Offshore articles from August 2005

Offshore archives from August 2005

Offshore Europe--change and growth.(COMMENT)
August 1, 2005... The high cost of working offshore in ever deeper water keeps operators searching for ways to cut costs. Shell Exploration & Production Europe has a new approach that it says saved about 11% in the development of two remote fields. It...

Global data.
August 1, 2005... This month Infield Systems Ltd looks at the trend or non-associated gas vs. oil production wells worldwide from 1995-2014. This note examines currently visible prospects and makes no attempt to estimate yet-to-be-found reserves. Only a...

In mid June, the UK authorities approved the Statfjord late life project in the North Sea, a project sanctioned by Norway earlier in the month.(Europe)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... In mid June, the UK authorities approved the Statfjord late life project in the North Sea, a project sanctioned by Norway earlier in the month. Approvals from both governments were necessary because 15% of the Statfjord field extends into the...

Sociedade Nacional de Combustiveis de Angola EP and Total have a new ultra-deepwater oil discovery offshore Angola.(Africa)
August 1, 2005... Sociedade Nacional de Combustiveis de Angola EP and Total have a new ultra-deepwater oil discovery offshore Angola with the fourth well drilled in block 32. The Gengibre-1 well, drilled in 1,703 m of water, tested at 4,724 b/d from a...

Liberia's national petroleum company, National Oil Co. (NOCAL) signed production-sharing contracts.(Africa)
August 1, 2005... Liberia's national petroleum company, National Oil Co. (NOCAL) signed production-sharing contracts with three foreign oil companies in the country's first bidding round. The three companies include the joint consortium of Regal Liberia...

South Africa's Sasol has signed an agreement to explore for gas in an area covering more than 11,000 sq km off the coast of Mozambique.(Africa)
August 1, 2005... South Africa's Sasol has signed an agreement to explore for gas in an area covering more than 11,000 sq km off the coast of Mozambique. The exploration area is directly offshore the gas fields of the $1.2-billion Natural Gas Venture that...

Falkland Islands exploration activity is heating up.(Americas)
August 1, 2005... Falkland Islands exploration activity is heating up. Argos Resources Ltd. has extended its exploration license for Tranche A in the North Falklands basin until November 2006. The license was granted on the same commercial terms as previously...

Barents Sea gets busy.(Global E&P)
August 1, 2005... Total has signed a memorandum of understanding for developing the giant Shtokman gas field in the Barents Sea. The memorandum covers studies in the upstream sector as well as development of LNG production and marketing. Total has stated...

Activity is also picking up offshore Newfoundland and Labrador.(Americas)
August 1, 2005... Activity is also picking up offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. Partners in the Orphan basin are continuing their seismic surveys through the summer, and Exxon Mobil Corp. subsidiary Esso Exploration Inc. has contracted Ocean Rig ASA's Eirik...

South of the Falklands offshore southern Argentina, the Carina-Aries gas fields came onstream.(Americas)
August 1, 2005... South of the Falklands offshore southern Argentina, the Carina-Aries gas fields came onstream in late 2Q. The Carina field is 80 km offshore in 80 m water depth, and Aries is 40 km offshore in 60 m water depth. Two unmanned platforms...

At the end of June, Kazakhstan's state oil company KazMunaiGaz signed a memorandum of understanding with Statoil that creates the framework for negotiating a Caspian exploration.(Central Asia)
August 1, 2005... At the end of June, Kazakhstan's state oil company KazMunaiGaz signed a memorandum of understanding with Statoil that creates the framework for negotiating a Caspian exploration and development project. According to Statoil, the companies'...

Sweden's PA Resources AB signed an agreement to buy outstanding ownership interest in the Didon oil field.(Mediterranean)
August 1, 2005... Sweden's PA Resources AB signed an agreement to buy outstanding ownership interest in the Didon oil field and the Zarat exploration license offshore Tunisia. Based on evaluation in a new independent third-party report, Didon's proven and...

Murphy Oil Corp. is still making waves offshore Malaysia.(Asia-Pacific)
August 1, 2005... Murphy Oil Corp. is still making waves offshore Malaysia. In late 3Q, the operator announced its shallow-water Endau No. 1 exploration well discovered oil and gas in multiple horizons in block SK 311 offshore Sarawak. Murphy also announced that...

