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Oil And Gas


Explosion-proof enclosures for electrical equipment

Target offshore and onshore oil, gas and petrochemical applications
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AMEC takes on key role in Xcite’s Bentley Field development

160 million barrels of recoverable oil; oil is a heavy type and will require special skills and equipment to extract it
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Advances in polymers in oilfield engineering

7th international MERL Oilfield Engineering with Polymers conference, from 20th-22nd September 2010 in London MORE »

Shale gas can be a 'game changer' for North America’s energy future

Provides potential for near-term CO2 cuts, but presents long-term challenges, study says MORE »

// - ROV to take on the rigours of work in the oilfields of Canada

// - Removal and replacement of drive end bearing pipe storage and deployment reel

// - $11bn cost of banning Gulf of Mexico offshore drilling

// - Downhole sensor operates at temperatures hotter than Venus

// - Subsea cables suit installations at depths up to 2000m

// - Portuguese subsea services company launches with ROV deal

// - Oversupply of gas expected on the market for next five years

// - Flexible compact spiral hose has 'notably long service life'

// - Rugged direct mass flowmeters/controllers

// - £2 million well abandonment programme

// - ABB and Statoil sign $2m framework agreement

// - Ethernet switches provide a redundant network infrastructure

// - Skimmer boats to aid Gulf of Mexico oil spill response

// - Of swings and roundabouts

// - Filter tester revolutionises the measurement of pore sizes in sand screens

// - Protecting your assets

// - Energising the future

// - Single point mooring buoy monitoring

// - Making money with mobile workforce management

// - Mega projects take centre stage in production

// - Combined maintenance and inspection strategy leads the way

// - Accuracy diagnostics of liquid ultrasonic flowmeters

// - Smart wireless transmitters monitor storage tanks

// - The attraction of magnetic bearings for end users

// - Lighting solution for extreme conditions

// - IECEx Certification of Personnel Competency

// - World's energy leaders gather for ONS 2010

// - LIMS key in Russian oil and LNG recovery project

// - Handheld ATEX laser measure

// - Process hydrogen monitor is explosion proof

// - Uninterruptible power supply for oil rig in tropics

// - Live corrosion monitoring system

// - Communications support rapid decision making in remote locations

// - Ensuring bunker fuels comply with legislation

// - Steam traps manufactured from corrosion-resistant stainless steel

// - Piping solutions with using a flared flange system

// - Electric actuators in oil and petroleum industries

// - Independent inspection key to oil and gas pipeline installations

// - Preventing petroleum tank lightning strikes

// - Condition monitoring is insurance against unforeseen downtime

// - Technology integration delivers more powerful integrity management

// - Exd flameproof connection head

// - Improving efficiency and cutting emissions with gas turbine technologies

// - Avoiding the risk of critical component failure

// - Satellite connectivity for rig

// - Libya: what next for oil and gas production?

// - Oil companies start to withdraw as Yemeni regime crumbles

// - Oil and gas companies face increased tax burden

// - Paradigm aim to 'redefine geological interpretation'

// - Nuclear disater: Japanese utilities will increase demand for LNG by about 10 per cent

// - Drilling activity down 25 per cent across UK Continental Shelf

// - Opposition-controlled oil production stops after Libyan regime's raids

// - Fears of security deterioration in Yemeni oil regions

// - Ten-thruster ROV

// - Is health and safety intervention hampered by culture?

// - Lifting of heavy cargoes

// - Building competence through a well-defined industry collaboration

// - Sealing technology launched

// - Leg mating units reducing cost of installing offshore platforms

// - Safeguarding company employees and contractors

// - Reducing the risk

// - Cutting the downtime

// - Under Pressure

// - Health and safety rules drive new industry initiatives

// - Efficiency drives major investments in automation and control technology

// - Demand strong for high-quality drilling rigs and drillships

// - Wireless technologies reduce costs and cut operational risk

// - Testing continues on US shale oils

// - Oil spill detection system

// - Increase rope life span with plastified steel cores

// - The use and application of composite repairs

// - Rugged footswitch for harsh environments

// - Flexible actuator functionality aids refinery automation

// - Around the pipe in 80 seconds

// - Flange connector system reduces assembly times and production costs

// - Advanced lubrication: unlocking improvements in offshore operations

// - Economical decisions are acceptable as long as the engineering constraints are met

// - Subsea and topside bolt tensioning tools

// - New concept for the explosion protection of generator sets or pumps

// - Crane achieves record-breaking lifts at an oil refinery

// - Subsea drill field testing 'a success'

// - Contract to handle and dispose of damaged subsea structures and equipment

// - Condition monitoring solution for rotating equipment

// - ExxonMobil strikes Arctic exploration deal with Rosneft

// - Safety and emergency protocol for Gulf of Mexico

// - Greenpeace: The age of easy oil is coming to an end

// - Environmental guidance for decommissioning platform

// - Explosion proof LED light

// - Well capping device to bolster UK oil spill response capability

// - Offshore platforms could be hot spot of fish abundance

// - Light and fog warning systems for Saleh platforms

// - Internal inspection of welds on subsea pipes

// - Rig floor PCs: portable HMIs for zone 1 on offshore platforms

// - Global natural gas consumption regains momentum

// - Three contracts for LNG tanks projects

// - Lock can 'speak for itself’

// - COP17: Reactions from the carbon and climate change industry

// - 17m super fly jib

// - ATEX standard passenger transit vehicle for oil and gas industry

// - Decommissioning in the Gulf of Mexico shifts into overdrive

// - Surge in oil and gas jobs forcing the industry to recruit from other industries

// - Flexible flowline for platform complex

// - Enabling remote command of North Sea platform

// - Discoveries boost well resource estimates

// - Production from US shale reserves forges ahead

// - Meeting insulation requirements: 'on demand'

// - Responsible chemical development is required for fracture application

// - Electronic locks go wireless

// - Digital and wireless solutions dominate market

// - Pumping solutions for extreme conditions

// - Plasma systems save time and money in pipeline construction

// - Gas company manages valve noise with clamp-on ultrasonic flow technology

// - Smart engineering: sustainable solutions with economic benefits

// - Explosion proof actuation

// - Increased demands for HIPPS final elements

// - New challenges for hydrocarbon extraction from more demanding waters

// - Automation improves intelligent field operations and plant operability

// - Stainless steel for onshore and offshore projects

// - Reducing contamination in the bearing environment

// - Coating advances corrosion protection

// - Complete sub-assembly and control panel manufacture

// - VIDEO: Petrobras P-57 super platform comes on stream

// - Refineries in Europe face further turmoil

// - First project with new subsea pile guiding frame

// - Leak-free high pressure piping systems

// - Continued growth in shale gas and offshore drilling and production throughout the US

// - Diverless and ROVless umbilical connection

// - Upgrade for deepwater drillship

// - Solar energy in off-grid locations

// - Special vessel lifts offshore platforms in one piece

// - Diver-directed mapping system with high accuracy positioning

// - Sub-sea pipeline leak detection system

// - Strain gauges for critical measurements

// - Collaboration in UK oil and gas decommissioning market

// - 12-ton custom-designed tool pipeline pressure isolation tool

// - Developing safe transfer to fixed structures offshore

// - Offshore oil platform protected by flame spray equipment

 
 

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