OTC & Offshore Innovation: From Sarajevo with L(ament)ove
diagnostics, operators can forecast performance, pre-empt failures, and conduct reliability-centered maintenance.MyFleetRisk is a data-driven, collaborative risk management platform that leverages real-world engineering expertise to quantify and visualize risk profiles of Siemens Energy's oil and gas customers' gas turbine fleets. Its transparent delivery of risk and criticality information empowers offshore operators with actionable insights without the need for connectivity in a challenging environment.Subsea 7 and autonomous Subsea 7 subsidiary Xodus Group, producer of Subsea 7 NESP &ndash
Subsea Cable Specialist JDR Breaks Ground on US HQ
;re delighted to bring our ongoing success in the region to Tomball.”"Our Houston based business has grown strongly over the last decade, following an increased demand from our customers for IWOC rental systems. We have also increased our manufacturing and service support for our oil and gas customers in the Gulf of Mexico and abroad.”The facility will perform a wide range of functions, including engineering and management for global projects, assembly of a variety of oilfield equipment, and support for its offshore service business, JDR said.The facility is planned to be completed
Kraken Reports Contracts Worth $2.8 Million
platform, Kraken expects to be working with Parks Canada’s Underwater Archaeology Team in the Arctic this summer, as a continuation of the 2014 Franklin Expedition.In the last six months, Kraken has completed several successful demonstration trials and commercial contracts with offshore oil and gas customers in North and South America for laser scanning of a wide variety of subsea assets.PowerSubsea Pressure Tolerant Batteries – SeaPowerCompleted delivery of 16 6000-meter rated pressure tolerant battery systems to Ocean Infinity, representing approximately 1,300 kWh. At a recent industry
Deepwater 4G LTE System Deployed off US
RigNet, Inc. has deployed its first deepwater 4G LTE system in the Gulf of Mexico, dramatically increasing capacity to its licensed 4G wireless network for the region’s oil and gas customers. For the past 21 years, RigNet’s network in the GOM has delivered carrier-class services to the oil and gas industry servicing more than 300 facilities from Texas to Alabama. RigNet’s connectivity solutions exceed 100 Mbps. The new 4G LTE system expands and increases RigNet’s capabilities to deliver business grade services to deep water locations in the remote area of the
NOV, GE to Provide Integrated Solutions for FPSOs
& Gas may also involve other GE businesses in the collaboration. The new, combined platform will provide topside systems with repeatable deliveries, scale economies and standardized interfaces, which are expected to reduce risk of construction delays and cost overruns for deepwater oil and gas customers. Additionally, the new platform will incorporate digital solutions, which will optimize performance and provide predictive analytics through the life of the vessels, enabling FPSOs to efficiently adapt to a wider array of operating parameters. The industrialized manufacturing supply
Unique Group Adds Long Range Profiling Instrument to Its Lease Pool
Integrated subsea and offshore solution provider Unique Group has added Nortek’s long range profiling instrument Signature55 to its global lease pool. The instrument has been acquired to give oil and gas customers flexible access to long range profiling capability. Unique Group chose the Signature55 because of its ability to provide ocean current profiling over a range of 1,000 m. Another decisive factor was that the Signature55 works well for high-quality current measurements with fine vertical resolution (5 m cells). This makes the Signature55 suited to customers
TE SubCom Boost Cable Manufacturing Capacity
company introduced Open Cables, a flexible business model that allows customers to select their preferred SLTE line card supplier. Today, SubCom can also offer C+L band optical technology, which improves the available bandwidth per fiber pair. To meet reliability requirements for oil and gas customers, SubCom invested in a third-party qualification of the dynamic riser cable connectorized platform hang-off device (PHOD). The PHOD provides a simplified pull-in operation and can decrease vessel time at the platform. The subsea connectivity product line was also expanded with delivery of
Schlumberger to Buy Cameron in $14.8 Bln Deal
Schlumberger Ltd will buy oilfield equipment maker Cameron International Corp in a deal valued at $14.8 billion to streamline supply chains and offer cost-effective services to oil and gas customers who have slashed budgets. The deal is the latest in a line of mergers in the energy industry as companies struggle to cope with a 60 percent plunge in global crude oil prices since June last year. Most oil and gas producers, including oil majors Royal Dutch Shell PLC and Total SA, have drastically cut spending, which has hurt demand for oilfield services companies. Schlumberger
BMT Cordah Names Glass as Managing Director
of BMT Group announced the appointment of Andrew Glass as Managing Director. Glass will be responsible for leading the business in implementing strategy, direction and policy, ensuring the company continues to provide a range of specialist services to its UK and international offshore oil and gas customers. With experience in Environment Health and Safety (EHS) from the RSK Group where he held the position of Director, Andrew spent several years in the UAE developing new service lines. He helped bring the business back to profitability, achieving financial targets and delivered
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