Norway striving for bigger oil.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)
August 1, 2005... Norway's Petroleum Directorate (NPD) is calling for new measures to lift production across the Norwegian shelf. In its latest national Resources Report, NPD estimates the country's recoverable oil and gas reserves at 12.9 bcm, and predicts that...

Brighter future.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)(petroleum industry-forecasts and trends)
August 1, 2005... Higher oil prices are halting the UK's production decline, through increased new and "brownfield" development. According to the latest Economic Report from the UK Offshore Operators Association (Ukooa), investment activity continues to...

Emission storage.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)
August 1, 2005... Miller, a declining oilfield in the central North Sea, could be assigned a new storage role under a proposed scheme to generate hydrogen-fuelled power. Operator BP and partners ConocoPhillips and Shell are looking to produce "de-carbonized"...

Discovery, sanction, first production.(GULF OF MEXICO)
August 1, 2005... Kerr-McGee Corp. has made a discovery at East Breaks block 599. It estimates that the field has potential resources in the range of 10-20 MMboe. The operator will develop the field as a subsea tieback to its Boomvang production hub, 3 mi south...

Lease sale.(GULF OF MEXICO)
August 1, 2005... The Minerals Management Service has accepted high bids valued at $342,027,467 for 403 tracts offered in Oil and Gas Lease Sale 194 and awarded leases to the successful high bidders. Lease Sale 194, held March 16, attracted 80 companies...

Rowan Companies Inc. recently towed its Tarzan Class jackup the Bob Keller from the Vicksburg Marine Construction yard in Vicksburg, MS, to Rowan's yard in Sabine, TX.(GULF OF MEXICO)
August 1, 2005... Rowan Companies Inc. recently towed its Tarzan Class jackup the Bob Keller from the Vicksburg Marine Construction yard in Vicksburg, MS, to Rowan's yard in Sabine, TX. In Sabine, Rowan will add the jackup's legs and derrick. It will...

The top five companies with the highest number of accepted high bids for Sale 194.(GULF OF MEXICO)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
August 1, 2005... The top five companies with the highest number of accepted high bids for Sale 194 Number of accepted Sum of accepted Company ...

The top five companies with the highest total bonus accepted.(GULF OF MEXICO)
August 1, 2005... The top five companies with the highest total bonus accepted 1. Dominion Exploration & Production Inc. 25 $52,300,892 2. LLOG Exploration Offshore Inc. 22 ...

Hydro plans Oseberg Delta.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)
August 1, 2005... Hydro has submitted its plan for development and operation of the satellite field Oseberg Delta in the North Sea to the Norwegian Ministry of Oil and Energy with production start scheduled for Oct. 1, 2007, and has begun awarding contracts...

Kerr-McGee to develop East Breaks 599.(GULF OF MEXICO)
August 1, 2005... Kerr-McGee Corp. plans to develop its East Breaks block 599 discovery in the Gulf of Mexico via a subsea tieback to its Boomvang production hub 3 mi away on East Breaks 643. Kerr McGee estimates the field's potential resources at 10 MMboe...

Statoil plans subsea templates for Tyrihans.(GULF OF MEXICO)
August 1, 2005... Statoil has submitted a development and operation plan featuring five subsea templates for Tyrihans in the Norwegian Sea to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. The oil and gas field will be developed with five subsea templates, including...

New jackups on the books.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)
August 1, 2005... Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. has entered into a letter of intent with Keppel FELS Ltd. in Singapore for construction of two high-performance premium jackup rigs. The units, one to be constructed in Singapore, and the other in Brownsville,...

KNOC gets FPSO.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)
August 1, 2005... Korea National Oil Corp. has contracted a consortium comprising Modec Inc., Petroleum Technical Services Co., and Mitsui & Co. Ltd. to supply an FSO for KNOC's Rong Doi and Rong Doi Tay fields offshore Vietnam. The contract also includes the...

