Offshore articles from August 2004

Offshore archives from August 2004

CoilTAC[TM] eliminates blockage guesswork.(Extended reach coiled tubing capabilities: unplugged)
August 1, 2004... Previous technologies to remove pipeline blockages required cutting the line, sometimes more than once, to clean intervals less than 5,000'. Superior Energy Services takes the guesswork out of pipeline intervention with the CoilTAC extended...

Pinpoint, multilayered fracturing on coiled tubing delivers up to 200% improvement in production.(Oilfield bulletin: technology focus on multilayer stimulation)
August 1, 2004... Stimulation reverses drastic production declines Rocky Mountain Cretaceous reservoirs are dominated by sandstone and shale sequences up to several hundred feet thick. In many of these sequences, productive coalbeds are the source rocks....

Offshore: a personal look back.(Comment, 50th anniversary celebrations)
August 1, 2004... As part of our 50-year anniversary celebration, we asked former Offshore Editor Bob Burke (beginning on page 56) to reflect on the two decades that spanned his tenure here. Bob served as editor from 1969 to 1989, a time of dynamic growth and...

Almost all of the exploration wells drilled on the Norwegian shelf this year have yielded positive results.(Europe)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Almost all of the exploration wells drilled on the Norwegian shelf this year have yielded positive results. According to Bente Nyland, Norwegian Petroleum Directorate explorations director, "The first six months of 2004 have been very good in...

Activity in the Black Sea is heating up.(Europe)(Stratic Energy Corp. )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Activity in the Black Sea is heating up. Calgary's Stratic Energy Corp. has entered into a farm-out agreement with Toreador Resources Corp. to participate in drilling an exploration well offshore Turkey. The well was spudded in July and should...

Qatar Petroleum and Shell have signed a development and production-sharing agreement.(Middle East)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Qatar Petroleum and Shell have signed a development and production-sharing agreement for the Pearl GTL project. The project comprises development of upstream gas production facilities as well as an onshore GTL plant that will produce...

Mauritania will soon see more exploration drilling.(Africa)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Mauritania will soon see more exploration drilling. The Mauritania joint venture partnership, which includes Woodside Energy Ltd., BG Group, Hardman Resources, Fusion Mauritania, Premier Oil Plc., and ROC Oil, has agreed on details for the 2004...

Gas from Namibia's offshore Kudu field could soon feed a local power plant.(Africa)(NamPower)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Gas from Namibia's offshore Kudu field could soon feed a local power plant. In early 3Q 2004, Tullow Oil subsidiary Energy Africa concluded a joint development agreement with the National Petroleum Corp. of Namibia (Namcor) and NamPower, the...

Weatherford International Ltd.'s Pipeline & Specialty Services (P&SS), in alliance with Norson Services Ltd., was awarded a multi-million-dollar contract by Technip Offshore UK Ltd.(Mediterranean)(Norson Services Ltd.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Weatherford International Ltd.'s Pipeline & Specialty Services (P&SS), in alliance with Norson Services Ltd., was awarded a multi-million-dollar contract by Technip Offshore UK Ltd. to provide pipeline pre-commissioning services as part of the...

The American Bureau of Shipping has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Republic of Kazakhstan's agency for emergency situations to devise a formal framework for technical collaboration between the two organizations for offshore oil and gas operations.(Central Asia)( Republic of Kazakhstan)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The American Bureau of Shipping has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Republic of Kazakhstan's agency for emergency situations to devise a formal framework for technical collaboration between the two organizations for offshore oil...

Kazakhstan's southern neighbor is seeing some more activity from Dragon Oil.(Central Asia)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Kazakhstan's southern neighbor is seeing some more activity from Dragon Oil. The company began a work-over program for several wells in the Lam field in the Cheleken contract area, offshore Turkmenistan. The old wells on the field were drilled...

Murphy Oil Corp. has had more good fortune offshore Malaysia.(Asia-Pacific)
August 1, 2004... Murphy Oil Corp. has had more good fortune offshore Malaysia. The company's deepwater Kakap No. 1 exploration well encountered significant oil and natural gas pay in multiple reservoirs in block K, offshore Sabah. "This latest discovery at...

