refinery sludge and production pits. The goal...
Rolls-Royce to Expand Global Marine Service Network with New Facility in Hamburg, Germany
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, continues the expansion of its global marine services network with the ground-breaking for a new facility in Hamburg, Germany. The global...
GMC Releases Weak Link System for Bails
It is a well-known industry challenge to operate floating drilling rigs safely at all times during completion, well testing and well intervention / work over riser (WOR) operations. ...
Transvac Ejectors for FMC's Marlim Project
Ejector technology specialist Transvac Systems has been awarded a major contract by FMC Technologies for the supply of pressure boosting and flushing jet pumps for Petrobras' Marlim...
Trasfor to Attend Rio Oil & Gas Expo and Conference 2010
A leading oil and gas industry event in Latin America, the Rio Oil & Gas Expo and Conference, takes place at the Riocentro Convention Centre in Rio de Janeiro every two years. Since...
ContiTech Beattie Exhibits at ADIPEC
ContiTech Beattie will again be exhibiting at ADIPEC 2010 to be held in Abu Dhabi on 1-4 November. On our stand we will be displaying a selection of our products and featuring some of...
Expro's Equipment Sales Team Achieves $4m
The equipment sales team at leading international oilfield services company Expro is pleased to announce it has sold a burner boom system to an oil and gas operator for more than $2.4m and...
EWR Awarded ISO 9001 Certification
EWR, an industry leader in portable weather radars, has been awarded ISOL 9001 certification. The company’s current products offer tactical, state-of-the-art weather prediction and...
STATS Offers Caisson Maintenance
Due to their harsh environment, caissons can experience severe external corrosion at the waterline and galvanic corrosion / erosion at the pump string location. This can result in a lack...
VWS MPP Systems to Exhibit at IFAT 2010
VWS MPP Systems is exhibiting at IFAT 2010, taking place at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre on 13-17 September. Meet VWS MPP Systems' experts to learn more about energy-efficient...
Australian Freefall Lifeboat Training Launch Date Announced
The Premier of Western Australia will officially launch the new freefall lifeboat system at the IFAP Offshore and Maritime Training Centre in Western Australia on 15 October. In a...
Torqueflow-Sydex Moves to New Premises
Torqueflow-Sydex is pleased to announce the acquisition of a new industrial and office building in Horton Heath, Eastleigh, Hampshire. As part of our continuing success, we are now able to...
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DLM Expands their Hire Fleet
Dynamic Load Monitoring, the leading supplier of load cells and load monitoring equipment to the subsea, offshore oil and gas market has announced the recent additions to their hire fleet. ...
Norsafe Årsnes Selects WeldEye® on Web Solution from Weldindustry
Norsafe Årsnes develops design and manufacture davits for offshore and shipping markets and equipment for special purposes. In order to secure the quality requirements and follow-up of...
AFL Launches New Mid-Range Cleaver Series
AFL has announced the launch of its new mid-range cleaver series, both providing high-quality cleaving at an economical price. Compact and lightweight, both cleavers are ideal for...
Double D Marine Obtains VCA Management System Certification
Double D Marine is proud to announce that it recently not only became ISO 9001 certified, but also obtained the certificate of VCA management system. Double D is in the possession of a...
The Wendy Schmidt Oil-Cleanup X Challenge
The X-PRIZE Foundation has announced the $1.4m Wendy Schmidt Oil-Cleanup X Challenge. It is designed to attract teams from around the world to develop innovative, rapidly deployable, and...
WME to Upgrade HVAC and Electrical Installation on Stena Germanica
Wilhelmsen Marine Engineering (WME) has been chosen to handle the electrical work and HVAC upgrades on Stena Lines' Germanica. The work will take place at Cityvarvet in Gothenburg from...
KAEFER Opens New Office in Aberdeen
On 23 August 2010 the KAEFER Group, one of the world's leading providers of complete insulation solutions, announced that they have opened a regional office in Aberdeen, UK. The KAEFER...
KONE Delivers Personnel and Cargo Elevators for Usan FPSO
KONE is delivering a personnel elevator and a cargo elevator for a super-large floating, production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO), built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). The FPSO...
C.TAG/ to Incorporate RFID Transponders for Electronic Identification of Subsea Assets
Advanced Insulation Systems' subsea marker system C.TAG/ will be working together with Trac ID Systems, a Norwegian-based specialist of radio-frequency identification (RFID) solutions for the...
C.TAG/ to Incorporate RFID Transponders for Electronic Identification of Subsea Assets
Advanced Insulation Systems' subsea marker system C.TAG/ will be working together with Trac ID Systems, a Norwegian-based specialist of radio-frequency identification (RFID) solutions for the...
Red Rooster Introduces Calibration Service to West Bromwich Depot
As part of their commitment to growth, Red Rooster Industrial UK has announced the introduction of a brand-new 50t capacity calibration machine within their West Midlands centre. ...
Well Processing Present SWIT Pilot Results at ONS 2010 Exhibition
Well Processing is pleased to present the results of the succesful SWIT pilot at ONS 2010 in Stavanger, on 24-27 August 2010. The results have also been presented in a dedicated press...
Dyneema Introduces Newest Fibre
DSM Dyneema's newest fibre, XBO, features characteristics that are changing the game for applications that used to require steel wire rope, offering benefits such as: Seven times lighter...
URACA to Exhibit at IFAT 2010 in Munich
URACA, a leading manufacturer of high-pressure plunger pumps and high-pressure cleaning units in the world, is exhibiting at the International Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Refuse and...
Weldindustry at ONS 2010 in Stavanger
Weldindustry is participating at ONS 2010 in Stavanger, Norway, taking place on 24-27 August. You will find us together with IFS at stand 269, hall B....
Transvac Opens New Research and Development Facility
Ejector solutions provider, Transvac Systems, has officially opened its new R&D facility. Partly funded by the award of a significant regional grant, the state-of-the-art test facility...
ProAnalysis to Attend ONS 2010
ProAnalysis, a supplier of oil-in-water (OiW) monitoring solutions, is exhibiting at ONS 2010. Taking place in Stavanger, Norway, on 24–27 August 2010, ONS is one of the world's leading...
Falck Nutec Operates Offshore Safety Training Centre in Bremerhaven
Starting in 2011, the Danish company Falck Nutec will offer employees working for the wind energy sector (including installing, servicing or resetting constructions of offshore plants)...
Litre Meter Supplies First Exd Helical Screw Flow Meter to Wood Group SPS
Custom flowmeter manufacturer and distributor Litre Meter has supplied the first KRAL volumeter helical screw flow meter to be combined with an Exd enclosure to Wood Group Surface Pumping...
