Offshore articles from October 2006

Offshore archives from October 2006

Frontier exploration.(COMMENT)
October 1, 2006... One thing high oil prices will do is to renew interest in frontier exploration, as this month's issue demonstrates. New E&P is taking place in Cook Inlet, Alaska, deepwater Peru, the Barents Sea, and other frontier regions around the globe....

New deepwater drilling capabilities.(Transocean new deepwater drillships)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... When Transocean started designing a new deepwater drillship to meet the needs of its customers, it found four big areas in which significant enhancements were requested. They are the top drives, mud systems, tree-handling capacities, and power...

Active rig fleet, September 2006.(GLOBAL DATA)
October 1, 2006... Active rig fleet, September 2006 Floaters Jackups US GoM 38(-1) 99(-2) Mex GoM 6(0) 29(+2) North Sea 42(+2) 33(+1) East Atlantic 3(0) 2(0) L. America ...

GoM drilling permits issued.(GLOBAL DATA)
October 1, 2006... Feb. 61 Mar. 71 Apr. 62 May 63 June 83 July 67 Aug. 68 Note: Table made from bar graph. Source: US Minerals Management Service

Gulf of Mexico day rates.(GLOBAL DATA)(Statistical table)
October 1, 2006... Gulf of Mexico day rates Month/Year Minimum Average Maximum Drillship Sep 2005 $165,000 $209,680 $289,900 Oct 2005 $165,000 $209,680 $289,900 Nov 2005 $165,000 $211,321 $289,900 Dec 2005 ...

Given the recent surge in field development activities, this month infield Systems Ltd. looks at subsea well drilling and completion activities across the globe.(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Given the recent surge in field development activities, this month infield Systems Ltd. looks at subsea well drilling and completion activities across the globe. Figure 1 depicts the regional drilling and completion capex (spent and forecast)...

The $35 million Longtom-3H (horizontal) well has intersected a total of 3,379 ft of gross gas, according to Australian-Canadian Oil Royalties Ltd.(Australian-Canadian Oil Royalties Ltd )
October 1, 2006... The $35 million Longtom-3H (horizontal) well has intersected a total of 3,379 ft of gross gas, according to Australian-Canadian Oil Royalties Ltd. Still drilling at this writing, the remaining objective for the Longtom-3H well is to confirm...

Indonesia's state owned oil and gas company.(Indonesia)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Indonesia's state owned oil and gas company, PT Pertamina, has started feeling the heat of free competition in the deregulated domestic market but its president director Ari Soemarno still plans to transform the enterprise into an international...

Upstream operator PIT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) is to spearhead Thailand's search for energy resources in the Middle East and Africa.(Thailand)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Upstream operator PIT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) is to spearhead Thailand's search for energy resources in the Middle East and Africa, mainly through share swaps with foreign partners. In disclosing this, the Energy Ministry...

Six offshore blocks will be offered for exploration by Bahrain late this year or early in 2007, according to reports from the area.(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Six offshore blocks will be offered for exploration by Bahrain late this year or early in 2007, according to reports from the area. The National Oil & Gas Authority is analyzing seismic and existing exploration well data from the blocks in...

Toreador Resources Corp. and its joint-venture with TPAO and Stratic Energy Corp. in the South Akcakoca subbasin offshore Turkey in the Black Sea recently completed drilling the Kuzey Akkaya-1 well and the jackup Prometeu has moved to begin installing the Akkaya production tripod.(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Toreador Resources Corp. and its joint-venture with TPAO and Stratic Energy Corp. in the South Akcakoca subbasin offshore Turkey in the Black Sea recently completed drilling the Kuzey Akkaya-1 well and the jackup Prometeu has moved to begin...

Lundin Petroleum AB has acquired from Total interest in the undeveloped Peik prospect in the UK and Norwegian sectors of the North Sea.(Norway)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Lundin Petroleum AB has acquired from Total interest in the undeveloped Peik prospect in the UK and Norwegian sectors of the North Sea. Lundin has acquired 50% of NCS block 24/6a, operated by Total, 33.3% of UK block 9/15a, operated by Total,...

