Halliburton has appointed Christopher (Chris) Weber as executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) effective June 22, 2017. Weber joins Halliburton from Parker Drilling Company, a provider of drilling services and rental tools, where he served for four years as senior vice president a
Sif Holding has secured, in a joint venture with Smulders, the production of all monopiles and transition pieces for the Trianel Windpark Borkum II wind farm project. The JV was awarded the contract by EPCI-contractor Seaway Heavy Lifting. Sif will produce the monopiles and transition pieces in join
BIRNS, Inc. has expanded its sales team with the appointments of Alan Whitebook as sales applications engineer and Jenny Ong as customer service representative. The company said that the additions to its sales team come amid demand for its lighting and connector systems. As sales applications engine
ION Geophysical and Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) announced a joint agreement for ION to continue supplying Orca software to PGS’ fleet for another five years. This contract extends the parties’ technology partnership in marine command and control solutions to over 30 years. Orca integrates and manag
Geoscience company ION Geophysical and marine seismic firm Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) have signed a joint agreement for the provision of ION’s Orca software to PGS’ fleet. ION said on Monday that the new five-year contract extended the companies’ technology partnership in marine command and contro
Blue Water Ventures International (BWVI) has begun a technology testing and integration initiative with Bakhtar Technologies to adapt its proprietary radar technology for use in the marine recovery industry. BakhtarRadar was originally developed for explosive ordinance detection with initial funding
Boeing and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) are teaming on the design and production of unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs) in support of the U.S. Navy’s extra large UUV program. “This partnership provides the Navy a cost-effective, low-risk path to meet the emergent needs that prompted the Navy’s
RED Engineering have helped to confirm the viability of new rubber coated tensioner pads under development for the offshore energy sector. The North East-based firm of engineers completed the work for Metflex Precision Mouldings, which needed to validate the performance characteristics of its new EM
Hiretech has promoted John Milne to general manager, and appointed Jim McGregor as the company’s project manager. The company which offers pumping spreads, powered umbilical reels, hydraulic power packs and supporting equipment, said it made the appointments to support its increase in product offeri
Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has entered into prefunding agreements related to 3D CSEM data surveys in the Barents Sea and Norwegian Sea in Norway using the conventional technology and the new Deep Blue source. The agreements represent revenues of approximately $3 million and the data
UK oil giant BP has invested $20 million in Caltech startup Beyond Limits, an artificial intelligence (AI) and cognitive computing company, which will bring its expertise to the world of oil and gas. Beyond Limits said that the investment by BP Ventures, the corporate investment arm of the British c
Excavation specialist James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE), part of James Fisher and Sons, has launched a new mass/controlled flow excavation (M/CFE) MultiROV system. JFSE said the MultiROV provides better controllability and productivity for excavation requirements in the offshore oil & gas and re
NEL, the flow measurement R&D specialist, has developed a new method to improve the accuracy of differential pressure meters for high viscosity oil, which should help the oil & gas industry to reduce financial exposure and tackle the challenges involved in its measurement. Approximately 70 per cent
2G Robotics, Seatronics, and SmartSea Tech recently held demonstrations of the ULS-500 PRO underwater laser scanner in Qingdao, China. The demo was attended with more than 60 clients from a range of sectors including energy, homeland security, science and ocean exploration. The 2G Robotics ULS-500 P
