Expro Marks Four Decades of Subsea Work
launching its first subsea test tree system in the North Sea in 1983.From the creation of its first 10ksi subsea test tree assembly (SSTTA) for an exploration and appraisal well project for Hamilton Brothers in the North Sea in 1983, to the development of its high debris 15K shear and seal ball valve technology in 2023, Expro has remained at the forefront of subsea landing string technology.Several of its SSTTA technologies have been on a first-to-market basis and instrumental in advancing the sector’s capabilities over the years. Expro has undertaken more than 3,000 subsea deployments in exploration
Interventek Launches Revolution-7 Subsea Landing String
technology has been designed, engineered and fully qualified by Interventek, with testing to meet the latest API 17G 3rd edition industry specifications.The company believes the system is a stand-out solution, offering industry qualification to the highest standard, combined with advanced shear-seal valve technology, rapid failsafe gas-accumulated actuation, plus a range of technical, functional and cost benefits. The valve performs both cutting and sealing functions, using separate internal components, in a single rotation, reducing the need for the usual secondary valve to provide a post-cut seal. With
Interventek Appoints Stuart as Business Development Director
previously held a seven year tenure at FMC Technologies, responsible for U.K. and Canada sales and marketing for their subsea products and systems. This new position at Interventek will support increasing levels of commercialization activity, as new applications for the company’s Revolution valve technology are rolled out. These new configurations of the already successful, field tested, subsea in-riser shear and seal valves will add similar performance and cost saving benefits to well control systems for light well intervention applications and subsea well abandonments
EnerMech Acquisitions Extend its Presence in US, Africa
international energy industry, employs more than 2,000 staff across 30 locations and the company expects 2014 revenues to exceed £280 million. In the U.S., EnerMech has bought Louisiana-based Diversified Oil Field Service Inc (Diversified), while in South Africa valves specialist Control Valve Technology (CVT) has joined the EnerMech stable. Diversified has a 20 year pedigree of providing crane inspections, repairs and maintenance services to the offshore industry throughout the Gulf of Mexico, in addition to hydraulic repair, testing and design, equipment rental and cranes sales. The
Severn Glocon Acquires Calidus Engineering
Brighouse Valve Innovation Center. The acquisition enhances core capabilities to strengthen the Group’s global positioning in the subsea market, and builds on the acquisition of LB Bentley in 2012. It also increases the scope for new subsea systems developments based on LB Bentley’s valve technology. Severn Glocon Group Chief Executive Maurice Critchley said the acquisition underlines the firm’s ambitions to be at the forefront of technical developments for the oil and gas industry: “Offshore operating conditions are becoming ever more extreme, so hardware engineers and manufactur
Churchill Drilling Tools Invests £2.5 Million
our global services and the significant investment we have made will drive forward our strategy for growth.” Mr Churchill said increasing demand in Europe, North America, and the Middle East was helping the company as the industry’s leading independent providers of downhole valve technology.
February 2024