Providence Resources Plc has signed a farm-out agreement with Challenger Minerals Inc. on its Celtic Sea blocks 03/8 and 03/1 off the south coast of Ireland.(Celtic Sea)(Providence Resources Plc)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Providence Resources Plc has signed a farm-out agreement with Challenger Minerals Inc. on its Celtic Sea blocks 03/8 and 03/1 off the south coast of Ireland. Under the terms of the agreement, CMI Hill pay 26.7% of the 2006 seismic program costs...

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. has received an order from Chevron to build a drilling and production platform for offshore Angola, according to reports from Seoul, South Korea.(Angola)(contracts)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. has received an order from Chevron to build a drilling and production platform for offshore Angola, according to reports from Seoul, South Korea. The facility is scheduled for delivery to Cabinda...

Gullfaks set for 20 more years.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)
October 1, 2006... Gullfaks, one of Norway's mainstay oilfields, has been in production for 20 years, delivering over 2 Bbbl of oil. Operator Statoil recently drilled the field's 50th exploration well, and is banking on new discoveries to extend productivity by a...

ConocoPhillips scores west of Judy.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... ConocoPhillips has confirmed a new mid-size gas condensate discovery in the UK Central North Sea, 9 km west of its Judy/Joanne production complex. The original exploration well in block 30/6 was drilled early this year, in 265 ft of water. An...

Ireland opens up western waters.(Ministry for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources )
October 1, 2006... Ireland's Ministry for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources has issued new exploration licenses to six companies, covering acreage off the west coast in the Slyne, Erris and Donegal basins. Most of the successful applicants were already...

Cameron trees set standard.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... In the Dutch gas sector, Total has commissioned all-electric Christmas trees from Cameron for two subsea production systems for the K/5-F development. This reported world first will allow K/5-F--110 km northwest of Den Helder--to be fled in to...

Record well test.(GULF OF MEXICO)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Chevron and partners completed a record-setting production test on the Jack No. 2 well on Walker Ridge block 758 in the Gulf of Mexico. The well was completed and tested in 7,000 ft of water, after drilling below 20,000 ft, breaking...

Deepwater drilling.(GULF OF MEXICO)
October 1, 2006... BP and partners drilled an oil discovery at the Kaskida prospect on Keathley Canyon block 292. The well, drilled in 5,800 ft of water to a TD of 32,500 ft, encountered 800 net ft of hydrocarbon bearing sands, according to partner,...

Deepwater fields.(GULF OF MEXICO)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Petrobras plans to deploy the first FPSO in the US Gulf of Mexico to develop the Cascade and Chinook fields in the Walker Ridge area in water depths ranging from 7,000-9,000 ft. Petrobras America will operate both fields with 50% and up to...

Helix subsidiary, Energy Resource Technology (ERT), has acquired a 100% working interest in the Typhoon oil field (Green Canyon blocks 236 and 237).(GULF OF MEXICO)
October 1, 2006... Helix subsidiary, Energy Resource Technology (ERT), has acquired a 100% working interest in the Typhoon oil field (Green Canyon blocks 236 and 237), the Boris oil field (Green Canyon block 282), and the Little Burn oil field (Green Canyon block...

Deep shelf pressures.(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... The highly anticipated results from the Blackbeard exploration well turned out to be disappointing, yet informative, according to one partner. The Blackbeard West No. 1 well, drilled in South Timbalier block 168 in 70 ft of water, reached a...

M&A.(GULF OF MEXICO)(Survey)
October 1, 2006... Mergers and acquisitions in the Gulf of Mexico are likely to reach record levels by the end of the year, according to Raymond James' mid-2006 E&P capital expenditure survey. Key findings from its report indicate total cash flow for the first...

Western Gulf Lease Sale 200.(statistics)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... The total of all bids received from the Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 200 was $462,760,912, a 38% increase over last year's Western Gulf Sale. The sale attracted $340,935,514 (up almost 20% from last year's sum of $285 million) in high...

ECA with Harvey Lynch Inc. has completed 10-day deepwater trials with the Alistar 3000 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) in the Gulf of Mexico for BP.(GULF OF MEXICO)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... ECA with Harvey Lynch Inc. has completed 10-day deepwater trials with the Alistar 3000 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) in the Gulf of Mexico for BP. The AUV, launched from an Oceaneering vessel (pictured), performed various tasks at 4,450...

Aker Kvaerner wins ONS innovation award.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Aker Kvaerner's Multibooster subsea boosting technology has won the ONS 2006 innovation award. Aker Kvaerner's Multibooster subsea multi-phase pump system reportedly delivers improved oil recovery and facilitates longer step-out distances...

