Offshore articles from March 2004

Offshore archives from March 2004

New RR fuels growth for independents.(Comment)(royalty relief)
March 1, 2004... The US Minerals Management Service has heard the call. It recently published a new royalty relief rule for shallow-water deep gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico. The new rule is the latest in a series of efforts to encourage more exploration. ...

BP has begun awarding the major contracts for developing the Greater Plutonio.(Africa)(British Petroleum Company PLC)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... BP has begun awarding the major contracts for developing the Greater Plutonio field offshore Angola. Kellogg Brown & Root won the contract for engineering, procurement, construction, and management. The project team will be based at KBR's...

In early February, the National Oil Co. of Liberia (Nocal) released the details for the country's 2004 offshore bid round, which will close Nov 1.(Africa)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... In early February, the National Oil Co. of Liberia (Nocal) released the details for the country's 2004 offshore bid round, which will close Nov 1. The round includes 17 exploration blocks covering 55,000 sq km, of which six blocks will be...

Vanco is making good on its West Africa drilling obligations for 2004.(Vanco Morocco Ltd.)(Brief article)
March 1, 2004... Vanco is making good on its West Africa drilling obligations for 2004. Vanco Morocco Ltd. has signed a participation agreement with ENI Morocco BV to begin drilling its first deepwater well in its Ras Tafelney exploration permit offshore...

LNG developments are moving ahead off.(liquified natural gas)(Alaska Gasline Port Authority)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... LNG developments are moving ahead off the US west coast. Crystal Energy LLC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Alaska Gasline Port Authority. The MOU precedes a detailed letter of intent to supply domestic LNG for its...

Great Britain's BP and Turkey's Turkiye Petrolleri A.O. (TPAO) could begin drilling in the eastern Black Sea by the end of this year.(Europe)(British Petroleum Company PLC)(Turkish Petroleum Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Great Britain's BP and Turkey's Turkiye Petrolleri A.O. (TPAO) could begin drilling in the eastern Black Sea by the end of this year. The area, held in a 50-50 agreement between the two companies, covers 18,000 sq km. BP believes the Black...

China works toward increased production.(China National Offshore Oil Corp. to increase natural gas production)
March 1, 2004... China National Offshore Oil Co. (Cnooc) is working toward its goal of long-term production growth. This years targeted net production volume for China's offshore is approximately 118-123 MMboe. compared to 108 MMboe in 2003. Problems at...

ONGC formally signed the New Exploration License Policy (NELP) IV contracts in New Delhi on Feb. 6.(Asia-Pacific)(Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... ONGC formally signed the New Exploration License Policy (NELP) IV contracts in New Delhi on Feb. 6. Deepwater awards to ONGC included one block in the Gujarat-Saurashtra basin, two blocks in the Kerala-Konkan basin, one block in the...

India's Reliance Industries was among the successful bidders.(Asia-Pacific)(Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. exploration)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... India's Reliance Industries was among the successful bidders for the offshore blocks. State-owned ONGC's own Sagar Vijay drillship found a large gas field in the Krishna Godavari basin in the Bay of Bengal in mid 1Q. According to ONGC,...

Santos Ltd. has won its fourth offshore exploration permit in the Sorell basin offshore Tasmania, bringing the total number of blocks in the Otway and Sorell basins to seven.(Asia-Pacific)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Santos Ltd. has won its fourth offshore exploration permit in the Sorell basin offshore Tasmania, bringing the total number of blocks in the Otway and Sorell basins to seven. The 4,500-sq-km block T/36P is 5 km off Tasmania's southwestern coast...

A consortium made up of ONGC Videsh Ltd., the Gas Authority of India Ltd., and Korea's Daewoo and Korea Gas Corp. have a world-class gas discovery.(Asia-Pacific)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... A consortium made up of ONGC Videsh Ltd., the Gas Authority of India Ltd., and Korea's Daewoo and Korea Gas Corp. have a world-class gas discovery in block A-1 offshore northwest Myanmar. Estimated recoverable reserves of the Shwe discovery...