Falkland Islands Holdings recently formed a new oil exploration company, Falkland Oil & Gas Ltd., set up with Global Petroleum and funds managed by RAB Capital.(Americas)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Falkland Islands Holdings recently formed a new oil exploration company, Falkland Oil & Gas Ltd., set up with Global Petroleum and funds managed by RAB Capital. The new company will team with Hardman Resources to invest $4.5 million in funding...

Drillers returning to frontier plays.(Offshore Europe)
August 1, 2004... Exploration drilling off Norway is veering north into the unknown, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate's latest review. Most wells in the first half of this year focused on softer targets in the North Sea or Norwegian Sea, leading...

Denmark joins gas export club.(Offshore Europe)
August 1, 2004... >From Oct. 1, Denmark's state oil company Dong will start selling gas through the Dutch transportation network. Supplies will be exported eastward through a new 26-in. pipeline connecting the DUC-operated Tyra West field in the Danish sector to...

UK looking for brownfield returns.(Offshore Europe)
August 1, 2004... Capital spending on UK field developments through 2010 is mounting rapidly, says the UK Offshore Operators Association. In its latest annual review, UKOOA foresees capex in this period rising 16% above the figure projected in 2002. However, no...

GoM celebrates new finds.(Gulf Of Mexico)
August 1, 2004... The deepwater area of the Gulf of Mexico continues to rapidly unfold as the major domestic energy source for the US, said Chris Oynes, the US Minerals Management Service Gulf of Mexico Regional Director, in revealing the details of eight new...

Mars resumes production.(Gulf Of Mexico)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Shell Exploration & Production Co. has resumed production from its Mars TLP following completion of repairs to the flexjoints on both its oil and natural gas export lines. The flexjoint on the natural gas line was replaced, and a temporary...

GoM success from a different angle.(Gulf Of Mexico)(Operator)
August 1, 2004... PFC Energy looks at operator success in the deepwater GoM from a different point of view--one that gauges an operator's success by comparing the number of development plans ultimately submitted by that operator for specific deepwater leases to...

For the record ...(Gulf Of Mexico)(Correction Notice)
August 1, 2004... The Deepwater Nautilus team has set another world water-depth record for an offshore drilling rig operating in moored configuration in 8,951 ft of water in Lloyd block 399 in the US GoM for Shell. The achievement surpasses the prior world...

Light well intervention.(Subsea/Surface Systems)(Petroleum Safety Authority)
August 1, 2004... The use of light well intervention in subsea wells on the Norwegian shelf may provide substantial safety gains and contribute to reduced operating costs, extended lifetime, and increased recovery totaling tens of billions of kroner, the...

Z Pod/Skid sea trials complete.(Subsea/Surface Systems)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Sonsub Inc. and Fairfield Industries have completed offshore sea trials of the Sonsub designed and manufactured Deployment Skid and Fairfield Industries' Deep Z Pod seismic acquisition technology. The companies worked off of Sonsub's HOS...

Excavation tool cleans up seabed.(Subsea/Surface Systems)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... PSL Energy Services' says its excavation tool has carried out three seabed excavation contracts in areas as diverse as Libya, Newfoundland, and the North Sea. AGIP has contracted the company to perform seabed clearance operations in Libya...

Subsea contracts awarded.(Subsea/Surface Systems)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... FMC Technologies' Kongsberg Subsea AS unit will supply subsea systems and related services for the BP-operated Greater Plutonio project in block 18 offshore Angola. FMC Technologies' scope of supply for the entire Greater Plutonio project...

Marlim Sul begins production.(Vessels, Rigs, Upgrades)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Petroleo Brasileiro SA's new FPSO Marlim Sul began production in early June in the Marlim Sul field in the Campos basin, offshore Rio de Janeiro. The vessel is working in 1,160m water depth about 110 km from the coast. The Marlim Sul can...

Statoil modifies production ship.(Vessels, Rigs, Upgrades)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Statoil has awarded Aker Reinertsen the task of modifying the Norne production ship in connection with development of the Staer and Svale satellites in the Norwegian Sea. The work was awarded under the group's existing frame agreement for...

VT Halter Marine Inc. to build tugs.(Vessels, Rigs, Upgrades)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... VT Halter Marine has signed a contract to build two articulated tug barges for Vessel Management Services, a subsidiary of Crowley Maritime Corp. ATBs are built with an articulated pin connection between the tug and barge to allow movement...