Wellstream International secures Frade project work.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)(contracts)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Chevron Frade LLC has awarded a contract for 130 km of towlines, risers and jumpers to flexible pipe manufacturer, Wellstream International. This equipment is an all-flexible solution for the Frade FPSO project in 1,200 m of water offshore...

Two North Sea contracts for Technip.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)(Oilexco North Sea Ltd)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Technip's UK entity has been awarded contracts for the Oilexco, Brenda and Maersk Affleck projects, located in the UK North Sea, with a combined value of 67 million [pounds sterling] (about $125 million). The Brenda contract, awarded by...

Statoil commissions new subsea template for Norne.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Statoil ASA has secured consent to use a new subsea template on the Norne field, an oil and gas field in the Norwegian Sea about 80 km north of Heidrun. The new template will initially accommodate two production wells that will increase...

Rig construction.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADE)(contracts )(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Chevron has awarded Transocean a second contract for construction of an Enterprise-class drillship. This follows Chevron's five-year contract with Transocean for construction of the Discoverer Clear Leader announced in March, and will be the...

Seadrill has signed a letter of intent on a four-year contract to use the semi West Sirius in the Gulf of Mexico.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADE)(Seadrill )(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Seadrill has signed a letter of intent on a four-year contract to use the semi West Sirius in the Gulf of Mexico. The operator has an option to extend the contract for one or two years. The estimated contract value is $690 to $980 million. The...

A contract has been signed by OffRig with Yantai Raffles Shipyard in China to build the semisubmersible drilling rig, OffRig Innovator.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADE)
October 1, 2006... A contract has been signed by OffRig with Yantai Raffles Shipyard in China to build the semisubmersible drilling rig, OffRig Innovator. National Oilwell Varco will deliver the drilling package. Delivery is set for 4Q08. This is the second...

New construction vessels.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Helix's board of directors recently approved the construction of a $160 million DP multi-service, dive support/well intervention vessel for work in the North Sea and West of Shetlands. The vessel will come equipped with a coiled tubing...

DOFCON has selected Aker Yards to build and deliver two new construction vessels.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)(DOFCON)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... DOFCON has selected Aker Yards to build and deliver two new construction vessels. Both vessels will be delivered from Aker Yards' site at Soviknes in Norway. The first vessel is an Aker OSCV 06 L-design, scheduled for delivery in the...

Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF) has issued a letter of intent to Flekkefjord Slipp og Maskinfabrikk AS for supply of a new construction vessel.(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF) has issued a letter of intent to Flekkefjord Slipp og Maskinfabrikk AS for supply of a new construction vessel. The newbuild, measuring 113 m by 24 m, will be purpose built for inspection, maintenance, and repair...

Rig migration.(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Rowan continues to widen the supply deficit of jackups in the Gulf of Mexico with the relocation of two more rigs to the Middle East, against term contracts with Saudi Aramco at a day rate of around $190,000. The two Tarzan-class jackups,...

Asset sales.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)(Hercules Offshore Inc acquired Halliburton )(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Two Halliburton subsidiaries, Halliburton West Africa Ltd. and Halliburton Energy Services Nigeria Ltd., have agreed to sell non-core assets to Hercules Offshore Inc. The sale will include eight lift boats and will give Hercules the right...

KCA DEUTAG, Wayzata Investment Partners LLC, and Marlin Offshore Marshall Island have formed a joint venture entity.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)
October 1, 2006... KCA DEUTAG, Wayzata Investment Partners LLC, and Marlin Offshore Marshall Island have formed a joint venture entity, Marlin Offshore International Ltd. (MOIL), which has purchased from Transocean four tender assist drilling rigs: W.D. Kent,...

Subsea riserless mud recovery.(Subsea.Org developed new technology for drilling)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... A riserless mud recovery (RMR) technology has been developed by Ability Subsea, part of the Norway-based Ability Group ASA, as a means of recirculating and re-using drilling fluids. According to the company, the benefits of the technology...

Subsea intervention.(DES Operations)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Aberdeen-based DES Operations with Shell plans to install three new subsea technology systems. DES has developed subsea processing technology that removes the need for divers during subsea intervention, allowing operators to squeeze more...