There has been mixed news.(Asia-Pacific)(Murphy Oil USA Inc. explores in Malaysia)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... There has been mixed news off Malaysia of late. In late January, Murphy Oil had its first dry hole with Aya No. 1 in block K offshore Sabah. The well tested a fault-separated structure down dip to the west of the previously announced Kikeh...

At the end of January, BG began the second phase of development.(Mediterranean)(BG PLC offshore exploration)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... At the end of January, BG began the second phase of development for the Rosetta field offshore Egypt. An unmanned minimum facilities platform will be tied back to the existing platform to bring new gas fields onstream. Front-end...

McDermott International Inc. subsidiary J. Ray McDermott SA, has been awarded a contract by Dolphin Energy Ltd. of the United Arab Emirates for engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of two integrated drilling and production platform complexes for Qatar's North Dome field development project.(Middle East)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... McDermott International Inc. subsidiary J. Ray McDermott SA, has been awarded a contract by Dolphin Energy Ltd. of the United Arab Emirates for engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of two integrated drilling and production...

OAO Lukoil, KazMunaiGaz, and KazMunaiTeniz have signed an agreement under which Lukoil will acquire 50% interest in the Tyub-Karagan PSA in the Caspian Sea.(Central Asia)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... OAO Lukoil, KazMunaiGaz, and KazMunaiTeniz have signed an agreement under which Lukoil will acquire 50% interest in the Tyub-Karagan PSA in the Caspian Sea. The Tyub-Karagan area covers 1,168 sq kin, and the PSA agreement project is v',did for...

Frigg/MCP studies under way.(Offshore Europe)(Friggs, manifold compression platform)
March 1, 2004... Total has started a consultation process concerning the planned decommissioning of its MCP-01 manifold compression platform. The 386,000-metric-ton facility is a concrete gravity platform, located in 94 m of water in UK Northern North .Sea...

UKOOA seeks further relief.(Offshore Europe)(UK Offshore Operators Association Ltd.)
March 1, 2004... Extended tax allowances for independents exploring the UK shelf have been welcomed by the UK Offshore Operators Association. However, UKOOA has called on the government to phase in wider-ranging incentives, to secure the sector's long-term...

Talisman eyes Gyda satellites.(Offshore Europe)(Talisman Energy Ltd.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Talisman Energy is replicating its UK North Sea business model in the Norwegian sector. Last summer, it became Norway's most significant new entrant of a long while when it acquired operatorship of the Gyda field from BE Last month it was...

Deepwater production systems.(Gulf Of Mexico)(installation)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Two deepwater floating production systems are either in place or soon to be on location in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has installed the deepest TLP in the world on its Marco Polo field on Green Canyon block 608 in...

Deepwater GoM drilling results.(Gulf Of Mexico)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... There have been 850 exploration and appraisal wells drilled between 1997 and 2002 in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico and 7 Bboe in recoverable oil and gas reserves added over the same time frame, according to a study by PFC Energy. The company...

El Paso Energy gets LNG approval.(El Paso Energy Corp. get the nod for deepwater Liquefied Natural Gas port)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... El Paso Energy Bridge Gulf of Mexico LLC has received approval to build a deepwater LNG port, 116 m south of New Orleans. The facility will process and transfer natural gas from LNG transport ships to a pipeline system, which will carry the...

Technip, Mustang tapped for truss spar on Constitution.(Subsea/Surface Systems)(Kerr-McGee)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The truss spar being built for Kerr-McGee's Constitution field in Green Canyon blocks 679 and 680 in the Gulf of Mexico will be a copy of the hull and topsides built for the company's Gunnison project last year. Don Vardeman, director of...

New jacking system extends reach.(Subsea/Surface Systems)(Offshore source)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Offshore Source has developed a new jacking system that will extend the load capability of jackup figs, allowing them to operate in deeper water and carry heavier loads. Douglas A. Hines, president of Offshore Source, said drilling contractors...

Red Hawk makes do with one windlass.(Subsea/Surface Systems)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Spars that support dry trees operate on active mooring systems so that they can be moved off station and allow for a MODU to drill and complete development wells. These dry-tree designs have a narrow watch circle because of their DVA wells. The...