Midnight Express finishes sea trials.(Vessels, Rigs, Upgrades)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Torch Offshore Inc.'s pipelay vessel, Midnight Express, has completed its DP-2 sea trials in the North Atlantic Ocean and left the shipyard at Davie Maritime Inc. The vessel arrived at the Huisman Itrec yard in Europe late in June, where...

Science foundation gets new research vessel.(Vessels, Rigs, Upgrades)(National Science Foundation)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The National Science Foundation entered into a cooperative agreement with Columbia University Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory to acquire and convert an industry seismic survey vessel. The vessel will be outfitted with significantly improved...

Tonala to work in Bay of Campeche.(Vessels, Rigs, Upgrades)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... AmFELS Inc., Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd.'s American subsidiary, delivered an ultra-premium KFELS B class jackup to Mexican owner Perforadora Central SA de CV earlier this year. The jackup, Tonala, recently began its first contract with Pemex...

Prosafe to upgrade FPSO.(Vessels, Rigs, Upgrades)(FPSO Espoir Ivoirien)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... CNR International (Cote d'lvoire) Sarl (CNR) has awarded Prosafe Production a variation order for upgrading the FPSO Espoir Ivoirien. The upgrades will allow production to tie in from the new West Espoir wellhead tower on the Espoir field...

Remote conductor torquing system.(Drilling & Production)(BJ Hammer Services)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... BJ Hammer Services has developed a new remote conductor torquing system that it says improves safety and operational efficiency when making up or breaking out conductor-threaded connections. Effective make-up and breakout of threaded...

Rapid-assembly fittings.(Drilling & Production)(Parker Instrumentation developed new MPI fittings)
August 1, 2004... Parker Instrumentation has completed its family of rapid-assembly 15,000-psi compression tube fittings. With the release of 15 new component shapes, Parker offers flow arrangements designed to provide a single-piece solution for common...

Record PDC bit run in the North Sea.(Drilling & Production)(polycrystalline diamond compact bit)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Varel International and ChevronTexaco have used Varel's 12 1/4-in. BB657XCB polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) bit on Chevron's Alba North A-50 well in the North Sea for a single run of 15,472 ft, with an average rate of penetration of 94.5...

Mid-ocean ridges.(Geosciences)(Columbia Uiversity's new research work)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Recent work at Columbia University's Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory has altered the traditional thinking about mid-ocean ridge development. The traditional thinking was that magma flows of differing size welled up at the ridges to create...

IODP cores.(Geosciences)(Integrated Ocean Drilling Program)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The drillship JOIDES Resolution left from Astoria, Oregon, in late June on the first expedition of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP). Its eight-week voyage was the first of a series of six ocean research missions to gather...

Exploration.(Geosciences)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... WesternGeco gathered two Q-Marine 4D monitor seismic surveys over the Heidrun and Norne fields on the Halten Terrasse, Norwegian Sea, for Statoil ASA. The Heidrun project repeats a baseline survey acquired by the company in 2001. The Norne...

Text and map linkage.(Technology)(MetaCarta)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... MetaCarta has introduced geOdrive, a geographic text search program that helps geoscientists locate unstructured text documents and place them on a map according to their geographic relevance. The challenge for oil and gas workers has been...

Integrated interpretation.(Technology)(Irap RMS 7.3)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Roxar has launched Irap RMS 7.3, software for 3D reservoir interpretation and asset evaluation. It consists of integrated software modules, including mapping, modeling, flow simulation, well planning, and workflow management tools. New to this...

VSP interpretation.(Technology)(VSFusion)(VS3 system)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... VSFusion has launched the VS3 system for 3D VSP processing. The system incorporates several components to provide imaging and rapid 3D VSP survey turnaround. The system brings together survey design, data pre-processing, velocity tomography,...

High-end seismic.(Technology)(EYE-D)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Compagnie Generale de Geophysique (CGG) has launched EYE-D, its new offering of seismic solutions for better visualizing (EYE) and understanding all the dimensions (D) of hydrocarbon. The composite offering brings together CGG's suite of...