Regulating drilling torque.(Tomax AS developed 'closed network' technology)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Tomax AS, a Norwegian company with operations in Norway, USA, and Canada, developed a new "closed network" technology, known as anti-stall technology (ASI), through inventors Nils Reimers at Bjoa, Vindafjord, and Per Olav Haughom at Tonstad,...

CyrusOne expands Computing-on-Demand services.(GEOSCIENCES)
October 1, 2006... Houston-based CyrusOne, LLC has built a reputation as a leading provider of data center services including managed hosting, collocation and managed IT services for companies that need to maintain continuity of operations during challenging...

CGG to buy Veritas.
October 1, 2006... Compagnie Generale de Geophysique (CGG) and Veritas DGC Inc. have entered into a definitive merger agreement, in which CGG will acquire Veritas in a part cash, part stock transaction. The aggregate value of the transaction is approximately $3.1...

PGS back in GoM.(Gulf of Mexico)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS) will acquire a new multi-client 3D seismic survey in the areas of Garden Banks, Keathley Canyon, Green Canyon and Walker Ridge located offshore Louisiana and Texas in the Gulf of Mexico. The new program,...

Escopeta poised to discover hidden giants in Alaska's Cook Inlet: company secures reprocessed seismic, Jones Act waiver for drilling program.(oil and gas industry)
October 1, 2006... "I can't wait to drill Kitchen. I'm fired up!" Danny Davis, president of Houston-based independent Escopeta Oil, has a hard time holding back his enthusiasm while waiting to mobilize a jackup rig for a drilling program in Alaska's Cook Inlet....

Barents Sea sets Arctic development pace: Gazprom bullish on Russian Arctic Circle.(oil and gas exploration)
October 1, 2006... Gazprom's Shtokman field in the Barents Sea may be the tip of the iceberg for oil and gas development offshore northern Europe and Russia. When coupled with Statoil's Snohvit gas field and Eni's Goliat oil discoveries, developments are expected...

New design drillship pushes operations depths to meet future needs.(EXPLORATION FRONTIERS)
October 1, 2006... To build the drilling rig of the future, designers need to know what the operations of the future will require. It also helps to know what works today and what needs improvement. These were two of the main questions at Transocean when the...

Seabed logging technique to pry open Peru's deepwater locker.(EXPLORATION FRONTIERS)
October 1, 2006... Peru's prolific Talara basin has generated over 1.7 Bbbl of oil and associated gas from onshore fields, some of which have proven seaward extensions. No wells have been drilled, however, in adjoining waters beyond a depth of 100 m, and seismic...

Joint industry project to assess durability of cement formulations.(DRILLING & COMPLETION)
October 1, 2006... Over the next few decades, the production of oilfields with high contents of associated sour gases will increase. Institut Francais du Petrole (IFP) estimates that 40% of the world's remaining gas reserves contain more than 2% of C[O.sub.2]...

Faster drilling optimization process: from trial-and-error to integrated dynamic analysis.(DRILLING & COMPLETION)(usage of i-DRILL drilling optimization software)
October 1, 2006... The i-DRILL drilling optimization software program recently developed by Smith Technologies can assist drilling engineers with a dynamic analysis of the total drilling system to minimize risk and cost. This optimization can be defined as...

Production optimization from beginning to end: Roxar's Energy Scitech makes gains with history matching software.(PRODUCTION)
October 1, 2006... Oil and gas producers are moving at breakneck speed to drill and develop new wells, but they face constraints that slow them down and do not allow full optimization of their producing assets. Because they are constrained in terms of time,...

Batam yard expands to meet demand.(CONSTRUCTION & INSTALLATION)
October 1, 2006... PT McDermott Indonesia (PTMI) is positioning its 110-ha Batam yard for the next wave of engineering and fabrication work, having committed $20$25 million for upgrading facilities. PTMI president Steven W. Roll cited a strong upturn in...

Malaysian yard upgrades to serve deepwater projects: Murphy's Kikeh spar project added know-how.(CONSTRUCTION & INSTALLATION)
October 1, 2006... Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Sdn. Bhd. (MMHE) made a major step toward handling deepwater projects with plans to further upgrade its Pasir Gudang yard on the southern tip of Malaysia. Meanwhile, the Malaysian engineering and...