McDermott hands over Devils Tower.(Subsea/Surface Systems)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... J. Ray McDermott has completed and handed over the Devils Tower spar platform. McDermott subsidiary SparTEC provided overall project management for the design, engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation, and commissioning of the...

FPSO heads for Newfoundland.(Vessels, Rigs, Upgrades)(Floating Production Storage and Off-loading)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... In early 2004, Husky Energy named the FPSO that will produce the White Rose field in the Jeanne d'Arc basin off the coast of Newfoundland. The SeaRose was officially named on Jan. 9 at a ceremony in Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South...

New liftboat for the GoM.(Vessels, Rigs, Upgrades)(Gulf of Mexico)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Danos & Curole and Semco LLC have made the M/V Dixie Patriot available to Gulf of Mexico operators. According to Danos & Curole, the M/V Dixie Patriot is the largest and most technically advanced liftboat in the world. The 280-class vessel...

Keppel units secure $65.4 million in contracts.(Vessels, Rigs, Upgrades)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Keppel Corp. Ltd.'s offshore and marine units clinched some significant contracts for work to be done this year. The work covers an FSO conversion, construction of four anchor-handling tug/supply (AHTS) vessels, and upgrading a...

Keppel FELS signs rig agreement.(Vessels, Rigs, Upgrades)(Skeie Group AS )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... In late January 2004, Keppel FELS Ltd. signed an agreement with a wholly owned subsidiary of the Skeie Group AS of Norway to build a Keppel FELS MOD V B class enhanced jackup. The jackup will be able to operate to 350 ft water depth and will be...

Icebreaker deal advances.(Vessels, Rigs, Upgrades)(Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Far-Eastern Shipping Co. )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Kvaerner Masa-Yards and Far-Eastern Shipping Co. have signed a contract for construction of the first icebreaking stand-by and supply vessel. It will be 100 m long and will have a dead weight of 4,000 dwt. A second vessel is under...

China to build new survey vessel.(Vessels, Rigs, Upgrades)(ministry of land resources)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... China's ministry of land resources received state approval to build a comprehensive geophysical survey vessel. It will have electric propulsion and dynamic positioning and will be outfitted with an ROV. This vessel will be the first one of...

Record measurements.(Drilling & Production)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... New measurement-while-drilling (MWD) and logging-while-drilling (LWD) depth and pressure records have been set for the Gulf of Mexico. Schlumberger Oilfield Services ran and recorded the results at the ChevronTexaco deepwater Tonga 1...

Optimizing oil production.(Drilling & Production)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... In production operations, sand control is important to optimize reservoir exposure and ensure operational excellence and well-bore stability. The industry currently uses screen systems to ensure that plugging or sand intrusion does not occur...

Sand management system.(Drilling & Production)(SandCat)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... A new sand management system has been developed to reduce damage to downhole electrical submersible pumps. Increasingly, high-volume and mature wells are produced using ESPs, which offer advantages over some methods of artificial lift. When...

New liner hanger.(Drilling & Production)(designed by Dril-Quip Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... A new liner hanger system, the LS-15TM, by Dril-Quip Inc. has been designed to provide up to 40,000 fl/lb rotational torque to the liner that facilitates liner drill-down and pump-down operations. The liner hanger and running tool design...

Longest subsea pipeline intervention.(Drilling & Production)(Superior Energy Services Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... A world record for the longest single continuous subsea pipeline intervention has been set by Superior Energy Services. The new CoilTAC Thruster was used to clean a 14,800-foot stretch of flowline in 1,200 ft of water from Oceaneering's DP-2...

NAPE.(Geosciences)
March 1, 2004... The NAPE exposition, held recently in Houston, continues to grow in size and scope. Like the world's growing energy needs, the floor buzzed with activity as major and independent oil companies displayed opportunities and negotiated for their...

CERA.(Geosciences: Cambridge Energy Research Associates conference)
March 1, 2004... The emphasis on expanding the world's available energy resources continued at the Cambridge Energy Research Associates' CERAWeek 2004 conference in Houston. Oil, natural gas, and power generation were the foci of the meeting, with new...