Semi and semi tender for Smedvig.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)
August 1, 2005... Smedvig entered into agreements with Eastern Drilling ASA to participate with a 10% ownership share in the company as well as construction supervision, marketing, and operations management of a new sixth generation semisubmersible. South...

Two supply vessels for Hornbeck.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Hornbeck Offshore plans to retrofit two coastwise sulfur tankers into US-flagged, new generation 370-ft multi-purpose supply vessels (MPSVs). The new vessels will join the company's fleet by the end of next year. Hornbeck purchased the...

Aging North Sea wells.(DRILLING & PRODUCTION)
August 1, 2005... A UWG Ltd. study of structural integrity of aging offshore wells in the North Sea and the increasing concerns among operators reveals that 83% of operators of more than 6,000 wells in the United Kingdom continental shelf (UKCS) are experiencing...

Kristin partners surmount hurdles of subsea HP/HT production: well performance forces change in drilling strategy.(NORTH SEA)
August 1, 2005... When Statoil's Kristin field comes on stream this October, it will represent a major advance in high-pressure/high-temperature production. When development was approved in December 2001, Kristin was considered the most ambitious HP/HT scheme...

Independents lured to UK by fast-track production rewards: partnering/outsourcing arrangements speed development.(NORTH SEA)
August 1, 2005... Britain's 23rd licensing round, which closed in June, attracted bids for 279 offshore blocks, the largest response since the early days of exploration in 1972. Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks added that of the 114 companies that submitted...

Long-distance Rhum tieback raises benchmark for pressure protection.(IOC UK)
August 1, 2005... Most building blocks are now in place for Rhum, BP's first high-pressure, high-temperature development project in the North Sea. The hostile reservoir conditions demanded lateral thinking across the entire offshore production chain, with...

Snohvit LNG barge on course for Barents Sea: space restrictions demand novel construction approach.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)
August 1, 2005... Statoil's Snohvit field development in the Barents Sea will feature Europe's first LNG process/export terminal. Dragados Offshore assembled this facility on a steel barge measuring 154 m long, 54 m wide and 9 m deep, and is currently undergoing...

Shell duplicates minimal platforms to cut cost of UK/Dutch projects.(NORTH SEA)
August 1, 2005... Two virtually identical unmanned platforms will soon deliver first gas from separate sectors of the southern North Sea. Both are ultra-minimal facility Trident T6 Monotowers, a new low-cost, low-maintenance design conceived largely in-house by...

Fabrication, training investments aid on-time delivery of ACG topsides.(OPERATIONS/MANAGEMENT INFORMATION)
August 1, 2005... The BP-operated Azerbaijan International Operating Co. (AIOC) has loaded out the topsides for its compression and water-injection platform (C&WP). The AMEC-led ATA consortium designed and built the topsides for the Azeri Chirag Guneshi (ACG)...

2005 MWD/LWD services directory.(DRILLING & COMPLETION)(Directory)
August 1, 2005... 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...

Shell applies managed pressure drilling in the Gulf of Mexico: TLP tests new deepwater drilling technique.(DRILLING & COMPLETION)
August 1, 2005... As reservoir depletion becomes commonplace in existing Gulf of Mexico fields, the oil and gas industry needs new tools and techniques to deal with the resulting challenges. Shell has identified managed pressure drilling (MPD) as one of the key...

FPSO group builds financial muscle to tackle marginal field revival: opportunities appearing in new regional plays.(PRODUCTION)
August 1, 2005... A recent report from Drewry Shipping Consultants in London noted that early this year, 132 floating production systems were either in service or under construction. The comparable figure in 2003 was 104, suggesting that marginal fields...

Independent operator provides complete turnkey abandonment solution in GoM: taking the risk out of WA&D.(well abandonment and decommissioning in Gulf of Mexico by Tetra Technologies Inc.)
August 1, 2005... Operators working on the Gulf of Mexico shelf are evaluating their mature, marginally producing properties and making decisions about their future. In the GoM, there are approximately 4,200 structures with an average age of Over 20 years....