Polaris J-lay system overhauled for next generation of ultra-deep projects.
October 1, 2006... Acergy is close to completing the building and installation of a new J-Lay tower with enhanced capabilities for its offshore construction ship Acergy Polaris. The completed J-Lay tower, which has been designed and built by Huisman-Itrec in...

First DP3 pipelay/crane vessel built in China.(PIPELINE & TRANSPORTATION)(GustoMSC constructs pipelines for China National Offshore Oil Co.)
October 1, 2006... China National Offshore Oil Co.'s Offshore Oil Engineering Co. (COOEC) and GustoMSC have worked together to adapt the GustoMSC DPV7500 design into a deepwater pipelay and lifting vessel for operations in the Chinese market, but also able to...

Current Asia-Pacific geophysical activity makes future promising.(GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS)
October 1, 2006... Between expressed plans to run survey lines and the active pace of new permit area releases, seismic work in the Pacific Rim from deepwaters off China to unexplored areas off New Zealand should keep earth scientists in the region busy. ...

Communications industry sets new products for specific offshore applications.(Communications Supplement)
October 1, 2006... Though the disastrous effects of the Gulf of Mexico hurricanes of 2005 on the whole of the middle US Gulf Coast are still incalculable, the destruction they wrought upon just the offshore petroleum industry was the most severe in the industry's...

Satellite communications specialist reveals budding offshore trends.(Communications Supplement)
October 1, 2006... Advances in satellite-based communications technology are impacting the worldwide offshore petroleum industry, particularly as exploration and production (E&P) operations continue moving into more remote, increasingly harsh marine environments....

Rugged notebook PC confronts harsh offshore environment head on.(offshore work environment)
October 1, 2006... The working environment aboard offshore drilling and production facilities is tough enough on fixed machinery and on drill string or well-head equipment. But it can be extremely harmful to electronics and communications instrumentation, as...

ViaSat's LinkStar system delivers satellite links easily, quickly.(Communications Supplement)
October 1, 2006... It's as if satellite communications were made "to order" for the oil and gas industry. The more remote the location at sea, the more a satellite beam makes sense to offshore operators. Across oceans or over rugged terrain, connections can be...

Stratos helps offshore industry meet critical communications challenges.
October 1, 2006... As oil and gas exploration, drilling, and production facilities have become increasingly advanced, so have their communications requirements. In fact, the deployment of effective, secure remote communications systems is critical to realizing...

Intelsat satellite fleet supports offshore, maritime markets.
October 1, 2006... Each day, the world's leading communications service providers promise uninterrupted connectivity to their clients in the offshore and maritime markets. But before that promise can be made, those service providers need the assurance that highly...

Mission-critical video finds increased offshore industry application.(Communications Supplement)
October 1, 2006... Actually seeing something--"eyeballing" it--usually proves that it truly exists. Nothing verbal or written can match that. A picture, as they say, is worth a thousand words. But a real-time video picture expands its worth in words almost...

Norway's development revival putting pressure on specialist fabricators.(ACCOMMODATION MODULES)
October 1, 2006... Demand for offshore living quarters has risen markedly in the Norwegian sector, potentially straining the supply capacity of this specialist sector. "When we were looking at market prospects 18 months ago, we were concerned that the North Sea...

Loading/discharge software easy to install or retrofit.(CARGO / BALLAST AUTOMATION)
October 1, 2006... A converted FPSO has become the first offshore application of Kockum Sonics' Shipmaster cargo and ballast automation system. The technology's main benefits include installation flexibility and user-friendliness, according to account manager...

Baobab lifts Svenska's profits and production.(CARGO / BALLAST AUTOMATION)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Start-up of the Baobab field off Cote d'Ivoire last year has given a boost to Swedish independent Svenska Petroleum Exploration. Baobab doubled the company's production, lifting its gross profit this year to a probable record of SEK 1 billion....

Fasttrack construction schedule for harsh environment drillships.(DEEPWATER DRILLING)
October 1, 2006... Stena Drilling has commissioned two new Drill-MAX drillships from Samsung Heavy Industries, the first of which is due to be delivered next year. Each vessel represents the company's largest single investment to date. The project has...

Filter review process critical to improved turbine run-times.(TURBINE AIR FILTRATION)
October 1, 2006... Air filtration specialist Camfil Farr Power Systems has had a busy summer, completing delivery of air intake filter houses to one of its regular customers, Nuovo Pignone. The CamGT filters--the company's prime offshore filter--have been...