Clair development reflects fast-track, low-cost advances.(Offshore Europe)
August 1, 2004... Big oil finds are not always beautiful. Clair, discovered in 1977 west of the Shetlands, defied coherent analysis for almost two decades. Eventually, the pieces of this complex, heavily faulted reservoir fell into place, thanks to improved well...

Marathon unlocks fresh resources in 'mature' southern province.(Offshore Europe)(pertoleum industry)
August 1, 2004... Marathon Petroleum's new multifield Alvheim project underlines the potential of the supposedly mature Norwegian North Sea. Though not in the same class as the giant Snohvit and Ormen Lange gas projects farther north, Alvheim represents a good...

RWE Dea begins major upgrade of Mittelplatte offshore field.(Offshore Europe)
August 1, 2004... Mittelplatte, Germany's sole active offshore oilfield, is undergoing a major face-lift. New drilling facilities will be installed at the field's production center in the Wattenmeer tidelands, 7 km off the North Sea coast. These will allow...

Statoil looking for increased yield from Norne satellites.(Offshore Europe)
August 1, 2004... Satellite development is under way in the Norne area of Mid-Norway, following government approval last month for Statoil's Svale and Stair projects. In view of the other reserves discovered in this part of the Norwegian Sea and the area's...

Faroe Islands hold exploration potential.(Offshore Europe)
August 1, 2004... Hydrocarbon exploration in the Faroe Islands has had a short but hectic history, from the start of data acquisition in 1994 through the first licensing round, held on the back of immense optimism, and a recent drilling campaign that did not...

BP decommissions damaged platform: EI 322 is reefed-in-site.(Construction/Installation)
August 1, 2004... BP's Eugene Island block 322-A (EI 322) platform partially collapsed in October 2002 during Hurricane Lili. The company assembled a decommissioning team to assess the damage, formulate a plan, and execute the work. BP's project team was made up...

ConocoPhillips paves the way for removal of giant Ekofisk tank.(Construction/Installation)
August 1, 2004... After years of planning, ConocoPhillips has finally begun abandonment of the Ekofisk tank on its flagship field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Cleaning of the tank's storage cells is under way, and a contractor has been chosen to...

50 key events, technologies shaped the offshore industry.(Anniversary Special)
August 1, 2004... For Offshore's 50th anniversary, the magazine is highlighting events and technologies that helped the offshore oil and gas industry in its quest to produce hydrocarbons in increasingly challenging environments. In some cases, while a technology...

Offshope magazine: a look back.(Anniversary Special)
August 1, 2004... Seated at a low, polished table in Beijing on a cool spring morning in 1981, I was anxious for the outcome of a business meeting. Publisher George Ruppert and I sat on our side of the table representing PennWell Publishing of Tulsa. Between us...

Ocean forecasting flows into the Gulf: current technology saves time, money.(Subsea)
August 1, 2004... A strong flow of water can wreak havoc on a deepwater Gulf of Mexico oil and gas project. The Loop Current that flows through the GoM brings with it warm water from the Caribbean Sea through the Yucatan Strait. It turns southeast, flows past...

Versatile fitting simplifies intervention: Y allows bi-directional pigging.(Pipeline & Transportation)
August 1, 2004... Flowline intervention is nearly a given over the life of a large producing field. Because intervention, particularly in deepwater, can be costly, operators are always on the lookout for ways to minimize the intervention costs. Oil States has...

Annual MWD/LWD directory.(Drilling & Completion)(Directory)
August 1, 2004... This year's MWD/LWD Services Directory provides an updated and expanded worldwide directory of services in the global measurement-while-drilling (MWD) and logging-while-drilling (LWD) market. For quick and easy referencing, the directory...

Clay-free synthetic-based fluid results in zero barite sag: significantly reduced downhole losses.(Drilling & Completion)
August 1, 2004... Issues raised by deepwater drilling and changing environmental regulations led to a closer examination of several seemingly essential additives for invert emulsion fluids, Since the introduction of invert emulsion fluids in the 1960s, oil-based...

Valve technology due offshore industry trials.(Norway)(Fluma)
August 1, 2004... Fluma is in the throes of organizing a number of projects to further develop its novel valve technology for offshore application. The patented technology is based on a new concept, the first time for many years that a genuinely new type of...