Ultra deepwater increases flow assurance challenges: new technology takes up the gauntlet.(PIPELINE & TRANSPORTATION)
August 1, 2005... Over the past ten years, flow assurance has become a critical concern for deepwater project developments. While oilfield chemicals have been in use since the early 20th century, in areas ranging from the US to Azerbaljan, Venezuela, and...

Norway/UK seeking cross-border opportunities.
August 1, 2005... The UK/Norway cross-border treaty, which both countries' energy ministers signed this April, highlights the growing co-operation between the two sectors. Cross-border field developments like Blane, Enoch, and the Tampen Link are obvious recent...

Modular reel speeds installation of flexibles.
August 1, 2005... Pipe reel mobilization and transportation costs can be kept down using technology from Modular Reel. The M-Reel system, which has type approval and ILO lifting gear approvals from DNV, is a modular reel intended mainly for spooling flexible...

Rogaland team reviewing impact of Barents Sea activity.(NORWAY)
August 1, 2005... RF--Akvamiljo is pioneering work on the impact of offshore oil and gas activities on Arctic waters. The research center specializes in environmental research on the aquatic environment--around 70% of its work is oil industry related, according...

Leirvik in the hunt for global aluminum module assignments.(Leirvik Module Technology)
August 1, 2005... Living quarters specialist Leirvik Module Technology (LMT) has recently broken into the Chinese and Brazilian sectors. While the company continues to win work in Norway, it sees success on the international front as vital to its future. ...

Offloading systems adapted to harsh Arctic conditions.(Aker Kvaerner Pusnes supplies offloading systems)
August 1, 2005... Next month. Aker Kvaerner Pusnes will deliver two arctic crane offloading systems to Sevmorneflegaz' Prirazlomnoye development in Russia's Pechora Sea under a NKr 90 million contract. These are the first deliveries of the system, which has been...

Oceanographic monitoring in real time addresses GoM currents concerns: pilot deepwater data study planned.(Gulf of Mexico)(integrated monitoring solution from Sicom Solutions)
August 1, 2005... A fully integrated monitoring solution ensures the structural integrity of floating production installations and associated equipment. Sicom Solutions, part of Norway's Sicom Group, has developed the technique in partnership with Stress...

Simulator aids Snohvit process analysis.(NORWAY)
August 1, 2005... A dynamic simulation model developed by Fantoft Process Technologies can be used to monitor and optimize production and process operations. One of the latest applications is Statoil's Snohvit project. The model incorporates Fantoft's...

Norwegian speculators driving surge in jackup construction: high oil prices, strong drilling market.(NORWAY)
August 1, 2005... The booming drilling market is proving irresistible to investors in Norway, who are responsible for many of the newbuild jackups currently under construction. High oil prices and a strong drilling market explain the recent rush of speculative...

E-field demand spreading beyond Norway.(NORWAY)
August 1, 2005... Digital oilfield technology, competence, and related products are the focus of Sense Intellifield. Since the Kristiansand-based company took its first order for BP's Valhall drilling operations center in 2002, it has gone on to deliver over 85...

Statoil looking to light intervention to lift productivity from subsea wells.(NORWAY)
August 1, 2005... Developing the capability to intervene in subsea wells registers highly in Statoil's plans for improved oil recovery. The company is particularly active in the area of light well intervention (LWI), with one program due to kick off in mid year,...

Statoil aiming for 10% increase in subsea recovery through TTRD.(NORWAY)
August 1, 2005... Through tubing rotary drilling (TFRD) should help Statoil lift recovery from its many subsea fields. The company has developed the technology with FMC Kongsberg Subsea (FKS), and expects its first application offshore in 2006. Statoil...

Epcon.(Norwegian company profiles)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... The Epcon CFU is a multi-phase (oil/water/gas) separator with no moving parts. It requires no external energy and is reliable and efficient in the separation process to achieve a high standard of treated water. The CFU also has a smaller volume...

Innovation Norway.(Norwegian company profiles)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Innovation Norway is a new organization that took over on January 1 2004 the tasks of the Norwegian Industrial and Regional Development Fund, the Norwegian Trade Council, the Government Consultative Office for Inventors, and the Norwegian...