Transportable laser cladding system adapted for hazardous areas.(OVERLAY WELDING)
October 1, 2006... The offshore sector should notice improvements in laser cladding technology, following Duroc's launch of its first fiber laser system. The system's main advantages are that it is portable and can be used in hazardous areas, according to...

Ex-rated alignment system is shock-, dust-, and water-proof.(SHAFT ALIGNMENT)
October 1, 2006... Damalini has launched an Ex version of the Easy-Laser shaft aligmnent system, for use in hazardous environments on offshore installations and onshore processing plants. Easy-Laser Extreme, which gained Atex approval earlier this year, is also...

Novel gas leak detection technique to monitor Karsto process operations.
October 1, 2006... Statoil has contracted GasOptics for a Gas Vision System (GVS) for the Karsto gas processing plant in western Norway. This is GasOptics first full-scale order for this technology, which is designed to make gas leak detection more efficient, and...

Norwegian operators leading drive for improved operational overview, comfort.(CONTROL ROOMS)
October 1, 2006... Oil industry interest is increasing in CGM's ergonomic control room and process presentation solutions, which can improve the efficiency of control operations. Eventually, regulatory requirements will have to be adjusted to reflect the latest...

Supply vessel bulk handling system provides space/energy benefits.(CARGO HANDLING)
October 1, 2006... A dry bulk handling system on order for a new design of platform supply vessel incorporates numerous features that improve efficiency, in terms of space usage, energy consumption, and the level of automation integrated into the vessel's central...

Statoil extending staff awareness of potential water liabilities.
October 1, 2006... Offshore drinking water specialist E.C.T. Offshore Service this year staged its first course for land-based personnel working for Statoil. E.C.T. has been educating the company's offshore crews for some time on how to safeguard clean drinking...

Fire protection analysis saves weight on offshore installations.(fire safety engineering, Fire Safety Design)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... State-of-the-art fire safety engineering from Fire Safety Design can provide significant cost savings on offshore installations. The company, which has been developing its services for almost 30 years, brings three main approaches to the...

Dazzle-resistant shades improve crew well-being.(Glare protection for marine workers)
October 1, 2006... Protection from the sun's heat and glare is important for the bridge crew's working environment, says Bergaflex managing director, Anders Bertilson. Recognizing this, most marine customers want protection on all the windows in the bridge, even...

User-friendly terminal also operable with low-level lighting.
October 1, 2006... Operator terminals well suited for use offshore are available from Beijer Electronics. The company's Exter series of operator terminals, launched last year, has already received widespread international recognition for its ease of programming...

Searchlights effective even in fog, rain, and snow.
October 1, 2006... Marine searchlights from ColorLight's are suited to offshore applications such as navigation and maneuvering, search and rescue, oil spill detection, and helicopter landing. The company's latest delivery to an offshore customer was earlier this...

Longer-life mud motor bearings.(bearings for use in drilling operations)
October 1, 2006... Mud motor bearings for drilling rigs from SKF are designed to offer improved service life and reduced maintenance costs. According to the company, this new range can provide a 50% longer run life than many conventional bearings, and trials have...

GE's new subsea compressor selected for ormen lange gas field pilot project.(New tools and technology for the offshore industry)
October 1, 2006... Technology jointly developed by GE Oil & Gas and Aker Kvaerner has been selected for a pilot program in Norway's Ormen Lange natural gas field that will be the first subsea compression project of its kind in the world. The contract for the...

J & S Marine produces solution to measure subsea loads.
October 1, 2006... J & S Marine Ltd., a UK-based marine electrical and design/engineering company, has produced an innovative solution to the problem of directly measuring subsea loads. The loads can be diverse in nature and so can the methods of monitoring and...

OEM powers the drilling sector.(new tools and technology for the offshore industry)
October 1, 2006... Offshore exploration continues to move into deeper waters and drill to greater depths. This has placed greater demands on both power systems, which must provide ample power for the specialized needs of the offshore driller, and on drilling...

Expro completes world first reservoir monitoring technology.(New tools and technology for the offshore industry)
October 1, 2006... Expro International Group PLC has completed a "world first" application of its Cableless Telemetry System (CATS) for monitoring of the reservoir pressure and temperature response in an abandoned subsea well. The CaTS technology was applied in...