Smedvig keen to transfer semi tender drilling concept to West Africa.(Norway)
August 1, 2004... Drilling contractor Smedvig has returned to the West African market with a bang. It currently has three contracts and is well positioned to seek further work in the region. CEO Kjell E Jacobsen is pleased to be back. West Africa is the market...

Compact flotation unit cuts oil in water to 10-15 ppm.(Norway)(EPcon Offshore)
August 1, 2004... EPcon Offshore's compact flotation unit (CFU) looks to be a winning solution to one of the most troublesome environmental challenges faced by offshore operators--cleaning produced water to the increasingly strict standards demanded by...

Evacuation chute transits to harsher regions.(Norway)
August 1, 2004... Worldwide interest for Viking's offshore chute-based evacuation systems is increasing. The solution developed by the group at its offices in Bergen, Norway, has been taken up on installations throughout the North Sea. In the near future, the...

Dreggen Crane.(Norwegian technology profiles)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Dreggen Crane supplies cranes and lifting equipment to the offshore industry worldwide. The company, founded in 1987, has developed an extensive range of explosion-proof cranes. Currently it employs a staff of 35, with annual sales of around...

Epcon Offshore.(Norwegian technology profiles)(Epcon Offshore)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Epcon Offshore has developed its own treatment technology for removing hydrocarbons, hydrophobic substances, and particles from water. The technology has been developed and tested with oil companies in the North Sea and is considered proven in...

Frontier Drilling.(Norwegian technology profiles)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Frontier Drilling ASA was founded on Feb. 6, 1997. It started the operation of conventional drillships in 2000 and has extended its business segment though the purchase of the dynamically positioned FPSO Seillean, which had (and still has) a...

Karmoy Winch.(Norwegian technology profiles)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Karmoy Winch produces deck equipment for ships and rigs with production plant. It also provides complete deck machinery packages for supply vessels and tugs, comprising tugwinches, tuggerwinches, anchor winches, capstans, power packs, deck...

Karmsund Maritime.(Norwegian technology profiles)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Kopervik-based Karmsund Maritime Offshore Supply has devised a new leak test method for flanges with ring joints. This determines whether tightness has been achieved on all sealing surfaces before the flange and pipe are subjected to internal...

Rapp Bomek.(Norwegian technology profiles)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Rapp Bomek manufactures and designs advanced fireproof and explosion-proof doors. Its products are tested to all relevant specifications and are type-approved by DNV, Lloyds, and USCG for fixed and floating platforms. The doors are manufactured...

Innovation Norway exhibitors at Rio Oil & Gas, October 4-7: stand nos B38, B42, B46, B50 and C51.(Norway)(Directory)
August 1, 2004... Amitec AS Postboks 0110 Slatthaug, 5851 BERGEN, Norway Contact: Glenn Heggemes glenn.heggemes@amitec.no Tel: +4755527800 Fax: +4755527801 CorrOcean ASA Teglgarden, 7485 TRONDHEIM, Norway Contact:. Elisabeth Strum...

Sponsoring companies/groups.(Norway)(Directory)
August 1, 2004... 1) OSEP Brasil Ltda--Sponsor Bronze Ingolf Home Estrada Sao Jose de Imboassica S/N Imboassica--Macae--RJ--Brazil osepadm@osep.com.br Phone: +55 (22) 2763 3166 Fax: +55 (22) 2763 3106 2) Telenor/Inmarsat--Sponsor...

IRO forging new links in Mexico, Norway.(IRO Association of Dutch Suppliers in the Oil and Gas Industry)
August 1, 2004... Project activity is slowly picking up in the Dutch North Sea, following a largely uneventful couple of years. The main impetus is coming from the second tier of gas field operators, with both Wintershall and Gaz de France launching new...

Kashagan riser island taking shape above the rocks.(Netherlands)
August 1, 2004... A joint project team from Boskalis in the Netherlands and the Greek civil engineering contractor Archirodon is progressing well in its first season of work on the Kashagan field Riser Island (Complex D). Construction of an associated facility,...

BAM in bid for southern gas basin platforms.(Netherlands)(BAM Steel Structures)
August 1, 2004... Fortunes fluctuate quickly in fabrication. Following near-record platform shipments out of Schiedam last summer, BAM Steel Structures is back to basics, bidding for new work. But this is a problem affecting all Europe's smaller platform...