Karmoy Winch.(Norwegian company profiles)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Karmoy Winch produces deck equipment for ships worldwide. This year the company has delivered one waterfall working/towing winch with 150 ton pull capacity on the first drum layer to Eidesvik for a new supply vessel. Other recent deliveries...

Karmsund Maritime.(Norwegian company profiles)(Karmsund Maritime Offshore Supply)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... 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 pressure, as...

M-Reel.(Norwegian company profiles)(Modular Reel)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Modular Reel was established in 2003 as a service company/supplier of reeled product handling equipment. The company has developed a mobile, DNV ILO CG3-certified, 9.2 m, 350 t SWL module-based installation reel. The M-Reel can be configured...

ONS 2006.(Norwegian company profiles)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... ONS 2006 will be staged August 22-25 next year. The ONS conference and exhibition has been staged in Stavanger every year since 1974. The city's associated oil festival provides a unique opportunity to combine business with relationship...

Rapp Bomek.(Norwegian company profiles)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Rapp Bomek manufactures and designs advanced fireproof and explosion-proof doors. 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...

Dutch contractors eyeing gas/fabrication ventures in emerging offshore sectors.(NETHERLANDS)
August 1, 2005... National supplier groups in Europe face a new challenge--how to respond to members' demands, following the global surge in offshore activity. The turning point for Dutch contractors came last summer, says Hans De Boer, Managing Director of...

Major reductions in pipe profile programming.(using computer aided design to cut pipes)
August 1, 2005... Fabrication yards producing tubular structures rely on computer numerically controlled (CNC) oxyfuel cutting machines to accurately profile AWS cuts to pipes. These are a type of cut familiar to the offshore sector according to international...

GdF decks making way for Montrose gas module: two sets of topsides facilities.(NETHERLANDS)(Gaz de France)
August 1, 2005... Soaring gas demand in northern Europe is creating a mini-development spree for Dutch fabricators. HSM Steel Structures recently completed two sets of topsides for Gaz de France (GdF) platforms in the Dutch North Sea under a relatively...

Tensioning system aids deepwater pipelay and module installations.(Gusto MSC's new J-lay system)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Gusto MSC has developed a new J-lay system that combines the company's proven mechanical positive engagement technique with a system known as "Knobbeltouw." The latter, made from synthetic lightweight Dyneema cable, allows the same tensioning...

LB 200 cranes upgraded for mammoth pipelay operation.(NETHERLANDS)
August 1, 2005... Stolt Offshore's laybarge LB 200 is approaching the halfway point on the world's longest subsea trunkline installation. Its program for the Ormen Lange gas development in the Norwegian Sea is in two parts: the 362-km Langeled line following...

Mumbai high trenching stays ahead of monsoon.(NETHERLANDS)
August 1, 2005... Boskalis Westminster Middle East has completed a program of pre-trenching/backfilling and post-trenching required for the Mumbai High fields-Uran trunkline. The 204-km, 30-in. oil and 28-in. gas lines run from Mumbai High offshore western India...

Heavy duty pipe protection for Ormen Lange.(NETHERLANDS)
August 1, 2005... Dredging and marine contractor Van Oord is midway through a major subsea rock installation contract for the Ormen Lange project off mid-Norway. The contract, covering 2004-2007, comprises the installation of rock for support and protection of...

Containerized rig cuts costs of casing while drilling.(NETHERLANDS)
August 1, 2005... Casing while drilling (CWD) is designed to reduce both drilling time and unscheduled incidents that can hamper productivity. With CWD, the well is drilled with standard oilfield casing that stays in the hole and is cemented in place at the...

Diving system extends subsea construction window.(NETHERLANDS)
August 1, 2005... Subsea construction is under way on the G17 field in the Dutch North Sea, with contractor Noordhoek applying a brand new diving system. The Transfer Under Pressure (TUP) system recently gained approval and certification from Lloyds Register...

Self-installing platform on course for Trent.(NETHERLANDS)
August 1, 2005... Perenco UK is expanding operations at the Trent field complex in the UK southern gas basin. This month, a new unmanned gas compression platform was due to be bridge linked to Trent's existing production installation. Keppel Verolme built the...