Tideland's Lantern Delivers Maximum Light for Lowest Possible Power Consumption
Tideland's ML-300 lantern is designed to deliver maximum beamed light for the lowest possible power consumption. Tideland’s ML-300 lantern features a one-piece acrylic Fresnel lens designed...
CoorsTek Enters Agreement to Acquire Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics
CoorsTek, the leading global manufacturer of technical ceramic and specialty material components, has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to purchase the Advanced Ceramics business...
DSL Provides Worldwide Offshore Construction Services
DSL is a privately owned oil and gas industry construction company that provides a range of products and services worldwide. These include, but are not limited to, offshore construction...
Over 100 VFF Flowmeters Supplied to African Oil Platform to Reduce Production Costs
Custom flowmeter manufacturer Litre Meter has supplied over 100 VFF positive displacement flowmeters for integrated flow solutions (IFS) in a deal worth almost US$350,000. The meters...
Litre Meter Starts Significant South East Asian Project
Custom flowmeter manufacturer Litre Meter has embarked on its first major oil production-related project in South East Asia. The Buckingham-based company is supplying 44 positive...
Litre Meter Supplies GOST-Certified VFF Flowmeters to Russia
Custom flowmeter manufacturer Litre Meter has supplied a new GOST-certified VFF positive displacement flowmeter for installation on the Orlan Platform, on Sakhalin Island in Russia. ...
INMACO to Attend ONS 2010 in Norway
INMACO, a provider of safety and loss prevention engineering services and process systems, is attending the world-leading offshore event ONS. Taking place in Stavanger, Norway, on 24–27...
Tideland Upgrades Warning Systems for Seaway Heavy Lifting
Tideland Signal and its agents PC Jansen have upgraded a package of aids to navigation that will be used by Seaway Heavy Lifting’s HLV Stanislav Yudin to install a new platform for GDF SUEZ...
Fugro OCEANOR Releases Free Newsletter
The latest issue of Fugro OCEANOR's newsletter includes new developments in the industry, the new Seawatch Midi 185 buoy, weather frontiers, data tools, new projects, the Optima® system,...
Houlder Shows Windfarm Developers How to Earn an Extra Quarter of a Million Pounds per Turbine
Houlder and BMT Nigel Gee have combined forces to develop an offshore wind Turbine Access System (TAS). The system uniquely matches personnel transfer to a support vessel's sea keeping capability...
Vietnamese Joint Venture to Use FusionEnterprise for Field Development Project
The Thang Long Joint Operation Company, a joint venture between Petro Vietnam and the Canadian oil and gas company Talisman Energy, will use FusionEnterprise on their new large-scale oil and...
Scan Tech Moves into New Facilities
On 10 May Scan Tech's three Stavanger-based office and workshop facilities moved into a brand new, top modern building. Here, we have merged our qualifications and experience under one...
Ferguson Modular to Exhibit at ONS
Ferguson Modular, a trusted supplier of offshore accommodation modules, will be exhibiting at ONS 2010, one of the world's leading energy industry expositions. Taking place in...
ZOOK® Appoints Elmac Technologies® as Distributor for UK and Ireland
ZOOK, a world leader in the manufacture of metal and graphite rupture disks and related overpressure protection products, has appointed Elmac Technologies as its distributor for the UK and...
Project South Arne Phase 3 Development
South Arne Phase 3 Development is a project initiated by HESS Denmark and partners in order to utilise more oil and gas from their present license. The project consists of several...
EPE Provides Reliable and Cost-Effective Anodes
EPE is a pioneer in the field of cathodic protection of marine, offshore and onshore industry, and one of the most reputable international anode manufacturers, operating in one of the...
Sormec Unveils New Company Website
Sormec, a provider of lifting appliances specifically for the production of shipboard and offshore cranes, has unveiled a new company website. Sormec is exhibiting at the SMM...
SWIT Pilot - One Year of Successful Operation
At the end of July, Well Processing's full-scale subsea water treatment pilot plant has passed one year of operation on the seabed. The SWIT full-scale pilot plant is the world's first in...
Roxtec UK Signs Major Deal for Kazakhstan Offshore Oilfield Project
Bury-based safety seal firm Roxtec has won a significant contract to supply equipment to a project at one of the world's largest oilfields. Roxtec was contracted by oil giant Agip KCO,...
IDESS Maritime Offers New Training Courses
IDESS Maritime is currently offering these new courses: Passage planning techniques (under navigation) Ship-to-ship maneuvering (open water) (under navigation) Working at heights...
Visit MAN B&W Diesel Group at ONS
MAN B&W Diesel Group is exhibiting at ONS 2010, one of the world's leading energy industry expositions. The ONS exhibition is taking place in Stavanger, Norway, on 24–27 August 2010, and...
Uson Marine Group to Exhibit at ONS 2010
Tighter environmental regulations, additional class notations and environmental standards such as ISO 14001 are central to the environmental challenges we are facing today. Uson Marine is...
Siemens Water Technologies to Exhibit at ONS 2010
Siemens Water Technologies is exhibiting at ONS 2010, one of the world's leading energy industry expositions. The ONS exhibition is taking place in Stavanger, Norway, on 24–27 August 2010,...
Visit CTC Marine at ONS Exhibition in Stavanger
CTC Marine will be showcasing its subsea technology and services at the forthcoming ONS 2010 Exhibition and Conference, which will take place in Stavanger from 24-27 August 2010. CTC...
Trasfor to Exhibit at ONS 2010 in Stavanger
On 24-27 August 2010 we welcome you to join 42,000 visitors from close to 100 countries and over 1,200 international exhibitors. ONS 2010 will continue the successful journey that started with...
M7 to Attend ONS 2010
M7 is pleased to announce it will be attending the Offshore Northern Sea (ONS) exhibition in Stavanger, Norway, on 24-27 August 2010. Visitors can find us in hall M, stand M-1117. We will...
Visit Beerenberg at ONS in Stavanger
Beerenberg is participating at the ONS conference in Stavanger, Norway, this year. Along with the main stand within the exhibition area, Beerenberg has an additional location nearby. Our...
Steffca Awarded Local Commercial Prize
At the general meeting of Østfyns Business Council on 25 March, Steffca was awarded the commercial prize of 2010. One of the reasons for this award was that despite the financial crisis Steffca...
Det-Tronics' GT3000 Toxic Gas Detector Family Receives ATEX Approval
Detector Electronics Corporation's (Det-Tronics) GT3000 toxic gas detectors have received ATEX hazardous location and performance certification. In addition, GT3000 toxic gas detectors are FM,...
