Dutch-based thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) manufacturer Airborne Oil & Gas has changed its name to Strohm. The launch of the new brand comes as the organisation confirms its commitment to the oil and gas sector’s energy transition and accelerates its strategic growth into the renewables market. The company was the first in the world to... Continue Reading →
Noble Corporation scores rig extension deal with ExxonMobil
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has been awarded a long-term extension for the ultra-deepwater drillship Noble Tom Madden from ExxonMobil. Noble said on Thursday that it has been awarded approximately 6.5 years of additional contract term under the commercial enabling agreement (CEA) with ExxonMobil for work offshore Guyana. The Noble Tom Madden was previously contracted... Continue Reading →
Why We Should Leave Old Oil Rigs in the Sea – and Why We Don’t
Decommissioning the UK’s offshore oil and gas infrastructure will cost the taxpayer £24 billion, according to estimates from HMRC. So why can’t we leave man-made structures in the sea and thereby save the cost of removal and recycling? That would be a big win for the public purse. However, to do that, we would have to test... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC delivers the last of 127 Christmas tress contracted with Petrobras in 2012
TechnipFMC delivered the last of 127 wet Christmas trees (ANMs) contracted by Petrobras in 2012 for pre-salt projects, the company announced on social media on Monday (5/10). The $ 1.5 billion contract was signed with FMC Technologies, which merged with Technip in 2017. Source: PetroleoHoje
Baker Hughes Launches Subsea Wellhead Cutting System “Terminator”
Oilfield services company Baker Hughes has launched a vessel-deployed subsea wellhead cutting system called the Terminator. In what Baker Hughes says is "a first-of-its-kind mechanical wellhead removal method", the Terminator system has already been used to cut a subsea wellhead from an abandoned exploration well owned by Wintershall DEA in Norway. Romain Chambault, Europe vice... Continue Reading →
C-Innovation snaps up Caltex
C-Innovation, an affiliate of Edison Chouest Offshore, has acquired the controlling interest in Caltex Oil Tools. Houston-based company has a core management team with more than 65 years of experience in deep water, remote technologies and intervention solutions. The Caltex team should enable C-I to further expand its engineering and subsea service capabilities in order... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on Tupi field
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that the accumulated production of the Tupi field, located in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin, approximately 230 km from the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, reached 2 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) on July, 2020, according to the Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum, Natural... Continue Reading →
OMNI TAXI AEREO PURCHASES NEW AIRBUS HELICOPTER TO SERVICE PLATFORMS
OMNI Taxi Aéreo, one of the leading companies in the transportation of oil and gas in Brazil and part of the OMNI Helicopters International (OHI) group, becomes the first operator to introduce the H175 Helicopter in the country. The aircraft arrived this week in Brazil where it will carry out cargo and passenger transport missions.... Continue Reading →
Weatherford, Safe Influx in Drilling Tech Collaboration
Oilfield services giant Weatherford has entered a collaboration agreement with the automated well technology specialist with Safe Influx. The two companies say the collaboration would focus on revolutionizing well integrity during the construction phase by bringing to market the first-ever integration of Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) solutions and Automated Well Control technology. "This unprecedented collaboration... Continue Reading →
Vallourec, FORSSEA Robotics and iXblue join forces to facilitate the inspection of subsea pipelines using drones and digital technology
Vallourec, a world leader in premium tubular solutions, is working with FORSSEA Robotics, a startup specializing in smart robotics and visual positioning, and iXblue, a company recognized for its expertise in inertial navigation, subsea positioning and autonomous technologies – to develop a pipeline inspection solution combining subsea drones and the use of visual markers, removing... Continue Reading →
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