Cable hooks cut accidents caused by workplace clutter.(Netherlands)(Westmark company)
August 1, 2004... Injuries in fabrication yards and offshore installations often arise from hoses or cables left lying on the ground. Serious collisions or trips can lead to long absence from work, with the threat of legal action by the injured party. ...

Microturbines cut cost, risk to platform power.(Netherlands)
August 1, 2004... Safeguarding power supply is a major concern on unmanned platforms. Disruption can cost thousands of dollars per hour in terms of lost production, and thousands more to rectify through unscheduled site visits. The standard preventive...

New deepwater production concepts tailored for mild environments.(Netherlands)(GustoMSC)
August 1, 2004... Deepwater design specialist GustoMSC has developed two new concepts for mild environment operations. One is a dry tree production semisubmersible targeted at West Africa, a sector dominated hitherto by FPSOs and TLPs. The other is a monohull...

Sabratha leveling tool sets new standard.(Netherlands)(IHC Handling Systems )
August 1, 2004... Trials of the world's most powerful subsea jacket leveling tool are progressing according to plan. Developer IHC Handling Systems recently undertook functional and pressure tests at its headquarters in Delfgauw, The Netherlands, witnessed by an...

BAM Steel Structures.(Netherlands technology profiles)(Royal BAM Group)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... BAM Steel Structures specializes in multidiscipline projects for the oil and gas industry. The company, part of the Royal BAM Group, has over 30 years' experience in project management, construction, hook-up, and commissioning and installation...

Big Lift Shipping.(Netherlands technology profiles)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Big Lift Shipping is a world leader in heavy lift and project shipping by sea. The company operates 14 specialized heavy lift vessels, which are capable of lifting up to 1,100 tonnes, with RO-RO capacity of up to 2,500 tonnes. Over the past...

Genius Vos.(Netherlands technology profiles)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... For over 50 years, Genius Vos has been involved in the production of process equipment, including pressure vessels, heat exchangers, columns, and condensers. It can also provide maintenance and construction work, on and offshore, for minimal...

Heerema.(Netherlands technology profiles)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) brings over half a century of specialized skills to the offshore oil and gas industry. These include creating solutions for deepwater exploration and production, fixed and floating facilities with complex...

Keppel Verolme.(Netherlands technology profiles)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Keppel Verolme, a member of the Keppel Group--Singapore, can accommodate any seagoing structure in its yard in Rotterdam. It has considerable experience and expertise in offshore-related work dating back to 1975. That experience ranges from...

Van Oord Offshore.(Netherlands technology profiles)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... In the early days of the offshore industry, Van Oord's expertise proved to be "leading edge" for offshore installation activities. Today, the Van Oord Offshore organization focuses on developing and enhancing techniques and equipment, which has...

Westmark.(Netherlands technology profiles)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Westmark BWs specialty is pioneering products which are completely new to the market. Presently the company's safety department is continuing development of Cablesafe, an S-shape polyester hook designed to suspend cables during maintenance...

Ultrasonic detector 'listens' for gas leaks: going beyond traditional detection technology.(Denmark)
August 1, 2004... Traditionally, gas leak detection offshore has been entrusted to infrared point or open path sensors. According to Innova GasSonic, these technologies have one crucial limitation: for the leak to be detected, the gas must be either in physical...

Soil analysis project to provide data for Langeled trunkline.(Denmark)
August 1, 2004... Geotechnical engineering specialist GEO is into the second year of its Ormen Lange seabed study. On behalf of Statoil, the project's development operator, the Lyngby-based institute has been collecting and analyzing soil samples along the route...

Fiber belts improve casing tong handling.(Gearench, Roblon Industrial Fibers partners to develop strong aramid belts)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... As a manufacturer of strapping systems to the offshore industry, Roblon Industrial Fiber, based in Frederikshavn, Denmark, has delivered aramid straps for many different projects and applications. One of its latest developments is in...

Fabricator on the lookout for new and late-life field work.(Bladt Industries)
August 1, 2004... Denmark's leading offshore fabricator is Bladt Industries, based in northern Jutland. Over the past three years, the company has supplied a variety of platforms and components for local North Sea projects. These include: * Skidding...