Prosper Distribution Changes Company Name to Beck Prosper
We are pleased to announce that due to the takeover by Beck Industries in March 2010, Prosper Distribution is changing its name to Beck Prosper. We feel this name change better reflects...
Brastec Maintains ISO 9001:2008 Standard
One year after the conquest of the ISO 9001:2008 certification, Brastec received the audit of Vanzolini on 12-13 April 2010, which was the first maintenance of the quality management regarding...
Hummel Releases EXIOS Cable Gland Brochure
Hummel has released a white paper on its new cable gland, EXIOS, which is designed for use in hazardous areas. The cable gland is equipped with some new and innovative features, including...
Capital Safety Launches New R500 Descender
DBI-SALA, a Capital Safety trademark, has launched its brand-new R500 descender to complement its range of Rollgliss® descenders and evacuators. The main advantage of this rope descender...
H7 Frame for Statoil Entering the Completion Phase
Malm Orstad has a close relationship with Randaberg Industries. In March 2010, Randaberg Industries signed a contract with Statoil on the fabrication, assembly and testing of H7-frame with...
Visit Trelleborg Offshore Norway at ONS 2010
Trelleborg Offshore Norway is exhibiting at ONS 2010, one of the world's leading energy industry expositions. Taking place in Stavanger, Norway, on 24–27 August 2010, the ONS exhibition...
Accoat to Exhibit at ONS 2010
Accoat is, for the third time, exhibiting at a joint stand with DuPont and WeST Group at Offshore Northern Sea (ONS), one of the world's leading energy industry expositions. Taking place...
Visit Vahterus at ONS 2010 in Norway
Vahterus Oy, a provider of plate and shell heat exchanger (PSHE) technology, is exhibiting at ONS 2010, one of the world's leading energy industry expositions. Taking place in...
Norisol Norge to Exhibit at ONS 2010 in Norway
Norisol Norge, a provider of passive fire protection insulation and surface treatment, as well as scaffolding services and fitting-out, is exhibiting at Offshore Northern Sea (ONS), one of...
Converteam to Exhibit at Norway's ONS 2010
Converteam, an expert in the design, supply, commissioning and lifecycle support of electric propulsion, vessel control, DP and drilling system solutions across a wide variety of vessels...
Parker Polyflex to Exhibit Subsea Hoses at ONS 2010
Parker Polyflex, a specialist manufacturer of an extensive range of hoses, will be exhibiting at ONS 2010, taking place in Stavanger, Norway, on 24-27 August. ONS is one of the...
Visit Advanced Sensors at ONS 2010
Advanced Sensors, a leading provider of maintenance-free oil in water monitors, is exhibiting at ONS 2010, one of the world's leading energy industry expositions. The ONS exhibition is...
SkoFlo to Exhibit at ONS 2010 in Norway
SkoFlo Industries is exhibiting at ONS 2010, one of the world's leading energy industry expositions. Taking place in Stavanger, Norway, on 24–27 August 2010, the ONS exhibition will...
ACE Winches Present at ONS 2010
ACE Winches is exhibiting at ONS 2010, one of the world's leading energy industry expositions. The ONS exhibition is taking place in Stavanger, Norway, on 24–27 August 2010, and will...
Record Week for Sub-Atlantic as Sales Top £2.5m
Sub-Atlantic has netted orders for six electric remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems with five different international customers during an unprecedented week of sales activity. The orders...
Converteam to Supply DP Control System for Uncle John Vessel
Houston-based offshore contracting company Cal Dive International has awarded Converteam a major contract to provide a state-of-the-art dynamic position (DP) control system for the...
Advanced Sensors to Present Analyser Systems at ONS 2010
Advanced Sensors is exhibiting at ONS 2010, one of the world's leading energy industry expositions. The ONS exhibition is taking place in Stavanger, Norway, on 24–27 August 2010, and will...
Norisol Norge at ONS 2010 in Norway
Norisol Norge is exhibiting at Offshore Northern Sea (ONS), one of the world's leading energy industry expositions. Taking place in Stavanger, Norway, on 24–27 August 2010, the ONS...
GMC Produkt to Exhibit at ONS 2010 in Norway
GMC Produkt, a manufacturer of cranes, winches and lifting equipment, is exhibiting at ONS 2010, one of the world's leading energy industry expositions. Taking place in Stavanger, Norway,...
FORCE Technology to Exhibit at Norway's ONS 2010 Expo
FORCE Technology Norway is exhibiting at Offshore Northern Sea (ONS), one of the world's leading energy industry expositions. Taking place in Stavanger, Norway, on 24–27 August 2010, the...
RA Materials to Exhibit at ONS 2010
RA Materials, a supplier of super duplex stainless steel pipe work systems, components and castings, will be exhibiting at ONS 2010, one of the world's leading energy industry...
Visit Marine Aluminium at Norway's ONS 2010
Marine Aluminium is exhibiting at ONS 2010, one of the world's leading energy industry expositions. Taking place in Stavanger, Norway, on 24–27 August 2010, the ONS exhibition will...
Wagenborg Foxdrill to Exhibit at ONS 2010
Wagenborg Foxdrill, a specialist in the field of offshore logistics, is exhibiting at ONS 2010, one of the world's leading energy industry expositions. Taking place in Stavanger, Norway,...
Cofely Oil & Gas to Exhibit at ONS 2010 under Fabricom Name
Under the Fabricom name, Cofely Oil & Gas will be exhibiting at ONS 2010, one of the world's leading energy industry expositions. Taking place in Stavanger, Norway, on 24–27 August 2010,...
Visit Bergen Group Dreggen at ONS 2010
Bergen Group Dreggen, a leading manufacturer and supplier of cranes for ship and offshore applications, is exhibiting at ONS 2010, one of the world's leading energy industry expositions. ...
Launch of Dyneema® XBO Fibre at OTC 2010 Takes Synthetic Ropes to a New Level
DSM Dyneema, the producer of Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fibre™ for extremely demanding industrial applications, unveiled its latest development, Dyneema® XBO, at the...
Neptune Appoints Senior Oil and Gas Executives to Drive Growth
Neptune Marine Services today announced that it has significantly strengthened its senior management team in Australia and internationally via the appointment of four leading oil and gas...
Offshore Construction Services Provides 24/7 Support
Past years have seen many changes for service providers in the oil and gas industry. Technology and equipment are constantly being developed and upgraded; methods employed to carry out tasks...