Rock properties.(Technology)
March 1, 2004... Landmark Graphics, a unit of Halliburton, has released DecisionSpace Well Seismic Fusion, a suite of interpretation and analysis tools for predicting reservoir rock properties from prestack seismic data, synthetic data, and well data. These...

Global basin modeling.(Exploration)
March 1, 2004... Robertson Research has expanded their Tellus Global Structural Module to 368 basin definitions, covering the world's known petroleum basins. Of these basins, 254 cover shallow water basins in less than 200-m water depth and 211 basins extend...

Atlantic Canada on the rebound: Newfoundland's Orphan basin could be the next big play.(Canada)
March 1, 2004... Activity is picking up off Eastern Canada after a slump that had many wondering where the downward slide would end. EnCana has resumed work on Deep Panuke off Nova Scotia, and Canadian Superior has joined El Paso to drill a new area of the...

From potential to production: moving forward on British Columbia's offshore oil and gas.(Canada)
March 1, 2004... British Columbia is positioned to become one of Canada's foremost energy producers. The Geological Survey of Canada estimates that as much as 41.8 tcf of gas and 9.8 Bbbl of oil could exist in the four basins off BC's coast. Though Canada's...

Rheliant: flat rheology you can trust to reduce expensive mud losses and protect your AFE.(Advertisement)
March 1, 2004... The RHELIANT system takes synthetic-base drilling fluid technology to a new dimension. With this evolutionary step toward the ideal fluid for deepwater, ERD and other technically demanding well scenarios, M-I SWACO* has advanced the best...

Shell takes novel solution to new depths: first DP application of SBOP offshore Brazil.(Production)
March 1, 2004... With an increasing number of new prospects in deepwater, operators are constantly on the lookout for economic methods for deepwater exploration. Shell, among others, has seen much success in eliminating the conventional subsea BOP and marine...

Seismic contractors realign equipment for industry's needs: vessel fleet reductions completed.(Geology & Geophysics)
March 1, 2004... Collapse, compression, sorting, and realignment--these are all words that describe the painful sifting process that is occurring across the marine seismic industry. The industry is undergoing an equipment retrenchment in its continued search...

Worldwide Seismic Vessel Survey.
March 1, 2004... Worldwide Seismic Vessel Survey Year Total Total Vessel rigged or length beam name converted (m or ft) (m or ft) BGP/Noreen Shipping...

Nexans looking beyond Na Kika to next generation of ultra-deep umbilicals: program models deepwater stresses.(Subsea)
March 1, 2004... Cable specialist Nexans is best known to the offshore sector for its subsea products, notably umbilicals, power cables, and pipeline heating systems. To meet growing requirements for ultra-deepwater products in particular, the company is...

Anchor-handler decks reinforced with high-strength low-weight Weldox.(High-Strength Steels)
March 1, 2004... Quenched and tempered high-strength steels from SSAB Oxelosund are beginning to make an impact on offshore customers. The company, which is the world's largest producer of high-strength steels, last year delivered such material for use in the...

Electric motors to cut emissions, maintenance on Troll compression project.(Platform Power)
March 1, 2004... The supply of ABB electric motors to Statoil's Troll compression project follows the recent trend offshore of using electric drives in place of mechanical drives. The Troll delivery comprises two very high voltage synchronous motors...

Walls, ceilings, floors, doors, and wet units, from one source.(Accommodation Modules)
March 1, 2004... A one-stop shop for the interiors of offshore and marine accommodation units is available from three specialized companies--Isolamin (floating floors and wall and ceiling panels), Momec (doors), and Premec (wet units). The three companies have...

High density concrete to coat world's longest subsea pipeline.(Concrete Ballast)
March 1, 2004... Mineral processing company Minelco has scored its first hit with a new form of heavy ballast concrete coating for pipelines. Late last year, the company signed a contract to deliver 620,000 tonnes of its magnetite, MagnaDense 8 Separated...

Swivel design adapted to hot isostatic pressing.(Powder Metallurgy)
March 1, 2004... The benefits of using hot isostatic processing (HIP) to fabricate structures with complex internal geometries can be seen in recent orders for FPSO swivels. HIP specialist Metso Powdermet, which has delivered swivels since the mid 1990s, has...

