Mokveld has been awarded the subsea anti-surge control valves for the Åsgard Subsea Gas Compression Project. Subsea gas compression is a technology approach that can boost recovery rates and lifetimes of offshore gas fields. Aker Solutions – at the forefront of subsea gas compression – was awarded t
Improved performance, efficiency, and sustainability all figure strongly in the new solutions that GE’s Power Conversion business is unveiling at OTC 2013, the Offshore Technology Conference taking place in Houston, TX, on May 6-9. Technology innovations that the company will display in its exhibiti
FMC Technologies Schilling Robotics, a manufacturer of work-class ROVs and manipulator arms, has presented a video of HPU Auxiliary Pump Change. The Company has implemented a 60 min maintenance time frame for all major subsystems on an ROV. On average, this results in a 6 to 1 improvement in mainten
Statoil ASA has employed the services of SPX’s ClydeUnion Pumps as prime contractor in the development of the next generation Advanced Electrical Submersible Pump (AESP). The AESP will be designed to address the offshore oil and gas industry’s increasingly challenging operating conditions. During th
Xtera Communications, Inc., a leading global provider of optical networking solutions, today announced the launch of a next-generation optical repeater for subsea cable systems. This enhances Xtera’s well-established portfolio of solutions for subsea cable systems, putting Xtera in a position to off
Alstom Grid has successfully delivered the offshore substation platform for the Trianel wind farm Borkum in the German North Sea, and handed it over to Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum GmbH & Co. KG. The offshore installation of the substation, manufactured in Bremerhaven, northern Germany, was complete
Bath-based HCL Clamping Solutions, the pioneer of subsea polymer based composite clamping systems, is unveiling its high speed new tool for subsea clamping at OTC in Houston next month (6 to 9 May 2013). The pneumatic SM-FT-3000 Air Tool is capable of fitting a Smart® Band strap in four-seconds flat
Baker Hughes announced that it participated in the first successful marine methane hydrate production test well offshore Japan on March 12, 2013. The test was conducted from a drill ship for the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) in the Nankai Trough, approximately 60 km off the
Bath-based HCL Clamping Solutions, the pioneer of subsea polymer based composite clamping systems, is unveiling its high speed new tool for subsea clamping at OTC in Houston next month (6 to 9 May 2013). The pneumatic SM-FT-3000 Air Tool is capable of fitting a Smart® Band strap in four-seconds flat
SMD has been honoured with the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category in recognition of the development of its specialist subsea trenching technology. This is the third Queen’s Award for Enterprise that SMD has won in the last three years. The Wallsend-based company prev
Baker Hughes announced that it participated in the first successful marine methane hydrate production test well offshore Japan on March 12, 2013. The test was conducted from a drill ship for the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) in the Nankai Trough, approximately 60 km off the
Hydratight BV, the Dutch entity of the world leading joint integrity and bolting solutions company have recently held a product showcase event for both current and potential customers in Den Helder, Netherlands. The 3 day event, which was the largest of its kind ever held by the company in Europe, s
NYK LNG Shipmanagement Ltd. and the Singapore-based NYK Shipmanagement Pte. Ltd.** have teamed together to develop new onboard training software for seafarers on LNG vessels. This new software is called the LNG-Shipboard Training and Assessment Recording System, or LNG-STARS, for short. This newly d
Nexans, a worldwide expert in the cable industry, has made a breakthrough in the Malaysia offshore sector with the award of a major contract by Persada Engineering to supply an electro/hydraulic subsea umbilical for Sarawak Shell Berhad’s F29 field development. The 22 km Nexans umbilical will be ins