Neptune Launches Single Global Brand
Neptune Marine Services today announced a significant milestone in the maturation of the company with the rebranding of its global operations under the single 'Neptune' brand. Encompassing...
Siemens to Provide Demineralisation and Condensate Polishing Equipment for Power Plant in Saudi Arabia
Hanwha Engineering & Construction (HENC) in Korea has selected Siemens to provide demineralisation equipment and condensate polishing systems for the new Marafiq Yanbu power plant in Yanbu,...
Expro Creates a Sonar Metering Centre of Excellence in Aberdeen
Leading international oilfield service company Expro has created a Centre of Excellence in Aberdeen, providing specialist training to employees on its innovative sonar metering systems. ...
EWR's E700XD Deployed in Africa to Support Oil Platform Flight Operations
EWR's E700XD has been deployed in Africa to support oil platform flight operations. EWR is an industry leader in portable weather radars. The company’s current products offer...
EWR Delivers E700XD Portable Radars to US Marine Corps METMF System
EWR, an industry leader in portable weather radars, has delivered E700XD portable radars to US Marine Corps' METMF system. The company’s current products offer tactical,...
CiTECH Authorised to Use the 'U' Symbol of the ASME
CiTECH Energy Recovery Systems UK has recently become authorised to use the 'U' symbol of the American society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The symbol can be used under the following...
Veolia Water Awarded Contract for Petrobras P63 Project
Veolia Water, through its subsidiary Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies (VWS), has won a contract for the water treatment package of the Petrobras Papa Terra P63 project (offshore...
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Proserv Offers Abandonment Services
Proserv Offshore, a leading provider of abandonment services to the offshore industry, has released a free white paper on its capabilities. With over 20 years' experience in conducting...
FoundOcean Completes Offshore Projects
FoundOcean, the subsea and offshore cementing specialist for the global energy construction industries, has successfully completed five FMD projects, and foundation pile grouting for Petrobel...
Oliver Twinsafe Celebrates 25 Years as Double Block and Bleed Valve Specialist
Oliver Twinsafe has seen significant growth in demand for its cartridge-style, standard-length double block and bleed valve. This year sees the Cheshire-based company celebrating its...
Protect Your Oil Rig with Ramnäs Bruk Offshore Anchor Chains
Ramnäs Bruk, a leading manufacturer of anchor chains for the offshore industry, has released a white paper on its Swedish offshore anchor chain, which is able to withstand the immense power...
ProMinent Supplies Skids and Metering Pumps for Oil Production in Kuwait
In northern Kuwait, metering stations are helping to keep the oil flowing safely and reliably. Kuwait is a rich country – so rich, in fact, that at the start of the year the parliament appealed...
Minister President Böhmer Visits Voith in Gommern
As part of his summer program, the Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Böhmer, visited Voith Turbo Aufladungssysteme in Gommern on Thursday 15 July. During a tour of...
Malm Orstad to Install New Welding Machine
Malm Orstad is currently working with the installation of its new Polysoude Tig welding machine. The machine is well-suited to overlay welding and joining together pipes and bolts. The...
Offspring International Appointed International Agent for Bassi Offshore Hoses
Leading single-point mooring equipment supplier Offspring International Ltd (OIL) has been appointed an international agent for Bassi Offshore, a supplier of floating and submarine hoses....
Malm Orstad Presents New Website
Malm Orstad is proud to finally be able to present our new website! Our old website was outdated and did not give a correct presentation of Malm Orstad and our products; an update was...
Malm Orstad Receives Order for ROV and WROV Hatches for COSL Pioneer
Malm Orstad has received an order for the design and manufacturing of ROV and WROV hatches for the COSL Pioneer. The COSL Pioneer is being built in China, and will sail for Norway in the end...
ENWA to Exhibit at ONS 2010 in Norway
ENWA, a leading manufacturer of water treatment equipment for the maritime oil and gas industry, will be at ONS 2010, taking place in Stavanger, Norway, on 24-27 August. ONS is one of...
Latest Rolls-Royce UT Design to Use LNG Fuel
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has announced that Island Offshore will further expand its fleet of Rolls-Royce UT776 platform supply vessels (PSV) with more of the same type,...
DSL to Exhibit at ADIPEC 2010
Derrick Services (DSL) will be exhibiting at Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC 2010) from 1-4 November 2010. With a new set-up in Abu Dhabi, DSL is keen...
FoundOcean Announces Three-Way Strategic Alliance in Australia
FoundOcean, the world leader in structural and pipeline grouting services for the subsea industries, has agreed a three-way strategic alliance with Tamboritha, the Australian specialists...
Small Diameter Intervention and Isolation System
STATS BI-STOP™ small bore intervention and isolation service provides a unique process that has been developed to address problems with small bore pipework that have absent or...
TODO Releases White Paper on Latest Hose Unit
TODO® is proud to present our latest hose unit for the safe transfer of aggressive chemicals and gases. The unit offers advanced design and performance features that were not...
KONE to Design and Produce Elevators for the First FNPP in Russia
In March this year KONE received an order for the design, engineering and production of the two service elevators for the world's first floating nuclear power plant (FNPP), currently...
Long-Term Stability, High-Accuracy Pressure Transmitter
Fuji Electric offers the FCX-AII Series Ver.5 pressure transmitter, which has a range of benefits, including long-term high accuracy, ease of use, application flexibility and asset...
KAEFER Acquires Chilean SOUYET
KAEFER has acquired a majority share in the Chilean company SOUYET. With annual sales of approximately €10 million and a workforce of 200 employees, SOUYET is the biggest insulation company...
FoundOcean Participates in the Ormonde Offshore Windfarm Installation Project
FoundOcean, the subsea and offshore grouting specialist for the global energy construction industry, is mobilising to the Ormonde Offshore Windfarm today to commence grouting operations for...
Emerson Launches Roxar Tempest™ 6.6 Reservoir Simulation Suite
Emerson Process Management has launched Roxar Tempest™ 6.6, a modern integrated solution for full field reservoir simulation. The announcement was made at the 72nd EAGE Conference...
CTC Marine Projects Commences Cable Loadout for the Wave Hub Project
CTC Marine Projects has now commenced the loadout of the 25km armoured power cable and its hub as part of the Wave Hub project, which will go offshore at the beginning of August. The Wave...
Steel Cable Carriers - The Best Choice for Offshore Applications
Many satisfied KABELSCHLEPP Metool customers know from everyday experience that STEEL chains are by no means 'out dated'. For almost 60 years, these extremely durable and robust 'classics'...
