Hydrasun, a leading specialist provider of integrated fluid transfer, power and control solutions to the global energy market, announces the appointment of Steve Hanson as business development manager to further drive the company’s sales growth plans within the subsea marketplace both in the UK and overseas. Mr Hanson joins Hydrasun from Parker’s SnapTite Autoclave division, [...]
Rapidly growing international energy services company Proserv has officially launched a global research and development (R&D) hub in Norway to design innovative subsea controls and communications technologies. This new group strengthens Proserv’s evolving international infrastructure in support of its subsea production systems business which includes facilities in the UK providing subsea systems test and assembly [...]
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TDW Offshore Services (TDW) announced that, for the first time, it is offering its SmartTrack™ remote tracking and pressure-monitoring system for use in the global marketplace. Until now, this proprietary technology has been used exclusively by TDW to carry out pipeline pressure isolation operations in conjunction with the company’s SmartPlug® isolation system. TDW has executed [...]
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Statoil secures rig for high impact opportunities supporting the company’s ambition for international growth. Statoil has signed a three year contract for the Stena Carron drillship for exploration drilling in the pre-salt blocks (Blocks 38 and 39) in the Kwanza basin in Angola. The agreement being managed by Stena Drilling is for a three year [...]
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“Despite the rapid pace of growth in onshore oil production in North America, offshore oil production will account for 30% of the growth in global oil production capacity of 9.3 mb/d between 2011 and 2017″, said Michael Cohen (Senior Oil Market Analyst at the International Energy Agency) during his presentation on the mid term outlook [...]
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At Subsea UK 2013 JDR, a leading provider of technology connecting the global offshore energy industry, won the 2013 Subsea UK Global Exports Award. The Award recognises excellence in internationalisation and was accepted by JDR’s Chief Executive Officer Andrew Norman at the Awards dinner in Aberdeen. Andrew Norman, JDR Chief Executive Officer, commented: “I was [...]
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Coral reefs are predicted to decline under the pressure of global warming. However, a number of coral species can survive at seawater temperatures even higher than predicted for the tropics during the next century. How they survive, while most species cannot, is being investigated by researchers at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS) and New [...]
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Since 1988, scientists from the University of Hawaii have been conducting almost monthly deep-sea research expeditions to collect water samples for subsequent laboratory analysis. Originally designed to characterize subtle long-term changes in environments that were believed to be stable, the work has revealed some surprising conclusions. For example, it has become evident that even in [...]
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Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) today signed a three-year global frame agreement with Shell International Exploration & Production B.V. (Shell) for the provision of 3D electromagnetic (EM) services. Roar Bekker, EMGS chief executive officer, commented: “We are pleased to enter into this agreement with such an experienced user of EM technology. Shell was one of the [...]
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Nautronix announces the opening of its new global headquarters in the Energy Capital of Europe, Aberdeen. In support of continued growth, Ury House, Howe Moss Crescent, Dyce consolidates the company’s engineering department and greatly expands their existing production facilities; enabling Nautronix to deliver more advanced and high-value acoustic communications and positioning solutions to the global [...]