Safety devices secure wells, pipelines following major incidents.(Blowout Management)(Well-Head Safety Systems)
March 1, 2004... Novel methods of sealing wells and pipelines in the event of a blow-out or damage caused by a terrorist attack have been launched by Well-Head Safety Systems. Three patents have been secured to protect the company's products, president...

Merged super-group to provide all offshore power requirements.(Gas/Steam Turbines)(Alstom S.A.)(Siemens Power Generation)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Last August, Siemens completed the acquisition of the industrial turbine business of the French company Alstom, having received the unconditional approval of both the EU Commission and the US Department of Justice. Three months earlier,...

Multipurpose tool improves data interpretation and survey accuracy.
March 1, 2004... A new multifunctional survey tool has been launched by Reflex Instrument. A main objective in the development of the Reflex EZ-AQ/EMS was to make it user friendly for oilfield contractors drilling directional wells, says technical manager Kjell...

Decision support tools enhance vessel performance, integrity, safety.(Seakeeping/Route Planning)
March 1, 2004... Useful tools for route planning at sea and optimizing ship performance and safety are available from Seaware. The company has a suite of three programs, the last of which it expects to launch in the summer. The two systems already...

AIS transponder-based system improves vessel/helicopter tracking and data exchange.(Maritime Traffic)
March 1, 2004... Saab TransponderTech is a leading supplier of AIS transponders and associated equipment that enable ships and maritime administrations to participate in the automatic identification system (MS). The technology is also relevant to the offshore...

Chain maker saved from receivership.(Mooring Developments)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The future of the Ramnas chain factory, which was placed in receivership last August, has been secured by new owners, who were due to take over this month. Two-thirds of the 65-strong workforce will be retained, and there is new offshore work,...

Matthew D. Fitzgerald, Veritas DGC Inc. executive vice president, CFO, and treasurer, has resigned, effective Jan. 10.(People)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Matthew D. Fitzgerald, Veritas DGC Inc. executive vice president, CFO, and treasurer, has resigned, effective Jan. 10. Vincent M. Thielen, vice president, corporate controller, will serve as interim executive rice president, CFO, and treasurer...

Intermediary Technology Institute.(People)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The Intermediary Technology Institute (ITI) for Energy has appointed Tony Amor as CEO.

Geomechanics International Inc.(People)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Patrick Keenan has joined Geomechanics International Inc. as president. Keenan, with 29 years of international and US experience, has held a number of senior management positions, including CEO of Coherence Technology Co. and vice president...

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA.(People)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Petroleum Geo-Services ASA has appointed Sverre Skogen president of PGS Production AS and senior rice president Petroleum GeoServices ASA. Skogen has 16 years of managerial experience in business and project management and most recently held...

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate will focus solely on resource management, effective Jan. 1.(Companies)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate will focus solely on resource management, effective Jan. 1. The supervision of safety and the working environment has been assigned to the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway.

Duffy and McGovern, an accommodation company that provides rental engineering cabins in the Gulf of Mexico, has won three contracts in the last four months.(Companies)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Duffy and McGovern, an accommodation company that provides rental engineering cabins in the Gulf of Mexico, has won three contracts in the last four months. In two separate deals, the company has supplied Technip and Expro with 20 x 8 zone I...

Input/Output Inc. has sold its VectorSeis digital.(Companies)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Input/Output Inc. has sold its VectorSeis digital, full-wave sensors and a cable-based System Four central recording platform to Trace Energy Services, a seismic contractor based in Calgary.

The Scottish Subsea Technology Group (SSTG) has voted to dissolve and sign up to Subsea UK, a newly formed organization to promote the UK subsea industry.(Companies)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... The Scottish Subsea Technology Group (SSTG) has voted to dissolve and sign up to Subsea UK, a newly formed organization to promote the UK subsea industry. Formed in 1991, SSTG has a membership of over 40 small to medium sized independent subsea...