AFL Launches New RFoG WDM Module
AFL is introducing its newest WDM module supporting the latest platforms in PON technology. The RFoG WDM Module supports wavelength management requirements of 1310, 1490, 1550, 1590 /...
Tideland Warning System for Safe Scandinavia
Tideland Signal has supplied Prosafe SE with a comprehensive package of Syncrolan warning systems for its Safe Scandinavia offshore accommodation and support vessel deployed at the Snorre...
Safe Scandinavia Rig
Designed and built by Aker in 1984, Safe Scandinavia has a 12-point chain mooring system which allows it to remain on station in the harshest environments. The 583-bed rig is currently...
Frictape Releases White Paper on Helideck Landing Nets
Frictape, a leading provider of helideck landing nets for the offshore industry, has released a white paper on offshore-technology.com. DNV-certified helideck landing nets provide...
Sub-Atlantic Asia Pacific Secures ROV Contract with Seatrax Singapore
Singapore diving contractor Seatrax Singapore has contracted with subsea specialist Sub-Atlantic Asia Pacific to further strengthen its subsea services capability with their first electric...
TC Fluid Control Invests in New Premises
Due to the expansion of our manufacturing and increased demand for UK-made products on short leadtimes, TC Fluid Control has invested in a new modern facility. Our workshop now...
VWS MPP Systems Releases White Paper on MPPE System
MPP Systems is a business activity specialised in developing, marketing, manufacturing and servicing water purification systems based on macro porous polymers (MPP). The macro porous...
Thermtech Sets the Global Standard for the Treatment of Oily Waste
Thermtech is a technology company with the vision to set the global standard for the treatment of oily waste; from drill cuttings, refinery sludge and production pits. This goal has...
Ace Winches Presented with Queen's Award at Special Celebration
ACE Winches, a leader in the design, manufacture and hire of hydraulic winches, marine deck machinery and provision associated personnel for the offshore oil and gas, marine and renewable...
IDAC to Hold Simulation Open Day
IDAC is opening its doors to the engineering community free of charge. This is an opportunity for you meet our computer aided engineering (CAE) simulation experts and ask questions about...
Fine Tubes Wins Finalist Award in Leading Business Awards
Fine Tubes in Plymouth, the UK’s leading manufacturer of stainless steel, nickel and titanium tubing in seamless and welded, has made it into the final of the West Country's most...
Reflex Marine Celebrates 10th Anniversary of FROG Crew Transfer Device
Reflex Marine, a recognised expert in marine personnel transfer, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its groundbreaking FROG crew transfer device, which has revolutionised marine...
Rolls-Royce Wins New Offshore Orders Worth £80m
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won orders to design and equip five offshore and special purpose vessels plus options worth in total around £80m in the last few...
M3 Marine Plays Integral Role in Evolution of Compact Semi-Submersible Vessel
One of Asia's largest independent offshore ship broking and marine consultancy firms, M3 Marine, has been instrumental in the conceptualisation and development of a new vessel type – the...
Hummel Presents the New EXIOS Cable Glands for Hazardous Areas
A special highlight in the year 2010 is the new cable gland EXIOS from Hummel. These cable glands for armoured resp. reinforced cable are designed for use in so-called hazardous areas and...
Douce-Hydro Now Online on Offshore Technology Website
Douce-Hydro, a company that designs and manages hydraulic systems solutions, is proud to announce that its profile is now online on the Offshore-Technology.com website. Douce-Hydro has...
Expro Announces Contract Win Successes
Leading international oilfield service company Expro has announced contract wins worth £250 million across its operations worldwide. Expro, who provides well flow management solutions to...
Brastec Technologies and Express Engineering Join Forces
One of the Brazil's fastest growing engineering and fabrication companies, Brastec Technologies, has announced a joint venture with a UK-based partner. The deal with Express Engineering...
Capital Safety Launches its New Ultra-Lok™ RSQ Self-Retracting Lifeline with Rescue
DBI-SALA, a Capital Safety brand, has developed a first-of-its-kind self-retracting lifeline (SRL): the Ultra-Lok™ RSQ SRL with Rescue. The Ultra-Lok RSQ offers dual-mode operation...
DONG Energy Awards Windfarm Solution Contract to Proserv Offshore
Proserv Offshore, a leading global provider of subsea maintenance, abandonment and decommissioning and services to the offshore energy industry, has recently been awarded a substantial...
KONE Designs and Manufactures a Personnel Elevator for Pazflor FPSO
KONE is currently designing and manufacturing a personnel elevator for the world's first FPSO that will use a subsea separation system. One of the largest ever built, Pazflor FPSO will have...
Parker's Black Eagle Range of Well Intervention Hoses
Parker, a specialist manufacturer of an extensive range of hoses, has released a white paper on its BLACK EAGLE range of multispiral wire-reinforced hoses specifically designed for the oil and...
ATS Answers Call for Critical Welding Services
Acute Technological Services (ATS) is an industry leader in the engineering, design, qualification and fabrication of complex deepwater production systems. Serving as a valuable resource to the...
Malm Orstad Receives Order for Pressure Vessels from Siemens
Malm Orstad has received an order from Siemens for the development, certification and fabrication of 18 off-pressure vessels. Siemens will use the pressure vessels to pressure test and...
IMECA Releases New Brochure on Tailor-Made Offshore Services
IMECA has released a new brochure, which details its most up-to-date offering of tailor-made services for the offshore industry. IMECA provides a large range of offshore lifting equipment...
CiTECH Approved by LRQA for ISO 9008:2008 Renewal
CiTECH Energy Recovery Systems UK has been approved by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) for renewal of the following quality management system standards: ISO 9001:2008 to 30 June...
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Tideland Buoys Mark Angola's New LNG Terminal
Tideland's SB-2200 and SB-138 polyethylene buoys, complete with MLED-140 marine lanterns fitted with the high-performance MaxiHALO-60 LED Flasher, along with mooring equipment, have been...
W. Maass - Norsok Approval for Duplex Stainless Steel Forgings
W. Maass (UK), a manufacturer and stockholder of stainless steel, duplex and super alloy pipe flanges, has gained Norsok Approval M650 Rev 3 for the manufacture of duplex stainless steel...
W. Maass - Norsok Approval for Duplex Stainless Steel Forgings
W. Maass (UK), a manufacturer and stockholder of stainless steel, duplex and super alloy pipe flanges, has gained Norsok Approval M650 Rev 3 for the manufacture of duplex stainless steel...