Balance Point Control.(Dutch company profiles)
August 1, 2005... Balance Point Control provides specialist hydraulic workover, snubbing, well control and related engineering services. The company claims to use state-of-the art equipment, managed by in-house, trained personnel, with an emphasis on safely...

BigLift Shipping.(Dutch company profiles)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... BigLift Shipping is a specialist in ocean transportation of heavy lift and project cargoes. It operates 14 specialized heavy lift vessels, capable of lifting up to 1,100 metric tons, with ro-ro capacity of up to 2,500 metric tons. Shipments...

Burdock.(Dutch company profiles)
August 1, 2005... Burdock group provides management and engineering consulting for oil and gas upstream and downstream extraction and distribution, production and the gas to liquids sector. Its services include engineering, construction, maintenance, structural...

Croon.(Dutch company profiles)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Croon has experience worldwide working for the offshore and marine sectors. The company provides a complete package of services and solutions related to electrical and instrumentation installations. There are no restrictions on the choice of...

Genius Vos.(Dutch company profiles)
August 1, 2005... For over 50 years Genius Vos has been involved in production of process equipment, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, columns, condensors, bridges, locks and special constructions as well as maintenance and construction of oil and gas...

HSM Steel Structures.(Dutch company profiles)
August 1, 2005... HSM Steel Structures is an offshore fabrication contractor, with over 30 years experience, and with wide-ranging expertise in multi-discipline projects. These range from construction to project management, design, engineering of all...

Keppel Offshore & Marine.(Dutch company profiles)(Keppel Verolme)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Keppel Offshore & Marine aims to be the provider of choice and partner for solutions to offshore and marine clients, with regard to (proprietary) design, engineering, construction, global shipyard services and other products. Keppel Verolme BV...

Mokveld Valves.(Dutch company profiles)
August 1, 2005... Mokveld offers engineered valve solutions for control and safety applications. Products include custom-designed shut-off, control, choke and check valves using the axial flow concept. The company also has specialist knowledge of high integrity...

Teijin Twaron.(Dutch company profiles)
August 1, 2005... Teijin Twaron supplies companies throughout the world with para-aramid fibers under the trade names Twaron and Technora. These fibers offer strong mechanical properties for application in rope cables, such as high tenacity, high modulus,...

Van Oord offshore.(Dutch company profiles)(Van Oord Groep N.V.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Van Oord is a marine contractor specializing in dredging, coastal engineering and offshore construction. Its expertise ranges from preparation of the seabed for installation of offshore facilities to stabilization and protection of pipelines,...

Westmark.(Dutch company profiles)(Cablesafe)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... A clean work floor improves safety, decks, stairs, scaffolding and other structures and contributes to a safer environment also during shutdown and turnaround works. For that purpose Westmark developed the 'S' shaped safety hook Cablesafe,...

Access and maintenance lifts.(Swedish technology profiles)(Alimak AB)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Alimak specializes in rack and pinion-driven lifts for industrial locations and has more than 30 years' experience in offshore applications. The modular-built lifts are adaptable in size and capacity and do not need a machine room or lift...

Marine shaft and bearing systems.(Swedish technology profiles)(Cedervall group)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... The Cedervall group designs, manufactures, supplies, and repairs a wide range of seals and bearings. Cedervall stern-tube seals are known widely for their operating economy, technical reliability, and service. The company's product range also...

Titanium heat exchangers.(Swedish technology profiles)
August 1, 2005... Coiltech, a member of the Eco Group, specializes in heat exchangers for air and fluids. Recently, it has developed a new titanium system in response to demands for more corrosion-resistant materials and longer life spans for heat exchangers. In...

Welding systems and consumables.(Swedish technology profiles)
August 1, 2005... Esab's involvement with shipbuilding, and subsequently the offshore sector, goes back 100 years. The company develops welding and cutting solutions, with a local presence and technical support in most regional markets. Its specialties include...

Optimized turbine cleaning.(Swedish technology profiles)
August 1, 2005... Gas Turbine Efficiency (GTE) is a leader in gas turbine engine cleaning and related products. The markets it supplies are the offshore, marine, industrial, and aerospace sectors. Regardless of the application, all engines exhibit improved...