Structural integrity of the engineering assets of many operators within the sector today have recently been assured through the implementation of condition-based maintenance delivered via an inspection regime in compliance with any local or national applicable pressure systems safety requirements.

Atlas Copco Specialty Rental has been awarded the contract to supply two PTS 916 100 per cent
oil-free air compressors and a RDH 1550 desiccant dryer for a 24/7 operation at a new LNG plant in Indonesia.

This spring, Lamor Group and Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) formed a 50:50 Joint Venture to provide effective and contemporary emergency oil spill response solutions for the oil and Gas sector.

First to take delivery of the new Seaeye Panther XT generation of smart and powerful underwater vehicles is the RPM Nautical Foundation, a non-profit organisation dedicated to using state-of-the-art technology in the advancement of research into nautical archaeology.

Plans by StatoilHydro to extend the life of its Statfjord platforms in the North Sea to 2019 are well underway

BJ Tubular Services announced it has completed a contract for Foxtrot International to provide a range of well services offshore Cote d’Ivoire. E2S, a specialist manufacturer of audible and visual warning devices for use in hazardous areas and hostile industrial environments, has announced a major extension to the capability of the EEx d versions of its BEx family of Explosion Proof beacons and its MB Series of Marine beacons. The Royal Aberdeen Workshops for the Blind & Disabled, trading as Glencraft, manufacture beds, mattresses and curtains along with a re-upholstery service to the contract market. An estimated 2.5-3bscf of otherwise stranded gas reserves will be recovered using the gas ejector installed by Chevron at its Gemini field; designed by Caltec Limited, it is believed to be the first application of its type in the Gulf of Mexico. Cookson & Zinn (CZ), the specialist tank and vessel manufacturers, has experienced a surge in demand for mud tanks for the oil exploration sector. The innovative SmartShim technology, from Furmanite, is designed to prevent costly damage to conductors or caissons created when the lateral force of wave movement causes them to impact against the conductor guides, resulting in fatigue or fracturing

Chief Surveyor for Fugro’s Offshore Survey Division, Andrew McNeill’s challenge it to ensure that the experts the business deploys in the field today get the learning and support they need to remain ‘world class’ tomorrow.

Mercury contamination of silt and mud deposits is a growing problem as oil and gas wells begin to run low Rotork electric, hydraulic and pneumatic actuators have been ordered for two major new gas developments in the United Arab Emirates. One of the most difficult and important applications for many off-shore installations is the injection of methanol or ethanol at high pressure. next