Parker Offers Aramid-Reinforced Hoses for Umbilicals
Parker, a specialist manufacturer of an extensive range of hoses, is now offering aramid-reinforced hoses for umbilicals (2022N). For oil and gas hoses, aramid reinforcement allows...
Mator Gets Process Lead in Topside FEED Study
Mator has recently been engaged as a process lead and process partner in a topside front-end engineering and design (FEED) study. The scope of work includes: Establishing a...
Asian Offshore Services Awarded Chevron E-House Project
Asian Offshore Services (AOS) has recently been awarded the design and build of another 'fast-track' E-house project by Chevron Thailand as part of their Gulf of Thailand Platong CPP...
CHEMJEC Hoses Now Available in Golden Colour
The CHEMJEC hose, which has been designed for oilfield and offshore high-pressure chemical injections and gas applications, is now available in a new and improved golden colour. With a...
Twin Filters Adds Dynamic Centrifugal Coalescer to Range
Twin Filter has extended its product range with the dynamic centrifugal coalescer, which improves the performance of produced water separation systems. The size of oil droplets is very...
EPE Provides Specialised Cathodic Protection for Land Structures
Since its foundation, Environmental Protection Engineering (EPE) has developed cathodic protection activities and materialised numerous projects. EPE is considered to be one of the main...
TEUFELBERGER Sets Out Discard Criteria for Steel-Wire Ropes
TEUFELBERGER is the specialist when it comes to manufacturing high-performance steel-wire ropes for cranes, ropeways, and forestry applications. In connection with the use of our products,...
Halcyon Offshore Extends its Service Offering Through S$30 Million Acquisition
Halcyon Offshore, a Singapore-headquartered integrated engineering and construction services provider for the offshore oil and gas industry, has announced that it has signed a sales and...
Oliver Valves Selected for £2 Million-Plus Angola Oil Project
Oliver Valves, one of the world's leading manufacturers of high-performance valves, has been selected to supply subsea and topside valves for the Kizomba Satellites project on Block 15,...
IDAC Achieves ISO 9001:2008 Certification
The quality management system (QMS) at IDAC has become increasingly important as the company and its customer base has continued to expand. As IDAC has grown, the company has realised that...
Michael Oliver Wins Manufacturing Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Michael Oliver, chairman of Knutsford-based manufacturer Oliver Valves, has been named Manufacturing Entrepreneur at the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards (North and...
Strategic Marine To Build 48.5m Landing Craft for Bhagwan Marine
Ship builder Strategic Marine has signed a contract with a local West Australian marine operations company, Bhagwan Marine, to build a 48.5m landing craft for use in the Australian offshore...
ONS Stavanger - Kronios Provides Safe Drinking Water
Drinking water is the number one requirement of the human race. However, due to stagnation and insufficient temperature control within pipe systems, the quality of water is being tarnished....
Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Awarded Contract Offshore Brazil
A joint venture of the sister companies VWS Westgarth and VWS Brazil of Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies has been awarded a contract by MODEC for a project development offshore Brazil....
Foxdrill Completes Conductor Installation for Schoonebeek Redevelopment Project
Wagenborg Foxdrill has completed the installation of 73 conductors for NAM successfully and incident free. The conductors were installed on 18 individual locations in the Schoonebeek...
ContiTech Beattie Wins Queen's Award for Outstanding Performance
ContiTech Beattie has been honoured with the prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category for its outstanding export business performance. The...
GLYNWED / Friatec to Exhibit at the ONS Exhibition
Glynwed Scandinavia is a part of the Aliaxis conglomerate along with Friatec, which is one of the most well-known and leading manufacturers of high-performance technical ceramic components for...
KONE Design Signalisation Series Wins Prestigious GOOD DESIGN Award
1 February 2010 - KONE has been awarded a 2009 GOOD DESIGN award for its sleek KONE Design signalisation series. The company is still the only elevator and escalator company to have ever received...
HOS to Attend ONS 2010
HOS are proud to be exhibiting at the ONS 2010 exhibition in Stavanger, Norway from 24 to 27 August 2010. ONS has become one of the key events bringing major industry movers and...
West Special Fasteners Quality Management System Approved by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance
West Special Fasteners quality management system has been approved by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) on the 1st June 2010. "We have followed a good management system since...
Ace Winches Officially Opens Norway Base
ACE Winches, a leader in the design, manufacture and hire of hydraulic winches, marine deck machinery and provision associated personnel for the offshore oil and gas, marine and renewable...
Scanmudring Receives ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 Certificates
Scanmudring's quality and HSE policy objectives to attain occupational health, safety and environmental management systems have now been met. Certificates for OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001 by have...
Roxtec Signs Deal to Supply its Cable Seal Products to the Wind Farm Industry
Safety seal firm Roxtec has signed another major deal to supply its products to the wind farm industry. Swedish-owned Roxtec manufactures seals to protect electrical cables and pipes from...
Tideland Supplies Automatic Identification System for West Bukha Platform
Tideland Signal has supplied an automatic identification system, the Tideland AIS AtoN, for RAK Petroleum's West Bukha platform, which is located at a busy international crossroads in the...
D600i Class D Amplifier for GAI-Tronics PA/GA Systems
GAI-Tronics now offers the option of using the class D amplifier in its Elemecplus, NOVA and ADVANCE PA/GA systems. At the heart of all GAI-Tronic public address systems is the D600i class...
GAI-Tronics Announces the Release of the World's First IEC and ATEX Zone 1 Certified VoIP Telephone
GAI-Tronics is pleased to announce the release of the world's first IEC and ATEX Zone 1 certified VoIP 'telephone'. The Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Auteldac 4 (A4) combines the...
M-I SWACO Calls for Two Manufacturing TCC Licences
ExxonMobil have been awarded M-I SWACO to supply offshore thermal desorption equipment for the new build deepwater champion drill ship. The contract is for two offshore TCC Hammermill...
Ultrasonic Moscow Gold for Norbar
The USM-3 ultrasonic bolt meter, manufactured by Norbar Torque Tools, has won a gold medal* at the recent MetrolExpo show in Moscow. This is a leading event for metrology, the science...
Halcyon Offshore Broadens Service Offering Through Acquisition
Halcyon Offshore, a Singapore-headquartered integrated engineering and construction services provider for the offshore oil and gas industry, has announced that it has acquired the entire issued...
Fornovo Gas Adds New DA300 Compressor to its Product Range
Fornovo Gas offers a range of compressed natural gas technology, transportation and distribution services. Fornovo Gas's newly released, free-to-download white paper outlines the features...
K2 Offers Thermo-Graphic Survey Services
Thermal imaging is a technology that has been available in the industry for some time. It is a very useful way of detecting faults that are not visible to the naked eye, by way of heat...