ChainCo, a division of The Craig Group, has commissioned a new mobile inspection unit Built by Weatherford in Aberdeen, the new unit is on its way to Keppel Verolme dry-dock in Holland to inspect 50,000 ft of chain on the Stena Dee semisubmersible rig for client Stena Drilling.(Companies)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... ChainCo, a division of The Craig Group, has commissioned a new mobile inspection unit Built by Weatherford in Aberdeen, the new unit is on its way to Keppel Verolme dry-dock in Holland to inspect 50,000 ft of chain on the Stena Dee...

Shell UK Ltd. has awarded Bureau Veritas a multi-million-pound contract to provide verification and certification services to Shell's 42 UK continental shelf installations.(Companies)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Shell UK Ltd. has awarded Bureau Veritas a multi-million-pound contract to provide verification and certification services to Shell's 42 UK continental shelf installations. The contract is for operational and project verification services,...

ATM Technology Management, the UK nationwide provider of help desk and managed services, has won an 18-month renewal of its support contract with Total E&P UK.(Companies)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... ATM Technology Management, the UK nationwide provider of help desk and managed services, has won an 18-month renewal of its support contract with Total E&P UK. The new contract includes software and hardware maintenance for desktops, servers,...

Air Logistics.(Business Briefs)
March 1, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Air Logistics, provider of helicopter transportation services to the oil and gas industry worldwide, held a grand opening celebration for its newest facility Friday, Jan. 16, in Galliano, Louisiana. The new...

The 2004 Deep Offshore Technology conference will be held Nov. 30-Dec. 2 in New Orleans.(Business Briefs)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: The 2004 Deep Offshore Technology conference will be held Nov. 30-Dec. 2 in New Orleans. This year's theme is Aligning Technology with Changing Reality and will address the complex and changing role of...

Drilling technology.(New Products, Services)
March 1, 2004... Hughes Christensen (HCC) has introduced Genesis XT, an extension of its Genesis product line that expands the application envelope of PDC drilling into harder and more abrasive formations. Building on the Genesis multi-functional team approach,...

Power sections for down-hole displacement motors.(New Products, Services)
March 1, 2004... R&M Energy Systems, a unit of Robbins & Myers Inc., offers Moyno power sections--rotor-stator hydraulic motor elements for use with down-hole positive displacement motors. Moyno power sections include slim-hole, performance-extended, air-drill,...

High-pressure filters.(New Products, Services)
March 1, 2004... The hydraulic filter division of Parker Hannifin Corp. has introduced its 12S series line of lightweight high-pressure filters to provide high capacity with high efficiency for applications found in the petroleum and gas industry. The 12S...

LYNX 20-decanter centrifuge.(New Products, Services)
March 1, 2004... The launch of the Alfa Laval LYNX 20 provides the drilling mud treatment market with a cost-effective, reliable decanter centrifuge, the company says. The LYNX 20 increases capacity and improves wear protection for the solids discharge....

Coiled tubing.(New Products, Services)
March 1, 2004... Superior Energy Services has developed a system that combines its bundled services with a coiled tubing thruster to provide cleanout and flow enhancement services to the pipeline industry. CoilTac (coil thrust and carry) extends the reach of...

Instrumentation tubing.(New Products, Services)
March 1, 2004... Swagelok Co. offers two lines of instrumentation tubing. Swagelok insulated tubing, an alternative to field-installed insulation of small diameter process lines, reduces heat loss and protects personnel from hot process and steam lines....

High-strength super-austenitic stainless steel.(New Products, Services)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... UK steel founder Noel Village has developed Vistar, a high-strength stainless steel for operating temperatures of-196[degrees] to +150[degrees]C. Immune to intergranular-corrosion, hydrogen-embrittlement, and sulphide-stress-corrosion-cracking,...

Moyno 2000 G3 pump launched.(New Products, Services)
March 1, 2004... Moyno Inc. has redesigned its Moyno 2000 G3 pump, incorporating proprietary Moyno Ultra-Technologies. The new pump design provides maximum pumping performance for medium- to high-viscosity, high solids content applications where bridging is a...

Government can take role in decommissioning financing.(Beyond The Horizon)
March 1, 2004... The major oil companies and larger independents typically invest in material fields that fit with their asset portfolios and contribute to their corporate targets for growth in production, earnings and ROACE (return on average capital...