Sword CTSpace Releases New White Paper
Sword CTSpace is a specialist supplier of document management, business process automation and project collaboration solutions, with particular expertise in the offshore industry. Over 60...
Yokogawa Releases Plant Resource Manager R3.05
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces the release of the R3.05 upgrade to Plant Resource Manager (PRM®), an integrated device management software package that can be used to...
HSE Confirms Norbar Multiplier's Good Vibrations
Recent tests carried out by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) have demonstrated that vibration exposure for operators using pneumatic torque multipliers to tighten 100 commercial...
ms Neumann Elektronik Releases New White Paper
Many customers have MDK exchanges as bonded systems and would like to extend their exchange. An inexpensive and innovative solution is an extension with the DS-6 intercom system and the...
HOS to Exhibit at Posidonia 2010
HOS is proud to be exhibiting at the Posidonia 2010 trade fair in Greece, which will be held at the Hellenikon Exhibition Centre from 7 to 11 June. Posidonia is a prestigious and...
Roxtec Extends its Compact Cable Seal Range with a New Lightweight Seal for Power Cables
Cable seal provider Roxtec has just launched the Roxtec ComSeal™ 30/6 – a lightweight seal for power cables going into converters, generators and cabinets. It is designed for up to six...
Thermtech Welcomes SAR as New TCC Customer
The Norwegian waste management company SAR has entered into a purchase agreement for a mobile TCC unit to treat oily drilling waste on several locations along the Norwegian coast. Following...
integrum Launches Cloud-Based QHSE and Risk System for Any Sized Company in the O&G Industry
The world-class integrum QHSE and risk management system has come to the cloud. integrum has announced its new global service for all-sized companies involved in the O&G services...
New Concept of Automatic Positive Material Identification within the Raccortubi Group
Stainless Steel World recently caught up with Luca Pentericci, managing director of Raccortubi, who was keen to pass on to us some recent news about investments, which have been taking place...
FoundOcean Completes Wind Farm Substation Pile Grouting and Oil Platform Jacket Repairs
FoundOcean, the subsea and offshore cementing specialist for the global energy construction industries, has successfully completed the Leman jacket repair of Shell Leman AD1 platform,...
Opus Successfully Completes Specialist Sloshing Analysis
Produced water treatment, oil and gas separation and aquatic toxicology specialist, Opus, has successfully concluded a specialised sloshing analysis project, which posed a number of...
ContiTech Beattie Exhibits at ONS
ContiTech Beattie will be exhibiting at Offshore Northern Seas 2010 to be held in Stavanger on 24 – 27 August. On our stand we will be displaying some of our products and featuring some of...
Geveke Pumps in the Media
In the May issue of the journal PompNL, extensive attention was paid to the new pump flow technologies wright. With Revolution™ a hybrid rotary lobe pump as well as rotary lobe pump...
BI Norwegian School of Management to Hold Executive Master and MBA Information Meeting
BI Norwegian School of Management (BI) offers three Executive MBA programmes and an Executive Master in Energy Management programme, all with a global focus and in partnership with...
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TDW's SmartTrack™ System on Track
TDW Offshore Services has announced that the final component of its SmartTrack remote tracking and pressure-monitoring system has been awarded ATEX certification for use in zone 1...
US DoI Releases Interim Safety Report Following Deepwater Horizon Disaster
US Department of the Interior has released interim safety measures report following the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. On 30 April 2010, the President directed the...
Omnisens Announces System Integrator Agreement with IEC in Brazil
Omnisens, the Swiss designer, manufacturer and supplier of fibre optic sensing systems for the oil and gas and energy industry, is pleased to announce its new partnership with IEC, Brazil,...
Omnisens to Attend Pipe Tech World Summit 2010
Omnisens is pleased to announce that it will exhibit at Madrid Pipe Tech World Summit, together with its partner Brugg Cables. Protecting critical business assets in areas of high consequence...
EPA Requires BP to Use Sequoia's LISST Instruments for Oil Monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico
In connection with the monitoring efforts after the Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf of Mexico, EPA has issued BP a Dispersant Monitoring and Assessment Directive for Subsurface...
Weldindustry Added to the Achillles Database
Weldindustry has now been registered as a qualified provider in the Achilles database. Achilles identifies, qualifies, evaluates, and monitors supplier information on behalf of...
Visit from French Foreign Trade Minister Puts Spotlight on VWS Oil & Gas
VWS Oil & Gas, a division of Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, was visited by the French Foreign Trade Minister at the recent Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas. Mme...
Escape Safe Releases New, Free-to-Download White Paper
Escape Safe (UK) has just released a new whitepaper, which outlines its capabilities in the provision of photo-luminescent safety signs, low-level escape systems, marker tapes and offshore...
Neptune Oceanographics' Long-Range Subsea Leak Detector Detects Leaks at Distances of 10m or More
Neptune Oceanographics is a specialist in the provision of subsea leak detection services for the offshore pipeline industry. The company's subsea pipeline leak detection systems have been...
Sequoia Scientific's LISST-100X Monitors Oil Droplets and Concentration in the Gulf of Mexico
The LISST-100X submersible laser sensor from Sequoia Scientific has been used intensively by the oil spill research community in the last few years in order to measure the size and concentration...
ExproSoft Releases New Version of its Well Integrity Management Software Package
ExproSoft has now released version 3.0 of its software package for well integrity management (WIMS). The WIMS 3.0 release involves improvements to the existing functionality and development...
Fugro Helideck Monitoring System Provides Extensive Benefits to FPSO
Landing a helicopter on a fixed platform can be testing at the best of times, but landing on a floating vessel with changing vessel motion and significant weather variations throughout the...
Daewoo Chooses Tranter Plate Heat Exchangers for World's Biggest Container Ships
Tranter is to equip no fewer than 18 large container freighters with plate heat exchangers during the period up until 2012. These vessels are the world's largest container ships, carrying...
ProMinent Expands South Korean Plant
ProMinent, a leading manufacturer of metering technology, is expanding its South Korean production plant. The group has had a presence in South Korea since 1991 with its own production...
Torqueflow-Sydex Teams Up with Nash and Synergy
Torqueflow-Sydex is proud to announce that it has teamed up with Nash Mechanical Seal Services and Synergy Engineering in order to provide seal supply and repair services. This...
CTC Marine Projects Announces Contract Award on the Wave Hub Development Project
CTC Marine Projects (a member of Trico Marine Group) is delighted to announce its recent contract award for the provision of installation and trenching services in relation to the prestigious...
Sword CTSpace Establishes New Interactive Website for Engineering and Construction Community
Sword CTSpace, a global provider of document management and collaboration workflow applications for the construction and engineering industries, is releasing its brand new...
Chinese Heavy Lift Positions Itself with Converteam
China Offshore Oil Engineering (COOEC), the largest offshore engineering company in China for integrated services and a subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC), has...
Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments Oil-in-Water Monitors Protect Seawater Intakes from Oil
The protection of desalination plants, open loop cooling water intakes, seafood processing plants and other seawater users is a special problem during an oil spill or other marine...
Accoat Thanks Customers it Met at OTC
Accoat would like to thank customers who took the time to visit the company's booth during the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) exhibition in Houston, Texas, US. It was a pleasure to...
Tideland Provides LED Warning Lights for First Semi-Submersible Wind Turbine
Tideland Signal has supplied Statoil ASA with a comprehensive package of aids to navigation to warn shipping in the vicinity of its revolutionary Hywind floating wind turbine. Hywind,...
IMECA to Exhibit at Subsea Asia 2010
IMECA, a specialist in the design and manufacturing of offshore lifting and laying equipment, will exhibit at Subsea Asia 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 10-11 June 2010. The Subsea Asia...
Trasfor to Attend WINDPOWER 2010 in Dallas
Each year AWEA hosts the WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition, which is the premier wind energy event in North America. In 2009, the event hosted over 23,000 attendees and nearly 1,300...
Elmac Releases Guidance Notes on Explosion Protection for Storage Tanks
With the recent publications of ISO 28300:2008 and API 2000:2009 stating that it may no longer be acceptable to rely solely on pressure/vacuum relief valves to protect a tank from ingress of...
Rolls-Royce Wins Order to Equip Seven Offshore Vessels in Brazil
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has received orders worth approximately £15m to supply propulsion and control systems for seven offshore vessels being built in Brazil....
Studies for Oil Companies
M7, a provider of project management and detail engineering services to the oil and gas industry, is seeing positive trends as the number of studies and small assistance tasks are increasing in...
Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments Introduces Oil Spill Detection Kits
Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments has recently introduced its new oil spill detection kits. These kits use an industry standard TD-500D handheld oil-in-water analyzer and a...
SAMIR to Deliver Fusion Enterprise for IBM FileNet P8 Case Study
Sword CTSpace's FusionEnterprise for IBM FileNet P8 will be the subject of a customer testimonial by the Moroccan refinery company SAMIR at a session of the IBM IOD EMEA 2010 Conference in...
SPT Offers Flexible Rental and Sales on a Range of Geophysical Tools
As of 1 October 2009, Stockholm Precision Tools has been offering flexible rental and sales options for its GyroTracer, MagCruiser and other geophysical tools. Call our sales team now to find...
Scanmudring Welcomes DOF Subsea and Skandi Bergen
Scanmudring welcomes DOF Subsea and their impressive vessel, the Skandi Bergen, to Mandal for the mobilisation of a project for Statnett. A complete Scanmachine system and ScanROVdredge system...
SPT Launches High-Speed Continuous Gyro
Stockholm Precision Tools (SPT) is pleased to announce that it has developed an inertial north-seeking gyro that is now ready for the world market. The GyroTracer Directional will cut...
Offshore Pipeline Solutions Releases New White Paper
Offshore Pipeline Solutions (OPS) has released a new, free-to-download whitepaper, which outlines the products and materials - including pipes, flanges and fittings - that OPS has supplied to...
Rotrex Introduces New Hydraulic-Powered Lifting Winch
Rotrex Winches is a specialist in the hire, sales and service of hydraulic, pneumatic and diesel driven winches for the offshore industry. Rotrex's latest product is the NE200...
Belman to Attend Power-Gen Europe 2010
Belman will exhibit at the Power-Gen Europe exhibition from 8-10 June 2010. The exhibition takes place in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, in the exhibition centre Amsterdam RAI. Belman will...
HOS Releases New White Paper: 'Hydraulic Tube, Fittings, Instrumentation and Pipeline Materials for the Offshore Industry'
Hydraulic & Offshore Supplies (HOS) stocks and distributes a range of pipeline-related products for the oil and gas and petrochemical industries worldwide. HOS specialises in hydraulic...
Successful Test and Certification of Van Dam’s H120-Rated Gen. III Post-Blast Fire Wall Systems
Van Dam is proud to announce the successful testing of our Generation III range, H120 fire-rated blast / fire wall systems at TNO/PML, the Netherlands (blast) and BRE Watford UK (fire),...
IDAC Gains LRQA Quality Assurance Accreditation
To reinforce our commitment to quality, IDAC has gained LRQA accreditation to ISO 9001:2008, an internationally recognised standard of quality for: Provision of consultancy services and...
Holland-Controls to Exhibit at Powergen Europe
Holland-Controls, which builds engineers, builds, installs and commissions turn-key PLC-based control system retrofits and upgrades for existing gas turbine packages, will be exhibiting at...
FPE's Fire Protection Systems and Equipment Showcased in New White Paper
As a leading company in the design, engineering and manufacturing of fire protection systems and equipment, FPE offers a wide range of products that are ideal for use in the offshore...
Wire Rope and Steel Core Belt Conveyor Inspection
IQS is now able to offer internationally approved inspection and condition monitoring technology for the inspection of wire ropes and belt conveyors. Using state-of-the-art technology, the...
Dutch Aluminium Construction Company Bayards Opens Houston Office
Bayards, the Dutch aluminium construction company, is proud to announce the opening of its Houston office as from April 2010. By establishing this office Bayards aims to serve its clients in...
Tutt Bryant Group and Bradshaw Collaborate for Lidcombe Bridge Refurbishment
Over the course of 100 years, the Lidcombe Rail Bridge located in Sydney's Inner West has witnessed a number of transitions. Its longevity can be attributed to a pair of 150t rivet constructed...
Developing Potential for Duplex
Predicting the future for commodities such as Duplex alloys is always going to be a fraught enterprise. There are so many parameters that can have a dramatic effect on the annual tonnage sold....
BI Norwegian School of Management's EQUIS Quality Accreditation Renewed by EFMD
The European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) administers EQUIS, the international accreditation system for business schools. Accreditation is granted for five years at a time. ...
Intergraph Releases New Version of SmartMarine 3D Software for Offshore and Ship Design
Intergraph® has released the new version of its SmartMarine® 3D enterprise engineering and manufacturing software with expanded automation capabilities to further increase design...